Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-20
hitch caused the chair to admonlsh the

Which caused the chair 10 admOnlSh the
While he was speaking of free coal and
free iron. Mr.. Pugh Of Alabama created a
sensation by asking Mr.. HUI who owneJ
the coal and iron ore which he (HiID and
the President desired should be placed on
the free list
Il do not know" replied Mr.. Hill, en-
phatically. II know to what the Senator
probably refers. and /. may be brought out
IN this debate / do not know who owns
the coal and iron mines whose coal would
come In free. i do not care. 1t makes 10
difference"
A slight demonstration in the galleries
greeted Mr.. Hilfs reply, which was renew
ed when. with uplifted and threatening
hands. he declared that unless the demo-
Gratis OF the Senate yielded they would go
to the wall and the President would go to
the front.
After his declaration in favor of free su-
gar he proceeded to say that the free sugar
clause in the tariff bill had been univer-
sally Endorsed by the democrats of the
country. He read from dispatch from
Evansville. Ind. which stated that con-
gressionai convention had denounced HILL
Brice and German as the Benedict Arnolds
of the democratic party for opposing free
sugar.
Mr. Voorhees, Denies.
Mr.. Voorhees, Qnd) arose and denied alb
soluteiy the truth of the dispatch. on the
strength OF Information given him by Con-
gresham Taylor of Indiana. who was on
the floor. Sharp words between Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Voorhees, followed.
In conclusion. Mr.. Hill called attention
to the fact that the President had been 50
Often quoted in the tariff debate as favor
ing the income tax. but he had at last. on
yesterday, come out in no uncertain tone
against II. He trusted that the Presidents
words would have their effect He wanted
to perfect this bill. He knew 1t was
claimed that his wishes should not be con-
because Ia int tn To
for this bin. He never should vote for II
as long as it contained the income tax but
he wanted to see 1t made defensible.
MIR. Vests Sarcasm.
Mr.. Vest tAo.) took aAs 3ooe vhsn Mr..
Hill sat DOWN
After the speech OF the Senator from New
York he Begin. II wes a subject of con-
g, atulation that he and the President had
at last found a platform on which both
could stand. The New York lion and lamb
had at last lain down together and were
led a little child by the ways and means
Committee. He left to others to decide
which Was the lion and which was the
lamb
TIE Senator from New York said that
nee raw material was a cardinal principle
OF democracy. The President went further
and declared that failure to place raw ma
terials on the Tree list was. democratic per-
fdy anil dishOnor. Why did not the Senator
from New York vote for free wool? he
asked.
Il ara not vote on several motions when
the bill vas in committee" replied Mr. HILL
Senate"
IF my very soul vas thrilling and pull
sa ting for Irse raw materials" retorted Mr.
vest sarcasticaIly. Fat the peril Of my life,
1 should have been on hand to vote On every
roll call for the Cardinal principle of the
democratic faith"
The President ArruiGned
Mr.. Vest then proceeded to read the let
ter Of acceptance of President Cleveland
in 1SJ2, pronOuncing in favor of free raw
material. Yet now ne denounced Tree raw
material as perfidy and dishonor. In scath-
ing tones he arraisned the President. He
had been his friend, he said in thunderous
tones; he had defended him ON the door
of the Senate when his friends could have
been counted op the fingers of one hand.
Where did the President get the right to
dictate to Congress; to denounce one branch
of Congress to the other?
Did he embo1y In his single being all the
democracy. all the tariff reform sentiment,
in this -eountry?
Mr. Cleveland was big man But the
democratic party was greater than any me
man 1t had survived jefferson, Madison,
Jackson; IL would survive Grover Clevc-
land
Under what clause Of the Constitution
did Mr.. Cleveland get the right after a bill
had been sent to full and free confer
ence between The two houses to make an
appeal to his party friends to stan1 by his
Individual views?
Mrs. Madison had said in her memoirs
that the Capitol had been placed at one
erd of the avenue and the White House at
the other to prevent the President from ex-
ercisinS an undue influence on the legisla-
tive branches Of the government.
Attempt to Ccerce Congress.
II the President could send here to tell
his friends to stand firm he had the right
to SEMI his cabinet ministers here to coerce
members of Congress; hs had a right to do
as he had done during the fight over the
repeal of the Sherman law, punish recsllci-
tant members Of his pgn party. II vas a
mockcry to talk of a fuH and free confer
ence when one of the cOuferees came to the
cofnIiittes room with the orders OF the
President in his pCClIeJ. Iie spoke with
bitterness OF the Presidents dCnunciation
of the Senate bill. which had been passed
after four months Of such toll and respon-
sibiIity he ,shosh never assume again.
Yet. he said, those who we're instrumental
In ,hsl1-..-S-iizing the differences and bring
ing about its paSSage-tarif reformers be
for Mr.. Cleveland T7sSaii his phenomenal
c&rerr-iiad been 2TTaisncd IS traitors, who
sCUEzt u dishonCr their party.
Personally tne hill 1ll Hot suit him. He
was q radical tariff TCtOrner. but IL lie could
not set al he would -ake what he could get.
Il give Z as ny opiniJn,' he declared in
conclusion, that We. viii pass this bill or
no bill"
knew .ot1iizE of the PresidcHts
Letter.
DO ycu mean to say" asked MIR. Aid
rich, as Ir. Vest was about to take his
seat, "tisat you did not know of the exist
encs OF the Prs5iIeIIt's letter for the seven
teen DAYS during which is-feniained in AIR
Wilson. pOciIet?''
Il 20, replied 8IT. Vest. 'And further. l
desire t. say that L know personally that
both TIE President and Secretary Carlisle
understood the difficulties under which we
were 11rbrinS. Mr.. C8rlisie saw the original
40 anlendmentS and urged as to secure the
passage OF some bill ut any sacrifice declar-
ing the failure of all tariff te;isiation to be
the greatest calamity that could happen to
the democratic party Therefore, when 1
first saw the Presidents letter, placing on
us the CtliI.a of framing e lii that means
dishcnor to the democratic party, to use
but mild eXpress;cn, was struck with in
finite amazaInent.
Il sm rot here to defend or attack the
ADMINISTRATION, but to proclaim the recti-
tude OF our motives. The def snse which the
Senator from New York has made of the
President reminds me of a desperate muir
der case which L tried once. The only de-
fenSe was able to make was that the ac-
cuSed was suffering from such utter moral
uepravlty that he was absolutely incapable
OF crime He was acquitted. Afterward he