The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-19

paragraph to put coal on the dutiable
list came to be made up. do not know
why he made the statement. / am
not member OF the Finance Committee
l have attended but few times before
that committee. / have no more rea-
son TO know how II came 10 be made
up than any other member OF the Senate.
| do not lSow how, duty did come
TO be put upon coal. The very first
report OF the Finance Committee made
10 the Democratic caucus contained a
duty on coal Therefore nothing that
took place in the three days Democratic
caucus compelled the placing of coal on
the dutiable list, and nothing that took
place In all the subsequent hearings be-
fore the Finance Committee compelled
IL. | think IL would be wiser and better
for senator's to come here and defend
this provision, rather than attempt TO
apologize for II and excuse H. have
seen in the public press some portions
of the testimony given last saturday
before the investigating committee by
the senator from Missouri Certain
wrong impressions are liable to be made
by what the enator-intentionally or
Observation-Disclosures In substance. |
understood him to say. or 10 all OF IL
to be inferred that. at the famous three
days conference OF Democratic senator's
lat which Il Is conceded no conclusion
was reached, certain senator's waited on
the Finance Committee-Senators Cor
man, Brice. Caffery, and myself. From
the manner IN which this testimony Is
given. II world seem that we went there
in a body. No such thing ever occurred.
I was invited there to give my Views
by some messenger from the committee.
saying that I was desired there. /
went alone. / went In company with
no one-although / did not want 10 be
inferred that | would be ashamed or
such excellent company. A discussion
took place IN an informal way on the
sugar schedule. and principally l do
not intend TO go into details. But
think that n wrong inference can De
drawn from the senator's testimony. |
made no demand I made no request.
I made no suggestion In favor OF duty
on sugar at that or any other interview
with the Finance Committee. Ana ASK
the senator from Missouri whether that
Is not true"
Mr.. Vest: I so stated, expressly and
emphatically, In my testimony. express
ly stated that the senator from New
York said nothing. And | never intimated
that those senator's came there In a Douy:
do not know who sent for them. j found
them there. | never undertook TO say
how they came there.
Mr.. Hill submitted that II was not 10 be
said that he favored before the Finance
there in silence hearing the question dis
cussed, and that then he came into the
Senate and voted the other way. He had
his own Views on that question. Not by
tee on that or any other occasion: not by
any act of his. had sugar been placed on
the dutiable list. IL was not done In pur-
suance of any demands, any request or
any suggestion OF his. other senator's
could speak for themselves. He could only
speak for himself.
COMMITTEE AnfFNDMFNr ADOPTED.
After several other senator's had dis
cussed the subject, Mr.. Harris, remark
ing that Mr. Hill's amendment had been
discussed for four hours, moved TO lay IL
on the table. He withdrew that motion,
however, at the request OF Mr. HILL In
order that the vote might be taken di-
rectiy on Mr.. Hills motion 10 strike out
the paragraph and to put bitumlnous coal
on the free list The motion was rejected
yeas. 7: nays, 81. The affirmative votes
were given by three Populist senator's,
Allen, Kyle and PETER; two Democratic
senators, Hill and Irby, and two Repub-
lican senator's, Hansbrough and Wash
burn.
Several other amendments were voted
down, and finally the Senate amendment
was agreed to without division, so that
bituminous coal and shale shall pay
duty OF forty cents ton, and coal slack
or culm fifteen cents.
Mr.. Hill moved TO strike out the next
paragraph of the committee amendment
Coke II per cent. ad valorem. The mo-
tiOn was defeated-yeas, 4: nays, i6. The
yea votes were Messrs. Allen, Davis, Hill
and Peffer.
That disposed Of the coal paragraphs,
and the Senate went on with the other
paragraphs In the "sundries' schedule.
remainder of the bill down 10 the free
list was disposed OF according 10 the pro-
gramme OF the Finance Committee.
The Senate then, at 6:l5, adjourned.