The evening world., 1894-07-24
HILL AGAIN
IN The FIGHT.
Defends President Cleveland
More Yaliantly Than
Before.
A SCATH|NG FOR G0RMAh.
Talk About the Sugar Tariff
Promise of '92 Set Down
as Absurd.
CAFFERY ARISES TO CONFESS.
Hints at a Subtle Force EnfoldinQ
and Guarding the Sugar
Trust.
CAFFERY ARISES TO CONFESS.
By Associated Press.1

WASliINGTON, July 2L-Every seat
in the gallery Was filled again to-day
when the Senate met. Resumption OF the
heavy firing against the Executive was
anticipated. The strain and excitement
were almost as intense as when the Sen
ate convened yesterday.
The Senators themselves were slow In
arriving. most Of them remaining In the
c.oak-rooms until the morning business
was completed.
Senator Villas, of Wisconsin. who was
expected to defend the President
against some of the aspersions cast up
on him yesterday was, however. on
hand early, as was also Senator HILL of
New York. who was also billed for q
speech.
When, at les Mr.. Harris, the floor
manager of the Tariff bill. called up the
conference report, almost every seat on
| the floor was occupied.
Hili ON His Feet. =.
| Mr.. Hill. of New York. was ON Ms
feet, and was Immediately recognized
for speech. He agreed. he said. at the
outset. with Mr.. German. that the
| Democratic party was in the midst OF .
great crisis. The Democratic party,
after such a long struggle In the minor
lily, had at last been intrusted With
power. 1t had gone to work to reclaim
| the pledges II had made. The greatest
of those was that to reform the tariff.
The House had passed Tariff bill
which, aside from its income-tax feat
ure. seemed to meet with general salts
faction and approval. AS it passed this
| Senate, however, after long weary
months OF debate, 1t was not satisfac-
tory, and 1t violated the pledges OF the
party. 1t went TO conference.
The House conferrees were confronted
| with the fact that the Senate had made
the bill inconsistent had made 1t un-
worthy OF Democratic support. They
rejected the duty on coal and iron. They
| refused to yield and there was no hope
that they would yield. II they insisted
upon their attitude and the Senate was
obstinate. all prospect Of tariff legtsla-
ton was at an end. His (Hill'9 motion
that the Senate recede from the coal
and iron duties was in the line OF a
agreement.
House Backed by People.
1t would do no good to obstinafeiy
adhere to the position taken when the
bill WAS passed DO you see any signs
OF yielding ON the pat of the Houser'
he asked, addressing his Democrats
colleagues. BACKED by the public press
of the country, by the Democratic
masses and the President Of the United
States, as 1t undoubtedly is. the House
will never yield. Why not yield on these
two points and see whether 1t does not
lead to an agreement?
, He was not. hs said. talking about Mr.,
Vilas's motion to recede from the diff
ferential in favor OF the Sugar Trust
But concessions must and should b.
= made II the bill was to become law.
. Mr.. HIM said he was in sympathy with
! the Presidents letter to Chairman VIII
son. Its sentiments were his sentiments
, The President violated no clause of the
Constitution when he sent that letter
He had the right TO do It. 1t was . pri-
vate communication. The question Al
, to making ii public was one to be decided
by its sender and receiver. 1t was one
with which Senators had nothing to do
No Democrat on the floor could con
trovert the position take by Mr.. CleVe
land in that letter. He saw that to place
a duty on coal and iron would be to VIC
late the platform declarations OF th'
4 party. and would place the party. who's
: success he desired. IN a false and indie
a feasible position.
5 Democrats with Cleveland.
The Democrats OF the country were II
/. sympathy with Mr.. Cleveland. Demo
cratic clubs and Democratic convention
II all over the country had Endorsed thu
a Wilson bill in respect TO free raw ma
+, terials. on the other hand, the Senat
n bill had been received everywhere Will
p signs OF disapproval.
Even in the Senate every Democrats
J. member OF the Finance Committee hat
u announced himself as personally In IA
vor OF free coal and free iron. The Sen
ator from Maryland (Mr Germany. Of
the other hand, with that 'franknes
l. and boldness" which was his nature
L had boldly thrown aside the mask on yes
terday and had proclaimed himself In IA
vor OF a tariff on coal and iron.
"A revenue tariff" suggested Nj
'e German quietly.
Ia "A revenue tariff as you WILL" replie'
q Mr.. Hill. 'but nevertheless . tarin
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