The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-16

Washington, Aug. 15.-Repres enta-
tive Pearson. chairman of the House
Committee on Enrolled Bills, left the
Capitol at ] p. m. for the White House,
carrying the tariff bin, which he will
PUT in the presidents possession as
early as possible.
The bills 10 place coal. iron ore and
barbed wire on the free list were read.
Then Harris had a letter read, just re-
a ceived from Secretary Garlic. concern
ing the effect of the proposed bills on
the revenue.
Mr.. Berry called up the free sugar
bill M Harris, while favorinG free
sugar. thought this and the other bills
should be referred to the Finance COM
1nittee. Mr. Berry said the Senate haq
been charged with being the friend OF
the Sugar trust. He wanted The hi
10 pass exactly as it came from the
House.
Mr.. Harris said an early report
shonld be made by the committee.
At this point Mr.. Cockrell presented
the conference report on thS general
deficiency bill. The only dispute was
on 81 100000 for southern War CLAIMS
10 which the House would nor . gree
Al this point. -.o
MIR. sherman moved that the Senate
5ecede from its amendment, but ms
\ motion was lost and Cockrelfs carried.
Mr. Cocllreu presented the CONFER
ence report on the sundry civil bill. 1t
was agreed TO-
Meant Death TO the Bills.
Mr.. Vest resumed his speechlon Har-
ris's motion to refer the free sugar and
nthar bills to the finance committee.
He said II meant death to the bills, as
the committee was pollucaly Ne
with the prospect of the disappearance
of quorum within a few days he
declared the position Of the Senate hau
Ieen INDICATED by the letter OF Secre-
1ayv CARLYLE who proved concIuslVeIy
mai if the House bill had heen- enacted
l. would have caused deficiency OF
$50, 900. He showed that Ine p 90 .tr
Of the Sugar trust was the result OF us
fostering by the provisions OF the Me
Kinley bill. ~. -.
MI Vest then proceeded with MS oe-
scription OF the difficulties IN coIiHec-
tion with the reimbursement OF the S n,
car schedule. Under the Wilson OH
9s reported to the House from the COM
mittee is considered duty and boun-
Nv. When it was in the House. Tree
smear was inserted. The Finance COM
nittee prepared a. bill winch gave Ho
f7ifferential benefit to the trust.
"hnd vet" said Mr. Vest, with but
sarness "they call US the creatures OF
the Sugar trust
The senator paused for moment,
and then with increased earneslhess
added: Liars, sianderers, infamous
h libelers. -.
~ MIR Vest said he would not enter
snto the charges that the Senate was a
marty to the fight between the presi-
dent and the senator from MARYLAND
(Corman). He WesO had his strong
differences with the senator On lne
\ tariff and had written a letter long
ago to the C1raystone club, stating his
objections to the policy Of Mr.. German
and supporting Mr.. Cleveland for his
position on revenue reform.
But" continued Mr.. Vest, q belong
TO no man. ] belong to no faction. /
am neither Montague nor Capuiet,
York nor Lancaster. 1 caS never fol-
low one who does violence to the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party"
Toward the close of his speech Mr.
Nest said:
"RAcurring to an unpleasant subject
4 ] hope for the last time, l wish to say
I have no quarrel witt the president OF
the United States. If ii were neces-
sary today in order to remain in pub
lie that / should retract one word OF
what ] said in the Senate, l should not
utter it. No man, no matter how high
his position, has a right to perpetrate
an injustice on another. As ] told my
colleague, for 1 had not been to the
White House. that although he pre-
ferred free coal and free iron, SUill the
bill as we were preparing 1T would
receive his support, and if we had
given our labor, our energy, almost
our lives in the preparation Of this bill
for the president then to come before
the American people and denounce q
measure which he had failed to de.
nounce before, although he knew its
provisions, was an act of gross injus-
tice to those of US who had suffered
far more than he.
The result has been and will be
under existing circumstances, the best
= campaign document furnished the Re-
1publican party, of which we Will not
vhesr the last until the approaching
--<%2nvass is ended.
mr. President. it is not pleasant Il
ndulge in personalities. but my atten.
non has been called recently to an in.
famous statement coming from a gen.
orally reputable source, made in the
public press, to the effect that my ac
ton in regard to the letter of the pres
ident to Mr. Wilson in regard to the
bin had been dictated by feeling OF
revenge against the president because
he had ignored me in regard to The
patronage of my state.
Mr.. President, l have no private
grief but / wish to acknowledge. il
the most public manner, my gratitud,
to the President for having relieved mt
from all responsibility in regard {,
she appointments in Missouri Sir i
there is anything in my private lif,
which has afforded me any pleasure
real and substantial. it has been tn,
fact that the President, in the exer
else of his constitutional right O
which / do not complain. informed m,
he no longer desired my advice regard
ing Missouri patronage.
Il have nothing to complain of OF
the part of the President / am read,
to follow him now, as the cid Scotch
followed the banner of Bruce, when h,
fought for his country and home
fight for no man; ] fight for principle
my party and my country.
Men pass away like clouds from
the evening sky, but principles mus
live forever.
"Sir, when any man living accuses
me of personal motives in what I havi