Connecticut western news., 1894-07-26
senntor, Au sea.

WAsHINGToN, July 21.-Emphatic as were the declarations on the Deniocratio side of the senate chamlsr, and Important and interesting the proceedings were as a whole, there was nothing in them to definitely mark the situation with refer ence to the tariff bill, and when the sen ate adjourned after five hours of exchange of views on the part of Democratic sena- tors the senators expressed themselves as being as much at sea as when the days session began.
 The day was one of dramatic interest in the senate, for the fate of the tariff bill of 1894 depended upon tho course pursued in the upper branch of congress The friends of the tariff bill wore anxious faces and more than once during the day they felt that the very danger point had been reached. The enemies of the bill at times believed that they would be able to defeat 1t. When the adjournment came, the situation was still perplexing.
 The senate proceedings proper were of a peculiar nature in that the debate was carried on entirely by the Democrats, save a brief speech by Senator Sherman and a question by Senator Aldrich. The prin- cipal speeches of the day were those of Senators Hill and Vest though others contributed to the interest Of the occa- sion.
 Senator Hill's position indorsing the president in emphatic terms was one of the most conspicuous incidents of the day
 Senator Vest took occasion to talk in plain terms in defense of the right of the senate and house to manage the conference without executive interference. His crit icism of the presidents course and the action of MT. Wilson was more severe than was expected. He spoke for the finance committee and the position of the senate conferecs.
 The action of Senator Villas in proceed ing his speech with a motion to strike out the one-eighth differential on sugar was an additional sensation of sensational day from the fact that it was probable that the motion would carry. It caused consternation until 1t was found that the motion may be declared out of order
 The statements of Senator Smith and Senator Blanchard were important, indi- eating that change in the sugar schedule might mean the loss of their votes, while Senator Blanchard stated decidedly that he would not vote for the bill if this change was made Senator Gray's wig, orous speech was enlivened by a brisk col loquy with Senator Hill. The exciting days proceedings closed with an affirma- tive vote on the motion to adjourn over until Monday.
 Senator Smiths Speech.
 The speech of Senator Smith had been carefully prepared. He had hoped, he said, when the bill passed the senate two weeks ago that 1t had been perfected But the events of the last 24 hours had con- fronted the Democratic party with the possibility of the failure of all tariff legfs- lation at this session. If SO, the responsi- bility must be placed where 1t belonged.
 He criticised the president for ''violat- ing" the principles of his party in at- tempting to interfere with the preroga- tives of the legislative branch of the gov ernment but declared that he should never be intimidated by threats from the presi dent or by the utterances of his party as- sociates at the other end of the capitol which had been so uproariously applauded. He called attention to the difference be- tween the situation in the house and the senate He reviewed the events in the house which eliminated in the passage of the bill with the loss of 17 Democratic votes in that body. In the senate all was changed. Every Democratic vote was needed to pass bill. If it was to he passed as party measure, and the members of the finance committee went heroically to work to harmonize the difference existing on the Democratic side. They had accom- plished that purpose, to their everlasting cradit ba If aatd