The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-16

said the senate had been charged with
being the friend of the sugar trust. lie
wanted the bill to pass exactly ae it came
from the house. Harris said an early
report should be made by th committee
AT this point Cockrell resented the
conference report on the general def
cheney bill. The only dupnte was on
the 81 5000 for southern war csims
to which the house would not agree. he
moved that the senate insist on this
point. Sherman moved til at the senate
recede from its amendu tent, but hit
motion was lost, and Coclirell's carried.
Cockrell presented the conference re-
port or the sundry civil bill, and it was
agreed to.
Vest then resum ed his speech on Har.
ris' motion to refer the Tree sugar and
other bills to the finance committee. Tie
said it meant death to the bills, as the
committee WAS practically tie, with the
prospect of the disappearance OF quo
rum within few days. lie declared
the position of the senate on the tariff
had been vindicated by the letter OF
Secretary Carlisle, who proved conclu'
sively that if the homse bill had been
enacted it would have caused o def-
cheney of SEQ, 100000. He showed that
the power acquired by the sugar trust
was the result of its fossering by the pro.
visions of the Mckinley bill.
Toward the close OF the speech Mr..
Vest said:
Recurring to an unpleasant subject,
/ hope for the last time, wish to say L
have no quarrel with the president of
the United States. If it were necessary
today in order to remain i'll public life
that should retract one word OF what
said in the senate, / should not utter IL.
Ne man, no matter how high his posi-
ton, has right to perpetrate an in
Justice on another. AS / had told my
colleagues, for l had not bsen to the
White House, that although he pre-
ferred free coal and free iron, still the
bill as we were preparing it would re-.
ceive his support. and II We had given
our labor. our energy, almost our lives
in the preparation OF this Dill, for the
president then to come before the
American people and denounce q meas.
urs which he failed to denounce before,
although be knew its provision. was an
act Of gross injustice to thoss OF us who
had suffered far more than he.
''Ths result has been and will be
under existing circumstances the best
publican party, OF which we will not
hear the last until the approaching can
vaes is ended.
''Mr. President, it is not pleasant to
indulge in personalities, but my atten-
ton has been called recently to an in
famous statement coming from q repu--
table source, made in the public pross.
TO the effect that my action in regard to
I the letter of the presidents to Mr.. Wilson
in regard to the bill had been dictated
by a feeling of revenge against the
president because he had ignored me in
regard to the patronage OF my state.
''Mr. President, have 20 private grief,
but wish to acknowledge in the most
public manner my gratitude to the pres
ident for having relieved me of all
responsibility in regard to the appoint
menta in Missouri. Sir, If there ia any
thing in my public life which has
afforded me any pleasure, real and SUBJ
stantial, it has been the fact that the
president, in the exercise of his coneti-
tutionBl right. of,which l do not COM
plain. informed me homo longer desired
my advice regarding Missouri patronage.
II have nothing to complain of on tho
part Of the president / am ready to
follow him now "a the old Scotch fol-
lowed tho banner of Bruce when he
fought for his country and home. l
fight for no man; light fer principle
and my party and my country.
MEN pass away like clouds from the
evening sky, but principle munt live
forever.
''Sir, when any man living accuses
me of personal motives in what have
done in connection with this bill, but
my connection with it is now ended,
simply answer him as Marmion to
Douglas, Lord Angus, thou hast lisd.' {"
At the conclusion Of Senator Vests
speech Senator Jones offered an amend
lnent to the sugar bill, which wss read
for information. Its object was to levy
Q duty Of 80 per cent ON sugar, with no
protection to the trust. The amend
ment was not in order, as the bill was
not before the senate.
Senator Mills then delivered the
speech which he had been treasurinc up
several days.
1.-THE bill which has been pending
here" he said, ''and which is about to
become q law, does not reflect the senti-
ments OF 1000 people of the United States.
No Republican wanted it, no Populist
wanted it, and few Democrats wanted il.
The great mass of the people condemned
it."
He exclaimed, dramatically: "The
bill was dictated by five, or six, or seven
men on this floor. My friend from Mis-
souri, (Vest) ie right in saying there il
no Democratic majority on this floor fol-
tariff reform. There are four parties on
this floor - Republicans, Democrats,
Populists and Conservatives. The Con-
servativee' balance of power made the
bill; they voted for it and passed il, and
it has become law. We were between
the devil and the deep sea, and rather
than see the bill 60 to the devil, We went
to the deep sea. 1t is better than the
Mckinley law"
Turning to another branch of Mr..
Vests speech, he said: 81 regret to see
my friend attack the president of the
United Stsfes. believe he is honest,
and l believe he ia trying to carry out
the will OF 5000, 900 Democratic voters.
The letter of Secretary Carlisle ia nc
condemnation of the presidents letter to
Mr.. Wilson. The presidents letter to
MIR. Wilson was written because he de-
parted from the Democratic principles oil
free raw raw materials. The president
wanted to give employment to the idle
people of the country.
"We don't accept this as the final set.
Element of the tariff. We intend to con.
tinue the crusade of tariff reform unit
the people are no longer ground down BY
burdens which are made to enrich the
few"