The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-21
TIE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Some Of the Senators In Favor Of Stand
Ing by Their Tariff Bill.
BILL STILL FOR FREE RAW MATERIALS
Hc Makes speech in which lie Partially
Endorses Cloveland-Moi on to hceedo
from Diffcrentiai Duty on sugar.


tae disagreed conference report on the
a-0 bu. spectators began to flock into
.4e senate galleries as early as Il o'clock
t.s morning. and when the chaplains
opening prayer was begun at noon the
galleries were we'll filled, though not
crowded Ladies in light summer cos
tunes, with fans Ia perpetual motion
.ltc light and color to the scene. Scna-
tots were In attendance in much larger
frce than az any time since the passage
o., the tarn. General ScMes and half a
a. zeu members Ot tlC House occupied
t4ts ia the charber.
The reading OF yesterdays journal was
dispensed With
Memorials were presented ana referred,
among them one from The business men
Of Chicago. asking for immediate acu9n
OF some character ON lhe larli "I.'' ~
the absence Of the Vice President the
chair was occupied by Mr Harris. preal-
dent pro TEN. of the Senate.
At l2.W the message from the House
asking further conference ON the taiiH
lll was laid before the senate, ON mo-
ton of MIR. Voorhees,, ne COntentins him.
self with these few words.
Mr. President.-Fhe conferees on the
part ot The Senate now await further ac-
after saving these words he took his
scat and had 800 further part In the days
Irace.l llres, except in slight cOntrO-
velsy w.,a Mr. HiL
h SMITH oPFSs THE DEBATE.
Then SIR. Smith Oem., ~ j. made
speech NJ nearly an hours duration.
f4r.r.rs further conference. and admit
INK that the country was confronted by
tle danger OF no tariff legislation at this
session. He favored saying 20 the House
couferees such Is the bin. there ii lies;
3 ~ are AZ liberty TO take IL or TO leave
Nlr smith read his speech from manu-
script:
Il shall vote for a motion 10 insist on
the Senate amendments he said, tn the
hope that a tariff bill may yet be evolved
which viii be enacted into law by the
Democratic votes. ! supposed when we
took final vote upon the measure before
Us two weeks ago that such bill had
been perfected. But the events OF the
past tWenty-four hours have shown us
our error and Il IS folly 70 deny that we
are now confronted by the danger OF no
tariff legislation at this session IL this
shall be the result. the responsibility can
be fixed only by the people. " neither II
shall rest upon the House Of Represent
atlves, which has repudiated In wholly
unprecedented manner the outcome or the
deliberations Of this body. or upon the
president, whose fears of a departure
from Democratic principles induced him
20 Ofer suggestions before the hlll teen
nically came before him for his cousid-
Grafton or upon the Senate, which StrOVe
10 harmonic wide differences of opinion
by mutual concessions, is question
which can be determined only hy the
great mass OF voters whose interests are
at stake Whatever may be the attitude
of my colleague upon this point i can
only say for myself that do not hesitate
70 accept the verdict Of that tribunal as
I have always believed. Nh Presi-
dent, and ! believe NOW. that Of all
the people in the civilized world, the
American people IS most abundanty en-
dowed with the priceless heritage of
common sense. Having that belief and
apprecatiug In the face of undisgused
threats uttered and applauded by our
party colleagues Ia the House Of Repre-
sentatives. the necessity Of plain spak-
ing. | wish 20 direct the candid con-
siderauon Of fair-minded men to a brief
statement Of facts.
SITUATION Il THE TWO HOUSES.
"When the time came for the Democratic
party To rum ITS pl I8es ana reform
the tariff, the Housf OF Representatives
contained Democratic majority Of ~.
This fortunate condition alone made
easy the task Of securing the adoption
OF any party measure, regardless OF the
local and State interests involved. But
even this advantage IN securing party
legislauon was hardly greater than that
afforded by the adoption OF rules which
enabled the majority 70 close debate
arbitrarily and prevent obstruction or de-
lay Of any kind. Under these circum-
stances. no difficulty was experienced In
passing tariff bill. despite the fact that
It's provisions were SO offensive TO some
that the party lines We're broken and no
less than seventeen Democrats voted
against the bill. Still the party was so
large and The rules so wei adapted 10
a certainty that the deficiency was hard
ly noticed. ] submit. therefore. Mr.. Presl-
dent. whatever may have been the qual-
ity Of the statesmanship and manage
Inent which characterized the conduct
Of the original bin in the House. surely
the highest order Of ability was not
absolutely essential 10 that free and un-
trammelled action on the part OF the
House rouferDpg o which they seem 10
attach SO much Importance.
How different was the situation IN
the Senate Here the Democratic MAORI
~ was three. The detection OF oniy
twO would turn the Democratic majority
intO a Democratic minority. Practically
every vote was needed 10 enact party leg
islati0n Indeed, as matter OF fact
there mas never been time when forty
three senators would bind themselves 10
abide by the decree OF Democratic
caucus. ] apprehend, Mr.. president, With
out designing the slightest reflection upon
Aly capacity as a party leader, that the
Chairman Of the " ays ana Means COM
Uittee would have found THIS situation iar
more trying than that when enabled MIN
g dispense with seventeen Democratic
votes and still retain a clear majority or
Isrly sixty IN the House. In any event
many times two Democratic senators
could not see their way clear, In justice
1 'Ae interests Of either their constituents
Cr the whole country 10 vote for the
wilson bill. Just how many hold this
/ I 1
Or- made no cOncealment Of the fact,
ans / make none now. II mas been
charged mat a small minority OF North
ern senators insisted upon consideration
flf the welfare OF their constituents, and
that ln consequence Of their demands a
Ua iprity Of Democratic senators were
c.ustrained 10 make concessions. That is
fact But. sir II must not re forgotten
tlat the minority were not only speaking
f0r vast majOriy OF the people numeric-
ally. but caring for and protecting ninety
uiue-one- -hundredths OF the industries
which have made this nation what II IS
today They had rlshl 10 speak, ana
uey were heard.
THL INCOME TAX.
In conclusion Mr. Smith said
go FAR as | am concerned. and think
i speak also for several OF ny colleagues
ttere has not been and Will not be the
slightest change in my position. &C
cepted the income tax In its modified
form from a sense OF duty 10 my party
but ] do so with the greatest reluctance
and with the distinct declaration regard
iug other portions or the measure, that
J would not vote for any bill or any
amendment that would make IL impossi-
bic for a single industry 10 continue or
resume operations. j believe, SIR, that
The Committee on Finance VIII bear me
out I'm the assertion, that nave done
everything I'm my power TO ala them In
their work II is true that / have urged
the necessity OF care ana moderation In
cem the Industries OF my state, but l
believe they will cOncede disposition
on my part 10 be fair and reasonable and
know that have demanded far greater
Concessions from my cohSu.nehts than
have sought from the Finance Gem
mittee"
"Mr. President, It has been charged
that we are not sincere In our advocacy
OF the Senate bill: that we nave MADE
II for trading purposes, and that those
Of US who oppose the Wilson bin would