New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-22
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woRVl%GMrN SECURE THE FAVOR or III
vATE HAKNNGUE FROM SENATOR VEST.

woRKr%GMI:N SECURE THE FAVOR or PR
vArE HAEANGUE FROM SENATOR VEST
Washington. Feb. = ospecaD.-The delegates rep
res,ntlny the workers In the fax. hcl'p and jute
industries who were in Washington last week t.
plead for a hearing before the Committee on IT,
nance have returned with endorsements aud are
again actively nt work. The now devotns
their time and Efforts In behalf OF a motion to re-
commit the bill after II reaches 'he Senate. with
instructions to- grant hearings 70 work!ngmen.
manufacturers and others whose interests viii be
affected by tie proposed legislation -Four Senators
are now pledged TO support such motion MeSsrs.
HE and Murphy. Democrats. and Pcfier and Kyle.
P,pul.4tr There f. some prospect that Senator
Allcn viii also support the motion. lie said to-
4av that he would 10 SO provided that the period
FOR hearings should le limited AMI thai only wage
oarn,rs should w. permitted 60 appear ~" SCENE"
t. think that ,hc manufacturers had already made
themselves h'arl 10 ~ great an extent as n'crs-
sary There is ground for 4 strong suspicion that
Senator smith. OF N"w-Jcrs"y. has boon the victim
OF a soy, of burco game in this matter OF hearings
In conversation with a Tribune CORE pOndcrt to-
night Mr. Thurston. Of Ncw-Jers'y. who Is chair
man of the delegation of was"-carners. said =
thlnl. II probable that Senator Smiths position Is
not fully understood appreciated 10y all our poo-
pie IN New Jersey \ wc,; ago he Informed orr
DELEGATION that he would vote for motion 10 re-
commit the Wilson hnl IN ORDER TO obtain hear
mgs. lie afterwarl qu,ynrd that hy saying that
II be- could get hearing Tor committee from our
del cation before a omhcr 81 u" Finance Com
mite. h. would not consider himself bound To- vote
t. rocommit the bill After a hard and persistent
ngAt he succeeded I'm getting a hearing for three
OF our number before Senator Vest. who took IA
,uto little side room I'm the sub-oaseincnt OF the
Capitol"
was tho hearing a satisfactory one?' asked the
corr - Ouleuf.
wei IL was a hearing only on part as We
wer. forced t. remain -ent and listen y = lecture
on come II the economic questions Of the day
uureil0ns which at this time botherinS some u
and wise gtNtosm' n senator Yes; got
considerably mixed himself. W. thought. when ne
tried 10 MIX those questions up with the tariff. He
finally hranchrl OF on the subject OF grain ana
POTATOES. ana wound up by Insulting the working
mlu of the country when he declared that they were
cucrtcl and bulllOZnl by fhcir employers into max
ing protests against the passage Of the Wilson bill
Mr.. Vest very promptly and emphItcally In
formed that tho -carners knew when they were
hurt. and that the committee OF wOrianSmen APP
ucArcd before n.ni u Ice heard and not 20 he in
suited 10 give him A opportunity 10 air his
thlarps This !. the substance OF the interview
N.st accorded To committee. 1t granted
only In order lltcatc senator Smith. and II vas
not in any SENSE Of the word a hearing. Whether
Senator Smith VIII consider II IA satisfactory and
compliance VITA his demand, and feel that h" IS
thereby released from his promise 20 vote "A
motion 10 rccommt remains to be- seen"
The aG litiOnal members Of the worknSmen's dele
CATION James Mcmm1tt and Herbert II, ROwley
OF Newark y. j.. representing the workers In table
and pocket cutlery manufactures and James
sp!nlcrs. one Of them. veteran Democrat. to-day
said: Il Illuminated my house when Cleveland
came in and II I afford 1t Will illuminate II
again wheh ne goes out