Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-24
The Condition of the Democrats on
the Tariff Bill.
BILL DEFENDS CLEVELANDS LETTER
Trying to Now Get the Bill Back
Into Conference.
CLEVELAND EVEN FTRMER

The proceedings in the Senate this morn
ing were much less dramatic. The attend
ance among Senators was not as large as
the day before nor were as many members
OF the House among the spectators The
galleries. however. were crowded and a
large number of people were in the corri
oor seeking admission. By the open win
uo"s leading from the Senate lobby to
the main corridor large crowds were assem-
bled.
MT. Hill Is quoted as having said yes-
terday perhaps that he would speak todav.
mat he presumed he would have to. since
his client had been attacked.
Defending His Client,
But as soon as the Senate matter was laid
before the Senate this morning MIR. IIill
was recognized and proc eeded not only to
reitera'e his approval of the sentiments of
Mr- CieVeiands letter, but to defend Mr..
CleVelands right to pen such a letter tn
tne chairman OF the ways and means COM
mittee- He said that the writing of this
ietter was no violation of the Constitution
and that MIR. Cleveland had NOT excea5eJ
fls riSht In the matter. But on this line
anu generally In defense of Mr. Cleveland
and his criticism of the Senate AR nm
spoke as If in reality Mr.. Cleveland Were
MS client, as he had sardonicaIly put il in
private conversation
Mr.. Gorman's speech Yesterday tooL the
administration by surprise II is asserted
that the conference between Gornan
and Cleveland during the, morning
before the Marylander delivered his
speech was very friendly In charactar
and that both parties agree1 that there
should be an effort made to get the party
tosether and pass bill.
What Mr.. German May Do.
1t Is suggested now that Mr. German.
having let off steam, will assume the role
OF savior and try to fix up another one of
his compromises. There is no way of tell
ing how long it will take Senators to get
back to that state of calm required for anv
action In that body, but the general belief
Is that II the bill is sent back to confer
tnce Its fate Will be settled In three or
-FOUR days thereafter. What this fate will
De no one can now say. The anxiety of
those who hope for some tariff legislation
Is to get the bill back into conference. Hay-
ing got 1t out Of the bottle they are puz-
zled about getting II back again. They are
more afraid now of the radical tarifr re-
formers, who had stretched their con-
science to vote for the Senate bill with the
compromise amendments, and who now
that the President has repudiated the bill
do not want longer to hold to any agree
to induce Mr.. Villas to withdraw his propo-
sition for the Senate to yield on sugar This
effort comes from both sides of the contro-
versy, but thus far Mr.. Villas has declined
to yield.
Tried to BuncO the President.
The friends of the administration say that
Mr.. German and his associates tried to
bunco Mr.. Cleveland. "Bunco" is the word
they use. They insist that a deliberate at
tempt was made to deceive Mr.. Cleveland
while the pickering for the compromise
amendments was going on, and that the
truth of the situation was not disclosed un-
til after the bill was passed by the Senate.
1t Is asserted also that some of the demo-
cratic Senators assented to the agreement
made between the finance committee lead
ers and the German faction only because
they were led to believe that 1t was ac-
ceptable to Mr.. Cleveland. Now they, too.
are said to feel that they have been bun
coed. and the personal resentment pro-
voked Is exceedingly bitter.
1t is earnestly declared by friends of the
administration that Cleveland never as
sented to the Gorman-Jones compromise
amendment, and that II was never intimat-
ed to him that any agreement could be en-
tered into between Go'man and the finance
committee which would bind the House and
the committee of conference. 1t is declared
that Mr.. Cleveland's uniform comment was
that the Senate should get some sort Of bill
through and fix It up In conference, and
that those who talked with him on the sub
5ect always said that the bill would be i'm
proved in conference. The House people are
resenting the assumption on the part of Mr..
German that he could control the House by
any agreement with Mr. Jones, Mr. Cleve-
land or any one else, and it is asserted that
during all the pickering over the Senate bill
the leaders of the House were never con-
suited as to how the House would take the
proposed compromise.
A Pretty Family Row.
Altogether 1t Is a very pretty family row,
and questions of veracity are thicker than
blsckberries. - .. ... ....
Those who claim to know assert that Mr.
Cleveland is. if possible, firmer than ever
In his position, and that he would rather
see all legislation fail than have the Senate
bill accepted. The line of compromise dis
cuss ed with more hope than anything else
involves the Senate yielding coal and