Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-09
HOAR VEXES GRAY.
Somewhat Acrimonious Incl.
dent in the Senate.
COMMENT ON THE NEW TARIFF BILL


That democratic senators Are Violating
Their Oaths and the Constitution, Which
the Delaware senator Rescnts-Palmer
OF Illinois losophical-Intentions Of
the Republicans-Feeling In the House.
WASHINGTON, May 9-The amended
tariff as proposed by the compromise
measure printed yesterday is the subject
OF talk in all political circles here OF
course it was alluded to in the senate and
the first allusion brought about quite a
sharp passage between Hoar and Gray.
Hoar was speaking on the tariff and said
that Democratic senators who would sup
port the compromise bill agreed upon by
the Democratic caucus would violate the
constitution and their oaths. This state
brought Gray to his feet. He demanded
to know what the Massachusetts senator
meant by such charge-a charge, lie said,
which was unworthy of Hoar Hoar
waved the Delaware senator aside. lie
would refuse TO yield to Kim, he said.
But Gray was not be put off. His cheek
was flaming; he insisted upon an explana-
ton.
What Iioar Mean. &c Sa-.
VERY well, said Noar. II cannot he in
Inundated by little buster But will
explain. l meant TO say tina: for Demo
cratic senator who subscribed II the doc
irine of the Chicago platform, that tar
if for protection WIS robbery who went
to the people affirming his allegiance to
that platform, and who now comes here
seeking and obtainin, protective duties
! mean TO say that for such senator there
Is no escape from the logic that he vio-
!ates both his senatorial oath and the
constitution
Gray made an effort to reply, but Hoar
refused to be interrupted, whereupon
Gray called him to order and asked "A
ruling uron mis- point that such language
as the Massachusetts senator had used
was unparliameniary. Gallinger. who was
In the chair. overruled the point OF order
Gray sat Down and Waited.
Gray then could donothing but sit down
and wait. In few minutes Hoar COM
pleted his speech and Gray arose. His
anger had not subsidized This was the
sixth week of the tariff debate. he began
The elimination OF Mckinleyism was
characterized in this debate by the wild
statements and assertions of the advocates
OF the system that had wrought so much
ruin TO the country. They threw aside all
restraints of speech and dealt i'll the rhet-
oric OF the siums. They cast their foul
aspcrsions on those who sought TO do
their duty to their country and their party
| Today in the speech OF the senator from
| Massachusetts the decorum of debate had
been violated but the language he had in
| obliged in only showed the straits TO which
| he had been put.
Hoars temper was seemingly unruffied
when he replied in IA few words to what
Gray had said. He said that the senator
from Delaware had been very severe in his
condemnation of the Mckinley law. and
he stood here on this floor advocating a
measure dotted and crowded all over with
protection. If protection was unconstitu-
tioual and robbery this was wicked thing
to do. Why did he not tell the senate in
extenuation of his course why he had pu:
protective duty on sugar.
Il do not propose To put protective
duty on sugar" circulated Gray from his
seat. Can the senator not understand the
difference between protective and reve.
nue. duty?'
An audible litter ran round the Hepub.
lican side 1T this retort.