The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02

able TO prepare IN secret session bill that
would meet the approval Of the Democratic
majority. and. after weeks time spent in eau
Gus re Only three days" Mr.. George suggested
II IL understood that this matter is TO be re-
msnded back to the same committee. The
bill lie to be remodelled-not in the interest OF
the country's industries but that the votes OF
the Senators from West Virginia, Maryland.
and Louisiana shall re secured and that the
Senator from Ohio Mr.. Brice) and the Senators
from New York may be placated. To-
day the destinles OF the industries o.
theMcountry arc in the hands OF three
Senators who were conspicuous In the
Finance Committee IL COMPOSED mainly Of
Senators who we're conspicuous In the great
Der OF tho majority was conspicuous. during
the rebellion, for his supposed sympathy with
the leader, Of the rebelhonI ;,o,s cha .o,,o, .,
to the representatives. Of the labor and the in.
reason for III that refusal was That the majority
Of that committee was hoplessly welded to
the existing condition afforded. deaf to
The cries OF unemployed labor AMI OF
the the pfoteetiys system. He added that
the only notifications to be made to the Will
son, bill were such as we're necessary to pre-.
and probable, he said, that q duty would he
put on coal 70 secure the votes OF the Senators
duty would be put on sugar to secure the votes
Of the Senators or Senator from Louisiana.
Il %ttsesed s S III o. the Noqs and
vas admirably designed for the degradation OF
But" said Mr. Dolph, excltedy. the day
OF reckoning is approaching the handwriting
is on the wall the people will repudiate you
OF Represen tatiyes will be as Overwhelmingly
Republican as the present one Is Dem ocratic.",
correction.
The nsxt President Of the United States"
Mr. Dolph went on. needless OF the Interrupt
tion, will be Republican"
.ponulist." again came from Mr.. Allen. -.
sS SP q bd hs Soa T
the interruption. until by their ballots they
Mr., Alien chaiiesSed Mr. Doiph to show that
Tor hearings and had been refused, and said
that he had been informed by one Of the great
hered hundreds OF thousands OF workinemen.
that they had no desire to be heard before the
Who 5ss1ss 10 heard and %So S
themselves forward as the guardians Of the
friend from Nebraska had placed hi m self In the
position he had done by his remarks.
from Oregon never lost an opportunity to make
partisan speech. 1t seemed impossible for
G % take SENATOR an Sd see hso% on
thing Of his mir. Ailen'sI attitude on the VIII
son bill. He had not committed himself to any
portion Of that bill. and did not know in what
shape IL would be reported to the Senate. lie
did not admit. however. that the Government
Of consump,ion. for the sole and sin.
gle. purpose OF beneiitlng one portion
OF the people at tho expense OF another,
or ore industry at the expense Of another, He
deprecated tho bringing Of sectional consider
atoms into the discussion. and scoffed at the
idea OF the Republican party being restored to
power. That party. he said. had betrayed
every trust. II had been the uncompromsing
champion and advocate OF centralized wealth.
The condition Of the three million unemploy-
ed idle men In the country to-day was due. In
a large measure, to the failure Of the Republi-
can party to give them relief. The people
distrusted the Republican party. so FAR
as its relations to labor were concerned
II was not the Republican party. but the Popu-
list party. that would get control OF the lower
House next year. 1t was tho Populist party
that was In favor OF reinstating the silver
money OF the country and that had at heart
tho true interests OF the toiffng masses. IL
was that party which would be intrusted with
power in 1875. and not tho Republican party
nor tho Democratic party.
The controversy between tho two Senators
continued for another half hour. and was
finally brought to close by the Senate going
into executive session.