Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-24
Mr.. HILLS SATIRE
How He characterized Those Who
Attacked the President.
JULIUS CESAR PARAPHRASED
He Defends Mr.. CIeveIand's RIGHT
to Send That Letter.
NJ ATTE RS IN THE HOUSE

Every seat in the galleries was filed
again To-Day when the Senate met. Re-
sumption Of the heavy firing against the
executive was anticipated. The strain ana
excitement were almost as intense as when
the Senate convened yesterday. The Sem
ators themselves were slow I'm arriving. most
Of them remaining i'm the cloak rooms until
the morning business was completed. Sen.
ator Villas of Wisconsin, who was expected
TO defend the President against some Of
the aspersions cast upon him yesterday.
was however. on hand early. as was also
senator Hill of New York, who also was
billed for a speech.
Mr.. Hill Makes Another Speecb.
when, at i2:2s. Mr.. Harris, the floor man.
ager or the tariff bill, called up the con-
ference report, almost every seat on the
ilcor was occupied. Mr.. Hill Of New York
vas on his feet and was immediately recog-
Eized for a speech. He agreed. he said. at
the outset with Mr.. Gorman. that ths
democratic party was in the midst of a
great crisis. The democratic party after
such long struggle in the minority had
at last been intrustcd with power Ii had
gone TO work to reclaim the pledges IN rad
made. The greatest OF those was that TO re-
form the tariff. The House had passed a
tariff bill, which aside from its income tax
feature seemed TO meet with general salts
faction and approval AS It passed the
senate, however, after .ong. weary months
of debate ii was not satisfactory, ana IL ;,
violated the pledges of the party. IL went
to conference. The House conferees were
confronted with the fact that the Senate
had made the bill Inconsistent had made
IL unworthy OF democratic support. They
rejected the duty on coal and iron. They
refused 10 yield, and there was no hope
that they would yield. If they insisted upon
their attitude and the Senate was obsti-
nrnSD6Pf laCricl las mas
at an end. His CHilis) motion that the
Senate recede from the coal and iron duties
was in the line Of an agreement.
No Sign That the House Would Yield.
1t would do no good to obstinately ad-
here TO the position taken when the bill
was passed. do you see any signs OF
yielding on the part of the Houseg" he
asked. addressing his democratic colleagues.
Backed by the public press OF the coun-
try, by the democratic masses and the
President of the United States as il un-
doubtedly is, the House will never yield.
Why not yield on these two points and see
whether ii does not lead TO an agreement?s
He was not, he said. talking about Mr.,
Villas motion 10 recede from the differential
In favor Of the sugar trust But conces-
sions must and should be made If the bill
was TO become a law.
Mr.. Hill said he was in sympathy with
the Presidents letter to Chairman Wilson.
Its sentiments were his sentiments The
President violated no clause of the Consti-
tuition when he sent that letter lie had tho
right &c co II. IL was private communica-
ton. The question as to making IL public
was one 10 be decided by its sender and re-
ceiver. 1t was one With which Senators
had nothing to do.
In Sympathy With Mr. Cleveland.
No democrat on this floor could contro-
vert the position taken by Mr. Cleveland in
that letter. He saw that to place a duty
on coal and iron would be to violate the
platform declarations Of the party, and
would place the party whose success he de-
sired in a false and indefensible position.
The democrats of the country were in SYM
rathy with Mr.. Cleveland. Democratic
clubs Gnd democratic conventions all over
the country had incorsed the Wilson bill in
respect 20 free raw materials. on the other
hand, the Senate bill had been received
everywhere with signs Of disapproVal
Even In the Senate every democratic
member of the finance committee had an
nounccd himself personally in favor Of
free coal and free iron. The Senator from
Maryland (Nr. Gorman), on the other hand,
with that 'frankness and boldness which
was his nature had boldly thrown aside the
mask on yesterday and had proclaimed hiTa-
self in favor Of a tariff on coal and iron.
"A revenue tariff" suggested Mr.. German.
quietly.
"A revenue tariff.as you WILL" replied ar.
l1il, but nevertheless a tariff. You" con-
tinued Mr.. Hill looking Mr.. German straight
in the eve did not. like your colleagues set up
the childish defense that you had been
'buncocd into supporting a duty on coal
and IRON
The President and Free Raw Matc-
riais.
Mr. Hill then proceeded to take issue with
Mr.. Gorman's argument made yesterday to
show that the President had only recently
discovered the doctrine of free raw materials.
He carefully quoted from the Presidents
public utterances TO demonstrate that Mr..
Cleveland had been welded TO that doctrine
since he sent his famous tariff message to
Congress in 1851. Neither did Mr. HIN be-
lieye that Mr.. Cleveland could be held
responsible for the unofficial utterances Of
Secretary Carlisle. but referring TO the
official utterances Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury. he pointed cut that until this pre-
ent question arose both Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr. Carlisle were consistent and in har-
mony.
when Mr.. Cleveland saw that this Sem
ate bill placed a duty On coal and iron, the
property of the rich" said Mr.. Hin dramat-
ically. 'and removed The duty from wool.
the product Of the farmer. he would have
been false TO himself. false TO his pledges
and false to his party had he not called att
tention to the discrimination and inconsist-
ency.
"He spoke too candidly. too earnestly. That
was why he was criticised. Did not these
very Senators who criticised Mr.. Cleveland
yesterday go to the President and plead and
they framed? Did they not realize how tame
ard weak any bill would be that did not
have the approval of a democratic Presi-
dent? On yesterday" he continued. tho
Senator from Maryland read from a fare
well address of Washington on the en-
croachments Of the executive. That extract
might be read by those who acted Inde.
pendently Of all outside Influences but IL
came with poor grace from those who stood
ht re and admitted that they had themselves
sought the interposition OF the President to
save them.
His Duty to Defend the President.
81 do not often defend the Presidents
said Mr.. Hill. raising his voice until it rang
through the chamber, but today it Il my
duty 10 do so. ] hope I am broad-minded
and liberal enough TO defend him when he is
unjustly criticised and attacked"
As he was saying this there were demons
strations OF approval IN the gallery that
broke finally into APPLAUSE. which compelled
Mr.. Harris, who was in the chair. to caution
the galleries TO desist. A suggestion from
Mr.. Hawley OF Connecticut that the galleries
should be cleared upon repetition OF the
offense WIS jeered and Missed. Mr.. Hill
Pre- ceeded in impa ssioned tones
"In the last half century" he continued
''the Senate chamber had witnessed gresi
scenes and great debates; but yesterday. ia
the presence of q great crowd, q cOnspicu-