The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

their promise to put cCal on the Tree
list because they cannot pass the Dill
if they do. Why not? DO you pre-
tend that the bill would not pass the
house? 1t has come over from that
body with coal on the free list and
the party majority unana limous in its
support. Are you going to lose
any Democratic votes here? IL
so, who are they? Both
senators from West Virginia, o great
coal producing state, senators from
Alabama, and 1 think both senators
from Old Virginia, have almost indig'
nantly disclaimed this imputation.
Who is it that is constraining the
somewhat ostentatious virtue of the
senator from Texas, the senator from
Arkansas an0 the senator from MIS-
souri,? The true reason is not that
you are afraid of losing the measure
here Tor which you say majority OF
the American people declared itselt In
1892, nor because you are afraid OF los
ing the votes of West Virginia at the
polls hereafter if you keep your prom
ise. 1 wish to call attention to the
fact that those Democratic principles
are not violated, these DEM
ocratic pledges are not broken,
the alleged command of the American
people not disoheyed for want OF Dem
ocratic votes in the senate. 1t is for
fear of public indignation expressed
in the elections. You are ready
enough to strike at the industry otany
Northern state from which Democracy
has no hopes in the future"
In conclusion the senator said:
"The power which is to pass this bill
is coalition between the aristrocrat
and the Populist, between the spirit
of the old slave master and the spirit
which would make war on property,
on frugality, on honest labor, on hon
est mems earnings. The Alliance is
between the spirit of sectionalism OF
the South and that spirit at the North
which never has known the impulse
OF a true nationality.
"It protects by enormous dutiesupon
which it puts enormous bounties, the
industry of the South and the ILL
gotten gains of the trust. lts warfare
is upon the savings banks, upon the
life insurance, upon the yeomen on
the farm, upon the workmen in the
mill. The power which is behind it
may secure for itself brief victory,
but the men who are welding it know
we'll that it is doomed. Its success
will be as short lived as it is mis-
chievous. 1t may last for day, for a
year aud perhaps for a presidential
termn
The absolute blockade of the tariff
bill in the senate today was in marked
contract with the wonderful progress
made yesterday. Not a cog was
turned.
The entire nine hours were devoted
to set speeches preliminary to the con-
sideration of the wool schedule.
Mr.. Quay who has been quiescent
for five weeks resumed his speech
which has already occupied four days
and after speaking for hours today his
manuscript seemed unappreciaoly
diminished.
Then he yielded from sheer exhaus.
tion and Messrs. Pettigrew of North
Dakota, Power of Montana and PETER
of Kansas made set speeches against
free wool. Other set speeches Will
follow tomor. .ow but it ia probable
that the actual consideration OF the
wool schedule will be reached before
adjournment.
During lull in the debate Mr.
Mitchell OF oregon moved to lay the
tariff bill on the table. The motion,
however, was without special signiti~
cance and was defeated by a strict
party vote.
Mr.. Chapman, the Wall street
broker who refused TO answer ques-
tions, was reported as contumaci0u
to the senate by the sugar investigat
ing committee and resolution wa
introduced to bring him to the bar
the senate for contempt.
AT 6 o'clock the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, June II Two hours
were consumed today in The house
over q bill reported by Mr.. Outhwaite,
setting aside 100000 from the 1und
belonging to the estates of deceased
colOred soldiers of the civil war fol
the purpose of erecting 10 the District
of Columbia national home for aged
and infirm colored people. The bill
was passed. The Indian appropria'
ton bill was then taken mp, but the
house adjourned without completing
| its consideration.
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