Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-23
4 STORMY SESSION.
No. Battle Over the Tariff Measure
In the Senate.
soaMw DEFIANT AND DRAMATIC.
fla WIN Look the American People In
tlls bye, lie Says, aud lell
tile Truth.

attendance was even lhfgos thau Oh
FaIay. Hatrls, PRECEDENT pro som
wasin the chtir.
Nftsrthe expiration Of the prolimi-
nary routine business, nj lag, NoOf-
rees called the conference report ON the
t.fiu OH sud tntn tue storm broke.
German addressed the senate, speak
Ing from carefully prepared notes.
Nfior reviewing the condition In the
gsnntr which mado comprSmisu mecca.
tnfy, he delivered his defiance "a
tfimatic tones. The Infamous ca.um-
mics henfed upon the Senate forced
irm ha llps, no said, plain,
uuvarnishei statement OF facts. He
w.uld make lt, he said, with malice
tYwau bone, but he would look bis
colleagues and the American people Ia
the eye and tell tue truth.
In patriotism the Democratic Senate
had gone 10 work to save the country
aud continue the patty IN power, When
suddenly In the midst % the struggle
came the Presidenps letter. at whs tho
in0slluncnlicd i0t, most extraordinary,
m1atuuwisv communication" uaiddOr.
man in bitter tones, "tnHt ever cam q
from President " the u nitvd States.
IL placed this body In "a position where
IT, members must see 10 It that the
dignity and honor Of this chamber be
Preserved. IL places me In a position
where | must tell the story ~ u oc.
cured"
German then proceeded 70 detail the
manner Ia which,to meet the objections
mud secure the support Of certain dis.
effected Democrats, u change had been
ugtccd upon. lie stated omphntioAlly
that during this worn, Vest ana Jones
had frequent conferences with SecFg-
nfy Carlisle aud often with Cleveland
himself. No material sacrifices Of
pfiuciplu we're made. The result
Eas, as ho had declared or a
previous occasion, the Democratic men-
urc which In his opinion lea Ell
toward radical tGtiti reform tenumont
anu winch, no thought, would receive
he support Of the Democratic House,
senate anu President, lie charged
directly that every one OF tue
Senate amendments had been seen
by Secretary Csrlisle before they were
agreed upon. Ho drew from his desk
ami had read an Interview with score.
tary Carlisle ON April 31ih, IA whiuh
the secretary gave tho same bill his
sweeping cndnTsrment. That inter
places for those trying 10 harmOniLc
the differences Rnd II did mucn 10 ard
the Democrats In the Senate In getting
together. He did not believe the Demo-
Gratis would had gotten together,
had II not been for that interview
The secretary OF the treasury
necessarily spoke IN great
measure for the President on
matters pertaining to his department.
ca the morning following the publicA.
don OF that interview, the papers an.
nUuuCt that the President was Ia eu-
tire accord with the secretary
oi tho treasury. II II IL not true,
then iuriy.twO Democratic senators
have been mislod, AZ 20 compromise,
H0rman asserted that this bill 10 com.
plrted was satisfactory 10 not single,
solitary human being In all IT. details,
but as whole, was acceptable M the
bret bill that could be- passed.,
Ina response 10 an appeal from dor.
man, Jones, Of Arkansas, related a con.
vutsatiOn he had with President Citvt-
land before no proposed tho Jones
amendments TO the tstii Till He
taid he told the Pfcsiuent, that he
would not 40 oue step further with the
compounds measure uutil no was NJ.
turgu II would have tho Presidenps
support.
Tue President told him, he would
favor Alnost any compromise 90 secure
the passage Of tho bill. (6Teat APP
plause FROM the galleries.) German
asked whether President Cleveland
had not expressed n deslre for free coal
anl iron. Jones replied he had, hut
had urged the senate to get the COM
promise through.
Harris cuTrobOyated the statement OF
Jones aB 20 the assertions made by the
President In an interview ~ which he
was present.
German resumed with QUE OF tho
most sensational references OF tho day.
lie spoke OF his deep regret that no
Was compelled 10 ask tho public tsstl-
uuny VI these senators. But tho limit
% endurance had been reached. The
Senate had been tTaiuced. Aniattempt
had been mguo $40 try anu gibbot
them hOfore tho country.n These
charges mad been "foully made from
distinguished SOURCES" aud must he
met nnd rofuted. The charges were
echoed "by men who chlrped when he
lnlhvu," Tho Senators VINO had been
ttnuurod hRd fought for tRritl reform,
when cOwHgds In high places
would not show their heads" GOrmsn
said he could conceive no reasnn for
The remark able action taken unlera
porhups the one Responsible for II was
consumed by vanity" In having the
country regard him rs tho author oil
hl' that was right In tafiii reform. AZ
6oTmnu made each reference TO the
resident thufo was oommUli1n In the
galleries. which compelled the presiu-
lux Uilicer 20 impose constant caution
ngnlnut further demonstrations.
hlfmpu "ext turned hii attention 10
feuHtor HIP speech endorsing Clsve-
lhru's luttur "rhHt letter." said Cor.
man. "was Podsend 10 tho senators
lGm New York. lt was the only com.
l.'. nu had from this administration"
lhlughler.)
As the laughter continued, Hin
arose uud with goud.nnlufed usliber.
llruoas said: in the last proposition,
WA Say the senator ifOm Maryland
Heuursiy correct"
German asserted tho New York sen.
hluf hai throughout attempted 10
lh"htth bis party. NeveTbniore since
,he Declaration OF Independence,
lNl mo rfgaidcut OF tho United States
lern tuiity otsuch violation OF the
i.lrit OF the Consultation as had
Cleveland Ia writing his letter to
Chairman wilson.
uoimAn had blackburn read an OK.