The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-21
It HUNG IN Thu BALANCE.
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with the orders of the president in his
pocket"
Mr.. Vest spoke with bitterness of
the presidents denunciation of the bill,
which had been passed after four
months of such toll and responsibility
as he could never assume again. Yet,
ne said, those who were instrumental
in harmonizing the differences and
bringing about its passage, tariff re-
formers, before Mr.. Cleveland began
his phenomenal career, had been
arraigned as traitors who sought to
dishonor their party. Personally the
bill did not suit. He was a radical re-
former, but if he could not get all. he
would take what he could get.
Senate Bill or Nothing.
81 give it as my opinion" he de-
clared, in conclusion, that we will
pass this bill or nothing"
DO you mean to say" asked Mr..
Aldrich, as Mr. West was about to
take his seat, that you did not know
OF the existence of the presidents let
ter for the fifteen days during which
1T remained in Mr. Wilson's pocket?"
Il do" replied Mr.. Vest, land further
l desire to say 1 know personally that
both the president and Secretary
Carlisle understood the difficulties I'M
der which we were laboring. Mr.. Car
NANAO
and urged us to secure the passage
of some bill at any sacrifice, declaring
the failure of all tariff legislation to
be the greatest calamity that could
happen to the Democratic party
Therefore, when I first saw the presi-
dents letter placing on us the odium
of framing bill that means dishonor
to the Democratic party, to use but
a mild expression, l was struck with
infinite amaZennent l am not here
to defend or attack the administra-
ton, but to proclaim the rectitude of
our motives
1.-The defense which the senator from
New York, has made of the presi-
dent" added Mr. Vest, reminds me
once tried The only defense 1 was
able to make was that the accused
was suffering from such utter moral
depravity that he was absolutely in
capable of crime. He was acquitted.
Afterward he came to me to thank me
| for the verdict. In doing So he said,
| however, that he would rather go to
the penitentiary for life than again
| listen to the defense 1 made for him. )"
| Gaughter).
"And so. sir, I say, in conclusion, in
| all friendlinesS towards those who have
aspersed our motives, that, so far as
am concerned, they need expect no
| further concessions. l have labored
earnestly and honestly to bring about
satisfactory settlement of this ques-
ton. But. sir, have reached the linn
| it. 1t would be unbecoming in me, Mr..
president, to suggest to our confereeS
what they should do. They are older
| and wiser and know what is best, but
it is certainly fitting that they should
understand the wishes of their col
| leagues. And so, say for myself [
f1r- ~ ha1iayyn
that if 1 was a member of that COM
mittee I should say to the conferees
| from the House, in answer to the de-
| fiance which has been flung in our ia
ces: Gentlemen, there is our bill. 1t
| Is the result of great labor and infinite
pains. 1t has met the approval both
of the free trade and protective ele-
conditions. not theories 1t is not per-
feet. but it is as nearly perfect as we
can hope to make it this session. In
any event, such as it is, there 1t lies.
You are at liberty to take or leave it. ;
THAT. sir. would be my position. I
would not recede from 1t, not so much
as a hairs breadth"
Mr.. Gray resumed his speech He
said he would not attempt to gain a
brief applause by declaring what his
individual views were. 1t was well
known that his views were as extreme
as those held by the EXTREMIST of tar
| iff reformers.
| Here Mr. Aldrich was recognized to
| put question. He said Mr.. Gray had
called attention to the fact that the
Senate tariff bill was an abandonment
| of Democratic principles, and he wan
| ted to ask the senator whether he did
not think the presidents letter justified
| that view.
Able to Look After Himself.
Mr.. Gray replied that the president
| had shown himself abundantly able to
vindicate himself. He said the presi-
dent had the confidence of the Ameri-
can people and had never betrayed 1T.
| Mr. Aldrich-But the attitude of the
president is that any duty, however
small, is an act of perfdy and dis
| honor.
Replying to this thrust, Mr.. Gray
declared that Mr. Aldrich was simply
| joining with Mr.. Hill in his attempt to
create discord.
HE is said Mr.. Gray, simply do
| ing his utmost to help along the dance,
| and he and the senator from New York
can simply waltz down the aisle to-
gether.'
At the conclusion of Mr.. Gray's
speech, Mr.. Villas took the floor and
offered as a substitute for Mr. Hill
motion, a motion to instruct the Sem
ate conferees to recede from so much
of the Senate sugar amendment as pro-
vided for a duty of Is of a cent per
pound on refined sugar in addition to
| the 40 per cent. ad valorem on IL
sugars.
! ViIas's Amendment.
Mr.. Villas addressed the Senate in
support of his amendment. He depre-
Gated the personalities that had been
| injected into the debate today. The
conference had failed. The two
houses were arraigned against each
other yet it was proposed that the
Senate further insist on every one of
the 634 amendments. Was that the
way to accomplish results?
What would justify the Senate in
taking that position now? If the SEN
ate did this, it violated the spirit of
the constitution. The amendments ne
offered, he said, would strike down an
ubiquitous and informidable amend
ment placed in the bill by the Senate.
With that exception he was prepared
to vote for further insistance on the
| Senate amendments.
The sugar trust corporation, he said,
had been able in a single year to divide
nearly one-third of the aggregate of it's
gigantic and inflated stock of SIS .OO0.-
600.
did such corporation need pro-
tection?'
Mr.. Caffery, in reply to Mr.. Villas
said he was in the Senate to guard the
interests of his state. Sugar was its
most stable product. The producers OF
Louisiana were also manufacturers OF
centrifugal sugars. with which those
of the trust competed, and they were
entitled to the 1s of a cent differential
A fair revenue duty on sugar now was
what the situation demanded and all
the sugar producers of Louisiana