Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26


<< Senate should Pass II.
|5 WAsHTNdToN, April Ex-senator
Mills told the Senate in stentorian tones
< bis afternoon that the people wanted
&Hhe Tariff bill promptly passed without
more talk, and that if all the Democrats
6&he A on the floor or the 45th in the
! IEhair-felt as he did, the rules would be
~ tered and the bill would be passed
Within 4S hours. This was received in
Head silence by Thomas Dolan and
other prominent manufacturers sitting
tn the reserved galleries, but the men
who crowded the general galleries broke
nto applause at the risk of being ex-
fpelled.
% The Texas Senator's speech, made on
)8behalf of the large majority of the
Democrats, was stern and vigorous
lemand for prompt action. He did not
specifically refer to Senator Hill or
afenator Smith, although he replied to
Hheir arguments; but he did summon the
whole body of conservatives" as part
~ the Democratic side of tho Senate, to
Execute the will of the people. AS he
Eput II, in his most eloquent manner, the
1people had indicted, tried and convicted
the Mckinley act, and sentenced it to
2perpetual Punishment year ago last
.fall, and the people, suffering from the
NJ Effects of the Mckinley act, wanted the
Senate to execute Judgment, and not to
waste time listening to appeals for
X hew trial. He acknowledged at the start
hat the pending measure did not ex-
XnrilN cnit him nnUlnHU olca httA hs,
elaimed that this was true of every tax
law, which, in the nature of things,
<nust be compromise.
n WHAT THE SPEECH MEANS.
The significance OF the speech, SO far
Ms the demand for prompt action is con-
zcerned, is recognized by Senators not
Honly because Senator Mills was put for
ward by the majority of the finance
committee as the representative of the
democratic side, but because his per-
fonal relations with President Cleveland
E1nade him in some sense representative
III. the administration. 1t indicated to
II he conservatives and the Republicans
hat majority of the Democratic Sena-
TORS, backed up by the House and the
N administration, proposed to force the
VI lighting as much as possible on the bill.
III indicated that the bill was to be
1pressed 70 q vote more urgently than
&had beeh Anticipated, and that per-
\ listen. filbusterlng would provoke stern
measures.
1t is true that not only such conserya-
ktives as Senator German, but some of
fhe more radical Democrats, are des-
3perately opposed to a'cloture rule, but
may be swept off their feet if the
opponents of the bill, by their tilibuster-
png, arouse a storm on the Democratic
Nside.
Lines Of cleavage begin to appear,
Fhowever, on the Republican side, indi-
Scating differences which will interfere
with tilibustering. The silver Republi-
Icans are apparently less and less dis
posed to filibuster, while the other Re-
.publicans are apparently divided as to
how much farther the filibustering shall
Sbe carried. Meanwhile the Democrats,
zpartly by compromise and partly by
party compulsion, are being brought
closer together, so that the prospects Of
farly action on the bill are better than
fever before.
* CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE SENATOR,
Senator Mills, who spoke without
manuscript, had fine audience, in spite
pf the fact that the galleries had been
Icleared by half hours executive ses-
|Pion shortly before he took the floor, at
a o'clock. The galleries filled up, how
ever, promptly, until in most of them
'pll the seats were filled. Most of the
1benalors We're in their seats, although
.penator Hill was conspicuous by his
absence, and Smith, Brice and Murphy
7were only in the chamber short time.
Senator Mills spoke from the seat of
|Voorhees, who did not come in until
late, and Senator German, who sat in
Iliis own scat, right next, through most
|of the speech, got the full force OF it.
A number of the leaders OF the House
came over to hear Senator Mills. lie
was twice applauded in the galleries,
and all his humorous hits were promptly
rewarded with laughter. When he got
through the Democratic Senators and
Representatives gathered around him
and gave him hearty congratulations, to
the evident delight of his wife, who sat
IN the gallery, and of his son, who sat
beside him on the floor.
SUMMARY OF MIR. MILLS REMARKS.
After saying that he would himself
have shaped the bill on other lines, if
the task had been assigned him by his
colleagues, Mr.. Mills said he would not
have left coffee and tea on the free list
and taxed woolen and cotton goods or
the manufacturers of iron and steel.
lie would have taxed coffee, tea and
sugar. Whys Because that would
carry out the Democratic principle Of
obtaining the revenues of the govern
ment with the least possible burden 10
the taxpayers. His Republican friends
mad put duties ON cotton goods and
woolen goods and on iron and steel, be-
cause in that way, while raising reve.
nues for the government, four or five
times as much went to the favored
classes. He charged the Republicans
with having deceived the farmers by
the promise that under their protective
system home market would be
built up; that agricultural
classes would be brought into
the country TO consume the surplus
wheat of the Northwest. And vet the
surplus produce of this country, which
mad either to so to waste or to seek a
foreign market, was worth from S70O.- |
100000 TO $1,0000O0,0O0. AS to com.