The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-16

committee. The senate should not ad.
i0arR without provision Tor ravenge
sufficient TO overcome any threatened
deficiency.
Mr.. Hunter interposed at this point
10 say that he was In favor OF a revenue
duty on sugar but opposed to tho ono
eighth diiIerential to tho sugar trust on
refined sugar, aud asked Mr.. Harris II
tho one-eighth were stricken out lcav-
ing q fiat 40 por cont duty on sugar,
would the revenue be sufficient 10 pre-.
vent q defIiciency.
Mr.. Harris replied that unquestIon.
ably q 40 per cent duty would produce
more rovsnao than the $4,000, 900 def
cioncy threatened. He was, he said, as
much opposed to the difierential as the
senator from Virginia, but ho thought
tho finance. committee should deal with
the billso as TO efectuaiIy guard against
deficiency.
WANTS TO MAKE A RECORD.
Mr.. Berry rather hotly in reply to
Mr.. Harris declared that tho whole
question had boon discussed and was
Understood. and that the senate should
aud could dispose Of tho bill without
reference to the committee. "Let the
senate decide H." said ho impotuously,
"and not bury II in tho committee. II
passed tho house with only eleven dis.
senti9g votes. The people Of the coun-
try aro unqusstionably In favor Of FREQ
sugar. Ibclicve tho senate should go
on record. It has been charged with
being friend OF the sugar trust aud
opposed to free sugar. l for one be-
lcye tho senate should pass the bill as
II came from tho house without the
dottiug OF an 4 OF crossing Of t."
Mr.. Vest had the floor for several
moments but was interrupted by Mr..
Cockroll, who presented a conference
report upon the general deficiency APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Cockrell aaid
that the only point in dispute was tho
81, 100000 for tho Southern Pacific
claims. The house would not agree to
this appropriation, aud he moved that
the senate Insist upon this amendment
The report was agreed to except as to
the Southern Pacific amendment. Mr..
Sherman moved that tho senate reoede
from its amendment Mr.. Cockrell said
that the amendment was already do.
felt which tho government was now
paying interest upon. Mr.. 6hernan's
motion was lost and the motion OF Mr.
Cockroll carried.
Mr.. Manderson objected very serious.
ly to the provision In the sundry civil
bill which struck out the appropriation
for tho sufferers from tho Ford's theatre
disaster. Tho conference report was
then agreed to.
VEST GROWS BITTER
Mr.. Vest resumed his apecch on Mr.
Harris motion to refcr the free sugar
aud othcr bills to the committee on
finance. Mr.. Vest said that he had
not tho slightest doubt that II the
bills were referred to tho committee, Of
which he was acting as temporary
chairman 1t would mean tho death OF
the bills. It was well known that the
committee was now politically q tie and
with the prospect Of tho disappear
Ruce OF a quorum in o few days nothing
could be done with the bllls at this
session.
He was opposed to tho one-eighth
diIercntlnl. but he had voted aud
would vote again for that one-eighth
rather than submit to have the Demo.
cratic party accused and convicted Of
incompetency. He was most unfor'
tunate, he said, in that be was COM
pelled 10 again indulge In criticism Of
the President under whose Gag no was
still ready to fight for the cause OF tariff
reform to the death. Hc referred IN
cideutaIty TO Mr.. Olovclands ietter In
! support OF the bill, aud ranged along
side Of II tho letter OF Secretary Oar
Isle, presented to-day. which, ho said,
! proved conclusiyely that tho house bill
would. II onactod, have caused de-
| flciency OF S3O000,000. That letter, he
said. with great display OF feeling, vim.
dicated tho position Of the senate. He
denounced the aclf constituted critics
Of tho press and the demagoguea who
had sought 10 pull down men in high
places. who had asaailed tho senate and
tho senate BILL Hc had not an enemy
| in tho world, he declared dramatically,
whom no would place In tho position ho
had occupied, TO bo criticised, do
nounCed and blackmailod.
NO DRNgPIT GIVEN THE TRUST.
Mr.. Vest thon proceeded with his do
scription Of the dlfTlcultios In cOnnec.
tion with tho adjustment OF q sugar
schedule. He sketehed tho cGect on
tho trust OF the protection oil sixty conta
on hundred pounds given by tho Nc.
Kinley bill and the enormous power de-
yeloped by tho trust In virtuo OF that
projection. Under tho Wilson bill. as
reported to the house from tho commit
too, II contained q duty and bounty.
When it was in tho house FREQ sugar was
inserted. Tho finance committee pro.
pared bill which gayc no dluorential
benefit TO the trust.
"And yet" said Mr.. Vost with bitter
ncss, 'they call US the creatures Of tho
sugar trust"
Tho senator paused for moment and
thcn with intense e9rnostness added:
"Liars, slondorcrs, infamous libelers."
He proceeded to denounce the lies
which had boon teapcd on those who
hnd fought aguinst this trust aud yet
had becn designated its creatures.
nAnd whom tho finance committee
had completed It's bills" continued Mr.
Vcst. sit was talEon out OF our hands boz
toro Democratic caucus without our
knowledge or consent"
Mr.. Vest said ho would not ontor
into tho charges that tho senate was a
marty TO Tho Eight botweon tho Prcst-
dent and the senator from Maryland
(Gorman). He (Vest) had his strong
differences with that senator on tho
tariti, und ho had wristen a letser long
ago to the Greystono Club, stating MS
objections 10 the policy OF Mr. German