Evening journal., 1894-06-09
FIVE MINUTE SPEECHES
Senators Make an Agreement
Concerning Tariff Debate.
THE BILLS PROGRESS NOT HELPED.
Agricultural Schedule Not Yet Finished
Senators Hoar and Mills and Vest and
Chandler Exchange sharp words-Mr
Terrelrs Testimony.


the agricultural schedule covering about |
10 pages Of the tariff bill. under the five |
minute rule, but the progress was almost |
as slow as before the arrangement was
made. Eight paragraphs-l9O-19S, com |
prsing about page and "a half of the bill |
were disposed Of
The debate, az rule was rather dull |
although there were occasional sharp ex-
changes which indicated that the prolong- |
ed daily sessions have rutlied the usually
calm temper Of the senate. For some days
this bad humor has characterized such
fencing as has occurred in the course Of
the debate.
Before the tariff was taken up Mr..
Hoar's resolution to inquire into the adj
visibility Of releasing the claim Of the
government against the Leland Stanford
estate was laid on the table.
A rather heated debate grew out Of an
attempt ON the part of Mr.. Hoar to induce
Mr. Mills to tell the senate who it was
that had applied so much pressure 20 the
Democratic majority that they were fore
ed to break their platform pledges. Who
was A., he asked, who would not vote for
the bin If it contained free coal, free iron
ore or free sugar. Who was 10 who forced
this high duty ON rice' The senators from
the coal states had declared on the floor
of the senate that they would have voted
for the bill, free coal or not. Name your
man. said Mr. Hoar Make him stand
out In the daylight and take the response
bility. You owe it TO the country and to
yourself"
Hoar Taunts Mills
Mr. Mills replied rather warmly that
observations like Mr. Hoar's were in the
nature OF special pleading. They fool no
body, said he, because every intelligent
man understands that under the present
circumstances it requires every Democrat
&c vote i'm this chamber to make a legisla-
tive majority. The Democrats were there
fore compelled to make such concessions
as were necessary To secure such a MAORI
| ty He recalled the fact that when the
| Mckinley bill was considered the then
senator from Vermont Mr.. Edmunds) had
insisted ON and had obtained duty ON
maple sugar and maple sirup as the price
of his support Of the measure. The power
of organization was greater ON the Repub-
lican side than the Democratic side yet
the Republicans had lately expressed sur
prise 40 the evidence of organization ON
his side He admitted they had made CON
cessions. They intended TO stand together
and pass this bin in spite of Republican
hlibustering Bad as it might be, it was
infinitely better than the present law.
Mr. Hoar thought Mr.. Mills reply to
his question no reply at all. II was a cry
of agony. He recalled that few days ago
AR. Mills had described himself as bctwecn
the devil and the deep sea. After this cry
of rage he thought that there was no trou-
BILE in locating him. He was not in the
sea or in danger of drowning. Every one
knew who had him. With much sarcasm
Mr. Hoar proceeded TO try TO goad Mr..
Mills into a direct reply to the question as
to who had forced the main concessions in
the bill.
Mr.. Hale joined forces with him, and
when he sat down Mr.. Mills sought an OPP
portunity to reply by Offering pro forma
amendment to strike out the last word,
as Senators Hoar and Hale had done. Mr..
Berry demonstrated in an undertone, and
Mr. Mills left the chamber with some in
dications of irritation.
Mr. Berry then stated that he had re-
monstrated because he did not want to sec
! a Democratic senator follow the example
Of a Republican senator in course he
D considered "a violation of good faith under
unanimous agreement
Mr. Hoar replied very deliberately that
a man who took this view of the case dis
played gross ignorance, and Mr. Berry as
serted that the Massachusetts senator bad
willfully and knowingly done that which
5 no honorable man could afford TO do and
ne expressed his surprise that the senator
from Massachusetts should have done such
s a thing which he had never known him
TO do before Mr.. Hoar briefly defended
his action, and the episode closed.
s Amendments looking TO the restoration
of the present rates on dairy products wer,
lost, and the following rates were fixed
Butter 4 cents per pound; cheese, cents
q per pound; fresh milk, cents per gallon
Vest and Chandler Exchange Courtesies.
A sharp exchange Of senatorial courte
sizes between Messrs. Chandler and Nos
. occurred. Mr. Chandler, I'm the course o
ironical remarks referred TO the result o
the recent municipal elections at Kansas
City Mr.. Vest replied contemptuousll
% that this style of argument indicated the
calibcr of Mr. Chambers craftsmanship
1T may be, " said he, that Missouri vii
go Republican, il may be that 1 will be re
tired 70 private life; but if l am 1 vii
, have the sweet consolation Of knowing
y that / shall no longer be cocrced into lis
, tening 70 the senator from New Hamp
r shire That sort of thing was no argu
y ment said Mr. Vest
e Republican argument usually picture,
II the interests of the American farmer bleed
ie ing in the streets as the eggs of the paupe
hens of Canada came across the border
In conclusion he characterized remarl
- which Mr. Chandler had quoted agains
him as joke
When be sat down, Mr.. Chandler aros
30 and made "a mock apology. lie owed tn
senator from Missouri sn apology, he ad
" mittod, il what he had said was joke
He had not thought Mr.. Vest had smile
= or had felt like smiling since this contos
~ began because he realized the trials am
~ fluctuations he had been through; how h
- had been pcstcrod and worried by tn
agents Of trusts. which had finally prevail
cd, how he had pleaded unavailingly wit
his Democratic colleagues 10 be true
principle, and finally how he had listenc
to him (Chandler). when he made tina
|. rcmTk, " concluded Mr. Chandler eth
sting OF his speech was i'm the tail
ne supposed he was still as solemn, soriou
! and nnmnnfnr ennune IN HuNp nnp