The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-27
MR.. Villas ,CHIRPS.
He Saw a Pure White
Light.
HONEST GROVER CLEVELAND
Proud of the Friendship of Such
a Man.
NO EXCUSE FOR MR.. GoRMAN.
The Assault Upon the President
Was Purely Personal One and
Without Precedent.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Villas,
who was Secretary of the Interior and
later Postmaster-General during Ceve-
lands first administration, replied to-day
to Senator Germans attack upon the
President. For two hours he held the
floor amid the rapt attention Of the Sen
ate and galleries. delivering his scathing
rebuke of the Maryland Senator. He de-
nounced Gorman's assault as wanton,
reckless and unjustifable, and though he
declared Cleveland needed no defense at
his hands, he took up Seriatim the charges
made by German, ana met them with mas
terly skill and logic. He made his state
ment. he said, in the interest of the truth
of history.
German was not in the Senate at the
time, and TO this fact the Wisconsin Sena-
tor called attention with regret In con-
clusion he eulogized the personal character
and public integrity of Cleveland in the
most glowing terms, declaring with dra-
matte fervor that the President of the
United States, who bad received so many
evidences Of the honor and respect of the
people, could not suffer from this attack
of the Maryland Senator.
At the conclusion of his speech Villas ex-
planned that in view of the fact that
MeSsrs. German and Smith had assured
him his motion to Tecede from the one
eighth d ifferential in favor of the refners
of sugar must fail. and the further fact
that Democratic caucus had decided to
agree to further conference without in
strucuons, he would withdraw the motion.
After some general remarks by Stewart
cf no info Of ha
with the egisative branch of the Govern
ment. Hilps motion that the Senate re-
cede from its amendments placing duty
of 40 cents a ton on coal and iron was
voted on and defeated. the Republicans,
except Hansbrough of North Dakota, join
ing with the Democrats bound by the eau
Gus agreement. against it. The vote stood
6 to 65 and to 64. Irby of South Caro-
lima was the only other Democrat, except
Hill, who voted for free coal and iron.
The Populists-Allep, Kyle and PETER
also voted in the affirmative.
Washburn of Minnesota renewed Villas
motion to instruct the conferrees to recede
from the one-eighth differential on refined
sugars. but Gray Immediately made the
point of order against it that it was not
competent for the Senate to instruct in a
full and free conference The point of
order was discussed for some time, but had
not been decided when the Senate ad-
journed There is no doubt, however,
that it will be sustained and this motion
ruled out. The general impression is that
the bill will go back to the conference te-
DorrOw.
The Republicans, after consultation,
found that they could not carry the free
sugar amendment prepared by Senator
Quay yesterday. 1t was decided that
Qnay should withdraw all his amendments,
but they will be renewed in different
form by some other Republican. Mander-
son and Perkins expressed fear that the
free sugar proposition would go through
and that the bill would pass. as it was un-
derstood in case free sugar was added
PETER would vote for it. The Republi-
cans felt that the only proposition that
would 90 through which will endanger
it is that instructing the conferrees to
strike out the one-eighth differential.
This would carry by margin of one vote
if all the Republicans. all the Popullsts
and Hill and 1rby voted for it. There is
little hope that the Republicans will be
able to strike out the one-eighth differ
entail on sugar. 1t is understood that
Stewart of Nevada, whose vote is neces-
sary to carry the proposition, will not vote
with them,