The herald., 1894-07-25

treasury demanded revenue duty on
sugar.
Mr.. German had said yesterday in
characterizing him (HilD as an oppon,
ent OF this bill, that he could dance and
waltz down the aisle with the aenator
from Rhode Islend (Aldrich). MIR. Hill
said he was not aware that he had been
Waiting with Mr.. Aldrich, but he re-
fnembered last summer when Mr.. Cor
man wss waltzing down the aisle with
Mr.. Sherman in the fight to repeal the
Sherman silver law.
The New York senator said this with
biting sarcasm and then recalled the
fact that his colleagues, who we're now
prophesying the defeat OF this tariff
bill, were then lSudly proclaiming that
unconditional repeal could never pass
that the struggle must be compromised.
The president WAS the bold and un-
finching champion OF unconditional
repeal.
'You said 1t could not pass" said
Mr.. Hill, turning to the Democratic
side, but it did pass, and tell you
now that while this compromise bill
may pass, do not believe it will,
He then referred to Mr.. Germans as-
sertion yesterday that the Maryland
senator, Mr.. Brice, and Mr.. Smith had
promised the Louisiana senators a duty
on sugar during the campaign of 1892.
He doubted their authority to 80 con.
strue the platform. He, for one, would
refuse to be delivered.
He thought that If Mr.. Cleveland's
interference was complained Of, the
best way to avoid such an ENHANCEMENT
in the future WAS Ito keep away from
abe White House, as d." Laughter
The idea that these old political foxes
had gone to the White House and had
misunderetood the president was absurd.
1t was childish for Thorn to come back
here and plead that they had been
overreached by an Ambitious presi-
dent"
Il shall vote to perfect this BILL"
continued Mr.. Hill. II snail vote for
Tree coal, free iron ore and free sugar."
III the senate recedes from every
amendment placed upon the bill when
1t came from the house." interrupted
Mr.. German. will you vote for it ?''
II will cross that bridge when CONS
to it," replied Mr.. Hill, psrrying the
thrust OF the astu.e senator from Mary. |
land.
"But you have said," he added, that
the senate will not recede. and you are
perfectly safe in making that bluff"
why do you not call it?" inquired
Mr.. Lindsay, nsively.
"The senator understands the terms
II the national game better than do"
.etorted Mr.. Hill.
Hill closed his speech with 40 keen a
piece OF satire as has been heard during
he debate.
THE senator from Maryland has
ought to term me the Iaao Of the sen.
Ite," said he; II might respond with
traits uron Shakespearesn characters.
n that case I would term the senator
rom Maryland as the Cassius of the
enate. Great laughter We all re-
all Cassius, the lean and hungry Cas-
Iius."
Mr.. Hill leaned over and addressed
himself almost directly to Mr.. German.
Ind the senator from Arkansas would
'all Marcus Brutus. 1t 10 the senator
rom Arkansas who has laborsd 90 earn
.stly for this bill. He ia the honest
'rutus Of the senate. Long laughter.
md Casca is the name OF the senator
rho struck the first blow on Friday last
Mr.. Vest). Trebonius is the senator
rom Indiana, testy, yet earnest. Met
illus Climber 10 the senator from Ten
leseee" Mr.. Harris).
Having thus characterized the sena-
ors amid great laughter. Mr.. Hill AIDED
I'VE all remember the cabal which
truck down C@sar, and when ON yester-
lay these senators sought 10 strike down
ur president, they made the mistake
hat had been made before. Not that
hey loved Cesar less, but they loved
Tome more. Not that they loved the
'resident less, bat that they loved the
enate cempronise more"
Then pausing for q moment, Mr.. Hill
losed with sarcastic elaboration :'"But
can cay with Antony, ''They are all
honorable men,"
Mr.. Gallery followed Mr.. Hill, first
moving that the conferees be instructed
o make the following amendment:
That the bounty provided in said act
hall stand until repealed to the extent
hat there shall be paid to the producer
rom beets. sorghum or sugar cane
'rown in the United States in the year
1914, or from maple SAP produced in the
United States during the year 1894, IN
Ter the license of 1892, subject to the
limitations new imposed by law, on all
ugars testing not less than 90 degrees
~ the polsriscope. nine-tenths of l cent
pSA pOAAup nnu upon uii buCu sugars
esting less than 80 degrees by the polari.
cope, and not less than so degrees,
.ight'tenths OF l cent per pound.
Mr.. Caffery then com mended Senator
Hill for his defense of the president and
declared there was nothing in the letter
which need arouse the ire of the sen
ators who felt themselves aggrievsd, and
Tho Louieianian declared it did not call
or the denunciations OF the senator from
Maryland. He then read an extract
rom that letter and commented upon 1t
n favorable terms. Mr.. Gallery de.
,lared the president was exoneratsd
rom the charges made against him by
Mr.. German. The very evidence ad-
iuced by Mr.. German, he said, justified
inc president in writing the letter he
lad. There was absolutely no truth in
The allegation that Mr.. Cleveland had
the functions OF his Office in Civ
ng his views to the chairman OF the
WAYS and means committee. II the
mem ers OF the finance committee had
denounced the bill. az they did, in say.
ng certain features of the bill involved
party surrender, how was it wrong for
he president to charge "perddy and dis
lonor?"
Since the secrets of the past were to
% divulged, he would no longer keep in
he dark the secrets OF his own prison
house. The Louisiana senators had been
made the target for the slings and arrows