The record-union., 1894-07-24
AS laughter continued Hill arose and,


Senator had throughout attempted to
thwart his party. Never before. since the
| Declaration of Independence, had the
President of the United States been guilty
of such violation of the spirit of the
! Constitution as had Cleveland in writing
| this letter TO Chairman Wilson.
| German had Blackburn read an ex-
| tract from Washington's farewell address
about the encroachment of the Executive
on the powers of Congress, as subversive
OF the principles of the republic.
He referred to the great political COM
munication regarding the Hayes excite
ment attending the Hayes Tilden contro-
OF the army in Washington. Forms of
law had averted that catastrophe. There
had been, he went on, further concentra-
ton of power. Conference committees
had been free from outside influence.
The liberty of the Senate had been in
vaded. but the truth would rise, he said,
in thunderous tones, though thousand
hirelings write us down and traduce US.
9Ihe President" he continued, "had
said it would be dishonorable to tax coal
and iron. The House, parrot-like, re-
peated the cry. Men who set up high
| standards should come to us with clean
hands," He urged that the House, if it
had been consistent, would have placed
all raw materials on the free list. He
/
! the House had made dutiable. lie denied
that it was either Democratic doctrine or
in accordance with the Democratic plat
form doctrines to place coal and iron on
the free list He enumerated the amount
of the tax on coal placed by the different
| Congressman.
The same bill you speak off, inter-
rupted Hill, "placed wool aud timber on
the dutiable list.''
'They did," replied German. He pro-
ceeded to declare that the Democratic
| platform did not demand free raw ma
terials. He went back to the platform of
! 1884, on which he said Mr.. Cleveland was
elected, ''by the grace of God and a good
! deal of hard work." 1t did not provide
| for free raw materials. The bill prepared
| by his distinguished friend (Mills) placed
70 per cent. duty on coal.
Il was in the same situation then," in
! terrupted Mills, that l am now. [ was
in the hands of half dozen members
who forced duty on coal. 1t was not my
choice"
81 am not attacking you,u said German,
deprecatingly.
You said [ prepared a bill which taxed
coal in it," replied Mills, hotly.
| German then gave the history of the
| convention of 1883, when, he said, the
radicals were in the saddle, a resolution
was adopted indorsing the Mills coal bill
Mr.. Cleveland accepted it, and stood on
it. He referred TO the platform declara-
ton in 1892, prepared by MIR. Cleveland's
| friends, commencing the House "for go-
| ing in the direction OF free raw materials" 4"
The radical resolution sprung i'll the con-
vention was pushed by those who desired
to defeat his nomination. No one ex-
pected Mr.. Cleveland to stand on that
radical plank. Mr.. Cleveland's letter
was looked forward to with anxiety. In
| - n L. L.
against the destruction of any industry
and in favor of freer raw materials.
THAT letter." said German. turned the
| tide and elected Mr.. Cleveland Presi-
dent"
"Mr. President, speak Of the Presi-
| dent of the United States with nothing
| but the kindest feelings. l have never
in my life had anything but the kindest
| feelings for him. L believe he is one of
| the most remarkable men ia public life
| in the last fifty years in civilized coun-
| tries in the world. 10 elect him the first
time he was candidate, gave my con-
sent and unremitting labor. / stood by
him when he had but few who had the
moral courage to walk through the slime
and filth and uphold him. [ supported
his nomination for the second time, not
agreeing though with the policy of his
! declarations in his message of 1887,
and l stood by my friend, the Senator
| from Ohio (Bricel who gave the nomina-
| ton of Mr.. Cleveland his substance and
his time, and everything that man can
give to serve great cause. l stood with
| him from the beginning of the campaign
| to the end. / was not in favor of Mr.. Cleve-
| lands nomination again in 1892, as a
matter of policy, but it is with the dis
tinguished Senator from Ohio (Brice),
and the distinguished Senator from New
York Child VINO carried the battle hag in
that State, and the Senator from North
Carolina (Ransom).
1--WE never permitted anything to stop
our efforts until we placed him in his
| high station. He did it with an admira~
ton for, we know, a belief to serve his
country well. But it is also in order that
we might have Democratic control in this
| Government. / have given the President
fair support and an honest support;
! never subservient, never swayed by the
want of patronage, ready to stand by him
on whatever was right. | have no cause
to complain against him. / am not his
! debtor. Let him answer for himself But
| in the campaign of 1892, when mems
cheeks were blanched with fear, my
! friend, the junior Senator from New Jer-
Sey (Smith), active as was the Senator
| from Ohio (Brice) and L, and the dis
tinguished Senator from New York (HiID
who now opposes this bill, went to the
| front to lead in that campaign, and made
| Democratic victory possible, starting
| the first cheer which gave hope and COM
fort to the country.
"Tne conferrees in this matter on the
part of the Senate have great duty to
| perform. There are almost irrecon-
/ cilable differences. But want TO say to
the conferrees on the other side: Now,
above all other times, the law must be
| observed. Harmony can only be had by
standing to the letter of the law. You
who make laws with US must not violate
| them. There is in this case written and
unwritten law, to which there is no eX-
| ception, and that is when one house pro-
poses to change an existing statute and
the other refuses to go SO far, the house
making the radical demand shall give
way. That is the law. That is the Gus
tom. When it is insisted upon there is
no escape from it, if you contend to have
legislation"
warned his colleagues that on the mate
rial points it must be the Senate bill or
no bill.
White of California was the only other
| speaker of the day. While he was in IA
vor of free coal and free iron ore. he, too,
declared it the part of patriotism for the
Democrats to stand together for the Sem
ate bill.
When he concluded the Senate adj
| iourned, with the situation seemingly in
as shaotic state as ever.
THE HOUSE WITHOUT A QUORUM.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The House
! found itself without quorum to-day.
The Committee on Rules reported a
resolution to direct the Sergeant-a Arms
to bring absentees to the bar of the
House.
Mr.. Reed desired an adjournment to
| listen to the eloquence of the Senate, and
was suggesting, .Our friends still seem
to be answering the Indictment, and are
pleading completely on the part of the