The evening world., 1894-07-20
HILL ENDORSES CLEVELAND.
Reads frcm the Letter of Yester-
day, and says President L. Right.

tBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. July 2V.-Crowds such
MS had not thronsed the Senate In
| months packed the galleries to-day.
| The House and the President had yester-
| day thrown down the gauntlet to the
Senate on the tariff question, and a
pit ched battle was expected. An
ominous hush was upon the Chamber
when the President pro. TEN. INT.
Harris, of TENN raped the Senate to
order.
Senator Joe Blackburn, OF Kentucky,
in pink negllge shirt, Stood watch In
hand, while the chaplain delivered his
Invocation, looking ike judge at a
Kentucky Derby.
The conservative" Democrats, Mr..
Brice in an immaculate suit of white
flannel. Mr.. German in IA sedate suit Of
blue and Mr.. Smith in long black frock
coat sat grouped together on the Demo-
era tic side. Mr.. Hin, sitting far back,
chatted merrily with Gen. Dan Sckles,
the one-legRed veteran of Gettysburg.
Senators Sherman, Aldrich. Allison,
Hale and Chandler, the leaders on the
Republican side, appeared amused at
the storm which threatened across the
political aisle. The preliminary routine
business was transacted in a perfume
tory way.
senator smith speaks
At l2l7 Senator Voorhees,, Chairman of
the Finance Committee. arose In his
place and called up the conference re-
port on the Tariff bill. Without a word
of explanation he yielded the floor to
Senator Smith. of New Jersey, who
arose and read carefully prepared
speech. He had hoped. he said. when
the bill passed the Senate two weeks
ago, that 1t had been perfected. But
the events Of the last twenty-four hours
had confronted the Democratic party
with the possibility of the failure of all
tariff legislation at this session. II so
the responsibility must be placed where
II belonged.
NO White House Intimidation
He criticised the President for "violat-
Ing" the principles of his party in at
tempting 10 interfere with the preroga-
tives OF the legislative branch of tho
Government. but declared that he should
never be intimidated by threats from
the President. or by the uLterances OF
his party associates at the other end of
the Capitol. which had been so uproari-
ous.y applauded.
lie called attention to the difference
between the situation in the House and
the Senate. lie reviewed the events In
the House, which eliminated In the
passage OF the bill. with the loss of sew
enteen Democratic votes in that body.
In the Senate all was changed. Every
Democratic vote was needed to pass "A
bill, II II was to be passed as party
measure, ana the members of the r.
nance Committee went herOlCally 10
work TO harmonic the differences exist
ing In the Democratic side. They had
accomplished that purpose. to their ever
lasting credit, be 1t said.
smith n ConcessiOnist.
He had been one Of those who had
STOOD out for concessions In the inter
est of his constituents. He made no
concealment ~ his position then; he
made none now.
ne then proceeded TO deliver n glowing
eulogy OF the Tariff bill as II passed the
Senate, declaring tnat, unlike the mouse
bill, il contained no menace TO the indus
tries OF the country ana had not been
framed by men from sparscly settled
districts who knew nothing OF the great
commercial interests OF the United
states
lie asserted that the trainers OF the
House hill and a large proportion OF the
Democratic party were not tarin re-
formers. they were free traders. Per
OF free raw materials; but at time
when miners We're hardly able 10 keep
the wolf from the door, on the heels OF
the greatest mining strike In history, he
party could afford to run the risk OF
striking down this vast industry.
A broad smile ran around the Senate as
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