The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-21

wfEst0UA when ash c~esSstNs s1S
les xhlch stood IN tue way Of passing the
bill
A. iris eoint very hot personal con-
treversy developed betreen Gray and
Hug Gray said that DARING the time the
Deu15crsttr senators were enceayorsng 10
agree on tariff bill that would command
forgy-thses DomocTatic votes, the senator
from New YORK never raised bis voice "a
favor ofthe doctrine Of free raw materials
which he nos advocated.
HaI-On every occasion when the Sub
i.xt OF fres coal and iron Gre was Up So
yocased that there be no duty levied upon
thefs.
Gray-There are thirty senator's within
the sound Of my voice that know what l
say + absolutely correct.
HHi-Wiu the senator from Delaware
name tiae when / failed TO 90 on record
for the position I nov occupy
GraY-I did not say the senator went on
record. nor do | feier to what occurred IN
the senate
Hfl-What other record.
Gray--Iha senator well knows 70 what
refeF
Hill know Of no such occasion.
Gray-Boes not the senator from New
York know OF the long conference whicn
occupied the Democratic senator's over
this biIip
HILL recollert well. and will never
forget it.
Gray--Durfng that time / and Other
Democratic senators never heard the voice
Of the senator from New York raised IN
behalf OF free coal and iron ore.
Hlll-The senator knows / spoke ct
lsnesh ufaon shis item. | did not go into
tie details Of the bill. Coal and iron ore
wers not DISCUSSED by the other senator's
Gray senator from New York has
arrafgnsd hts fellows in the senste for not
asepssTx4ng bis amendments. decline 10
take Instructions from him.
Hjil--Itoes the senator mean to say that
l have endeavorsd 10 instruct him1
This was said with such deliberate dis
tinotness aud Hill had advanced from the
hack row to within so short g distance OF
Gray that there was anticipated a close
and bitter war Of words. Gray gazed into
the eyes Of the senator from New York for
a second and said: Il don't want any
personal controversy with the senator.
The Democrats Of the senate know aud
kao~ you have taken every occasion TO
tell the Democratic senators what they
sh ould 40 and how they should proceed in
the matter of dealing With this bill.
Hill asked Gray to say what he
Rad said in the Democratic con-
ference referred TO, but Gray retorted
tina. he would not be led into the inn
propriety of disclosing what took place
there. Gray, continuing, said that the
senator had authority 10 lecture aud in
struct the senate. at which point Hill
interrupted him to say he had not
endeayored 70 instruct Democratic
senators nor to reflect upon any
member Of the senate, but, he
added. that IL in pursuing what he
considered 10 be proper course in the
senate he had reflected upon any one. he
could not help il, and he supposed 1t was
because OF such reflection that the Demo-
GRATIS seaa tor was squirmtng now.
Pugh sought TO ask question, but Hill
declined 10 hear It, whereupon Prgh re-
marked that he had hoped to end the con-
tToyersy by such question.
sYou might open IL" HILL remarked. as
he took hrs seat.
Gray resumed his speech. He said he
would not attempt to gain brief applause
by declaring what his individual views
were. IL was well known that his views
were as extreme as those held by the ex'
tremist OF tariff reformers.
Here Aldrich was recognized 10 put a
question. He said Gray had called atten-
ton to the fact that the senate tariff bill
was an abandonment of Democratic prin-
ciples, and he wanted 70 ask the senator
why Ire did not think the presidents letter
justified that view.
Gray replied that the president had
shown himself abandantly able.to vindi-
cato himself. He said the president had
~ 81 a
had never betrayed il.
Aidfich-Bnt the attitude of the presi.
dent is that any duty, however small, is
an act OF peru dy and dishonor.
Replying to this thrust Gray declared
that Aldrich was simply joining with HILL
! in his attempt to create discord. "He is. u
said Gray, "simply doing his utmost to
help along the dance, and he and the sen.
ator from New York can simply waltz
DOWN the aisle together"
| At the conclusion of Gray's speech
| Villas took the floor and offered as sub
stitute for Hifs motion q motion to in
slrucs the seuaie conferees to recede from
so much of the senate sugar amendment
as provided for n duty of x Of cent per
/ pound on refined sugar. in addition 10 the
/ a. per cent. al valoEem on ali sugars. Villas
4 addressed the senate in support ol
/ his amendment. lie deprecated the
J personalities that had been injected into
/ the debate today. The conference had
4 failed. The two houses were arraved
/ against each other, yet IL was proposed
/ that the senate further insist on every one
OF the Oh amendments. Was that the
/ way 20 accomplish resultsf What would
4 Justify the senate in taking that position
/ nowf liz the senate did SO II
would violate the spirit of the con.
stltution. The Amendments he offered hs
/ said, would strike down an iniquitous and
formidabie amendment placed IN the hil
/ hy the senate. With that exception ht
! was prepared 70 vots for further
lnsisteace on the senate amendments
/ The sugar trust corporation, he said
/ had been able IN single year
( 20 divide nearly one-thsrd Of the argre
+ gate OF its gigantic and inflated stock
/ 100000. Dad such 4 corporation need
/ prosecuonf
/ Gallery, in reply TO Villas, said he was In
/ the senate 70 guard tile interests OF hl,
I state. Sugar was It's most staple product
/ The producers of Louisiana we're agso
/ manufacturers Of centrifugal sugars
With which thosc Of the trusts competed
4 and they were entitled u 4 =. cent differ
entail islF revenue Saty oa sugar nov
} was what the sugar men demanded, al,
/ all p5eiueers Of Louisiana ask II,
sherman. replying briefly 70 CafTsry
dselazass Hat al vAioFem duty OF 80 re-
eens ass sufficient % protect the suea.
producers OF Louisiana.
Palmer proclaimed sAat Re was in favo
Of free raw materials. and announces