The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-16
SEATTLE WASHINGTON. THURSDAY. AUGUST rs 1885,


0atee ~ personalities. but my A,feaRsoa
has oeen called recently - aa infamous
statement, coming froga a generally re-
pa;sole source. made IN the public press.
e the effect that my action in re@ara 10
the letter Of the president IA Mr.. Wilson
In regard 10 the bill hal been aicsa:esi hy
af-eitng OF revenge against the president
because he had ignored me in regard
20 the patronage o my state. Mr.
fFesIden. have no private grlef.
oat wlsh 70 g. kaowleCse
IN the most puslic manner mv gratitude
To the president for having re, ievea rue
iroIn all Fespons3 bi!ity in regard - the
appointments IN Missouri Slr. 4 there IS
ANYTHING IN mg puhlic lifs which has
adoreed re any pleasGrr real ard sub
staatIal, Il has been the fact that the T,resi-
Gent, III the exercise OF his constitutional
rignt,ot which do nos Complain. informed
RE that he no ionGer desired nv advice
regarding Missouri patronage. | have
nothing 10 complain nf on the part Of the
president | am ready 70 follow him now
as the Scotch followed the banner of Bruce
when be fought tor his country AMI home
l light for no man; Eight for principle.
nav party and my country. Men pass
sway Ike cloads from the evening sky.
cur principle must live forever.
Sir, when any man living accuses the
OF personal motives in What have dane
"a NtAHEE~toA WIKI LAAS Asl{--thoaEn nv
connection With II IS now ended simply
answer him as Marmion 70 Douglass.
Lord Angus, thou hast lied.
At the conclusion Of Vests speech,
Jones offered an amendment 10 the sugar
bill, which was read for information. Its
object was to levy duty OF 81 per cent
on sugar. with no protection to the trust
The amendment was not in order, as the
bill was not before the senate
Mills then delivered a speech he has
been ireasursng up for several days. "The
bill which has been pending here" he
sad, 'and which Is about 10 become a
Law. does not reflect the sentiments OF
loo people of the United States. No Re-
publican wanted II. no Populist wanted
it and few Democrats wanted it. The
great mass of the people condemned IL"
he exclaimed dramatically. "The bill
was dictated By five or six or
seven men on this floor. My friend from
Missouri tVest) is right in saying there is
no Democratic majority on this door for
tariff reform. There are four parties ON
this silooF-Repuhlieans. Democrats. Pop
ulists and Conservatives. The conserya-
tive balance OF power made the bill, voted
for il and passed it. and it has become
law. We were between the devil and the
deep sea, and rather than see the bill go
to the devil We went to the deep sea. 1t
is better than the Mckinley law" Com
ing to another branch of Vests speech he
said:
81 regret to see my friend attack the
president of the United States. / believe
he is honest. and believe he is trying TO
carry out the viii of 6.0C0.ooO Democratic
voters. The letter of Secretary Carlisle is
no condemnation of the presidents letter
to Wilson. The presidents letter 10 Mr..
Wilson was written because We departed
from the Democratic principles o. free raw
materials. The president wanted to give
employment TO the Idle people of the
country. We don't accent this as the final
settlement of the tariff We intend TO
continue the crusade of tariff reform until
the people are no longer ground down by
burdens which are made to enrich the
few"
Mills said his purpose was to challenge
the assertion Of the secretary of the treas
ury that the removal Of the sugar duty
would cause deficit. "If the duty were
taken of sugar." he declared, "the treas
ury would still have more money under
the bill than could be economically
spent by the government The es-
Inmates upon which Mr.. Cariisle's
statement was made he based on
the imports of 1898. under the
Mckinley law. The whole history of
tariff legislation demonstrated that reduc-
tions of duty resulted in increased inn
portations and increased revenue" lie
maintained that there was no necessity 10
secure ST. OF revenue from sugar. The
only thing that reconciled him TO tho
n & a.,
plus interest bearing bonds could be pur-
chased, but he preferred 10 put sugar on
the free list.
Does the senator mean that he will
vote for free sugar in the face of the state
ment of the secretary OF the treasury p
Mcpherson asked.
81 will. !" replied Mills. "As have said,
the secretary of the treasury based these
figures on the importations of 1895; no
allowance is made for the largely increased
importations under the lower rates. The
senate has the facts.
Mills said IN conclusion that he hoped
the senator from Tennessee would with
draw his motion 10 refer. Harris replied
that he had great respect for the opinion
of Mills, but in view of the letter of Car
isle, he would prefer at this time 10 take
his Judgment rather than that of the SEN
ator from Texas, and would insist on his
motion.
Villas replied 20 some of the observations
of Vest. taking issue with him. lie driftsd
into the discussion Of the discriminating
duty in favor of the sugar trust. aud
npaily declared that the bill should not go
TO the finance committee.
"If the pill is not referred to the finance
committee" asked Mitchell Of Oregon,
Rep, ''io you favor the bill as it came
from the house7"
Villas replied that he considered II n
legitimate object of revenue. but the
people should be rid of the trust. How
ever. rather than have the trust profit to
the extent of untold millions. he would
be willing 70 sacrifice the revenue from
sugar.
Manderson, Rep, said that If the sena-
tors on the other side had concluded he
would move TO adjourn, but at the request
of Dolph he allowed a notion 10 80 into
executive session TO take precedence.
Grsv. Dem, demanded the yeas and nays.
and the motion was defeated, is 10 81.
The session concluded with humorous
nsssaee-at-arms between Harris and
Chandler. Adjournment was taken at 4
O'Clock.
In the House-
WAsaIxsroS CiTr, Aug. i5.-Hardly .
rinnle Of interest VAS excited In the house
tadav. The senate bill TO extend the
rine for the construction Of 3
railroad bridge across the Colum-