The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-25


nesses, one after another, on the cues
ton of what the rest had said to them
about the details of the tariff bill.
stranger came into the Senate
chamber yesterday. He looked at the
presiding officer, and heard those wit
nesses called, and he asked bystander
whether that was the chief justice of
the United States presioing, and
whether this was court of impeach-
ment trying the President OF the United
States. 1t was personal inquiry.
Again reverting to the Presidenst'
letter, Hill described 1t as IA n honest
and manly letter to the chairman of the
committee on ways and means, telling
him OF his doubts and fears in regard to
the bill. He had not intended, Hill as.
serted, to dictate to either branch of
Congress. The letter could not be con-
strued into dictation. 1t was sugges-
ton, an expostulation, warning to his
party friends not to persist in the Senate
bill.
Coming again to the question of the
proposed duties on coal aud iron ore
Hill said that it had been suggested by
German that there were some great in
terests some where demanding free
coal and free iron ore. he (HilN did
not know where those interests where
and he presented petition from citi.
zens OF Baltimore asking for free iron
ore. he did not know what interests
were seeking for free coal.
he had to hear any Senator suggest
that the President of the United States,
In making these recommendations, had
desired to su5serve the interests of any
monopoly or OF any individual He be-
neved that the President had made
these recommendations because they
were for the best interests of the country.
German asked Hill whether, il the
Senate would recede from every amend
ment which 1t had placed on the House
bill, and would let thai bill stand, with
free sugar, free coal, free iron ore and
free wool, he would still yote for the
Wilson bill
~ will cross that bridge when I come
to it," Hill replied and his answer was
greeted with contempteous laughter on
the part OF many Democratic Senators.
And" he added, taking no notice of
this manifestation; 1.-The Senator from
Maryland has said that the President
would not recede; and he is pretty safe,
OF course, in making the bluff which he
makes now"
do not let him bluff YOU" said Gray.
~ do not think l will" Hill said.
Call him." Gray suggested, amid
laughter.
Tho Senator from Delaware" Hill
remarked, sis moro used to those figures
OF speech than l am. l suggested to
the Senator from Maryland to try and
remove the the duty on these raw ma
terlals, make sugar free; take of the
one eighth OF cent q pound differen-
tial; relieve this bill from tho suspicion
and scandal attached to it; place all
these articles on the free list and then
will talk with you about how you vote
and vote" daughter and applause)
Coming back again to the interviews
OF Senators with the President, Hill
told them that it was not right for them
to be running to the White House seek
ing instructions, and he added amid
much laughter II suggest to my
friends that they do as do. keep away
from tho White House. The idea that
the President of the United States
overreached these old politicians who
mad been through many campaign,
that he was too sharp for them and that
they came away with different sort OF
impression from the ideas which he had
is absu 3D."
Hill resumed his scat at the
close of his speech, amid great
applause.
Gallery followed with a motion to
instruct the Senate conferees to insert
In tho sugar schedule a provision to pay
to the sugar producers OF the United
States for 1894 bounty of 0 10 cents q
pound on sugar testing not less than 90
degrees by polariscope. and OF $40 cents
for sugar testing not less than so
degrees. He began his speech by do.
Tending the President in connection
with the Wilson letter, and declared
that there was nothing in that letter
which the President was not perfectly
justified in saying, and nothing in it
that assailed, in the slightest degree,
the honor OF the Senate or Of any SEN
ator.
Without closing his speech. Gallery
gave way to motion to adiourn-so
that the Democratic Senators might
mold caucus-and then, at 3:05 p. m.,
the Senate adjourned until to morrow
at noon.
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