The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-21
A MERRY WAR.
Democrats DenounCe
the President.
HILL HIS DEFENDER.
Grave Senators Moved to
Anger.
ARRAIGNING THE MASTER.
Who Made Him the Only
Democrat ?
SEEKING TO GEORGE CONGRESS.
Vest Tips His Tongue With Gall to
Denounce the Interference of
the Executive.
SEEKING TO COERCE CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, July 20.-No adequate
description can be given of the scenes and
incidents in the Senate to-day. The dis
cussion provoked by CleveIand's letter
was marked by bitterness and intensity
OF feeling seldom shown in any debate.
1t was made clear, and more cons pcuously
so toward the close of the day, that a fam
lily row had been preclDtated upon the
party, and that the Democratic Senators,
while feeling the smart OF Cleveland'S
criticism. were angered to the highest
pitch. particularly as they appre ciated the
awkwardness of their own position. No
Democrat present but mad his nerves
strung to the highest pitch. and the feel
ing of bitterness was so intense that it
seemed to pervade the whole atmosphere.
Hill's speech in defense of the position
taken by President Cleveland caused a
sensation and was listened to with aston
ishment. Those who tell within the
criticism Of the letter which Hill was in
dorsipg sat with red faces and their hands
trembling or beating on the arms of their
chairs with excitement. and in every line
of the expression of their countenances it
was shown that they were fighting mad.
Meanwhile the mem bers of the House
who were crowded in the space back of
the seats could hardly restrain their en-
thusiasm. and several times commotion
and expressions of approval had to be
checked by the chair. The galleries, too,
manifested their sympathy with Mr..
Cleveland's utterances, and it was made
apparent that the position taken by Hill
was popular as we'll as surprising to those
on the outside, if nofvery agreeable to his
colleagues.
The defiance thrown back at Cleveland
by Vest in his speech evidently met with
the approval of those Senators who, like
himself. came within the scope of MI
Cleveland's criticism, but there was per-
feet silence during bis speech, except
when at its close he made a fling at Hill.
During the speech of Gray of Delaware
.here was sharp personal passage Of
words between the Delaware Senator and
Hill. Gray resented any attempt on the
part Of Hill to dictate TO Democratic Sena-
tors what their duty might be, and twitted
him with having voted against the bill
and having failed to assist the Democrats
in it's preparation. Hill retorted, and
both men showed considerable anger in
the dispute as to what Hill had or had not
done in the Democratic conference over
the bill.
1t was made quite evident that the
speech of Hill cut deeply into the skins of
his Dem oeratic associates. The declara-
tion made by Smith that he would not
vote for the bill If changed from the
Senate form, and similar declaration by
Vest. will if adhered to probably settle
the fate of tariff legislation by this Con-
press The Honsa will cprtainIv not viald
to the Senate if its leader and the Presi-
dent can prevent it, and if Smith lives up
to his threat it is not apparent how there
can be any legislation on the tariff at this
session.
The action of Senator Villas In preceding
his speech with motion to strike out the