The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-25

1PHE most entertaining and remark
able feature in the great national
performance on the floor of the
u senate was the part played in it
today by Senator Hill as the defender
ot President Cleveland against the rs
Snult of Democratic senators in connec-
ton with the presidents now famous
letter to Mr.. Wilson, the chairman OF
the house conferrees on the tariff bill.
Mr. Hill took the ground that the let.
ter being unofficial was no violation Of
the constitution, that it was no attack
upon the senate, or upon any senator,
but that it was TN honest effort to carry
put the policy and theories of the
Democratic party. and TO advance the
Interests of the people. As to its being
an unwarranted attempt to interfere
with pending legislation, Mr. Hill rs.
serted that the blame lay with those
senators who, instead of acting on their
own judgment and responsibility
"badgered" tho president to give them
his views upon the compromise bill
which they had prepared. do as |
do, . he said TO hem, keep away from
the white house"
HILLS SCATHING SMILE.
He wound up two hours speech
(bristling all over with the spikes and
spears of his wit and sarcasm) by COM
laring the senatorial conspiracy against
President Cleveland to that which
compassed the assassination of julius
Caesar, In this historical parallel,
Senator German, of Maryland stood
for the lean and hungry Cassus,"
Of whom Caesar said: 'Ho thinks
too much. Such men are dan
gerous Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
for "honest BrutuS;" Senator Vest, OF
Missouri, for the 'envious Cnsca;"
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, for Ire
bonius, and "ths distinguished senator
from Tennessee. Mr.. Harris, for
CHINA" He carried out the parallel
by declaring that these senator's made
the same plea which the conspirators
of old made, mot that they loved
Caesar less, but that they loved Rome
more not that they loved Cleveland
less, but that they loved their party
and the country more.
Mr. Hill was followed by Senator
Caffery, OF Louisiana. who submitted
motion looking to the restoration in
the sugar schedule Of a bounty for 1894
In short speech (Which was, however,
not concluded) he accused the Demo
cratic managers of bad faith in strik-
Ing out the sugar bounty and declared
explicitly for himsslf and his colleague
lMr BlnncAard) that they would vote
for the tariff bill il it put sugar on the
FREQ list. Without any action, and in
order to have time for Democratic
caucns, the senate at 3 O5 p. N. ad-
journed.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
The committee on rules gave today's
session 30 the committee on public
lands. and in two md -half hours Mr.
McRae Dem Ark), the chairman, sue
Co. 4 'd in having passed fourteen bills
reported from his committee Two of
thess We're OF particular Importance
one providing for settlement of the
Claims by and against the state of AR.
kansas and the Uaited States, and tue
othYr providing for the separation Of
the mineral lands in the Northern Pa
citc grant to Idaho aud Montana, and
granting patents TO the settlers thereon.
TIE bill which came over from Sat.
urday and yesterday rs unfinished
business was passed, directing the re-
employment as fast as vacancies occur
of he railway postal clerks who were
discharged between March Is and May
!, 1889. An hour Of the session was
Spert in an unavailing effort to con-
slider the bill directing the naymeut To
West Virginia of tho amount of direct
tax collected from it irrespective of
claims by the federal government
against the state The house at 405
adjourned until tomorrow.