The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-16
IN THE SENATE.
Mills Condemns the Havemeyer Tariff
and Vest nefrnAa IL.

and Vest Defends IT.
WAsHTSeTos CRY, Aug. 15.--In the SEN
ate the bills 10 place coal, iron ore and
barbed wire on the free list were read.
Berry called up the free sugar bill. Harris.
while favoring free sugar, thought this and
the other bills should be referred TO the
finance committee. Berry said the senate
had been charged with being the friend of
the sugar t-ust. He wanted the bill passed
exactly as ii came from the house. Harris
SAID that an early report should be made
by the committee.
At this point Cockrell presented the con-
ference report on the general deficiency
BILL The only dispute was as to 81, 500 600
for Southern Pacific claims. TO which the
house would not agree. He moved that
the senate insist on this point. Sherman
moved that the senate recede from its
amendment. but this motion was lost and
CockreIl's carried.
Cockrell presented the conference report
on the sundry civil bill, which was
agreed TO.
Vest made q speech on Harris motion
TO refer the free sugar and other bills 10
the finance committee. He said il meant
death 10 the bills, as the COMMITTEES was
politically tie. with the prospec. of dis
appearance Of quorum within few DAYS
He declared that the position of the SEN
ate on the tariff had been vindicatsd by
the letter of Secretary Carlisle, which
proyed concIusively that If the house bill
had been enacted IL would have caused
deficiency of 5000, ,osO. He showed that
the power acquired by the sugar trust was
the result Of its fostering by the provisions
of the Mckinley bill
Vest then proceeded with his description
of the difficulties in connection with the
adjustment OF the sugar schedule. Under
the Wilson bill, as reported 10 the house
from the committee, is provided for a duty
and bounty. When it was in the house
free susar was inserted. The finance CON-
mi,tee prepared bill which gave no iif-
ferential benefit 10 the trust. And yet,
said Vest with bitterness, they call
as the creatures of the sugar trust ~
The senator paused for a moment,
and then with increased eaFnestness
added. ''slanderous lies I" Vest said he
would not enter into the charge tha. the
senate was party 10 the fight between
The president and the senator from Mary
land fGormanL lie lNestl had his
strong differences With the senator on the
tariff. and had written letter long ago 20
the Greystone club stating his objections
20 the policy Of German, and supporting
Mr.. Cleveland for his position on revenue
reform. "Bnt," continued Vest. Il be-
long 10 no man. / belong 10 no faction,
aud am neither Montague nor Capulet,
York or Lancaster. / can never follow
one Who does violence 10 the principles Of
the Democratic party"
Toward the close OF bis speech Vest said /:
..Recurrsag TO an unpleasant subject, /
hane for the last tlnse. Nish 20 say haYe
no auArrsl xlth the president otiha United
states fit we're necessary today. ia or
der 10 remain IN public ssie. that / should
retraet one xord Of hat / said in the sen
ate I should not after u. No uaa. no
matter hos high hls position, has a right
To peruetrsfe an iujastIce on another 1
"a. told by ms colleagues, for / had net
h.en 10 The WAlte Hoass. that although the
ur~Sissent prefsY YFes free coal snd free iron
stla the bill, as ae we're preparing. woald
---.sxe his support. and after ws had
gwen our labor. our energy, almost our
lives in the preparation of thts hsll. for the
,,raSif.rut then 20 canne uet8re the Amer
e.n people and aenoHnce measure whieh
he ssilai - denounee before, although he
knex is provisions. vas sn act 81 gross
injustice 10 Eh0-e II us who had sufered
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