The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-07-26

ment. He charged directly that
every one of the senate amendments
had been seen by Secretary Carlisle
aud scanned bv him before they were
agreed upon. He drew from his
desk and Lai read an interview
with Secretary Carlisle on April 80,
in which rbe secretary of the treas
ury gave iLe same bill his sweeping
endovsem ~.
After the r'adiug of the Carlisle
interview, NJ. German led up to
one of the most dramatic episodes
Of the day (,h" sutnmOnlug of
Messrs. Vest, Jones and Harris as
wltn-Sse TO his statement that the
Presld. Ut approved the Senate COM
promise by making the following
remarks: AIr. German said: "Such
was the declaration of the Secretary
of the Treasury that statement
from him has probably a wonderful
effect. 1t softened the hard places
with which he met when we came to
confer and to act. It was accepted.
1t did much to enable US to bring
together forty three Senators in this
body. l repeat that but for it l do
not believe we should have ever sue
ceded in getting together,
But it did not stop there. 1t
was not alone with the Secretary of
the Treasury,who necessarily speaks
for the president in matters copcern-
ing his department. The President
was not ignorant of what we propos
ed to do. Nothing was concealed
from him. The pape announced on
the day following the interview with
Mr.. Carlisle that the President him
self concurred with his great secre
tary. SO We understood, aud if it is
not true, then forty three Senators on
this side of tle chamber have been
misled. Every prominent amend
ment to the bill was "a wei! known
to him us to ue.
While neither the president Tor
his secretary vas in love with all the
provisions of the amendments, ave
sir, l may say III fairness that there
were many to which they were OPP
posed, as the senator from Missouri
and the Senator from Arkansas
and the distin guished chairman of
the committee on finance were ep
posed to many of them, and as it
was compromise measure 1t was
not satisfactory to single solitary
human being Of this side of the
chamber, in all its details, but | as
sert that as a whole, the structure as
presented and scanned hv these gen
tlemen, was satisfactory and was rec
ognized as the best it was possible
to pass through this body, and that
no quarter, high or low, neither from
the president, OF through his cabinet
nor by any mem Der Of the body, was
it ever suggested or intimated that
there was any Vi Dlation of democratic
principles in anything We did.
Now Mr.. President this is a very
broad staten mt. l call upon the
two gentlemen who had the immedi
control Of the bill. the senator from
Missouri. Mr. Vest and the senator
from Arkansas (Mr. jones', and
ask them if they have statemen,
which varies a hair breadth from
the truth it is due to the senate. it is
due to themselves. it is due to me, i
Is due TO the country that tht
|. truth be known. Let the people
have the truth. l pause for reply
from my friend from Missouri"
CoRRoBoRATING GoRMAN.
Mr.. Vest arose. He began by say
ing that he had not himself seen tn,
President since the repeal of tn,
Sherman law last summer, but with
the Secretary OF the Treasury be hat
. frequent conversations. Mr.. Carlisl,
had repeatedly and distinctly stated
to him that the greatest po>sibl,
calsmity that could happen would b.
the failure of auy bill He had dis
tinctly stated TO him that no differ
euce in rates should be allowed K
stand in the way Of the consumma