Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-26
IN the SENATE.
The War Of Words on the Tariff Bill Continue
Through Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Once again the
Senate today was the scene of more tall
about the Presidents letter to Chairman
Wilson. Interest had apparently lsgget
when the Senate was called to order fol
there was not that attendance of spectators
which marked the sessions of Monday ant
yesterday, but as the minutes went by seat.
filed one by one and the scenes of the pre-
ceding days, when hundreds of people
crowded the galleries and hundreds lined
the corridors until adjournment, were re-
peated.
Taking his cue perhaps from the inten
sity of feeling displayed in the speeches on
the Wilson letter, the chaplain in his open
ing prayer asked that the senators be
guided in their actions by remembrance
Of that final day when all men shall be com
PEELED to give an account of themselves al
the judgment seat. 1t was unfortunate fol
the good intentions of the chaplain that &
mass of routine business interviewed be
tween the prayer and the beginning of the
interesting part of the day, for the advice
given was probably lost to mind when the
conference report on the tariff bill wal
called up.
The morning business was over shortly
after |, and Csffery of Louisiana arose
When he ceased speaking yesterday he wat
telling the Senate why duty should bC
placed on sugar, and how Democrat coul,
advocate that duty without being protec
zionist. Today Mr.. Caffery began jus
where he had left off and calmly, dispss
sionately, without attempt at dramatic
flourish, continued his argument. telling tn
Senate how the sugar schedule of the tsrif
bill might be arranged to suit all parties
concerned.
Mr.. Caffery appealed to the Senate foI
the protection of sugar, and he predicted
that if protection were extended for de
cade the sugar planters would be able tc
make their way without assistance from thu
general government. Louisiana did no
desire, he said, to stand IN the way of tariff
reform. She stood with her sister Demo
cratic states who were trying to bring i
about. But he asked his Democratic friend,
to pause in their march toward the goal OF
tariff reform and not to march over tn,
body Of his state.
1t would have been better to travers,
again the old beaten track over which thu
Democratic party had gone many times tt
victory. But he yielded bis views to tht
majority of his colleagues and was willing
to vote for the Wilson bill in silence unlesl
that bill destroyed his state.
Caffery protested against the admission Of
Hawaiian sugar free. "Why should we" ht
asked, ,"favor Liliuokalani or Dole" He wal
at loss to understand why the provision
exempting these sugars from duty should
have been inserted in the bill. He hoped Q
tariff bill would pass. All Democrats de
sired that, and even the Republicans did
He hoped this uncertainty would bt
ended.
Senators Daniel and Hunton followed ir
speeches favoriDg the passage of tariff
bill, and at 2.33 the Senate went into ex
ecutive session.
Just before the Senate went into execu
tive session. motion was made by Quay
to so amend the pending motions of Sena
tors Villas and Gray, as to place sugar or
the free list. The Senate adjourned at 3 ~