New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-25
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

Washington. July 24-The morning business j" '"e
Senate was Of little interest. i, Included however.
the passage Of the House bill granting the use OF
certain lands 20 the OF Castine. Me- for
pubic park II also included the passage OF House
biz granting TO the city OF Newport. KY, portions
Of the military property there for a public park.
la:sO the message from the House announcing
disagreement OF The Conference Committee On 'he
Tariff bill, and asking further conference was 'au
before the Senate.
Ar Nm Dem. y W took the floor and addressed
ne Senate His opening remarks. delivered very
towy and deliberately. were:
Mr. President with the dsiing 1| ned sen sen;
w. are now in the midst Of great crisis l; Is
mos, peculiar and unusual situation Of AFFAIRS me
long number Of years. had been ntrusied WIN me
contro Of governmental affairs In the d;scnarge OF
IS duty 10 the country the DemoSrsa ~ ,hs
tves in the House rad passed oil winch on nv
whole aside from its income tax provision seenfs
70 have met general apprec.a'ior , uS;nh uss not
Senate. and the Senate passsa n.I wn,cr 80, wa n mo-
.bs naonle Of The country. In my humble opinion
St violated The position which the Democratic parN
has assumed In recent years
Mr. Hill then spoke Of the disagreement OF me
ronferrees and asked what the great obstacles
tha; could not be overcome. In the first place. the
Senate conferrees had been met with the objection
that the Senate had made the bill inconsistent
They had been with the objection that the Sen
ME had put a duty many raw materials, whi,e
the peop.e expected and believed that they would
be on the free list The motion which he (Hr. HilD
had made contemplated that the Senate should re-
cede from some Of those amendments. There was
no reason 10 hope that the House would Yield on
that point which II considered essential and vial.
II the Senate SIN adhered 10 It's amendments. what
nrosnert of an agreement held out 10 the SEN
ate and 10 the country? None whatever. HIS mo-
ton was In the line of an agreement 1t coniem-
plated something practicable. II was In the line OF
perfecting the bill according 70 Democratic theories
and Democratic conditions. AS practical man
m suggested
Senate should express It's opinion on some Of those
disputed points. 1t did no good b,indly and obsti-
nate.y to adhere 20 the Senate 3 position.
REFUSING TO CRITICISE THE PRESIDENT
Coming 70 the question Of the Presidents letter 20
Mr. Wilson Mr. Hi said that he would not dis
cuss the wisdom or proprle'y OF writing II or on
making It public The President was the Judge OF
,yha, 1, was his duty 10 do; and ne CMr HID did
not propose 10 crit!cse him. In the discharge Of his
high public duty his party and to his country Inc
President had deemed It wise to send that letter 10
the chairman OF the House Committee on Ways ana
Means; and with the Presidents judgment on ihat
point he (Mr. HE'D was content. lie was here 10 de-
fend the sentiments expressed In that letter lie
argued tina, IL violated clause of the Constitu-
,,on and that the President had the constitutional
Legal and mora right TO send that letter IL was
not an official communication, In the proper ~'hse
OF the term II was intended, az first as private
communication to a longtime personal friend and
adherent
AS to the question of the proposed duties on
coal and iron ore, Mr.. Hin said that Mr.. German
now defended those duties.
CAS- revenue duties" Mr.. German put In
"As revenue duties" Mr.. Hill assented. Il ac-
cept that suggestion. The Senator from Maryland
would have imposed duties on coal and iron.
whether a majority OF the Senate desired II or
not That Senator did not set the childish de-
fence that ne 'buncoed' into putting duty
on these articles
Referring 10 the Presidents tariff reform mes
sage OF 1881 Mr.. Hill approved It warmly. and said
that since then. tariff reform had increased from
day 10 day. Democrats who had then been UNI
willing 10 take steps forward had advanced
greatly from that day TO this. That message had
placed the President In the advance line where