The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23
MAD AS HORNETS.
SENATORS IN RAGE OVBR TIE
Presidents LETTER.
THEY STING CLEVELAND FURl0USLY.
But he, 90, Deals Heavy Blows-It1s
This Bill OF Nothing-Vest's Views

| Washington, July 2O.-(Special.)-T SEN
| ate was veritable volcano in full eruption
| today 1t belched forth molten lava, ana
| strewed hot ashes everywhere. 1t was IN
dignant with Mr. Cleveland, and 1t heSl-
| tated not to express it's indignation ana
| determination not to be bulldozed by what
| it characterizes as impertinent executive
! interference Though there was no action
only talk which will continue when the
| body meets again on Monday-such scenes
! of intense excitement, of bitterness, OF
eruntion have seldom been witnessed in the
| senate chamber.
| Mr.. Smith, of New Jersey, the man who
| has made the fight for the sugar trust,
started it by speech predicting that 1t
would be the senate bill or no bill. Then
| came David Hill in the role of champion
of Glover Cleveland. Mr.. Hill made
| speech that will go down in history as one
| of the most remarkable efforts of the cen
| tury He spoke for free raw material, en-
| dorsing what Mr.. Cleveland said for that.
| He eulogized the president for his bold,
fearless stand for free raw material, then
roasted him for his stand in favor of a
duty on sugar and showed up his incon-
sistent positions the income tax, and
finally admonished the senate to recede from
its amendments on the grounds that if it
did not, and the house should accept them,
the president would veto the bill. The
entire speech was a most remarkable ut
terance. 1t made his senatorial colleagues
as mad as hornets, that he should have
endorsed the presidents abuse of the
ate. but the representatives who were pres
ent listened with expressions of thorough
approval and delight.
Then Senator Vest, who is one of the
senate conferees, arraigned the president.
He simply roasted Mr.. Cleveland for his
interference, and predicted that the senate
bill would become a law or the Mckinley
bill would remain
Senators Gray, Villas, Caffrey and Blanch-
ard consumed the balance of the day All
except Mr.. Villas held that the senate bill
must stand. Mr.. Villas wanted the one
eighth of a cent differential duty in favor
of the sugar trust stricken off.
VIII Never Surrender.
The debate in the senate today indicated
that it is determined at this time to stand
by it's bill The senators feel that they
cannot yield in the face of Mr.. Cleve lands
abuse of them, and almost all say it must
be the senate bill or no bill at all. Since
the action of the house yesterday, that
body cannot well afford to take the senate
bill-if it should, the president practically
says he will veto it. Therefore, the tanGle
is more complicated than ever. Many pre-
dict no bill. But the majority party can
not afford to adjourn congress without
bill There will be a BILL but it may be
month yet before the two houses can get
together
Mr.. Cleveland's letter has embarrassed
the situation by angering the senate 1t
will take time for the senators to cool off,
but in time their temperature may be re
duced and they may have to accept a falr
compromise with free coal and iron. How
ever it is not probable that MI. Hi S
motion to recede from the senate amend
ments on coal and iron will carry. For the
present indications favor the senate stand
ing to its guns and refusing to recede
neg There may be several more days of
debate before the senate votes
Many Ladies' We're Present.
Attracted by the expectation OF stormy
scenes over the disagreeing conference re-
mort on the tariff bill, spectators be
gan to flock into the senate gal
Ieries as early as II o'clock this
morning, and when the chapains opening
prayer was begun at noon the galleries
were well filled, though not crowded La
dies, in light summer costumes win laiS
in perpetual motion, gave light and color
to the scene. Senators were in attendance
in much larger numbers than at any time
since the passage of the tariff bill. General
Sickles and half a dozen members OF the
house occupied seats in the chamber
dispensed with Many memorials were pre-
scented and referred. among them one from
the business men OF chicago ASKING lor
immediate action of some character on the
tariff bill. In the absence of the vice pres
ident the chair was occupied by Mr.. Har-
ris president pro TEN. of the senate.
At 1920 o'clock the message from the
house asking further conference on the
tariff bill was laid before the senate, on
motion of Mr.. Voorhees,. He contented
himself with these few words
MIR. President. the conferees on the pas
of the senate now await further action on
this bill.
After saving these words he took his seat
and had further part in the days pro-
ceedngs, except a slight controversy with
Mr.. Hill.
Then Mr. Smith democrat of New Jer-
sey. made a speech of nearly an hours du-
ration, favoring further conference. and ad-
hitting that the country was confronted
by the danger of no tariff legislation at
this session. He favored saying to the
house conferees: Such the bill is,
there it lies; you are at liberty to take it
or to leave it."
lie followed by Mr.. Hill, who pre-
faced a long speech with a motion that
the senate recede from It's amendments
putting coal and iron ore on the duti2ble
list. He gave a partial approval to the
presidents letter and declared that demo-
cratic senators would have to rally around
the president, or else they would go to the
wall, while the president would come to
the front. and he added that this the
time to yield, before further humiliation
further embarrassment and further dscord
There was great excitement during the
delivery of Mr. HIPS speech but there was
still more when Mr.. Vest, in fervid and
imprisoned burst of oratory, defended the
course of the democratic senators against
the animation in the presidents letter
A motion was made by MIR Villas, demo-
crat, of Wisconsin, to recede from the diff
ferential duty of y cent sugar and
this motion provoked a long discussion,
participated in by Senators Villas, Sherman
and Palmer in support of the motion, and
by the two Louisiana senators-Messrs.
Caffery and Blanchard-aganst it.
No vote was taken on any of the PROPOSE
tiOns.
At $40 o'clock Mr.. Cockrell moved that
when the senate adjourned today it be till
Monday at noon.
Mr.. Hill demanded the yeas and nays.
The vote was taken and the motion was
agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, %.
No Compromise for MIR. Smith.
Mr. Smith, democrat, of New Jersey,
opened the debate, reading his speech from
manuscript.
Il shall vote for q motion to Insist on the
senate amendments" he said, 'n the hope
that a tariff bill may yet be evolved which