The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-16
By the Asgociated Press.
MR.. vEsT,s oALc1uM LIGHT

MR.. VESTS CALCIUM LIGHT.
In opposing Mr. Harris motion to refer
the free silver and other bills to the com
mittee on finance, MIR. Vest said he had
not the slightest doubt that if the bill were
referred to the committee of which he
was acting as temporary chairman, it
would mean the death of the bill 1t was
well-knOwn that the committee was
now politically tie, and with
the prospect of the disappear
ance of a quorum in few days nothing
could be done with the bills at this ses-
sion. He referred Indignantly to Mr.
CIeVeland's letter in support of the House
bill, and ranged alongside of it the letter
OF Secretary Carlisle presented to-day,
which he declared proved con-
clusively that the House bill would
if enacted, have caused a deficiency
OF S3O,0O0,000. That letter, he said with
great display OF feeling, vindicaJed the
position of the Senate. He denounced
the self constituted critics of the press
and the demagogues who had sought to
pull down men in high places,
who had assailed the Senate
and the Senate bill. The Senate had
been made the scapegoat. He proceeded
with great Indignation to describe the
position in which he was placed during
the last five months. He had not an
enemy In the world, he declared dramat-
tlon he had occupied to be criticised, de-
nounced, blackmailed and dri en- in order
10 pass bill for the relief of the country
that was distorted by the views of those
VINO looked at the situation from their
own selfish standpoints. The rules of the
senate were responsible, he said.
ALAGGING SENATE.
No wonder" said he, with uplifted
nand, that the public declares the Sen
ate 'lags superfluous on the stage when
we sit here day after day, while alma
macs, statistics, even novels, are read to
us under our rules, and we are powerless
10 help oursell es.
FROM EVERY TABLE.
There was reason why the people
should turn on US.
Let us, he continued, ''look at the
substitute schedule, the rock around
Wnlch the cross currents and eddies Of
discussion have boiled and seethed In
one section OF the country lay Louisiana
win It's sugar plantations, demanding a
revenue tarlm on sugar. | would rather
nave given them protection than any other
EdSs OF producers in the domain of the
GhiJed states. At the other end of the
United States was that great monopoly,
sue sugar trust. taking toll from every
breakfast table. With $4,000, 900 of wa
Sered stock, 1t paid per cent dividends
on nall of its stocks and II per cent. on
1ue other half and paid it quarterly. 1t
was aggressive, defiant aye dominant
oeIWeep these two lay the interests Of
'ne people, the consumers"
CREATURES OF THE TRUST.
=, nder the Wilson bill, as reported TO
.ue House from the committee, II con-
gaIheu duty and bounty When it
Was IN the House free sugar was inserted
ne nnance committee prepared a bill
trust.
And yet" said Mr. Vest, with bitter
ness, they call us the creatures Of the
sugar trust" The senator paused for
ulolhent and then, with intense earnest
r, nCsS, added Liars, slanderers, infa-
nous libelers."
ne proceeded to denounce the lies
t,ulgh had been heaped on those who had
doII5 against this trust and yet had been
~ snated as its creatures. And when
bHgi nnance committee had completed its
oI,' continued Mr. Vest, "it was taken
c- 1t vi our hands before a democratic eau
without our knowledge or consent II 1
ttIL'o3sIate the results, let senator's arise in
~ ftir "a, seats and point il out. At the end
.uIee days Of misera BILE wrangling we
~ turned out and told 10 prepare bill
eA would command the support Of