Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-09

Republio aus eleven IN the projection OF
both sections. aud had voted against both
| provisions. n d nounoed the bill "a sec
| tional.
Mr.. Mills said rather hotly, that when
ever he hear the cry OF sectionalism IL
was 10 him the cry OF "Stop thief" IL
was always the cry 81 the man flying be-
fore the police. with the stolen plunder
under his shirt. Why had the Repub
licans not or ed out when the rate on
Sumatra tobacco was hxed at 80 Per cent?
That duty AS well as duty on rice had
been yielded by the Democratic majority
a. q protective duty, because it was
forced upon them Not a pound OF Sum
atra tobacco was gr 'wn In the south.
A rather heated debate grew out Of an
attempt on the part Of Mr.. Hoar, at this
point, 10 indu = Mr. Mills to tell the sen
ate who IL was that had applied so much
pressure 20 the Demo ratio majority that
they were forced 20 break their platform
pledges Who WAS IL. he asked, who
would not vote for the bill " IL contained
free coal, free iron ore or free sugar.
Who was il forced this high duty on
ricef The senators from the coal states
had declared on the door OF the senate.
that they would have voted for the bill,
free coal or not
Mr.. Mills replied that observations like
Mr. Hoar's were In the nature Of sps eial
pleading. He recalled the fact that when
the Mckinley bill was considered. the
then senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed
munds) had Insisted on and had obtained
a duty on maple sugar aud maple syrup
as the price OF his support OF the measure
The power OF organization was greater
on the Republican side than the Demo
cratic side. yet the Repu blicans had lately
expressed surprise at the evidence of or
ganization on his side. He admitted they
had made concessions They intended to
stand together and pass this bill ia spite
of Repu blican flibustering Bad as 1t
might be, It was Infinitely better than the
present law.
Hoar versus MiiIs
Mr. Hor thought Mr. Mills reply to
his question no reply at all. Ii was a cry
OF agony. He recalled that "A few days
ago Mr. Mills had described hims self as
between the devil and the deep sea. Al
ter this cry OF rage, he thought there was
no trouble in locating him. He was not
In the sea or in danger of drowning.
Everyons knew who had him. With
much sarcasm, Mr.. Hoar proceeded to try
to gosd Mr. Mills into . direct reply to
the question as TO who had forced the
main concessions In the bill.
Mr.. Hale Joined forces with him, and
when he sat down Mr.. Mills sought an
opportunity to reply.
Here Mr.. Berry demonstrated in an un-
aertone, and Mr. Mills left the cham Der
with some indications of irritation. Mr..
Berry then stated that he had remon.
strsted because he did not want 10 see a
Democratic senator follow the example OF
y Repu blican sen nstor in course he con.
sidersd violation Of good faith, under a
unanimous agreement
Mr.. Hoar replied very deliberately that
. man who took this view of the case
displayed gross ignorance, and Mr.. Berry
asserted that the Msssach usstts senator
had wilfully and knowingly done that
which NO honorabls man could afford to
DO. and he expressed his surprise that the
senator from Massachusetts should have
done such thing, which he had never
known him to do before. Mr.. Hoar
briefly defended his action, and the
episode closed
At $3.50 the senate, on Mr. Harris mo-
ton, went into executive session, and
shortly afterward adjourned.