The Helena independent., 1894-05-24
NOT A SINGLE DESERTER
The Democrats Present an Unbroken
Front, Reinforced by Three
Populists
Senator Teller Moved TO Lay tho
Tariff Bill on the
Table.
Speech by German That Attracted Mach
Attention-rabis showing tho ItAtsa
In 1hrss Hills.

wLuNoros. May Ex-senator Gorman'
speech Waa tho feature OF the session. He
and BrIee have been credited BY the oppo-
sItiOn with the joint authorship OF the
eompromiAe amendments which oonsoli-
datSd tho democratic side, and Gormau
especially has been subjected 10 much
itieiam both 10 and out of ths senate.
His speech to-day, replying In a measure 10
the attacks that had been made upon him.
explaining the necessity for a oompfomise
end defining the theory upon which tho
modified bill now bsfore the senate Was
constructed. attracted intense interest. ID
was regarded ~ an oIeeedingiy able eIrosi-
tlon OF tho position Of the conservatives.
Gorman's speech furnished the tsIts for
republicans for the remainder OF tho dAy.
His statement that majority Of the senate
would support the bill. was put TO the test
by Telle-. whess purpose was TO smoke
OUT any latent opposition on the demo-
cratic side.
OoFmsn's statement was justified bv the
vote. as the Colorado senate g motion TO
10y the iariH billion the table was met by and
unbroken democratic trout. Both Senator
Hill and Senator Irby. whose positions
have been tho subisot OF gossip from time
to time, voted with their democratic asso-
ciatss. az did three populists.
German claimed that action bad not
besn unusually delayed. The Wilson bill
had been reported before its effects upon
exisiiug industries could be pIop-Tly
studi,d. /, failed 10 meet ths demands of
the trsA1u y department.. and hctaslly in
ershssd the dshcit created by republican
prohibitive dutiss The senate always per-
fectsi such bills. yot no sooner did the
finance committee begin its work than
democratic senator's wsie informed that
any chsnss would be sst down as be-
trayal OF party promises."
Said German: ~ oannot bs denie1 that
the demand for prompt action seriously
impaired tho elfiolsncy Of the finance com.
miitce's work. and ultimately became so
strong that tho revising vas hastily COM
pleted aud tho bill reported TO the senate.
lventursd ! the assertion in the course OF
the silver debate that nowhere was the
tr1th of the old adage Tbs ersatsr haste
the less speod' better exemplitied than IN
LEGISLATION. So 1t proved then. and so u
will now"
10 answer to tbs republicans German as
serted ihattho bill had been oonetiu ueted on
the dsnoeratic theory OF q tariff for rev.
enne. with such incidental protection ne
| conld be given consistently to the industries
of the country. IL followed strictly the
course marked out By President Cleveland
In his letter OF acceptance. This 10 not a
FREQ trade measure. but longer stsp for
free trade thnn eitsef the Mills bill or the
tariff act OF 1888 II was democratic. be-
chuss 10 reduced taxation to the require
ments OF the government; IL was not per-
feet. but 10 was the most logical, most fair.
bToadssi. most timely. and would t,rovs the
most advantageous tariff legislation since
the republican party sprung iuto existeues.
German dsplorod the fastening Of the
incoms tax on the "a III bill, but fAid be
knew q majority OF his democratic col
lesgaes differed from him snd he would
vote for tho bill.
German was sprlaadsd from the galleries.
and senators gathered about the desk con-
graduating him.
Teller said he was intsrested TO Learn
f,om German that q majority OF the senate
would support the compromise bill, He
had known the party had abandoned the
Chicago plato M so far as silver 10 con
oeraed, az SleveiAnds uictation. What I'd
now learned Is that Clevsland's utter
anos took precsdsnce over the planl
OF the party platform on the thrift. The
Maryland senator had not said all th,
democrats supported the bill. How many
populists We eosnted on TO mike up th,
majority of the senator Were there an,
basksliders among the demoorsts2 Thss,
were interesting qutstions. and in order Il
make every senator stow his colots h
moved 20 lay ths tariff bill ON the table.
Tellei's motion created CONSERVATION.
The bells rang and rhges were ssnt to diuu
up every available esnator. Butler, who
was found In n BARRIERS chair. came In will
ons aide of hia face shaved. Tbs
roll. cali wac watenod with intense iutsrsst
The dsmocrstis line did not show a singl,
gar. ana thee populista. Allen, KYLE and
Psfe', voted with them. The motion wal
defeated. twsntJ eight 90 thirty eight
The paits were as follows, democrats be
ing Arst: Brios aud wolcott. Call aud Proc
to Mitchell wis and Carey, MePh.tsoE
and Cullom, MeLaurin and Dixon, V,ls
and jones (Nev.l, Roach aud Perkins. Tur
pie and Wilson, Vest and Washburn. Stow
ArL. populist VAS absent and impaired.