The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-21

conference hstusou ths two houses 10
make hn appeal 10 his party ftiendg 70
stand By his individual yi6waf
Mrs. Madisoa had said Ia hor msmoira
that th0 capitol had been placed nj ono snd
Of Tho avenue and ths White house M tho
oihor 20 syent tho rroaidsnt from tter-
oihinR undue inhuencs on the legislative
branch Of the e0yeinmsnt II the pfeai-
dont could send letter here urging hi.
frisnds ~ stand hfm, be bod a right 10 send
HE cabinet ministers bers 10 coofca mom-
bss In congress; ho had right 10 do as he
had done dofinR The naht over thg rot cal
Of the bhsrman law-punish iecaloiiTent
members Of lie own partf. II was tnoohe
To talk of full aud free conferences whom
ono VI the c0nfersea came 10 the commit
tee room with the ofdela OF The president
10 hia pookoi,
Gray said he would not atlempt 10 gain
brief applause by enlaflng what hls indi-
yidual viewe va .. II was woll known that
bis yiesH we're NJ extreme as those held by
tho eItfemest Of tariff TsfoTm0Ts.
Here Aldrioh was fseoanizad 10 pot \
question. Lle said Graz had called aitSn-
tlon 10 tho fset that tho senate taTid bill
was an abandonment Of democratic y incl
ples, and hs wanted 10 ask the senator
whother he did not think the pTeaidenrs g
letter justified that view.
Gray replied that the president had
shown himself abundantly nbls 10 vindi-
Gate himself lie said ihe president had
the eonhdenee Of the Amsfiean people and
had mover bsiraJed H.
Aldneh-"liut the attitude NJ the presl-
dent is that any duty, however small. 10 an
act Of portdy aud dishonor"
Replying 20 this thiust. Gray deolA ed
that AidTleh was simply Joining With Hiil
| In "A "a In IA la y
said Cray "simply doing his utmost 10 hslp
along the dance. and be and the senator
from New York can siEply waltz down the
aisle together"
A. the conclusion OF Grsy's speech, Villas
took tho 1oor and offered as a substituts
for Hilra motion. a motion 10 instruct tht
senate oonfsress 10 reosde from 40 much OF
the ssnats sugar amsndmont as provided
for a duty Of ons-eiehth Of a cont pei
pound on fehned sugar In addition 10 n
/ per cent I'D valorem.
Villas addressed the senate In support oi
his amendment lie deprecated the per-
sonslitieg that had been injected into the
debats to-day. The conference had fsiied
lhe two houses we're arrsyed against each
other, yet IL was proposed that the senate
insist on every one OF the GA amendments.
Was that the way 10 accomplish Fesultai
What would justify the senate In taking
that position nowl II the senate did this u
violated the spirit OF the Constitution. The
amendment hs offered. hs said. would
strike down the iniquitous Amendment
placed Ia tho bill by the senate. With that
exception be was pre-. ared 10 vote FOL
farther insistencs on the senate amend.
ments. Tho sugar trust corporation, b,
said. had been able Ia single year TO al
vide nearly one-third Of the agQreQats oil
it's gigantic and inflated stock OF $75. 900.
600.
Did such q corporation need proisc-
| tionl"
Caffery, 10 reply 10 villas, said be was IL
tho senate TO guard the interests OF hi
state. Snaar was Its most stable product
1he producers OF Louisiana we're also man.
ufaeturers Of centrifugal sugars. will
which those OF the trust competed, an,
they were entitled to ons-siahth Of on
cent oiffsrential. A fair revenue duty OF
sugar now was what the situation DE-
manded and all the sugar producefso o
Louisiana asked.
Palmer proclaimed that he was Ia fayo
of free raw materials. and announced tha
be would oppose the one-eiehth OF one cen
didstential TO the sugar frost. He though
tho sugar producers Of Louisiana wee II
poor company when they loinsd hands witt
the sugar trust. The partnership shoulS
be dissolved.
Blanchard. who followed Palmer. charges
bad faith ON tho part OF some dsmocrAti
senators. Somebody" said blanchard
lis no, living up 10 his agreement, whicl
10 a. binding now as IL ever wss"
When Blanchard concluded. Cockrel
moved that when the senate adj djourn to-ds,
u be 20 meet on Monday next The mo
tion was carried. thirty 10 twenty eight
Hill and Irby voting with the Republican,
against the motion. Az 5;l0 the senas
went into executive session and at $3.50
ad jouIn ned Until Monday al u O'Clock.