Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-02
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, July 24.-Mr. Hill made
another speech in defence OF the
president He said he sympathized
with the presidents letter to Chair
man Wilson. It's sentiments were his.
The president violated no clause of
| the constitution when he sent that
letter. He had the right to do it, 1t
was private letter No democrat on
the foor could controvert the position
taken by Mr.. Cleveland in that letter.
He saw that to place a duty on coal
and iron would be to violate the plat
! form declarations of the party and
would place the party, whose success
he desired, in false and indefensible
position. The democrats of the coun-
try were in sympathy with Mr.. CIeve-
land. DemoVatic clubs and demo-
cratic conventions all over the country
had endorsed the Wilson bill In respect
! to free raw materials. On the other
hand the senate bill had been re
ceived everywhere with signs of disap-
proval. Even in the senate, every
democratic member of the finance
committee had announced himself as
personally in favor of free coal and
| free iron ore.
| In the house fourteen bills from the
| committee on public lands were
/ passed; also the bill providing for the
unemployment of certain discharged
railway postal clerks.
Washington, July 25.-The tariff de
bate was continued in the upper
house. Senator Villas said that an eX-
traordinary scene occurred on Monday
lase In the senate. A democratic sen
ator, he said, saw fit to attack the
president, without precedent, he
thought, or if there was a precedent
it was one that ought to be stunned
instead of followed. 1t was per-
sonal assault upon the president and
his character. What were the points
Of accusation?" inquired Mr.. Villas, 'in
20 remarkable assault to which l
have alluded?" Mr.. Villas then re-
viewed at length the presidents posi-
ton in favor of free raw material, his
letter of 1887 and other public utter
ances up to his message to congress
ut the opening of the present session.
Constantly, Mr.. Villas declared, Mr..
Cleveland had insisted upon this prin-
ciple. 1t was everywhere proclaimed
by his supporters to be the first step
in the enfranchisement of labor from
the thraldom of unjust labor. Could
it be possible, he asked, that any one
supposed he had abandoned the prin-
ciple that lay at the base of any
scheme of tariff reform? What was
the proof adduced in support of this
alleged change of heart? Mr.. Villas
then ranged alongside of Mr.. CleVe-
lands utterance the statement of Cor
man that the senate bill could not
pass If it did not have the hearty sup
port Of Mr.. Cleveland. AT the very
, time the president was writing the
letter to Senator Wilson," Mr.. Villas
went on dramatically, the senator
from Maryland and his coadjutor We're
appealing to Mr.. Cleveland to induce
hhLh w SuppolI III III Siioht w
qualify the enactment of democratic
principles instead of crystalizing them
into law How utterly wanton is this
cry of interference now because he
has seen fit to throw the weight of his
democratic principles; because he re-
fused to stand with them, they make
his action the ground for complaint
here and in horror cry out against 'eX-
ecutive interference Mr.. Villas said
he was content to leave 1t to fair
minded men whether the president
wantonly encroached upon the rights of
congress.
Senator Villas asked leave to with
draw his motion to instruct the senate
conferees to recede from the duty Of
one-eighth on refined sugar.
Senator Stewart spoke on the re-
spective prcrogatives of congress ana
Of the executive. The question on Mr..
| Hits resolution in the senate to re-
cede from the amendments Of making
coal and iron dutiable at forty cents
per ton then came up. The first vote
! taken was on iron ore. The repub-
Leans, except Mr.. Hansborough, voted
with the democrats and the first half
Of the resolution was lost The vote
was to Co. The six affirmative votes
we're: Senators Hill, lrby, Hansbor-
ough, Allen, Kyle and PETER. The
vote on coal followed, which was also
defeated by 6 to "a.
Senator WaShburn then submitted q
motion to instruct the senate con
ferces to recede from the portion of
the sugar schedule placing an eighth
of Il cent dilferential on sugar above
l6 dutch standard. A general debate
followed and without arriving at any
conclusion the senate adjourned.
Washington, July 2o.-rhe confer
ence report on the fertilization bill
was agreed upon and assigned to Il
committee Some thirty bills reported
from committees, were passed. Among
them was the bill amending the act
for the construction of Il bridge across
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