The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-09
TALK OF VIOLATED OATHS.
HOaT Makes An UnCalled for Attack
On Democratic Senator's.

LAG ASSoIts Auab Ahey w III Violate
Their oaths in Voting for the Conn
promise Tarfff Billie Arrives at
the Conclusion By Means of Novel
Reasoning.
Washington, May SIT required the
usual call of senators this morning to Sc
cure the presence of a quorum before the
reading of yesterdays Journal. The Gre
dentials of John H. Gear, as senater-elect
from the state of Iowa, to succeed Sena-
tor Wilson, were presented by Mr.. Viii
son, read and laid on the table, after MIR.
Hoar had made his usual criticism of
their form.
At l1.30 o'clock Mr.. Harris moved to
proceed to the consideration Of the tariff
bill. AT the same moment, Mr.. Allen,
pop, of Nebraska, who had offered a
resolution yesterday in regard to the ar
rest of Gen. Coxey and his two subordi-
mates, and which resolution had gone over
till this morning, rose to claim prece-
dence for It,
The Vice President suggested to Mr..
Harris whether his motion was in order
until the close of the morning business.
Mr.. Harris thought his motion was in
order at any time, even Immediately after
the reading of the Journal
Mr.. Allen consented to his resolution
going over until tomorrow on condition
that it would then occupy the same posi-
tiOn it now did
With that understanding Mr.. Harris
motion was put and agreed to, and there
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sideration and MIR Hoar addressed the
Senate in opposition to it, this being the
opening of the sixth weeks debate on that
measure
HOAR MAKES A REMARKABLE CHARGE.
When Mr.. Hoar had expressed his con-
victions that the finance committee did
not approve the bill and that most of
the men who were to vote for it would,
when they did so, violate their oaths to
support the constitution, as they under
stood it, he was asked, by Mr. Gray,
whether he ment to say that the persons
who would vote for the bill would violate
their oaths.
II do" was Mr.. Hoar's blunt answer.
THAT is very remarkable charge for
the senator to make of his colleagues in
the Senate, Mr.. Gray remarked, with a
tinge of anger In his manner.
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Mr. Hoar said.
Il repeat the charge as unworthy of
the senator from Massachusetts and as
unworthy of a senator in this place, -
Mr. Gray exclaimed, with increasing
anger .--e----~--.-... ~
HOW HE FIGURES IT OUT.
''The democratic party" said Mr..
Hoar, argumentatively acquired the
confidence of the country in 1892 by a
platform which declared that protection
was a robbery and fraud, and was a
violation of the constitution, and they
have got a bill now crowded with protec-
ton. They have put in it new protecting
duties. They have put duty on sugar,
which they are going to increase, for pro
lection, and TOR nothing else Now, when
that is done. does the senator from
Delaware think that am going to be de-
TERED by little buster from himl
NO LOGICAL ESCAPE.
"There is no logical escape for a man
who says that duty for protection is
robbery and is a violation Of the constitu-
tion, and who then comes in and takes an
oath that the constitution as so under
stood by him he will support. He violates
that pledge and that oath when he puts
into legislation new duty or increase of
an old duty--both of which this bill does
in abundance-fOr the mere purpose of
protection; and when it is well known
that they could not pass the bill except
with the aid Of persons who want those
duties for protection"
Mr.. GraY-Does the senator think that
what he has said is entitled TO any better
designation than "bluster," when he
charges his colleagues and peers in the
Senate with violating their oathsl
NFI'ha senator - said Mr. HOnr ttia Jyio
lating the rule of the Senate.'
II leave it to the greater tribunal, the
public" Mr.. Gray replied, ''as to who
has violated the proprieties and the du-
ties which a senator owes to his constitu-
ents."
GREY MAKES POINT OF ORDER.
After some further interchange of re-
marks in the same spirit, Mr.. Gray made
the point of order on Mr.. Hoar that he
had charged his colleagues with violating
their oaths by their actions in the Senate.
The point of order was ogerruled by the
presiding officer, Mr.. Gallinger, rep. .
of New Hampshire, and Mr.. Hoar went
on with his speech.
Mr.. Hoar occupied the floor for two
and a half hour.
Mr.. Quay then took the floor and de-
livered the sixth part of his speech
against the tariff bill. He retained the
floor till 4:40 o'clock, when he yielded for
a motion to proceed 10 executive business.
The presiding officer laid before the
Senate the credentials of John Patton,
Jr., appointed as a senator from Michigan
in place of the late Senator Stockbridge,
and they were read and laid on the table
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business, and at
6:10 o'clock adjourned until to- o-morrow
at II.