Evening journal., 1894-08-16
VEST FREES HIS MIND
He Did 1t In a Somewhat Sen
sational Speech on Sugar.
THE sENATB's QUORUM MELTING.
There Is Prospect That Not Enough SEN
ators VIII he Left In a Day or Two TO
Tako Action In the supplemental Tarln


Of the house bill placing sugar, raw and
refined, on tho free list.
Secretary Carlisle's letter stating that
the free entry Of sugar would deprive the
treasury during the next fiscal year Of
Si3, 600, 600 revenue and cause deficit OF
$50, COO 600, which was read in the senate,
was made the justification Of Mr. Harris
motion to refer tho bill TO the committee
on finance, but Mr. Berry Democratic
senator from Arkansas, wanted the bill
considered at once on the ground that the
question was thoroughly understood and
that its reference TO tho committee would
mean it's death
Tho debate was marked by one Of the
most sensational speeches OF the session.
Senator Vest Of Missouri turned on the
calcium light in speech Of two hours
and q half Always eloquent, the Mis-
souri, senator, smarting under what he be-
lived 20 be unjust criticism and ISLANDERS
heapod upon himself, rallied with fine
frenzy against tho president and all those
who had assaied him (Vest), his associates
on tho finance committee or their mo-
tlves.
Ho gave complete history of the strug-
giles in conference and justified the ac-
tlon Of the senate conference committee
throughout.
Mr.. Vest In "A Fine Frenzy.
Ho referred Indignantly to Mr.. Cleve-
land letter in support of the house bill
and ranged alongside Of Il the letter Of Sec
rotary Carlisle just presented which, ho
declared, proved conclusively that the
house bill would, IL enacted, have caused
deficiency Of $50, 600, 000 That letter,
he said, with great display Of feeling, vim
dicated the position Of the senate. He
denounced the self constituted critics Of
the press and the demagogues who had
sought to pull down men in high places,
who has assailed the senate and senate
bill. Tho senate had been made the
scapegoat.
He proceeded with great indignation to
describe the position in which no had been
placed during the last five months. Ho
had not an enemy in the world, he deolar-
ed dramatically, whom he would place in
tho position nc had occupied to be criti-
cised, denounced, blackmailed and driven
In order to pass bin FOR the relief Of the
country that was distorted by the views OF
those who looked at the situation from
their own selfish standpoints. Tho rules
OF the senate were responsible, he said
mo wonder, said he, with uplifted hand,
''that the public declares the senate lags
superlluous on the stage when we sit here
day after day, while almanaos, statistics,
oven novels, are read to us under our
rules, and we are powerless to help our
solves
Mr. Vest then proceeded with his de-
soription OF tho difficulties in connection
with the adjustment OF a sugar schedule
Ho skotched the effect on tho trust OF tho
! protection Of go cents on 100 pounds given
| by tho Mckinley bill, and the enormous
power developed by the trust in virtue OF
that protection. Undor the Wilson hill
as reported co tho house from the commit
tee 10 contained duty ana bounty. When
| Sc was I'm the house, free sugar was in
serted. The finance committee prepared
"a bill which gave no diifcrontial benefit to
the trust
AND yet, " said Mr. Vest with bitter
ness, "thoy call us tho creatures OF the
| Sugar trust
The senator paused for moment and
| then with intense oarnestness added,
Liars, slanderers, infamous libelers. ~
He proceeded to donounce the lies which
had been hoapod ON those who fought
against this trust and yet had been dosig-
mated as its creatures.
And when the finance committee had
completed It's bill, " continued Mr.. Vest,
lit was taken out Of our hands before q
Democratic caucus, without our knowl.
edge OF consent. If l misstate the results,
let senators arise In their seats and point
it out At the end Of three days Of miser
able wrnngling and rocrimination we werC
turned out and told to prepare a bill
which would command the support Of AZ
senators. We theroupon set ourselves tC
that miserable task.
The President's Letter.
Mr.. Vest said he would not enter intC
the charges that the senate was u party t,
the fight between the president and th'
senator from Maryland (Gormanl lie
(Vest) had his strong differences will
that senator on the tariff, and he haC
written letter long ago TO the Greystonl
club stating his objections to the polio!
OF Mr.. German and supporting Mr. Clevo
land for his position ON revenue reform.
Mr.. Vest referred TO the presidents let
ter TO Mr. Wilson and to the consequen
change Of issue from sugar TO coal an'
iron Ho said he had no fight with tn
executive. He disclAimed being the Case
in tho cabal against the president as charg
cd by the senator from New York (Hill).
Recurring again Co an unpleasant sub
iect, / hope for the last time, / wish &
say have no quarrel with the presiden
Of the United States. made no attacl
upon the president Of the United States
Tho senator from New York (Mr. Hi
did me an injustice when he put me d
, the role Of the onvious Cassius who stall
! bed Caesar at tho foot OF Pompeys statue
!, simply defended tho motives Of mysel
and my colleagues upon the finance COR
! mittoe against the imputations in IN
presidents letter.
If IL were necessary today In order
romain in public life that = should rctra'
one word OF what 1 said in the senate,
? should not utter It. No man, no matt,
how high his position, has a right TO pc
petuato an injustice upon another. Att
= the president Of the United States ha
q told my colleagues, for had not been
!, the White House, that although he pr
v ferred free coal and free iron, still the bi
as we We're preparing 10 would receive h
support, and after we had given our labo
y our energy, almost our lives, in the pre-
aration of this hill, for the presidoi
,, then 10 come before tho American poop
y and donounce q measure which he had fal
W ed 20 deny once before, although he kno
70 its provisions, was an act of gross inju
tioe TO those Of us who had suffered.
Air. Vest then passed 90 the question
- n nnrsonnl attack fnndo ON him in 1Vhf