The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-27
DEFENDED BY VILAS.
The Wisconsin Senator Applauds
the Chief Magistrate
AND DENoUNoBs SENATOR eoRMAN.

Mr.. Hnl's Motion to Place Coal and Iron
Ore on the Free List Defeated-Ropre-
sentative Holman Predicts Another Con-
ference Disagreement on the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Villas,
Of Wisconsin, who was secretary Of the
interior and later postmaster general dur
Ing Mr. Cleveland's first administration,
replied at great length yesterday to SEN
Ator Germans attack upon the president.
Four two hours he held the floor, amid
the rapt attention of the senate and gal
leries, delivering his soathing rebuke of
the Maryland senator. He denounced
Mr. Germans assault as wanton, reckless
and unjustifable, aud though he declared
that Mr. Cleveland needed no defense at
his hands, he took up seriatim the
charges made by Mr.. German and met
them with mastery skill and logic.
He made his statement, he said, In the
interest of the truth of history. Mr.. Cor
man was not in the senate at the time,
and to this fact the Wisconsin senator
called attention with regret. In conclu-
sion he eulogiEed the personal character
and public integrity of Mr.. Cleveland in
the most glowing terms, declaring with
dramatic fervor that the president Of the
United States who had received 80 many
evidences of the honor and respect of the
American people, could not suffer from
this unjustifiable attack of the Maryland
senator.
At the conclusion Of his speech Mr.
Villas explained that, In view of the fact
that Messrs. German, Brice and Smith
had assured him that his motion to recede
4 h.. "a, s,l d.
of the refiners of sugar must fail and the
/ further fact that a Democratic caucus had
decided to agree to a further conference
without instructions, he would withdraw
his motion.
After some general remarks by Mr.
| Stewart against the interference Of the
executive with the legislative branch Of
| the government Mr.. Hills motion that
the senate reoede from its amendments
placing duty of forty cents ton on coal
and iron ore were voted upon and de-
feated the Repu ublicans, except Mr.. Hans
| brough, of North Dakota, joining with
the Democrats bound by the caucus agree
ment against 1t. The vote on free iron
stood to 90 and on free coal to4. Mr.,
| Irby, of South Carolina, was the only
| other Democrat except Mr.. Hill who voted
| for free coal and iron. The Populists-
| Allen, Kyle and Peffer-also voted in the
| affirmative.
Mr.. Washburne (Me.) renewed Mr..
| Villas motion to instruct the conferees to
recede from the one-eighth differential
on refined sugars, but Mr.. Gray immedi'
ately made the point of order against IL
that it was not competent for the senate
to instruct in full and free" conference.
The point of order was debated for some
| time, but had not been decided when the
senate adjourned. There is no doubt
however, that it will be sustained and
this motion ruled out The general i'm.
preston is that the bill will go back tC
| conference today.
The days proceedings in the house werC
dull in the extreme, and one by one th'
members left their desks, until by 3:3t
o'clock there were not half hundred
members in the chamber The conference
report on the Notifications appropriation
bill was agreed to. The day had been as
signed to the committee on interstate anC
foreign commerce, and some twenty ol
thirty bills reported from this committed
were passed.
Representative Holman, the chairman
of the house Democratic caucus says tha
the house Democrats will probably caucus
on the tariff bill when it is returned from
the next conference. He does not thinl
an agreement will be reached by the con
ferees without instructions, and antici
pates that another report of disagree
ment will be returned to both houses Ii
that event, he says, caucus of the hous
Democrats will be called to decide upoI
instructions to be given the house cop
ferees,