The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-24

the floor for nearly three hours. exhibit
ing powers of oratOry which few even of
ms warmest political admirers would
have given him credit for. For all that
time he was the central figure on which
every eye in the immense assem- bIage of
spectators and sena tors was fixed, and to
whose words everyEear was turned in
closest attention.
ACCUSED OF INGRATITUDE.
He accused the Presidentofi ingratitude
10 the men who had stood by him in the
NTH and slime of his first campaign,
ana who had given their time and labor
ana wealth to secure his election (refer-
ring IN this connection TO Senator Brice
especially, and asserted that the confer
ence bill, as prepared by Senators Jones
OF Arkansas and Vest of Missouri. and as
nnaIy passed by the Senate, had
been submitted, on several oc-
casions, to the. Secretary of the
treasury and the President.
ana had received the assent and approval
OF both Of them and that it was not until
after the publication of the Wilson letter
that the hostility of the President to the
Senate bill had been known or suspected.
senator Gorman's assertions on that point
We're fully corroborated, and with all nee
essary details by, Senators Jones and
Vest, and also by Senator Harris, who
described two interviews which he
mad had with the President-the last of
them while the bill was in conference
from which he had come away with the
distinct understanding that the President
was strongly in favor of the bill as it
passed the Senate, "if no better terms
could be obtained"
Interest did not abate as Senator Cor
man dropped for the time being the more
sensational features of his speech, and
gave attention to the rates of duty in the
bill.
THE FLOOR CROWDED.
Tle floor at this time was crowded
Every senator in town occupied his chair
and every vacant place was filed by mem
bers Of the House. So great was the in
fiuX of representatives that chairs for
their accommodation were placed around
the walls, but these were not sufficient
and three score or more of them were
obliged to stand. Even the usually va
cant diplomatic gallery was comfortably
filed at this point, and apparently the
most interested spectator there was Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor
Senator White of California made a
short speech in favor of the motion to in
sist on the Senate amendments and to
agree to further conference; and then,
without action on any of the pending mo-
tiOns, the Senate, at 3:45 o'clock, ad-
journed.
BREAKING OF THE STORM.
After the expiration of the preliminary
routine business, at 1922 o'clock, Senator
Voorhees, dem, of Indiana called up the
conference report on the tariff bill. Then
the storm broke. Mr.. German imme-
diately arose. He began by saying that he
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the situation. Ordinarily the situa tion
would be easy Of solution. There
were ordinarily no difference of opinion
about sending bill to conference where
the differences between the two houses
could be adjusted. He drew a graphic
picture of the anxiety with which the
country awaited the fate of the bill, the
idle factories, the closed workshops and
the unemployed. Further suspense was
neither TO the best interests of the coun-
Try nor to the Democratic party. He
hoped that the senator's would meet the
situation as became patriotic men
and duty bound democrats. 1t was idle
for him, he said, to add anything TO what
had been said on Friday last by the sen
ator from New Jersey.
A NARROW MARGIN.
In the House there was an overwhelm-
ing democratic majority. Here in the
Senate the democrats were at the outset
confronted with the fact that there were
= but forty-four democrats. A bill must be
framed which would secure the support
of all these senator's, all of whose votes
save one were necessary to pass it.
That one vote was lost.
The senator from New York (Mr. Hill)
had from the beginning opposed the bill
openly and manfully The democrats,
faced with such condition, had gone
manfully to work to harmonic the differ
ences and had accomplished it by many
sacrifices almost at the sacrifice of prin-
ciple No executive body in this country,
he declared, had ever been confronted
with such a condition.
The representatives of the states of
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland at the outset an
nounced that the House bill was so radi-
cal so destructive of the interests of the
people, that they would not support it,
He paid a high tribute to Messes. Vest,
Jones, Voorhees, and Harris those brave
men, whose labOrious work had at last
accomplished the feat of adjusting these
differences and had made the passage Of
any bill possible.
HIS DEFIANCE.
Then, in dramatic tones, he> delivered
his defiance. The infamous calumnies
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forced from his lips, he said, plain, un-
vanished statement OF the facts. He
would make it, he said. with malice to-
ward none, but he would look his col
leagues and the American people in the
eve aud tell the truth. In patriotism, the
democrats of the Senate had gone to
work to save the country and keep their
party in power, when suddenly, in the
midst of the struggle, came the Presi-
dents letter.
1T was the most uncalled for, the most
extraordinary, the most unwise communi-
cation" said he in bitter tones, that ever
came from a President of the United
States. 1t places this body in position
where its members must see to 1t that the
dignity and honor of this chamber must
be preserved.
1T places me" said Mr.. German, "in
position where must tell the story as it
occurred. The limit of endurance has
been reached"
MIR. German then proceeded to detail
the history of the tariff bill after it
reached the Senate and the manner in
which, TO meet the objections and secure
the support of certain disahected demo-
Gratis. the changes had been agreed upon.
FREQUENT CONFERENCES.
He stated emphatically that during the
nrogress OF this work Messrs Vest and
Iones had frequent conferences with Sec
rotary Carlisle, and oftentimes with
President Cleveland himself
No material sacrifice OF principle was
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