St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-21

Hiurdtr Case which / trleHl once. The
only defense l WAS able TO make was
that the accused was suffering from
such
UTTER MORAL DEPRAYITY
that he was absolutely incapable of
crime. He was afterward acquitted.
Afterward he came to me to thank me
for the verdict. In doing SD, he said,
however, that he would rather 90 to the
peniteniiary for life than again listen
10 the defense l made of him."
After Mr.. Vests speech Mr.. Gray
moved that the senate Insist upon its
amendments aud consent 10 further
conference.
MIR. Hill's motion, however, will,
under the rules. take precedence.
There was nothing. said Mr.. Gray, in
speaking to his motion. tnat had oc-
Cured 10 make an unusual action upon
the part OF the senate necessary. He
did not think it was necessary TO re-
treat on account of the determined at
titude OF the house or threats from any
quarter. He commented the wisdom
which oyercame the difficulties which
stood in the way of passing the bill.
AT this point a very hot personal con.
troversy developed between Senators
Gray and Hill. Mr.. Gray said that
during The time the Democratic senators
were endeavoring to agree upon tariff
bill that would command forty.three
Democratic votes, tile senator from
New York never raised his voice i'll
favor of the doctrine of free raw
materials which he now advocated.
HILL AND GRAY.
MIR. Hilton every occasion when the
subject of coal and iron ore was up.
advocated that there be no duty levied
upon them.
Mr.. Gray-There are thirty senators
within the sound of my voice that know
that what | say is absolutely correct.
MIR. Hill-Wiil the senator from Della
ware name time when l failed to 90
on record for the position now occupy?
Mir. Gray-l did not say the senator
went on record; nor do L refer to what
occurred in the senate.
MIR. Hill-What other record?
Mr.. Gray The senator well knows to
what l refer.
Mr.. Hill know of no such occ sion.
MIR. Gray-Duts hot the senator from
New York know Of the long conference
which occupied the Democratic senators
owe. This bill?
MIR. HILL recollect it we'll, and will
never forget it.
Mr.. Gray-During that time 1 and
other Democratic senators never heard
the voice of the senator from New York
raised i'll behalf of free coal ard iron
ore.
Mr.. Hjll-The senator knows 1 spoke
at length upon the income tax | did
not go into details of the bill. Coal and
iron were not discussed by other sena-
tors.
Mr.. Gray-The senator from New
York has arraigned his fellows in the
senate Tor not supporting his amend
mentS. l decline to take Instructions
from him.
Mr.. Hill Does the senator mean to
say that have endearored to instruct
him?
This was said with such deliberate
distinctness, and MIR. Hill had advanced
from the back row to within short
distance of MIR. Gray, that there was
anticipated very close and bitter war
of words.
WANTED NO PERSONAL CONTROVERSY.
Mr. Gray gaZed into the eyes of the
senator from New York for second
and said: II don't want any personal
controversy with the senator from New
York. The Democrats of the senate
know. and l know that the senator from
New York had taken every occasion to
tell the Democratic senators what they
should do and how they should proceed
IL the matter if dealing with this bill !"
Mr.. Hill asked Mr.. Gray to say what
he had said in the Democratic confer
ence referred to, but Mr.. Gray retorted
that he would not be led into the i'm e.
proprlety of disclosing what took place
there.
MIR. Gray. continuing. said that the
N1r
ity to lecture and instruct the
senate, at which point Mr.. Hill inter
rupted him 10 say that he had not en-
deavored to Instruct the Delaware sen-
ator nor to reflect upon any member of
the senate, but, he added, that if in
pursuing what he conceived to be Il
proper course in the senate he had re-
hected upon any one, lie could not help
it. and he supposed it was because of
such reflections tharthe Delaware SEN
ator was squirming now.
Mr.. Pugh sought to ask a question,
but Mr.. Hill declined to hear it at the
time, al which Mr.. Pugh remarked that
he had hoped to end the controversy by
such question.
Might open it," Mr.. Hill remarked
as he took his seat.
Mr.. Gray resumed his speech. He
SAID ne would not attempt to gain brief
applause by declaring what his indivi-
dual views were. 1t was we'll known
that his views were as extreme as those
held by the EXTREMIST of tariff referm-
erS.
Here Mr.. Aldrich was recognized to
put question. He said Mr.. Gray had
called attention to the fact that the SEN
ate tariff bill Was an abandonment of
Democratic principles, and he wanted
TO ask the senator whether he did not
think the president's letter
JUSTIFIED THAT VIEW?
Mr.. Gray replied that the president
had shown himself abundantly able to
vindicate himself. He said the presi-
dent had the confidence of the Amer
lean people. and had never betrayed it.
AS for himself, he was as much III favor
OF free ceal and iron ore as the presi-
dent, and he thought he had announced
such advocacy before the president had.
Mr.. Aldrlch-But the attitude of the
president is that any duty, however
small, is an act OF perfidy and dishonor.
Replying to this thrust. Mr.. GRAY de-
clared that Mr.. Aldrieh was simply
joining with MIR. Hill in his attempt to
create discord. "He is simply doing his
utmest to help along the dance, aud he
anu tue senator from New York can
simply waltz down the aisle together.n
AT the conclusian of Mr.. Gray's
speech Mr.. Villas TODD the floor and of
fered as substitute for Mr.. Hill's
motion motion to instruct the senate
conferees 10 recede from so much of the
senate sugar amendment as provided
for duty of Is of a cent per pound on
refined sugar in addition to the 40 per
cent ad yalorem on all sugars. Mr..
Villas addressed the senate in support of
his amendment. He deprecated the
that had been injected into
the debate today. He referred to the
petition of the business men of Chicago
presented to the senate today, praying
for speedy and profitable end to this
leng uncertainty. He endorsed that
petition. The conference had failed.
The two houses were arrayed against
each other, yet it was proposed that the
senate further insist on every one of
the 634 am endments.. Was that the
way to accomplish results?
THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE
today was majority sent nv the neonJa