The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-26

would command 43 Democratic votes
the senator from New York
never raised his voice in favor of the
decline of raw materials which he now
advocated. Mr.. Hill on every occasion
when the subject of coal and iron were
up, said l advocated that there be no
duty levied upon them.
Mr.. Gray-There are 80 senators
within the sound of my voice that
know what l say is absolutely correct,
Mr.. Hill--Will the senator from Della
ware name time when failed to go
on record for deposition which now
occupy?
Mr.. Gray-I did not say the senator
went on record, nor do | refer to what
occurred in the senate,
Mr.. Hill-What other record2
Mr.. Gray-The senator we'll knows
to what refer.
Mr.. Hill know of no such occa-
sion,
Mr.. Gray-Does not the senator
know of the long conference which oc-
cup1ed the Democratssover this bill?
Mr.. Hill recall it well and never
will forget.
Mr.. Gray-During that time l and
other Democratic senators never heard
your voice in behalf of free coal and
iron ore.
Mr.. Hill-The senator knows that l
smoke at length upon the income tax.
did not go into details of the bill.
| Coal and iron ore were not discussed
by other senators.
Mr.. Gray-The senator from New
York, has arraigned his fellows in the
senate for not supporting his amend~
ments. decline to take instructions
from him.
Mr.. Hill-Does the senator mean to
say that have tried to instruct him?
Mr.. Gray gazed into the eyes of
the senator a second and then said:
L do not want any personal contro.
versy with the senator from New York
The Democrats of,the senate know and
l. know that the senator from New
, York has taken every occasion to tell
the senators what should be done.
MIR. Gray continuing said that the
New York senator had no au-
thority to lecture and instruct
the senate, at which point Mr.. Hill in
terupted him to say that he had not
endeavored to instruct the Delaware
senator nor to reflect upon any mem
Der of the senate, but he added, if in
pursuing what he conceived to be a
proper couse in 5the senate he had re
Elected upon anyone he could not help
it, and he supposed that it was be q
cause of his reflection that the Dela-
ware senator was squirming DOW. Mr..
Pugh sought to ask question, but
Mr.. Hill declined to hear it at that
time, at which Mr.. Pugh remarked
that he had hoped to end the contro~
versy by such a question. might
open it." Mr. Hill remarked as
he took his seat. Mr., Gray resumed
his speech. He said he would
not attempt to gain brief applause by
declaring what his Individual views
were. 1t was we'll known that his
views were as extreme as those held by
the extremists of tariff reformers.
Here Mr.. Aldrich was recognized to
put question. He said Mr.. Gray had
called attention to the fact that the
tariff bill was an abandonment of
Democratic principles and he wanted
to ask the senator whether he did not
think the presidents letter justified
that view. Mr. Gray replied that the
president had shown himself fully able
to vindicate himself. AS for himself
he was as much in favor of free coal
and free iron ore as the president, and
he thought he had announced such
advocacy before the president had.
Mr.. Aldrich-But the attitude of the
president is that any duty, however
small, is an act of pertidy and dishonor,
Replying to this thrust, Mr.. Gray
declared that Mr.. Aldrich was simply
joining with Mr.. dill in ais attempt
to create discOrd. "He is," said Mr..
Gray, simply doing his utmost to
help along the dance and he and the
sena or from New YORK. can simply
watz down the aisle together.n
AT tho ccnclusi0n of MIR. Gray's
speech Mr.. Villas took the floor O. d
offered as substitute for Mr. HIPS
motion motion to instruct the senate
confegees to recede from go much
sugar amendment as provided for q
duty of Is OF cent per pound on
refined sugar In addition to the 40 per
cent ad valorem on all sugars. Mr..
Villas addressed the senate in support
of his amendment. He deprecated
the personalities that had been in.
lected INTO the debate today. He re-
terred to the petition the business
men Of Chicago presented TO the sen.
ate today praying for speedy pass
age of the tariff bill. lie endorsed
that petition. The confere ice had
failed. The two houses were FILTERED
against each other. Was that the
way to accomplish results? The ma
jority in the house today was a ma
jority sent by the people to crystalline
the doctrine of tariff reform after years
of agitation. The house after months
OF laborious work had sent to the sen.
ate measure of tariff reform that
had been received with joy by the
country; when the senate had heaped
upon that measure it's amendments
the bill was not received with COR
diality by the people. 1t was
hardly recognizable. Yet it was
proposed to stand fast tor each one of
the 634 amendments. What would
justify the senate in taking that posi-
tion now? If the senate did this it
violated the spirit of the constitution.
With that exception he was prepared
tov ote Ior further insistence in
the senate amendments. He be-
lieved sugar proper subject of taxa
ton, but the discrimination in favor
OF the sugar refining interest was
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