The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-20

Washington, July 19-The news Of
the reading of the presidents letter
was not long in transmitting from the
House to the Senate.
Mr. Wilson had kept his secret of his
possession of the letter well guarded,
and it proved a decided sensation. In
formation as TO the contents OF the
document was eagerly sought on both
sides of the chamber. A copy was
furnished the Associated Press and
was in great demand. 1t was taken to
| the Democratic cloak room and read IN
turn by groups of senators OF four or
| five. one of them generally reading it
aloud to the others and in one in
stance two of them looking over the
shoulders and reading with the senator
holding it.
After senators became familiar with
its contents, they again gathered in
groups to discuss the document, both
with reference to points made by the
president and the policy Of the presi-
dent in writing it,
SO intense and general was the in
terest that for two or three hours very
little attention was paid to routine
/ proceedings on the floor Of the Senate.
While no senator hesitated to e3-
press his views privately, the Demo-
cratic senators were lOath to submit to
/ interviews for publication. They said
| the circumstances were unusual, and
that if their action as a body in oppo-
sition to the position taken by the
president they could not give publicity
! to their opinions whatever they might
be.
Republican senators were at first in
clined to express themselves very free
ly on the policy of the letter, but when
they discovered, as they soon did, that
| their Democratic colleagues were in
clined to remain silent, they changed
their policy as if by common consent
and announced, when spoken TO upon
! the subject that they preferred the
! Democrats should do the talking, de-
| claring it was a time for Republicans
to be silent.
The most common expression among
senators was that the writing of such
a letter was very extraordinary and
| in many instances where the speaker
was sure of not being quoted. stronger
words were. used. These expressions
were heard with slight variations both
ION the Democratic and the Republican
sides of the chamber.
The. proceedings in the Senate tomor-
row are expected to be of unusual in
terest. 1t is hardly probable that many
! of the senators will express any per-
SOnal resentment, but there are ex-
| pected to be some very emphatic de-
! cIaratiOnS against a change of front
J
/ sentative senators, who are regarded
/ as responsible for the most pronounced
increase made in the bill.
/ 1t was understood before the letter
made its appearance that several OF
these senators, including Messrs. Cor
man, Smith and Brice, had announced
/ a purpose to state to the Senate that
only the Senate bill could pass, and to
7 say in giving their reasons for this
view that the bill had been the result
/ of most careful elaboration on the
/ part of the members of the Senate. 1t
! had been found to be the only bill that
could pass when the Jones amend
ments had been arranged in the eau
Gus, and that an attempt to change it
materially at this late day would
prove there had been no modification
/ of sentiment since that time.
! Senator Hill has announced an inten-
| ton to take advantage of the presi-
dents position and influence to make
lanOther effort to secure a recession by
| the Senate from it's amendments for Il
/ duty on coal and iron ore, and he is
/ said to believe that he would double
the vote which his proposition received
when first advanced.
I During the afternoon, there were sew
Ieral conferences between the Demo-
cratic leaders and at first there was a
/ disposition to refuse further conference
! on the tariff bill. This was advised by
ted at the course taken in the House.
| The Republican Steering committee
has held meeting and the general
| opinion was expressed that it was good
policy to allow the Democrats to do
most of the talking on the subject.
! On the House side, the question as to
whether the tariff situation had been
simplified or further complicated By
the presidents letter was the subject
of much speculation, after the stirring
proceedings of the day.
! Members on both sides of the cham
Der agreed that it would have a pro-
found impression on the situation, but
! there was a disposition to wait until it's
effects on the Senate had been seen be-
fore prophesying the result it might &C
compIish.
The letter. together with Mr.. Wilson'S
speech, constituted a declaration of poll
icy which was very satisfactory to the
revenue reform element in the House
! It was construed to mean that the
House would never yield it's principle OF
free raw materials, and in this it had
| the strong support and influence of the
president.
As to the effect of the letter on the
sugar conflict, there was wide diver
sions of opinion. The Louisiana mem
bers professed to be well pleased with
1.-THE presidents letter, and said that it
clearly recognized and approved the
IDOHCN OIL IdlSluS revenue IIOII SUGAR
| On the other hand those members who
have most persistently urged free sugar
expressed apprehension over the letter.
They said it seemed to make g. deadlock
certain.
From the Republican standpoint, the
general view was expressed by Repre-
Sentative Hopkins, of Illinois, Repub-
hcan member of the Ways and Means
committee:
president Cleveland's letter is with
out precedent in the history of the
country" said he. 1.-THE Queen of Eng
land, even the Georges in their most ar
bitrary days. would not have dared to
have expressed such views to a legisla-
tive branch of the government"
NATIONAL RETAIL JEWELERS..
Cincinnati, July 19.-The National Assor
citation of Retail jewelers. adjourned to-
day to meet at ST. Louis next July. The
| officers elected are:
President, Arthur S. Goodman, PhiIa-
| delphia; secretary, W. +. KeInper, St.
! Louis; treasurer Edward G. Loghmeyer,
/ Newport, KY. The committee of the job
| bers's association presented a report. which
was referred to the national board and
| committee appointed &c inset with the
| jobbers' national association in New York
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