The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-30

cessions." and had strven to get him ID
support them. They had known how weak
and tame their bill would seem to the
American people if it did not have the
sanction and approval of the democratic
president.
Abiding to the fact that Senator German
had read yesterday a paragraph of Wash
ington's farewell address, Mr.. Hill said that
the address had been quoted in vain, when
senators instead of relying on their own
reserved rights and acting on their own
Judgment and taking their own steps indie
pendent of anybody else, sought the white
house and asked the interpretation of the
president of their party. Applause) 1t
came with poor grace from senator's VINO
asked suggestions, aid and help from the
president to turn round and have read to
the senate Washington's farewell address,
to show that the president ought not to
make any suggestions pending legislation,
in the form and manner that MIR. Cleveland
had done.
A Wonderful Spectacle-IIilI Defends
Cleveland.
Then Mr.. Hill alluded to 1.-The wonderful
and unusual spectacle which senators wit
messed yesterday, when conversations with
the president were detailed for the aVoWed
purpose of placing that president In a
false position before the senate and before
the country He defender of the
president ordinarily. He had received no
favor at the presidents hands He had his
| grievances. He differed with the president
| on party politics, especially as to matters
| in his own state. But he thought that in
this particular it was his duty, and that he
was broad-minded and liberal enough to
| defend the president when he unjustly
| attacked. (Renewed an continued APP
| plause)
Coming again to the session Of yesterday
| Mr.. Hill said
Great scene. have taken place in this
chamber for the last half century and
| more; great speeches have been made;
fierce personal denunciations have been
| heard; encounters have taken place; great
debates have been heard. Yesterday, with
| crowded floors and crowded galleries,
| witnessed the conceded leader on the demo-
cratic side of this chamber (whom | per-
! sonally respect and honor call witnesses,
one after another, on the question of what
the president had said to them about the
details of the tariff bill. A stranger came
into the senate chamber yesterday. He
looked at the presiding officer and heard
| these witnesses called and he asked a by
| stander whether that was the chief justice
| of the United States presiding, and whether
| this was a court of Impeachment, trying
! the president of the United States. 1t was
a pertinent inquiry under the crcum-
| stances"
MIR. Hill Explains the Letter.
Again reverting to the presidents letter,
| Mr.. Hill described it as IAN honest and
| manly letter TO the chairman of the commit
| tee ways and means telling him OF his
| doubts and his fears in regard to the Dill
He had not intended, Mr.. Hill asserted to
dictate to either branch of congress. The
letter could not be construed into dctation.
1t was a suggestion, an expostulatlon,
warning to his party friends not to persist
in the senate bill.
As to the interviews with the president,
which had been detailed yesterday, Mr..
r+a1 h9 nothing
them which ought to lead senators to be-
leve that he was irretrievably bound to
the senate bill. He Cdr. HID had known
the president for many years He was
man who said little in conversation. lie
was n GOOD listener. He formed his con-
illusions slowly, dellbera tely, honestly ana
sincerely. He permitted his party friends
to disclose their plans and purposes. Ana II
pas. certain to his (Mr. Htlls) nina lhat
not approve them. The senator from Mary
land had referred yesterday to him (Mr.
HID as an opponent OF the bill. He would
let that be, far it applied to the bill
in It's present shape. The democratic
masses were against 1t, the president OF
| the United States against 1t, and he
CIr. HID was therefore in pretty good
company. Q.aughterD
Sugar Duty Unjushfahlc.
Mr.. Hill touched upon that part of Mr.
Germans speech referring to the promises
made In rhe last campaign TO protect the
! interest OF the sugar planters of Louisiana
and said that If that wa. a proper ground
| for urging the adoption of the sugar Sche-
| dule in the senate bill. it would make the
| people desire more than ever the provisions
Of the house bill placing sugar on the free
list. He believed that if the duty on sugar
was defensbe at all it should be defended
on the principle of its being requisite fof
revenue.
STAY Away from the white House.
| Coming back again to the interviews Of
! senators with the president, MIR. Hill told
them that II was not right for them to be
running to the white house seeking instruc-
tons. and he added amid much laughter:
Il suggest to my friends that they do as |
did: keep away from the white house.
The idea that the president of the United
| States overreached the old politicians, who
/ had been through many campaign; that
he was 400 sharp for them, and that they
came away with a different sort of impress
sion from the ideas which he had is alb
| surd. And thsn, when the president wants
! to clear the atmosphere and tell the
: democratic masses just what the Dill IS
I and what he wants it 10 be- they say that
they were overreached by this ambitious
/ president" Q4aughter)
Coming again to the question OF the
proposed duties coal and iron ore, MIR.
| HiU said that il had been suggested by
| interests somewhere demanding free coal
! and free iron ore. He (Mr HID dld not
! know where those interests were, ana ne
presented a petition of citizens OF Balti-
| more asking for free iron ore. He dld not
! know what interests were seeking Tor Tree
| coal He had yet to hear any senator SuS-
! eests that the president Of the United
States in making these recommendations
! had desired to subserVe the interests or
any monopoly Of any individual. He
| believed that the president had made these
| recommendations because they were Tor the
hest interests of the country.
Mr.. Hill Evades.
Mr. German asked Mr.. Hill whether IL
! the senate would recede from every amend
ment which it had placed on the house bill
! and would let that bill stand. with free
| sugar, free COAL free iron ore and free
| wool he would still vote for the Wilson
! bill.
II will cross that bridge when come
| to it." Mr. Hill replied and his answer
! was greeted with contemptuous laughter on
! the part of the many democratic senator's.
| And he added-taking no nouce or thlS
! manifestation: THE senator from Mary
land has said that the president would not
recede. and he IS pretty safe, OF course, IN
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