The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-09
Senator Hoar Taunts Democrats
About Compromise,
And Senator Gray Becomes
Quite Angry.
"a LITTLE BLUSTER"
Wouldn't Intimidate Him Said
Mr.. Hoar.

The Republicans were active and dis
posed to ask some embarrassing ques-
tions concerning the compromise
amendments, offered to the tariff bill
Monday. Mr.. Quay demanded the
presence of quorum before the jour
nal was read Some routine business
interviewed.
When the tariff bill was laid before
the senate Mr.. HOar took the floor
Toward the close of his speech Mr.
HOar succeeded in raising the ire of
Senator Gray. He was talking about
the methods used by the SO called
conservative Democratic senators to
secure concessions in the form of
higher duties, and concluded his state
ment by declaring Democratic sena-
tors who would support the compro-
mise bill agreed upon by the Demo
cratic caucus would violate the con-
stitution and their oaths.
This statement brought Mr.. Gray to
his feet. He wanted to know what
the Massachusetts senator meant by
such a charge-a charge. he said,
which was unworthy of Mr.. Hoar-
Mr. Hoar waved the Delaware sem
atOr aside. He would refuse to yield
to him, he said.
But Mr.. Gray was not to be put off.
His cheeks were flaming He insisted
upon an explanation
Very well" said Mr.. Hoar- Il can
not be in Inundated by a little buster.
But L will explain l meant to say
that for a Democratic senator who
subscribed to the doctrine of the
protection was robbery, who went to
the people affirming his allegiance to
that platform, and who now comes
here seeking and obtaining protection
duties-I mean to say that for such a
senator there is no escape from the
1nrrfn hoF he xysn1afnc both his
tOria1 oath and the constitution"
Senator Gray made an effort to re-
plv. but Mr.. Hoar refused to be inter
rupted, whereupon Mr.. Gray called
him to order and asked a ruling upon
his point that such language as the
Massachusetts, senator had used was
unpa
Mr.. Gallinger, who was in the
chair, overruled the point of order So
Mr. Gray could do nothing then but
sit down. In a few minutes Mr.. Hoar
concluded his speech.
Mr.. Gray arose. His anger had not
subsidized This was the sixth week of
the tariff debate, he began If there
was any doubt about the artificial
character of the edifce of protection
this debate had supplied it. Every
attempt to approach the INDUSTRIOUS
aggregation of folly and greed known
as the Mckinley bill had been met by
those who raised a clamor about the
interests of the people and by the
greed of corporations The culminn-
ton of McKinle yisn was character
ICED in this debate by the
wild statements and assertions of the
advocates of the system that had
wrought so much ruin to the country
They threw aside all restraints of
speech and dealt in the rhetoric of
the slums. They cast their foul as
pensions on those who sought to do
their duty to their country and their
party. To-day in the speech of the
senator from Massachusetts the de-
corum of debate had been viola ted,
but the language he had INDUCED in
only showed the straits to which he
had been put
Mr.. Hoar's temper was seemingly
unruffied, when he replied in a few
words to what Mr.. Gray had said He
said the senator from Delaware had
been too severe IN his condemnation of
the Mckinley law, and he stood here
on this floor advocating a measure
dotted and crowded all over with pro-
lection If protection was uncOnsti-
tutional and robbery, this was a
wicked thing to do. why did he not
tell the senate in extenuation of his
course why he had not put a pro-
tective duty on sugar?" calculated
Mr.. Gray from his seat ''Can the
senator not understand the difference
between a protective and revenue
duty?" Mr.. HOar insisted an attempt
to show that increase in duties were
for revenue purposes. and not for pro-
lection, was simply an evasion.
After some remarks of a sharp char
acter by Hale. Palmer and Morrill,, Mr..
Quay resumed his speech. Several
times the point of no quorum was
made and the roll calls gave Mr.. Quay
a breathing spell
At 4:45 the senate went into execu-
tive session and adjourned
House Proceedings
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The bill for
the erection of public printing office
in Washington occupied the greater
part of the day and came to a rather
ignominious end. A number of amend
ments and substitutes were offered to
the first section providing for the pur-
chase of a site, but the only thing
which finally came out of the melee
was a a resolution of Mr. Holman to
refer the question to a commission to
consist of the committee on public
buildings and grounds, with instruc-
tions to select a site on grounds now
owned by the government
The naval appropriation bill was
called up and briefly explained in
some of its parts by Mr.. Cummings,
but the house adjourned at $40, be-
fore he had concluded his remarks.
Fitz Agrees to Meet Choynskf.
New YORK, May 9--Arrangements
were made Yesterday between Bob
Fitzsimmons and Joe Choynski to
fight to a finish at catch weights