The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15
VEST BREAKS LOOSE.
With His Promised Clearing IN
OF the Senate Sugar Scandal.
Talks Of Liars, sIanderers and
Infamous LibslIers."
Declares His Endorsement of Claw.
land as Against German.


up OF the Senate sugar scandals to-day.
III tne form OF speech on Mr.. Harris's
motion to refer the free sugar and other
new revenue bills to the COMMITTEES ON
Finance.
Mr.. Vest said that he had not the
slightest doubt that IL the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee of which he
was acting as temporary Chairman IL
would mean the death of the bills. II
was well known that the COMMITTEES
was now politically a tie, and with the
prospect of the disappearance of a quo
rum In few days nothing could be
done with the bills at this session.
lie referred to the ISLANDERS that had
been INDUCED In against the Senate and
Senators In connection with the sugar
schedule. He was opposed to the one
eighth diferential, but he had voted and
would vote again for that one-eighth
"ather than submit to have the Demo-
cratic part; accused and convicted of in
competency. He was most unfortunate.
ne said. In that he was compelled again
to indulge In criticism of the President,
under whose flag ne was still ready TO
death. Va '"' ia 'eioih " tue
j., he referred Indignantly to Mr.. Cieve-
lands letter In support Of the House bill,
Sna ranged alongside OF 1t the letter OF
which, lie declared, proved conclusiveiy
that the House bill would, IL enacted.
nave caused a deficiency of $50. OOO, 900
~ nha a letter. he said, with great display
Sehate. He denounced tine self-consti-
tuted critics of the press and the dema-
E r. S;s, who , had sought to pull down men
Senate and Senate bill. The Senate had
been made the scapegoat.
M. vest proceeded with great indlg-
nation to describe the position In which
he had been placed during the last Ave
months. He had not an enemy In the
world, he declared dramatically, whom
ne would place in the position he had
blackmailed and driven in order to pass
bill for the relief of the country that
was distorted by the views of those who
Looked Looked at the situation from their own
Senate were responsible he said.
NO wonder" said he. with uplifted
hand. that the public declares the sem
we sit here day after day, while alma
macs, statistics, even novels. are read
to us under our rules and NE are power
less less to help ourselves; There was reason
Let u.s." he continued, "look at the
sugar schedule, the rock around which
the cross currents and eddtes of discuss
II
section of the county lay Louisiana,
with its sugar plantations demanding 4
revenue tariff on sugar. l would rather
o naws given given II them protection than any
Of the United States. At the other end
mon; monopoly; the Sugar Trust. taking toll
100000 of watered stock, it paid Z per
cent. dividend on half its stool: and RI
Ter rr cent; on the other half and paid It
aye, dominant. Between these two lay
the interests Of the people-the con-
Mr.. Vest then proceeded with his de-
scrlption of the difficulties in Connection
with the adjustment of a sugar scheduie.
He sketched the effect on tne Trust OF
the protection OF 60 cents on hundred
the enormous power developed by the
Trust In virtue of that protection. Under
the wilson bill. as reported to the House
and bounty. When 1t was in the House
free sugar was inserted. Tie Finance
committee &c S,t, prepared a bin which gave
And yet" said Mr., Vest. with bitter
Sugar Trust
The Senator paused for moment, and
Liars, slanderers Infamous libeliers!"
Completed the BILL" continued Mr.. Vest.
q
Democratic caucus without our knowl-
edge or consent. IL / misstate the re-
SUIT. let senators arise in their seats
and point 1t out. At the end OF three
lays or miserable wrangling and recrim-f
nation we were turned out and told to
prepare bill which would command the
support Of forty-three Senators. we
:hhereupon set ourselves to that misera-
Mr.. Vest said he would not enter into
ne charges that the Senate was party
o the light between the President and
ne senator from Maryland (Gorman).
hat senator on The tariff. and he had
written letter long ago to the Grew
'tone Club. stating his objections to the
,olicy OF Nj. German and supporting
'etorm
Mr.. Mills then took the floor and de-
lVered the speech which he has been
reasuring up for several days. He
The, bill which has been pending
lere." he said, land which is about ID
become law. does not reflect the senti-
nents Of 100 people of the United
'opulist wanted it, and few Democrats
Condemned It,"
He then turned, to the question Of
THE bill was dictated by five or six
r seven men on this floor. My friend
rom rom Missouri Nest is right in saying
Ioor for tariff reform. There are four
arties on this fioor-Republicans Popu-
ists:, Democrats and Conservative par
A motion by Mrs Dolph to go into
xecutive session in the Senate at -
:. NJ. and thus cut OFF the discussion OF
ne sugar question, Is regarded as q
est vote. 1t was lost, 1874.