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

To-Day. Inc attendance IN tn6 galler-
les and on the floor was even larger
than on Friday. Ladies and gentle.
men prominent in society and public
life were conspicuous in the reserved
galleries and several members of the
Diplomatic corps occupied the terra
Gotta tier of plush benches opposite
the vice presidents chair. Mr.. Hill
of New York was one of the first sen.
ators in the chamber. He busted
himself arranging the documents on
his desk, but with grave, earnest
face stopped on his way to his seat to
hold a whispered conversation with
Mr.. Smith of Nav Jersey. Mr.. Mills
of Texas appeared to be ready for the
fray, and all about the chamber there
were indications of the coming strife.
Mr.. Harris, the president pro tenn,
was in the chair.
After the expiration of the pTelimi-
nary business, at l:22 Senator VoOr-
hees called up the conference report
on the tariff bill. Then the storm
broke. Mr.. German Immediately
arose. He hoped he appreciated the
gravity of the situation, he began.
Ordinarily the situation would be
easy of solu tion. There would ordi-
Larily be no difference of opinion
about sending the bill to conference
where the differences between the
two houses could be adjusted. He
drew graphic picture of the anxiety
with which the country awaited the
tate of the bill, the idle factories, the
closed workshops and the unem-
ployed.
Further suspense was neither to
the best interests of the country nor
of the Democratic party. He hoped
that the senators would meet the sit
uation as became patriotism and duty
bound Democrats. 1t was idle for
him, he said, to add anything to what
had been said on Friday last by the
senator from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH.
In the house there was an Overwhelm-
ing Democratic majority. Here in
the senate the Democrats were at the
outset confronted with the fact that
there were but "A Democrats. A bill
must be framed which would secure
the support of all these senators, all
of whose votes, save one, were neces'-
ost. The senator from New York
Mr.. HilD had from the beginning op-
posed the bill openly and manfully.
The Democrats who were faced with
such condition had gone mantully
to work to harmonize the differences
and had accomplished it by many
sacrifices, almost at the sacrifice of
principle. Nolegislative body in this
country, he declared, had ever been
confronted with such a condition.
The reports of the states of New York,
New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia
and Maryland at the outset an
nounced that the house bill was SO
radical, so Obstructive of the interests
of the people, that they would not
support il. He paid high tribute to
Senators, Vest, Jones, Voorhees, and
Harris, those brave men whose labor
ious work had at last accomplished
the feat of adjusting these differences
and had made the passage OF any bill
possible.
Then in dramatic tones he deliver
ed his defiance. The Infamous calum-
mnies heaped upon the Democrats of
the senate, forced from his lips, he
said, aplain, unvarnished statement
of the acts. He would make state
ment, he said, with malice toward
none, but he would look the Ameri-
can people in the eye and tell the
truth. In patriotism the Democrats of
the senate had gone to work to relieve
the country and keep their party in
power when suddenly in the midst of
the struggle came the pretident's let
ter. "Iu was the most uncalled for,
the most extraordinary, the most un-
wise communication, said he in bit.
ter tones, "tbat ever come from pres.
ident of the United States. 1t placed
this body in u position where [ must
tell the story as it occurred. The
limit of endurance has been reached" !"
Mr.. German Ihen proceeded TO de-
tail the history OF the tariff bill after
it reached the senate and the manner
in whica the objections had been met
and how to secure the support of GER
tain dissffecteo Democrats the
changes had been agreed upon. He
stated emphatically that during the
progress of this work Senators Vest
ana Jones had frequent conferences
with Secretary Carlisle and Ottentimes
with Mr.. Cleveland himself. No ma
terial sacrifice of principles was made
rhe result was as he had declared on
% previous occasion Democratic
measure which in his opinion leaned
toward the radical tariff reform senti-
ment and which he thought would re
ceive the support Of a Democratic
house, senate aud president.
He believed then as he
believed now that he had
authority for the statement. He
charged directly that every one of the
senate amendments had been seen by
Secretary Carlisle and scanned by
him before they were agreed upon.
He drew from his desk and had read
au interview with Secretary Car isle
on April 80, in which the secretary OF
the treasury gave the same bill his
sweeping Enforcement.
4 fter the reading of the Carlisle in
tervieW, Mr.. German lead up to one
of the most dramatic episodes of the
day, the summoniLg of Messrs. Vest,
Jones and Harris as witnesses to his
statement that the president apA
proved the senate comprimise, by
making the following remarks:
Mr.. Gorman-Such was the declara-
tion of the secretary Of the tressury
that the statement Of Mr.. Carlisle had
probably a wonderful effect. 1t soft
ened the hard places which we met
when we came 10 confer and to act 1t