Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
|FR[ COk AGAIN,
SENATE FURTHER DISCUSSES THE:
VEST RESOLUTIONS.
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from COMMITTEES, Except for y
Amendment Proposed BY Mr..
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| WASHINGTON, u. G.. January S.--To-
day the Senate again discussed the Vest
resolution requesting the Finance Conf
n1ittee to prepare and report bill re-
moving the duty on anthracite coal. ana
Mr.. Aidrich replied to some OF the cr1ti-
efsms of Mr.. Vest, made last Tuesday
Mr. Aldrich insisted that the resolution
would not accomplish the result sought,
and also that 1t infringed on the consti-
tutional rights of the House in respect
to revenue bills. Mr. Aldrich said that
a Democratic Senate voted to put a duty
Of 40 cents on coal in 1894. and that they
! favored free coal. except on the day
when they could have voted free coal into
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Aldrich said the high price Of coal
In the Country was now due to the pres
ent tariE.
DEMOCRATS WE'RE HELD Up
Mr.. Vest. replying. said it was an open
| secret how the rate of 40 cents a ton was
put on coal in the Wilson bill. There
were Ave Democratic Senators opposed
TO the bill, who were in position to dc
tate what should be placed in the bill, and
that their votes were needed to- pass the
measure President Cleveland. he said,
had urged free coal on Congress.
eve were held up. said Mr.. Vest, to
use plain vernacular. and told II we dar.
ed to put free coal in the bill, it would
, be defeated. A compromise, therefore,
was affected on the basis Of 10 cents a
ton.
What does it matter how ANYBODY vot-
ed In 1ss4o'' he inquired rs chat an
answer to the poor, freezing people who
! now demand immediate reliaf?" He re-
ferred toi his former statement that the
rates in The Digley bill were made high,
so as to render possible the nesotia ton OF
reciprocity agreements, and said it was
based on information he believed to be
true.
DEFENCE OF DrNGLET.
Mr.. Hale defended Mr.. Dingley. saying
| the statement attributed him is radically
opposed to all his utterances. and In
volved the charge of insincerfty.
Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina. inter-
rupted to remark that he did not con-
slider that there had been reflection on
Mr.. Dingley. The policy Of his party.
he said, had been. exemplifed in the reel
procity treaties negotiated and pending.
and nothing but the selfish greed Of the
| people. whose protection is reduced pre-
vents the ratification Of the pending
treaties.
..None of u.s. said Mr.. Hale. referring
to the alleged interview with Mr.. Ding
ley, would want our sincerity impugned
by somebody five years after our DEATH
PLENTY OF ANTITRUST ARa III
MENTS.
| Mr.. Tillman, replying to Mr.. Hale, said
there was no accusation against Mr.. Ding
ley's character or sincerity. The Senator'S
| who sympathized with the Senator from
Missouri, were nos hard up for arguments
on the trust question.
This is certainly PIT forward now as
! the one argument" retorted Mr.. Hale.
| Mr. Tillman said that Congress had only
| heen assembled three weeks and I'VE have
hardly gotten over our Christmas DRINKS
| YETI
! The Vest resolution went over, to come
! up on the next legislative day.
| Mr.. Nelson resumed. but did not con-
clude, his remarks against the omnibus
bull. The Senate adjourned until Mon