The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-09
GIVE RELIEF TO A
FREEZING PEOPLE,
Vest Pleads for Removal of
Duty on Anthracite.
ALDRICH OPPOSES HIM
Reference 10 How Dtm9crats Voted On This
CUES ion in 1894 Draws the Reply
That They Wers Held Up by
Republicans.
(By the ASSOCIATED Press }


Washington, d. c.. Jan. S-Today the
Senate again discussed the Vest reso-
luton requiring the Finance committee
to prepare and report bill removing the
duty on anthracite coal and Mr.. Aldrich
replied to some of the criticisms of Mr..
Vest, made last Tuesday. Mr.. Aldrich
insisted that the resolution would not
accomplish the result sought and also that
il infringed the constitutional rights Of
the House in respect to revenue bills.
Mr.. Aldrch said that Democratic SEN
ate voted to put duty of 40 cents on
coal in 1894, and that they favored free
coal except on the day when they could
bill.
Mr. Aldrich said the high price of coal
in TIE country now was not due to the
present tariff.
Mr.. Vest replied that Il was an open
secret how the rate of 40 cents a ton
was put on coal in the Wilson bill There
we're five Democratic Senators opposed
to the bill who were in such positions
to dictate what should be placed in the
bill, and that their votes were needed
to PASS the measure. President Cleve-
land he said. had urged free coal on
Congress. eve were held up said Mr.
Vest, ''to use plain vernacular, and told
il we dared to put free coal in the bill
it would be defeated. compromise there
fore was effected on the basis of 40 cents
a ton.
What does it matter how anybody
voted in 1912" he inquired. is that
an answer 20 the poor freezing people
who now demand immediate relief?" He
referred to his former statement that
the rates in the Dingley bill were made
so high as to render possible the negotia-
ton of reciprocity agreemnts and said it
was basd on information he believed to
be true.
Mr.. Hale defended Mr.. Dingley, saying
the statement attributed to him is radi-
cally opposed to all his utterances and
involved the charge of insincerity
Mr.. Tillman IS. CO., interrupted to re-
mary that he did not consider that there
had been reflection on Mr.. Dngley. The
policy of his party, he said, had been
cxemplif1ed in the reciprocity treaty ne
gotiated and pending and that nothing
hut the selfish greed of the people whose
protection is reduced prvents the ratif-
cation of tn pending treaties.
None of us" said Mr.. Hale. referring
10 the alleged interview with Mr.. Ding
ley, would want our sincerity impugned
by somebody five years after our death.
Mr. Tillman replying TO Mr.. Hale, said
there was no accusation against Mr.. Ding
lcy's character or sincerity. The Sena-
tors sympathized with the Senator from
Missouri, saying they were not hard up
for arguments on the trust question.
This certainly is put forward as the
che argument" retorted Mr.. Hale. Mr..
Tillman said that Congress only he'd
been assembled three weeks and 1--WE
have hardly gotten over our Christmas
DRINKS yet"
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
Statehood bill.
Adjournment was taken until Monday.