The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02
Sensational Turn Taken During
the Appropriation Argument
in the Senate.
"ALL DECENCY ovERRIDDEN.
Denunciation of Cleveland and Car
Isle: Followed by Prediction
. of Disaster.

Ina and a temperate and suggestive one
by Hill of New York. Tillman-wearing
in his necktie an emblem of his last speech
in the Senate, miniature gold pitchfork-
strobe up and down in the rear of the
back seats on the Democratic side of the
chamber gesticulating forcibly and in
Weighing against the President, the
Secretary of the Treasury and the bankers
ana money-lenders of Wall street and
threatening the withdrawn of his State
from the Democratic columnif the Chicago
convention should not declare in favor of
free silver at 16 to l.
H:ll's reply tc him was dignifed, but
sarcastic. He, too, spoke of the Chicago
convention; declared that he did not be-
'lieve that Cleveland was candidate for
the nomination; said that he was not
pledged to him or to any member of his
Cabinet; eUlogized Carlisle for his public
services, while criticizing him for his in
reference against the reelection of Sena-
tor Blackburn, and closed long speech
by declaring that the policy of the Demo-
. cratic party should be in essentials unity
in non-essentials, liberty; in all things,
charity.
Before the speech making began vote
was taken on Germans motion to reduce
the number of battle-ships provided for in
the bill from four to two "a reduction of
i. $7,500,000 in expepditures) and it was
agreed to-ayes 81, noes 27.
Another vote was taken on motion by
Allen of Nebraska to strike out the appro-
priation for the two battle-ships, but there
were only thirteen Senators in favor of
that proposition.
An amendment was offered by Chandler
of New Hampshire appropriating 81, 900 900
for twenty torpedo-boats and for torpedo
= boat destroyers, but vote was not reached
upon it. 1t was agreed, however, that the
final vote on the naval appropriation bill
shall be taken before adjournment to-
morrow.
The Senate bill appropriating $75, 900 to
carry into effect the stipulations of the
. treaty of Washington OF February 8, 1895,
between the United States and Great
Britain as to seizures of Canadian sealing
vessels, was reported by Sherman (R.) of
Ohio, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and passed.
Butler (Pop.) of North Carolina intro
duced bill to make the Mexican silver
dollar, the Japanese yen and the trade
. dollar equal in value to the standard dol
lar of the United States and a full legal
tender to any amount for all debts and
demands, public or private, and he made
an argument in support of it. The bill
was referred to the Finance Committee.
The House bill for the disposal of publiC
reservations in vacated townsite or addi-
tions to the townsites in the Territory O
Oklahoma was passed.
After the passage of several private bills
the naval appropriation bill was taken up
the question beng on the amendment of
fered by German (D.) of Maryland to re
duce the number of battle-ships provided
for in the bill from four to two. This il
the amendment which has been in contro
versy for the last three days. Without fur
ther discussion the vote was taken anC
the amendment was agreed to-ayes 81
noes 81. The vote in detail was as fol
lows:
Ayes-Allen, Baker, Bate Berry, Blanch
ard Butler, Chiffon, Gallinger, George
German. Hill, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle
Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Nelson
Pasco, PETER, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh
Roach, Sherman, Turpie, Vest, Villas
Walthall, Warren, White, Wilson, VOL
cott-31.
Noes-Bacon, Blackburn, Brown, Can.
non, Carter, Clark, Daniel, Davis, Faux
ner, Frye, Gear, Gibson, Hawley, Irby
Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Mantle
Mitchell of Oregon, Perkins, Platt, Quay
SewelI, Shoup Squire, Stewart, Telfer-27.
Allen (Pop,) of Nebraska offered ar
amendment striking out the item for the
two battle-ships (seven and half million
dollars). The vote was taken without dis.
cussion and the amendment was disagreed
to-ayes 13, noes A. The Senators voting
aye were: Allen, Berry, Chiffon, George
Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Pasco, PETER
Pettigrew, Roach, Vest, Villas and Walt.
hall. German voted "no."
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire moved
to insert an item appropriating 81, 500 00(
for torpedo-gunboats and torpedo boat
destroyers with a minimum speed O.
thirty knots and for thirty boats with {
minimum speed of twenty-six knots
At the suggestion of Hale (R.) OF Maine
Chandler modified the amendment by re
ducing the number to twenty and tn.
amount to $4,000. 600.
Perkins (R.) of California argued that
the provision already in the bill for thir
teen torpedo-boats was amply sufficient
Tillman CD of South Carolina admitted
the wisdom of the proverb, 'In time O
peace prepare for war;" but he believed
there was no danger of war "unIess. the
United States, IN pure cussedness, pro-
voked some country to quarrel"
Leaving the question of ships he pro.
ceeded to criticize one of the speeches
made some time ago by Hill (D.) of New
York in defense of the administration in
issuing bonds. He characterized Hill:
argument on that point as "the tyrant':
plea of necessity"
with the representatives of the people
in session." he continued, "the President
overrides all decency; overrides the will
of his own party and accomplishes by in.
direction what he has not authority to do
directly"
A spirited and somewhat amusing COL
loquy took place between Tillman and