Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-01
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 1.

carry into effect the stipulations of the
treaty of Washington of February 8,
1896. between the United States and
Great Britain-as to seizures OF Cana
dian sealing vessels-was reported by
Mr.. Sherman, chairman OF the commit
tee on foreign relations, and passed.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to make
the Mexican silver dollar, the Japanese
ven, and The trade dollar equal in value
to the standard dollar OF the United
States and full legal tender to any
amount for all debts and demands, pub
lie or private, and ne made an argyll
ment in support of it. The gold stand,
ard he characterized as the standard
of Shylock." He argued that under
the clause of the Constitution which
forbids the States to make anything
but gold and silver coins legal tender,
they had a right to make gold and sill
yer coins a legal tender; and he ex-
pressed the hope that if the United
States did not do so the individual
States would. He would certainly
strive to have the State of North Caro-
lima do so. The bill was referred to
The finance committee.
House bill for the disposal Of public
reservations in vacated town sites or
additions to town sites in the territory
of Oklahoma was passed.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up, the question being on the
amendment offered by Mr.. German to
reduce the number of battleships pro-
vided for in the bill from four to two.
This is the amendment which has been
in controversy for the last three days.
Without further discussion the vote was
taken and the amendment agreed to.
yeas 81, nays 81. Among those voting
nay was Senator Daniel, of Virginia.
Mr.. Allen offered an amendment
striking out the item for the two battle
ships-$7, 100000. The vote was taken
without discussion aud the amendment
was disagrede to, yeas Is, nays Al.
MIR. Chandler moved to insert an item
appropriating 81, 100000 for torpedo
gunboats.
Mr.. Tillman criticized one of the
speeches made some time ago by MIR.
Hill in defence of the administration in
issuing bonds. He characterized Mr..
HIPS argument on that point as "the
tyrants plea of necessity" with the
representatives of the people in SEES
sion," he continued, "the President
overrides all decency; overrides the
will of his own party, and accomplishes
by indirection what he has no authority
to do directly"
He complained of having been COM
prised byMr. Hill in that coterie of Sena-
tors whom the New York Senator had
ridiculed by comparing them with the
"tailors of Tooley Street." who issued
their proclamation beginning with
"We, the people of England"
Mr.. Hill assured Mr.. Tillman that he
had not comprised him among the
populists of the Senate. The Senator,
he said, had right to define his own
position; and if he defined himself as a
populist he (Mr. HilD should be entire
ly content.
"If was in the company of popu.
lists" Mr.. Tillman snapped out, II was
in better company than some Senators
who pose as labor democrats and are
nothing but republicans in disguise.
And 1 will prove that they are repub-
licans before get through" Mr.. Till
man went on to speak of the politics OF
South Carolina; and said that he could
tell what South Carolina would do
sand that, "said he to Mr.. Hill, sis what
you cannot do"
"Would the Senator have us infer
from that" Mr.. Hill asked in his mild
est tones, that he can take the demo
cratic State of South Carolina over
to the ranks of the populists ?"
81 will tell you, Mr.. Tillman replied,
"what the democrats of South Caro-
lima propose to do. can speak for my
State, and you cannot speak for yours.
Whether represent the State of South
Carolina or not, l want to show you
what the Senator from New York rep
resents and what he claims to represent.
You," he said, addressing Mr.. Hill with
all the contempt he could put into his
voice and manner, represent the peo-
pie. Yes, you represent the bondhold.
ers and bankers of New York city and
nothing else"
hOUSEs
Mr.. Codding submitted the unani-
nous report of elections committee No.
3 in the case of Joshua F. Wilson, re-
publican, VS.. John L. McLaurin, demo-
crat, from the sixth Congressional dis
trict of South Carolina, that McLaurin
was entitled to his seat. The report
was agreed to.
Mr.. Overstreet from the same COM
mittee reported the case of George w.
Murray, republican, vs.. VIM. Elliott,
democrat, from the first district of South
Carolina. the committee finding that
Murray (colored), who represented the
district in the last Congress, was emit
tied to the seat now. The minority of
the committee were given leave to file
their views and the case went to the
calendar.
Mr.. Scranton called up the bill au
thorizing the election of delegate to
Congress from Alaska, reported by the
comittee on territories. MIR. Scranton
said this movement in behalf of Alaska
had begun fourteen years ago, when
Col. NJ. d. Ball appeared here as the
chosen representative of the people of
the territory and unsuccesfully knock
ed at the door of Congress for admis-
sion as delegate.
Mr.. Perkins opposed the passage of
the bill for the reason that Alaska was
not in condition, politically, numeri-
cally, physically, financially or socially,
to warrant the Congress in admitting