The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-02
nLLMAN HIT BY A TORNADO.
HE TACKLES SENATOR HILL AGAIN
AND Is BADLY WORsTED.

scrap and Tries in Vain to Draw
Senator sherman Into It-He At
taclSs the Democratic Administra-
lions Financial Policy and sena-
tor Hill Again Defends II.
Washington, May 1.-Senators Hill and
Tllman were the principals to-day in one
Of the fercest personal debates recorded
in the Journal Of the Senate. For nearly
four hours the senator from South Caro-
lima and the senator from New York
amused a crowded Senate with a rough
and tumble discussion of their respective
political and financial principles. 1t was
the most remarkable exhibition Of par
liamentary biting. kicking, gouging and
hair pulling" on the part Of the contest
ants that has been witnessed in the Senate
within the recollection of the oldest mem
Der of that usually dignihed body.
The bill pending before the Senate was
the naval appropriation bill and it was
thought that the general debate had prac-
tically ended. Senator Tillman, however,
concluded that he would throw a "few
bricks" into the back yard of the sound
money men on both sides Of the chamber.
After a brief allusion to the naval bin
he launched out into one of his character
Secretary Carlisle and Senator Sherman.
He endeavOrsd to provoke a personal dis
cuSsiOn with Senator Sherman, but the
latter declined to be drawn into a COLO
guy with the reckless and sensation-lOv-
ing South Carolinian, and ignored his di-
rect questions.
senator Tillman was looking for ma
terial to toss on his "pitchfOrk," so he
turned his attention to Senator Hill and
proceeded to arraign him as the defender
Of Grover Cleveland's financial policy and
the gold bugs of Wall street.
In the meantime word was passed
through the capitol that Tillman and Hill
We're having scrap in the Senate In
stantly the galleries filled up and members
from the House came hurrying over to
the Senate chamber Conspicuous among
the visitors on the back seats were Rep
strait and Talbert Of south Carolina and
Representatives Lester Tate, Bartlett and
Russell of Georgia.
but IL was intensely exciting to those who
listened. Senator Tilman was coarse and
rough in the choice of his language and
he regarded not the ordinary rules of
senatorial courtesy, either in his inter-
ruptions or the language he employed TO
express his one idea, Free coinage at 16
on the other hand Senator Hill was at
his best, and while he kept within the
rules, he deftly turned every statement
Senator Tillman made either to ridicule or
used Senator Tillman's own words to con-
Vict him of being almost anything but a
Jefersonian. SO sharp We're the passages
between the two senators and so abrupt
were Senator Tillman's Interruptions that
Senator Frye who was presiding, invoked
the rules of the Senate against the un-
parliamentary language and Interruptions
Although no names were used senator
Tillman felt the rebuke momentarily, and
apologized for transgressing the rules A
moment later he forgot the reprimand
and broke out again, causing general
laughter throughout the chamber. As II
he regretted having dtsobeyed the inJunc-
ton of the presiding officer, with mock
mOdestry, he buried his face in
his hand upon his desk and like a shy
schoolgirl who was unwllingly kissed at a
picnic he threw his head back, but COW
cred his face with his hands. When it
became evident that Senator Hill was
outpointing Senator Tillman at every turn
Senator Allen pop, of Nebraska, rushed
to the assistance of Senator Tillman. Sen
ator Hill turned upon the leader of the
drubbing for daring to interfere in what
he (HilD called a democratic family night
The discussion demonstrated but two
things that Senator Tillman, after dis
plaving total ignorance of the money
question and being convicted by his own
language of being greenback popullst
and a believer in the theory that the
farmer may become rich without work
ing through favorable legislation, ne nnal-
ly declared he is for free silver or bust
and that Senator Hin proposes to abide
by the decision of the democratic conven-
ton, whatever it may be.
Washington, May 1.-The session of the
Senate to-day was enlivened by two char
acteristic speeches-dery and impetuous-
one from Tillman, dem, of South Caro-
lima, and d temperate and suggestive one
form Mr.. Hin, dem, of New York.
MIR. TIL Nuan, wearing in MS neckte the
emblem o his last speech in the Senate,
a m.niatul. gold pltchtork, STROBE up and
down Ia the rear of the back seats on the
democratic side of the chamber gesticu-
lating forcibly and inveighing against the
fa7s IF
and the bankers and money lenders OF
Wall street and threatening the withdraw
al of his state from the democratic col
umn. If the Chicago convention should not
declare in favor of free silver at l6 to /.
Mr.. HnTs reply to him was dignified,
but sarcastic, too. He, too, spoke OF the
Chicago convention, declaring that he did
not believe Mr.. Cleveland was candidate
for the nominations said that he was not
pledged to him or any member of his
cabinet; eulogized Mr.. Carlisle for his pub
lie services while criticising him for his
interference against the reelection of SEN
atOr Blackburn, and closed long speech
by declaring that the policy of the demo-
cratic party should be in essentials,
unity; in non-es5ential, liberty; in all
things, charity"
Before the naval bill was taken up Mr.
Butler pop, OF North Carolina, intro
duced a bill to make the Mexican silver
dollar the Japanese yen and the trade
dollar equal in value 10 the standard DOL
lar of the United States, and tull legal
tender to any amount for all debts and
demands, public or private; and he made
an argument in support of 1t. The gold
standard 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 ana
silver a legal tender, they had a right to
make gold and silver coins a legal ten
der, and he expressed the hope that e
the United States did not do so the indi-
Vidual states would. He would certainly
strive to have the state of North Caro-
lima do so. The bill was referred to the
finance committee.
The Tillman-Hnl debate came about
while Mr.. Chandlers torpedo boat amend
ment was under discussion. DevOting only
a few sentences to the amendment and
then leaving the question of ships, Mr..
Tillman said he would follow the prece-
dents set in the discussion and talk of
the financial question, "in answer to vari-
Gus speeches made at various times and
places, by various men, some senators
and some not
He proceeded to criticise one Of the
speeches made some time ago by Mr.
Hill in defense of the administration in
issuing bonds. He charged Mr. Hits ar
gument on that point as "the tyrants
plea Of necessity With the representa-
tives of the people in session" he con-
tinued, "the President over-rides all de-
cency; oVer-rides the will Of his own par
~ and arcOrnult shes bV indfgerpffon who