Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-07
TILLMAN'S TALK.
The Senator Pitches into the Pres.
ident and Hill and Sherman.
The House Debates the Bankruptcy Bill
Secretary ariisls Sends the Draft Of
. HiiI to Tighten the Chinese
Exclusion Law.


preparation bill was taken up in the
senate yesterday, the question being
on the amendment Of Mr. German re-
ducng the number Of battle ships
from four, as reported, to two With.
out further speeches yea and nay
vote was taken, resulting in the adop-
ton Of the German amendment by 81
to e. Mr.. Allen, Of Nebraska, follow.
ed with an amendment striking out oil
battle ships, which was defeated by 10
to A. The debate was dramatic and
sensational character, recalling the
famous Ingalls, Voorhees, contest Of
some years ago. Senator Tillmany Of
South Carolina, again brought bis
unique personality into the debate his
speech being the first Of any length
since his memorable maiden effort at
lacking public officials, high and low.
While he spoke the silver pitchfork re-
Gently presented to him in the west,
was conspicuously displayed on his
scarf. The senator used the blunt
W ords characteristic Of his utterances,
arraigning the president and cabinet
Off GERS with unsparing criticism and
personal invective. He also addressed
himself personally to Mr.. Hill and
Mr.. Sherman and drew from the
former several sharp rejoinders, while
Mr.. Sherman declined to be brought
into a controversy with the South
Carolina senator. Mr.. Hill followed
Mr.. Tillman, answering the latter
point by point. The New York sena.
ator referred to the coming democratic
national convention, declaring that
there would be no split, but that true
democracy would recognize the rule Of
the majority and keep the party in
tact, despite the threats Of the South
Carolina senator to leave the party.
The debate attracted great crowd to
the senate wing Of the capitol. An
agreement was afterwards reached
that final vote on the naval appro-
preparation bill would be taken before
adjournment to-day. Mr. Butler, Of
North Carolina, presented bill maxi
ing the Mexican silver dollar and the
Japenese yen, both containing 37lA
grains Of pure silver, and the trade
dollar full legal tender dollars In the
United states. The senate passed the
bill to restore townsite property to
the public domain to be taken for farm
ing purposes in cases where townsite
property had been secured in Okla
homa and people failed to locate, form.
ing the town.
The house again devoted the major
portion Of the day to debate on the
bankruptcy bill A bill to provide for
delegate in congress from the terri
tory Of Alaska was defeated by "A to
60 Representative Curtis, OF Kansas,
introduced resolution requesting the
president to communicate to the house
a statement OF what has been done by
the state department to carry out the
provisions Of an act of congress direct.
ing that correspondence and negotia.
tions with Great Britain for the pur.
pose Of securing the abrogation or
modification Of the regulations now
enforced, which require cattle from
the United States to be slaughtered,
at the port Of entry and prohibiting
them from being carried alive to other
places in the kingdom.
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION LAW.
WASHINGTON, May THE secretary
Of the treasury yesterday sent to the
house draft Of a bill amending the
Chinese exclusion laws. 1t provides
that in cases affecting the right Of
Chinese to enter or remain in the
United States, or where persons of
Chinese descent claim the right to re-
enter the United States as citizens,
there shall be required the testimony
of other than Chinese persons. In
cases where aiiidavits are taken before
notaries public or justices of the
peace, aud in such cases are proven
false, the persons making them shall
be liable to perjury.