The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-30
HOT SHOT FROM 7ILLMAN
The Senator from South Carolina
Scores the President.
FOR INDEPENDENCE or CUBA
4 Resolution Is Reported In the Scnnt G
Requesting the President to Use His
Good offices with spain in
the Interest Of Cuba.


chamber was today a theater in which
scenes of history were enacted in the
presence of crowded galleries. First
| came a concurrent resolution reported
from the committee on foreign rela-
tions requesting the president of the
United States to use his good offices
| with the government of Spain to have
belligerent rights extended to the Gu
ban revolutionists. This was followed
| by minority report from the same
committee--Mr. Cameron rep, Penn. }
composing the minority with concur
rent resolution requesting the presi-
dent 10 use his good Offices with the
government of Spain for the recogni-
tion OF tn" independence OF Cuba"
The report accompanying the resolu-
tons. lengthy arguments, We're read.
! and the resolutions We're placed on the
| calendar to be taken up for debate and
action whenever the committee on for
eign relations may deem it advisable.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Call Dem,, Fla) requesting the presi-
dent To report to the senate in regard
to the arrest at Havana of three Ameri-
can citizens, Mark r. Rodriguez and
Louis Soumellan and son. and to de-
mund their immediate release. was re-
ported back from the committee on
foreign relations with the last clause
struck out. and was also placed on the
| calendar.
The event of the day. however. was the
speech made by Mr. Tillman tDem.. S.
c. ostensibly in favor of the free COIN
I.t,I, e., l.,
but really in denunciation Of the presi-
dent and of the secretary of the treas
ury. Mr.. Tillman was on this occasiol
splendid combination of oratory and
actor. giving to senators and specta-
tors two hours of entertainment. The
way in which he spoke Of the president
might have exposed him to interruption
and censnre. but seemed to be rather
enjoyed than found fault with. He de-
scribed him as bull-headed and self
id0latrous. Never. he said, had the
high office Of president been so pros
tituted and never had the appointing
power been SO abused. With relentless
purpose he had ignored his oath of
office and given no heed to the inter-
ests OF any but his moneyed friends
his owners or partners. He spoke of
Secretry Carlisle as that Judas from
Kentucky who had in his old age come
to Il pitiful pass" and referred to the
other two Southern members of the
cabinet Uhe secretaries of the navy and
of the interiOr) as apostates from their
principles"
AT the close of Mr.. Tillman'i speech
the senate chamber and galleries. which
had been thronged for two hours. were
practically vacated. and the senate at
4.SO p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
House Hills Passed.
The house today enjoyed it's first con-
sideration morning hour of the session.
in the course of which the following
house bills. reported from the COM
mittee on public lands, We're passed:
To repeal the act of 1889 excluding
public lands in Alabama from the
operation OF the laws regulating min
eral lands: granting a years absence
to homestead settlers on the yankton
reservation. S. d.; authorizing the exc
cution of preliminary affidavits in land
cases by any officers within the land
district empowered to administer oaths
The consideration of a bill reported
from the committee on invalid PEN
sions. directing the pension bureau to
accept as satisfactory evidence of the
death of a soldier proof of his uneX-
planned absence for seven years, was
begun. but vote to order the previous
question on a proposed amendment de-
veloped She lack Of quorum in the
house and at l.50 o'clock adjournment
was taken until tomorrow.
Some time was spent in discussing
resolution offered by Mr.. Brewster.
tRep.. y. W, to give to the Grand
Army Veteran brigade. Rochester, n.
Y. four condemned cannon. Numerous
amendments We're offered To include
other Grand Army of the Republic Or
ganizations and soldiers homes. and
the whole matter was finally referred
to the committee on naval affairs to
make some equitable distribution of the
old cannon in possession of the gov
arup1ppt