The record-union., 1896-05-02

Administration.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The session
of the Senate to-day was enliVened by
two characteristic speeches. fiery and
impetuous one by Tillman Of South Car
DINA and temperate and suggestive
cne 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 Demo-
cratic side of the chamber gesticulating g
forcibly and inveighing against the
President, the Secretary of the Treas
nry and the bankers and money lenders
cf Wall street, and threatening the
withdrawal of his State from the DEM
ocratic column if the Chicago Conven-
ton should not declare in favor of free
silver at 16 to l.
Hills reply to him was dignified, bur
sarcastic. He, too, spoke of the Chicago
Convention, declared that he did not be-
lieve that Cleveland was a candidate
for the nomination; said that he was
not pledged to him Or TO any member OF
lis Cabinet; eulogized Carlisle for his
public services, while criticising him for
his interference against the reelection
OF Senator Blackburn.
Before the speech making began a
vote was taken on Germans motion to
reduce the number of battle-ships pro-
vided for in the bill from four to two "a
reduction of 81 500, 900 in expenditures
and ii was agreed-yeas 81, NAYS %
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire
moved to insert an item appropriating
S4,5O0,00 for torpedo gunboats and tor
pedO boat destroyers, with a minimum
speed of thirty knots, and for thirty tor
pedo boats with a minimum speed of
twenty eight knots.
At the suggestion of Hale (R.)of Maine
Chandler modified the amendment by
reducing the number to twenty and the
amount to S4,000000
Perkins Of California argued hat the
provision already in the bill for thir-
teen torpedo boats was amply sufficient
Tillman CD Of North Carolina ad-
mitted the wisdom of the proverb: In
time of peace prepare for war" but he
believed there was no danger of war
unless the United States in pure cuss
edness provoked some country to
quarrel"
Leaving the question of ships he pro-
ceeded to criticise one of the speeches
made some time ago by Hill CD Of New
York in defense of the Administration in
issuing bonds. He characterized Hills
argument on that point as ''the tyrant's
plea of necessity
with the representatives of the peo-
pie in session. he continued, "the Pres
ldent overrides all decency overrides
the will of his own party and accom-
plshed by indirection what he has not
authority to do directly
A spirited and somewhat amusing
colloquy took place between Tillman
and Hill. Tillman declared on behalf
OF the agricultural classes that they
would repudiate both the principal and
interest of the bonds recently issued
And if not Hill said with sarcasm,
1--WE will have bloodshed / suppose
You can force the bloodshed," Till
man shouted excitedly. Il tell you that
we are desperate"
That is very evident" Hill inter-
posed with sneer.
Yes" Tillman retorted, land before
ii is done with we will make somebody
else desperate, my friend l know
whereof / speak. There is a greater
feeling in the States west of the Mis-
sissippi against the bondholding peo-
pie of New York and the East than
ever was against the people Of the
South. To paraphrase the remark of
Charles Sumner Gold monometallism
IS sectional; free silver is national
Tillman declared that Cleveland had
nc financial policy except that of Sem
ator Sherman, and said that Secretary
Carlisle and Secretary Sherman had
exactly the same notions. Whenever he
mentioned Carlisle he meant Sherman,
for they were interchangeable, except
that the one was honest to his friends,
the bankers. while the other had proved
treacherous to his party. He quoted
some extracts from Carlisle's recent
speech in Chicago, and from Secre-
tary Herbert's speech yesterday in
Cleveland. made. Tillman said con-
temptuously Ito some commercial COM
bination; to some bond clippers.
IF silver coinage were established by
Congress, he said, when he got on an
other tack, there would be an effort
by the Shylocks to foreclose their mort
cages and thus reap the fruits of their
Ioguery. They are now swallowing
us by degrees, and l would prefer to be
swallowed at once like Jonah and be
done with it. Gaughter.)
But where is it going to end? 1 can
see what is coming. / may be one of
those Cassandrias who see what is GO
ing to happen. although nobody else will
sing in Greek over what they say. 1t
has been the history of the world that
the oppressors never see anything; Bel
shazzar never saw anything; Nero
never took warning They go relent-
lessly and blindly forward to their
doom. The only consolation have got
is that 1 hope and believe there is a
God in Heaven who has some regard
for this country. We need other things
beside rectification of our finances. We
need the publication of our official life.
We need a constitutional convention
to take new guarantees and to tie up the
hands of thieves who now govern the
country"
Continuing in this style of speech.
Tillman referred again to Senator Hill
a. MY friend from New York whom