The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-02
OF HILL and TILLMAN
he fisfy South Carolina Senator Warm on
the Trail Of Government Officials.
HILLS DIGRIFlED AND SARCASTIC REPLY
Tillmnn Declares I'm Behalf Of the
Agricultural Glasses. nnd Con-
frnsts Calhoun ana Cleveland
Saying dhnt the Latter Was the
FOOL Of the Money Classes.

Washington. D. c., May 1-House:
MIR. Codding CRep., Pa) submitted the
unanimous report of Elections Commit
tee No. 3. in the case of Joshua Il. VII
son, Republican, VS.. John n. MacLaurin.
Democrat. from the Sixth District of
South Carolina, that MIR. MacLaurin
was entitled to his seat. The report was
agreed to.
MIR. Overstreet (Rep., Ind), from the
same committee. reported the case of
George w. Murray, Republican, W.
William Elliott. Democrat, from the
First District of South Carolina, the
committee finding that Murray (colored)
who represented the district in the last
Congress, was entitled to- the seat now
The minority of the committee was
given leave to file their views, and the
case went TO the calendar.
Most or the session was occupied I'm
discussing under the five-minute rule
ana in committee of the whole. the sec
ton in the Bankruptcy bill, reciting the
causes for which proceedings may be
begun against debtor. Two amend
ments were proposed One. by w A.
Stone (Rep., Pa), abolishing altogether
the involuntary feature and one by
MIR. Broderick Uep., kanD, limiting to
three causes, all criminal or fraudulent
IN their nature. for proceeding against
debtor. In the course of their dcba q
MI Henderson Rep., Ia) quoted eX-
president Harrison in favor of the bill
and read from letter received to-day: ::
think the impression that some of our
western Boards of Trade had upon the
bankruptcy question was that by rea-
Soh OF ncarneSS OF country merchants
10 their customers. they had an advant-
age with the falling debtor over the dis
tant creditor, and that this would be
surrendered under u bankruptcy bill.
II seems to me to be short-sighted view
OF the question"
the House, at . o'clock, under the rules.
took recess until o'clock the even
ing session to be the onsideratio of
private pension bills.
by vote of 80 to 30 the committee re-
1used to take corporations out of the
operation of the bill
The bill to give Alaska n deIerat. I'm
congress was discussed briefly. and bv
q vote OF 60 to A the House voted
against the enGrossment of the measure
"a practical defeat.
y Dill was passed to admit free of duty
rrl'eies OF foreign manufacture intended
lor exhibition NJ the Nashville cxuosi-
ton In 1897, and to admit persons en-
gagged to care for the exhibits
III inc course of the proce dngs al the
evening session there was an echoe or
the proceedings in ;he closing hours OF
ths forty-ninth Congress when one of
PRESIDENT Clevelands pension yetoas
was under consideration NJ. Erdman
'pem.), of Pennsylvania. had read a
speech by General Bragg. then a mem
her from Wisconsin. supporting The
veto. Mr.. Payne (RepJ of New York
!sspona+d by Bringing 10 the at,en-
non OF the House the response To tha,
speech and one mado on the same oc.
casion 10y MIR. Warner Democra, ic
member. from Ohio. by Mr. Hspburn
tRep). of Iowa The latter vigorously
denied tho right of MessIs Bragg and
warner to speak for the C. y. r. on the
question of pensions. h referred TO
the fact that they. like him, would re-
TIRE rom Congressional life with the
enu or the Congress, but he was no,
IKE them, msndicants at the White
House, "crooking the pregnant hinges
ol the knee that thrift might follow
fawnlng. The reading of this speech
was greeted with applause by the Re
pubiicans. and Mr. Payne said moth
ing need be added to IT, further than
the remark that shortly after that Con
gress expired the names of General
Bragg and of another distinguished
Democrat, who had also changed front
on the pension question when the
Presidential vetoes were sent in. the
former as Minister TO Mexico and the
later for an office paying $1,000 wear
Twenty-one bills were ordered 10 be
favorably reported to the House.
Senate.-The session of the Senate
tu-udS WAS eHilNtUSu Dy TWO character
istic speeches-a fiery and impetuous
one from MI. Tilman and q tempera I a
and suggestive one from Mr.. Hill. Mr..
Tillman, wearing his necktie. an sam-
blem of his last speech in the Senate
miniature gold pitchfork. strobe up
and down in the rear of the back seats
on the Democratic side of the cham
ber gesticulating forcibly and inveigh-
Ing against the President. the Secretary
OF the Treasury and the bankers and
money lenders of Wall street and
threatening the withdrawal OF his State
from the Democratic column, If the
Chicago Convention should declare in
IaVor of free silver, 16 to I.
Mr.. Hil's reply to him was dienIficd
but sarcastic. He, too, spoke of the
Chicago Convention, declaring tina: he
did not believe that Mr.. Cleveland was
candidate for rhe nomination: said
that he was not pledged to him or to
any member of his Cabinet; eulogized
iMr. Carlisle for his public services.
while criticising him for his in,erfer-
ence against the reelection OF Senator
blackburn. and CLOSED long speech
with declaring that the policy OF the
democratic party should he lin essen
tials.. unity; in non-essentials, liberty;
in all things, charity"
Bekore the speech making hegan a
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