The Portland daily press., 1896-05-02
Engage in Animated Debate in the
Senate.
NEW YORK SENATOR REVIVES
PAST HISTORY.
Says He Has Nothing in Common With
the Present Administration, But Will
Saws Silver nau, re- WIFI Rolf Not

| the Mexican silver dollar, the Japanese
Ylen and the trade dollar, equal in value
to tbs standard dollar of the United
States and legal tender to any amount
for all debts and demands. public or priv
| ate;and he made an argument in support
OF it. The gold. standard he characterized
as the STANDARD Of Shylooks." He ar
gued that under the clause of the con-
stitution which forbids the states to
make anything but gold and silver leg
al tender. they had a right to make gold
and silver coins legal tender; and he
| expressed the hope that If the United
States did not do so the individual states
would. The bill was referred to the
finance committee.
Mr.. Gorman's amendment to reduce
| the number Of battleships provided for in
the naval appropriation bill from four to
two was agreed to, yeas 81, nays 81.
A motion by Allen to strike the item
for two battleships out of he appropria-
tion bill was defeated, yeas 13 nays A.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
| German to reduce the number of BATTLE
ships. provided for in bill, from four to
two was agreed to, yes, 81; nays, 27.
| Mr.. Allen, Populist Of Nebraska,
offered an amendment striking out the
item for two battleships 1880, 00o).
The amendment was disagreed to. yeas,
13; nays, a. Mr. Chandler moved to in
sert an item appropriating $4. 500, 900 tor
pedo gunboars and torpedo boat destroy
ers, with minimum speed of 30 knots,
and for thirty torpedo boats with mini
mum speed of 26 knots. Mr.. Hale said
the appropriation was not large enough
for the number of boats mentioned. He
moved to reduce the number of torpedo
boats to 20. Mr.. Chandler modified the
amendment by reducing the number to
twenty, and the appropriation to 81, 600, :
600. Mr.. Perkins, Republican of Coli
fo~nia, argued that the provision already
in the bill for thirteen torpedo boats
was amply sufficient
Mr.. Lodge argued that if the economy
YVES to be praoticed, it should be on
W orks of international Improvement
which might wait rather than on national
defences. Leaving the question Of ships
M +. Tillman criticised the recent speech
by Hill, Democrat of New York, in de-
| Tense of the administrator issuing
bonds. He characterized Mr.. Hills argu-
ment as "tyrants plea of necessity. !"
with the representatives of the people
LII SbSSlOu, u6 CUJlUluuGtl, bu0 ET6Slu0Hu
over-rldes all decanoy, Over-rides the will
of his own party and aocomplishes by in
direction, what he has no authority to do
ldirectly."
After colloquoy with MIR. Hill con-
cerning South Carolina politics, Mr.. fill
man said to Mr.. Hill with all the contempt
be could put into his voice and manner,
bankers Of New York city and nothing
else"
Mr.. Tillnan declared, on behalf of the
agricultural classes that they would re-
pudiate both principal and interest of
the bonds.
will have bloodshed l suppose
"You can force bloodshed, Mr.. Till
man shouted exoltedly. so tell you we
are desperate. !"
"That is very evident" said Mr.. Hill
with sneer. "There is greater feeling
II Che states west of the Mississippi
a ga1nst the bondholding people of New
ork and the east than there ever was
against the people Of the south."
Mr.. Tillman said that Calhoun stood
up for the people at large, while Cleve-
land was the exemplar and the tool of the
money classes, and represented only the
| almighty dollar. He sneered at Cleve-
lands veto of small pension bills. while
he turned over ten million dollars to
one Jew." (Laughter.l
Mr.. Tillman declared that Cleveland
| had no financial policy except that of
Senator Sherman. Carlisle and Sherman
had exactly the same notions. Referring
incidentally to the Mckinley tariff and
to the contributions from manufacturers
and mOneyed classes, Mr.. Tillman said
Let them fry; they deserve to fry. But
where Is it going to end? I can see what
is coming. The only consolation I have
, is that | believe there is a God who has
some regard for this country. We need
other things besides the reotifioation of
our financial affairs. We need purifioa-
, tion of our official life. We need a con
stitutional convention to take guarantees
and tie up the hands of tyrants and
thieves. Mr.. Tillman remarked thai
! no one had the slightest idea that the
} Democrats would win the next election.
He said he expected to go to the Chicago
convention and do his best to keep his
and throw off the slough and rottenness,
accumulated during the last few years.
Ii the silver Democrats did not get
recognition of silver at the Chicago con-
ventjon, the Democratic party was dead
} and gone forever. A new party would
spring into existence.
IF we cannot beat you this time, we
Will serve notice on you that we will
have America for Americans and to he'll
with Great Britain and the Tories. u
(Laughter
IF we do not beat you in 1896, VIZ
Will interest you in 19O0."
Mr.. Hill said he had little in common
with the present administration, there
fore did not propose TO notice, excep
briefly, some of Tillman's uncalled fol
: and undignifed remarks.
, He, Mr.. Hill, was not going to prophe
sy: "We are changing rapidly" he said
DAY by day. the present political cam
paaign is Unprecedented in both parties
There has been cyclone sweepinl
through the country in Republican cir
Giles, which all the leading statesmen have
been unable to check 81 say to my
friend from South Carolina that l hope
ne will have no occasion to leave the party
has served SO we'll in the past" Mr.
n IL said the regular Democracy of th'
state Of New York; cannot be charge
with the responsibility for the nomina
tion OF Cleveland in 1899, 81 recolleo
that state after state in the south in