The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-02

eio' 10 reduce the number of battle
shlps provided for in the bill from four
10 TWO. "a reduction of S7,5O0OO in
.XpendituIe), and 1t was agreed to-
yeas, 81; nays. q. Another vote was
taken on a motion by MIR Allen. to
strike out appropl iations for these two
oattleships, but there were only thr-
lee nE':nators In favor OF the PROPOSE
tiGn An amendment was offered by
hr. Chandler aGpropriating S40OOO0
for twenty torpedo boats and for tor
pedo boat destroyers, but a vote was
not reached upon II. 1t was agreed to
however, that the final vote on the
naval appropriation bill shall be taken
before adjournment tomorrow, and the
Senate, at 5a5 o'clock, adjourned until
tO-mOl row.
Before the Naval bill was taken up
Mr. Butler. PopD, of North Carolina,
introduced bill to make the Mexican
silver dollar, the Japanese yen and the
trade dollar. equal in value to the stand
ard dollar of the United States and a fun
legal tender 10 any amount for all debts
and demands, public or private: and he
made an argument In support OF IT, The
gold standard he characterized as the
STANDARD of Shyloch." He argued that
under the clause of ,he constitution which
forbids the States TO make anything but
gold and silver legal tender. they had
right to make gold and silver coins
| legal tender. He would certainly strive
to have the State OF North Carolina do
so. The bill was referred to the finance
committee.
The Tlllman-Hill debate came about
while Chandler's torpedo boat amend
ment was under discussion. Devoting
only n few sentences TO the amendment
and then leaving the question of ships,
MIR. Tillman said he would follow the
precedents set In the discussion and talk
OF the financial question: in answer to
various GnpIrhpS do nf
| and places, by various men. some Sena-
| tors and some not
He proceeded to crIticise one of the
| speeches made some time ago by MIR.
iiiii In defense of the administration in
| Issuing bonds. He characterized MIR.
tyrants plea OF necessity"
with the representatives of the people
III session he continued. the President
overrides all decency; overrldes the will
OF his own party and accomplshes hy in
direction what he has no authority TO
| do directly"
lie complained of having been com
prised by Mr.. Hin In that "coterie of
Senators" whom the New York Senator
| had rldieuled by comparing them with
the tailors of Tooley street" who is
sued fheir proclamation beginning with
we, the people of England"
Mr.. Hill assured MIR. Tilman that IA.
hal not comprised him among the Pom.
| lists OF the Senate. The Senator, he said
had right to define his own position
ana II he had defined himself as "A Popu-
list, he tMr HilD, should he entirely
content.
IF ! was in the company of Populists'
Mr. fillman snapped out, IL was I'm bet
| Ter company than some Senators who
pose as labor Democrats and are moth
| ing but Republicans in disguise. And |
Will prove that they are Republicans he
| fore | get through
Mr.. Tillman went on 10 sneak of the
| politics OF South Carolina and said he
could tell what South Carolina would do
and that said 10 Mr.. Hin, and that is
what you cannot do"
Would the Senator have us infer
| from that Mr.. Hin asked in his mildes,
| tones, that lie can take the Democratic
State of South Carolina over to the rank
| OF the Populists?"
II Will tell you" Mr. Tiilman replied.
what the Democrats of South Carolina
propose TO do. | can speak for my
state. and YOU cannot speak for yours
whether ! represent the State OF South
carolina or not, | want to show YOU what
thc Senator from New York represent :
ana what he claims 10 represent You
| he said. addressing Senator Hill with
all the contempt he could pu, IN his
voice ard manner, represent the peo-
pie. yes! You represent the bondholders
ana bankers of New York City and moth
| ing else.