The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-07

| lie 0enlcd the right OF tho Iresi0enS 10 issue
bonds for meeting current expenses There
was allowing the President to "hocus pocus
and bambooZle tho people by doing by indirec-
tion what he would not do by direction" MIR.
| Tilman also controyerted some OF the points
| of Mr.. Hills recent speech in defending the
issue of bonds as a necessity.
Mr.. Hill entered the chamber and took :.
seat in front of Mr.. Tillman. The latter went
on 10 refer TO Mr.. Hills designation of him
| (Tillman) as Popuist-" one of the tailors of
| Toolcy street."
II deny the right OF tho Senator from New
| York to catalog my politics" said Mr.. Iillman.
Mr.. Hill rose TO state that he had never
classed Mr.. TillmRn a Populist. Tie had re-
! ferred TO cthcrr.
After criticsing bond issues Mr. Tilman ex-
claimed " You force this thing much further
there will be Republication of bonds and interest
| too"
And if you can't have that" coolly sug-
cested Mr.. Hill, " j suppose you'll have blood
shed?"
YES. and the blood will be on your hands,"
responded Mr.. 1'illman, his words ringing
through the chamber.
" j tell you are desperate" Mr.. Tillman
went on. " / have been through the West and
j know how the people feel"
The Senator drew a comparison between
Andrew Jackson and Grover Cleveland. "one
was the man ofthe people," he said, but Cleve-
+" If Grover Cleveland" he shouted with an
emphasis that fairly made the chamber ring,
lever goes before the people again, he can
bear on his brow the eulogy of the Senator
from Ohio Mr. Sherman, who declared on
the floor of this Chamber that the President
had simply done his duty. They are linked
together Grover Cleveland, John Sherman
and John Carlisle are aiiinties. The question
is will the people be SO damnably foolish as to
trust them again 2"
+" Perhaps you can bamboozle the peope," he
said, addressing Mr.. Sherman the fools are
not ali dead yet, but they are getting mighty
restless"
During this TRADE Mr. Sherman sat near by
apparently unmoved.
Mr.. Tillman next took mp Mr.. Herbert, who,
said the Senator, had been making speech at
Cleveland 10 some Landowners and coupon
clippers, and made running comments while
he read the Secretary's speech.
Then turning again to Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Tilman
said; And now, for the benefit Of the Senator
lrom New York, whom / love- the Senator
whose motto is / am Democrat" / will say,
am Democrat. too "a Democrat after JEFF
ferson and jackson. He pirates of sound
money! j cry hard money lie is Demo
crat for National banks; j, for the National
Government"
Mr.. Hin, who had been taking otes, took the
floor. Senators generally squared around 10
At the outset Mr.. Hill characterized Dir. Till
mans speech as a remarkable performance"
and assured the Senator that he should not 20
into ali the questions raised by Mr.. Tiimau,
but should confne himself TO some of the
"gratuitous. uncalled for and undignified re-
marks of his friend, who loved him.
a. The Senator has denied here to-day that he
was a Populist. Let me say 10 him that what
he has said leads on the straight road TO Popu-
lism" or, after pause, to some worse place"
As to Dir. Iillmans statement that he (Hill)
no longer spoke for New York, he admitted
smiiingly that that might be true. He recalled
the fact that previous TO 1893 New York had
remained in the Democratic column for eight
years. But in 1892" said he, State after
Stale instructed for Grover Cleveland aud free
silver over the protest of the regular Democracy
OF New York. You did not get free silver" he
added sarcasticallv. but you got Grover Cleye- |
land. Are you satisied2"
Mr.. Hill went on TO show that Mr.. Tillman
and Mr.. Sherman occupy the same platform"
as TO greenbacks, adding that he would leave it |
to the two Senators to fight it out between
themselves
MIR. Tilman again interrupted 10 remark: |
From your view Sherman is a better Demo |
crat than Cleveland aud better Democrat |
than you are YOURSELF
Then the Senator is defending the Demo /
cracy OF Mr.. Sherman" asked Mr.. Hill
That is where / wanted to get you," re-
sponded Mr.. Hill
In answer 10 Mr.. Hills interrogaiorv as to |
whatwould keep him in the Democratic party, !
Mr. 1illman said tersely:
Sixteen to one. or bust"
Then you will bust," returned Mr.. Hill,
contemporary. The idea Of great poiti-
cal party heing founded on ono idea!
The Republican party. which governed this
country for 30 years." said Mr.. TiIman "was
founded On the single idea of freeing the
slaves"
In the course of another passage alarms
Mr.. I5llman announced that the people needed
billion dollars. We are going to have it,"
said he.
"A nero trife," sneered Mr. Hill. What
woald you do with 2"
:" Build battleships ard coast defenses." re.
plied MIR. Tillman. put the tramp at work
set every wheel in motion, aud make the coun-
try again prosperous aud happy"
Mr.. Gorman's amendment TO the Naval ap-
priation bill reducing the number of battle
ships from four TO two was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas Fepublicsns-Baker, Gsilinrer Nelson
Pettigrew, Priciiard. Sherman. Warren. Wilson
aud Moicoti-9 Denocrats-Bnie, Berry Banch-
ard. Chiffon, George. German IIill lone. (Ark1 |
Mills Mitchell (wi-.l. Pasco. Pugh Roach 1urpie
Vest, ola, Nnlttaii, aud White-ls. Popusis-
Alien. Kyle PETER. Buier-4 Total. 81.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cannon Carter |
Clark, Davis, Frye, Gear. Hawley, Lodge Me.
Bride, Mcmillan. Mantle. Mitchell fOre.) Perkins |
Plat. Quay. Seyeli, SiiouI Squire Tclirr-2O |
Democrais-Bacon. Blackburn. Daniel Faulkner
Gibson. Irby-G. Popuiists-Stewar.-l. Total, u
In tie House. the unanimous report of the
Committee on Elections No 3. in the contested
election case OF Joshua Ellison V. JOHN Me-
Laurin, from the Sixth South Carolina Dis
trict. which confirmed the title of the sitting
member to his seat. was presented and adopted,
The bankruptcy bill WAS then taken up for
amendment under the iye-minute rule.
SATURDAY, MAY 9.
in the Senate, the Naval appropriation bill
was passed. A srge par OF the time set apart
for general debate was devoted to political
questions foreign 10 the immediate subject.
This was participated ia by Mr. Wolcott. who
Of an extravaganza IN Govern