The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-02
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mouth. II dare to say he shouted,
that so far as / can see there are things
here that can be explained on no other
theory
IF the senator 6ares 10 say or even to
insinuate such disgraceful thing, he
saws what is not true and what is un-
worthy CT gentleman" Mr.. Hawley re-
piled, very deliberately and emphati-
cally.
The galleries were crowded, and at
this exchange of charges a deep hush
succeeded their buzzing. Senator Till
loan was unruffled. He thrust a hand
into his trousers pocket n5ncbalantly
and. looking over to Senator HaWley,
coolly returned, Ito that / can only say
i: is the CALLED jado that winces.'
Senator Hawley turned pale and trem-
bled very visibly-
IF the senator applies that to me l
have a sufficient answer" he said an
gr:lly.
Two or three senators gathered
around Senator Hawley, endeavoring
apparently, to calm him. Finally, he
walked with them into the cloak room
while Senator Tillman continued his
spsech.
Il do not want to say anything
harsh" he said, God knows 1 have got
enough vitriol in me now"
Going on with the subject Of armor
plate, he said he could see no explana-
ton for the state of affairs except that
the manufacturers had their friends in
the senate chamber. There was proof
that the government was to be looted TO
the extent of two or three millions, yet
senators said, 1--WE can't help it."
The trusts had the government down
and their hands in its pockets, yet if
any one opposed them, if any one pro-
posed that the government do its own
work, make its own armor plate, sena-
tors were quick to bring out the awful
spectre of socialism.
Said Mr.. Tillman:
The country's eyes are on us. We
are already disgraced because we do not
hasten to do the bidding of Wall street
fast enough. The touch of the button
between Wall street and the senate
seems 10 have been broken somewhat
lately, and so the metropolitan press is
Continuing, Mr.. Tillman said there was
still darker page in the history of the
dealings of the Carnegies with the gov
eminent. He referred to the charges of
making defective armor in 1894.
THE thieves were caught" he said.
but they were released. The secretary
imposed a fine. but this glorious presi-
dent Of ours, who. thank God, goes out of
Office in two days more, remitted the
fine. And yet, in tlt face of these facts,
a senator with his in skin gets up and
undertakes to twit me with slandering
the senate"
He continued TO lecture the senate, say
ing ne had no doubt the proposition
would go through.
THE old guard never surrenders," hs
exclaimed. You get up here and squab-
bic over your little $4,000 items and lie.
these million dollar steals go through
Ike greased-lightning."
He had. he said convinced himself that
the cost of producing armor plate did not
exceed $500 per ton. He said. however,
that the naval committee had placed the
amount az s400 because it was necessary
10 do so. in order 10 reach an agreement
and also because they had in mind tha:
the bill must run the gauntlet in house
where. he said. gag law was in full force
and IN effect; where a man, a free man,
must crawl on his belly ike a worm or
fawn Ike a whipped cur 70 get recogni-
.ion for anything
He said they had also borne in mind
that it would have 10 run the gauntlet Of
the moguis Of the senate committee on
appropriations
M Quay followed this speech with a
motion 20 lay Mr.. Chambers motion 70
reduce 10 $500 per ton. on the table. The
motion was lost. Il 10 So. Those voting
in the affirmative were:
Msssrs- Aldrich. Allison, Brice. CulloTn.
Gibson. German. Hale. Hswisy. McMil-
Ian. Murphy. Squire. Wetmore.
M. Chandler took up the armor plate
discussion. X was true, he said. thz-
the American manufacturer had lately
made contracts with ne Russian govern
me1t al high prices because. since they
hal forced themselves into European
markets. they han been INTO the Euro
psaa combine and now the great ints--
national combination controlled arnor
plates the world over
M Squires said Re took 10 stock -