The herald., 1897-06-04
Wastes an Hour of Senate
Time
He RETIRED IN GOOD ORDER
AND HIS RESOLUTION WILL BE
REPORTED
Good Progress Made With the Tariff
Schedules - Every Democratic
Amendment Voted Down
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire. M
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The senate
again made good progress on the tariff
bill today, covering about ten pages Of
the metal schedule and almost complet-
ing it. The formal contest against the
measure was maintained but all amend
ments tending to change the bill as rep
resented were voted down and the
finance committee sustained. The de-
bate was mainly Of a technical charac-
ter, the Republican senators continuing
the policy of refraining from making
speeches. $50
Before the tariff bill was taken up,
Tillman of South Carolina gave the sem
ate another hour of exciting controver-
sy over the proposed sugar investiga-
ton. He defended himself from public
charges relative to his administration. Of
the governorship of South Carolina and
then moved that the committee having
charge Of the sugar resolution be dis
charged from further consideration Of
it, thus bringing the subject directly be-
fore the senate.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire. In
behalf of the committee, made spirit
ed protest against this course and also
urged that the senate should not turn
aside from its public work to investi.
gate charges affecting the private char
acter of senators.
There were frequent lively exchanges
between Mr.. Tillm an, Mr.. Gallinger and
Mr.. Jones of Neva da, but in the end Mr..
Tillman withdrew his motion.
A bill was passe for public building
at San Angelo Texas, to cost 500, 900.
Mr.. Vest of MISSOURI offered resoln-
ton, which was adopted, reciting that
the skeletons of the American soldiers
killed at Buena Vista in 1S47 were now
exhumed. and asking the state depart
ment to investigate the subject and re-
port the facts to congress. A letter was
read in this connection from Consul
General Crittenden, saying the matter
should receive tile attention of the au-
thorities at Washington. A clipping was
enclosed. stating that the bones Of
American soldiers were bleaching ii,
the sun.
Mr.. Tillman began his statement by
presenting a newspaper clipping which
referred to charges made against him
in connection with his administration
while governor of South Carolina.
These charges. he declared, were stale.
If any man desired to look into his
character, said Mr.. Tillman, he courted
the fullest inquiry. And any other ser
ator, against whom there was the breath
of scandal, should have the charges
probed to the bottom and the scandal
dispelled.
Senator Galllnger, member Of the
committee, said that he objected to Till
mans motion. and added that the COM
mittee in its own good time would make
a report, after carefully considering the
matter.
Senator Vest quoted from a speech of
Senator Thurman regarding the demand
made at one time by Louisiana Sem
ator for investigation. Thurman eaid
that Senator Of the United States had
recourse to the courts the same as any
other good citizen, and no other invests
cation was ordered.
Senator Tillman said he was not con-
cerned as to charges against himself and
proposed to have these charges investi-
gated because an attempt had been made
to attract attention from the fire he was
building in front. He saw no reason
why any Senator should not want the
charges investigated. What he wanted
was to find out whether Senator be-
longed to the sugar trust.
Senator Gallinger said the question
was whether the word of Senators Al
drich and Smith was to be taken by the
Senate. He said the charges against the
Committee of Finance and Senator
Smith were vague and indefinite
Tillman said what he wanted wac to
bring the newspaper men before the
bar of the Senate and put questions to
them and if they refused to answer put
them in JAIL If they had lied about the
Senate or Senators they should be pun
ished for contempt.
Gallinger said there was no necessity
to railroad resolution through the
Senate.
Tillman replied that railroading was
necessary as Congress would adjourn
as soon as the tariff bill passed.
Gallinger referred to the last sugar in
vestigation and considered 1t an outrage
that he and other Senators were drag
ged before the committee Of investiga-
tion to swear that they were honest men.
Tillman said the necessity for swear
ing Senators was because witness had
exculpated one Senator and refused to
answer as to others, leaving the others
under imputation. The witness had been
sent to Jail for refusing to answer and
now would be compelled to answer.
Tillman said he would not have to ask
the Senate to discharge the committee
If Jones of Nevada, the chairman. had
not told him he had not been able to
get the other members to meet with
him.
Jones of Arkansas said the chairman
of the committee, could not have made
such statement because 1t was NOT
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''Then let him make II. here demsuy
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