The record-union., 1897-06-04
Another Hour Of Controversy Caused by
TilIman Of South Carolina,
Over the Proposed Investigation of
Sugar Speculations.
The Senate, However, Makes Good
Progress on the Tariff Bill, Cover
ing About All the Remaining Sec
tions of the Metal Schedule.

WASHINGTON, May o.-lne OeiidtC
again made good progress on the tariff
bill to-day, covering about all the pages
of the metal schedule, and almost COM
pleting it. The formal contest against
the measure was maintained, but all
amendments tending to change the bill
as represented were voted down and the
Finance Committee sustained. The de-
bate was mainly of a technical charac-
ter, the Republican Senators continu-
ing the policy of refraining from MAX
ing speeches.
Before the tariff bill was taken up
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina gave
the Senate another hour of exciting
controversy over the proposed sugar
investigation. He defended himself
from published charges, relative to his
administration of the Governirship OF
South Carolina, and then moved that
the committee having charge of the
sugar resolution be discharged from
further consideration of it, thus
bringing the subject directly before the
Senate.
Galilnger Of New Hampshire, in be-
half of the committee, made a spirited
protest against this course, and also
urged that the Senate should not turn
aside from it's public work to investi-
gate charges affecting the private char
acter of Senators.
There were frequent lively exchanges
between Tillman, Gallinger and Jones
of Nevada, but in the end Tillman
withdrew his motion.
A bill was passed for a public build
ing at San Angelo, Texas, to cost $780,
00O
Vest of Missouri offered a resolution,
which was adopted, reciting that the
skeletons of the American soldidrs kill
ed at Buena Vista in 1S47 were now ex-
humed, 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, say
ing the matter should receive the at
tention of the authorities at Washing
ton. A clipping was inclosed, stating
that the bones of American soldiers
We're bleaching in the sun.
Tillman began his statement by pre-
senting a newspaper clipping which re-
ferred to charges made against him in
connection with his administration
while Governor of South Carolina.
Thees charges, he declared, were stale.
He had met them before, and he read
an open letter written to the people of
South Carolina, characterizing the
charges as ISLANDERS. This was an at
tempt to divert the attention from the
sugar scandal, the Senator declared,
but the attempt would fail. All the
crimes in the decalogue had been
charged against him. He had appealed
to his people, and they had sustained
him, sending him to the Senate after a
heated canvass. Now the same old
eggs were brought forward. If any
man desired to look into his character,
he courted the fullest inquiry. And
any other Senator against whom there
was the breath of scandal should have
the charges probed to the bottom, and
the scandal dispelled.
Gallinger then secured recognition fol-
statement of the attitude of the COM
mittee. Every man in public life feels
the sting of false charges, he said, and
must the Senate pause every time such
accusations are brought up to spend its
time and the money of the United
States in pursuing these charges? II
that was to be the case. then there
would never be a tariff bill or any Other
bill. As for himself, Gallinger said he
would decline to enter into an inquiry
as to the character of the Senator from
South Carolina or any other Senator
In its own good time, and after the res
olution had been carefully examined
there would be a report to the Senate
Gallinger stated.
Here Vest suggested that there was
q precedent for ignoring charges