The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-07
NO TAY ON IMMIGRANTS.
SENATOR IlLLMAN'5 SC4ENE RE-
&c rFC BY TAE SENATE.

SENR On 'l%-mNiN - " J l : FNC-
J-C rFo BY T4E SENATE.
i n His Speech in Sopporr OF :he sm Sens-
tor Tillmau Said it wss Time to Do
Something to Pro'ecs Amsrican La-
Dor.
After tedious consideration of the
tariff bin throughout Tuesday the Sen
ate wound up with half hour CT
lively and amusing collcq1y between
Senators Ti!lmau Of South Carolina
and Chandler OF New hampshire.
The former had proposed al amend.
inert 70 the tarif bill providing sICQ
head tax on immigrants and restric
ten agaicst all those not com,
iog to the United States to become cit
izers. Mr.. Ciliman OF South Carolina
vas recognized for speech III support
Of the amendment 20 the bill:
That there shall be collected
head tsx OF 500 on I'll Immigrants
coming to the United States by land
cr wafer.
That it shall be risdemeancr,
punishable by fue or irnprison ment,
f@r any aliea who does rot intend TO
become an Aneric&n citiz n, or who
retains his citize0ship IN a foreign
country, 10 enter the United StateS for
the purpose OF engaging n any nee
chanicsl traGe or msnVel lsoor within
the borders thereof; provided that this
section and the one Immediately pre-
ceGing snail only remain OF force ua-
Ill silver shall be admitted to our
mints for ccinage al the ratio CT IL to l,
! on the same condition with gold. .
Mr.. Tillnsn spoke OF tie rapid
spread of pau perisno, - shown by Inc
statistics OF the jsiis snd prisons. It
was time, be said, to keep platform
promises, to do something for labor,
to keep h&ck the hGlf million immi
grants arriving aunuaily and to place
| value on American citizauship.
TO sell il ct 500 head: suggest
ed Mr. Chandler, ironically.
"Oh. if the SenaEcr wants a colo
CIV at mo he can have il before get
through, answered Mr. Tillmsn.
Mr.. Tlllman spoke OF the miserable
condition OF the coal miners of Penn
s7l7ania, and 1ead from official re
ports, saying many Of the miners we're
compelled to live like beasts.
And this" exclaimed Ar Tillman,
deris;veIy, when Senator's were fran
ing their laws for the protection OF
American labor and American indus
try"
Mr. @ Q:ay remarked that the report
from which Mr. Tillman resd was
| made by Republican committee ap
pointed by a Republican legislature.
And I an asking a Republican
Congress to protect these people
agsinst com petiIion," declared Mr.
Tillman. win you do it? Dare
ycu doit? or will you be satisfied with
giving labor lip serv.cs2'
He gave the extent Of the slum ele-
nent in New York, Baltimore, Chica-
90 and other cities, and said that
| showed whers the big Republican ma
| ioriues came from lest year
The Senator dealt more in statistics
than usual. although he added the
characteristic vehsmence OF voice and
eeeture to lis remarks. He closed
with a gloomy prediction that if the
tide of immigration was not turned
bsck the country would be torn by
revolution and bloodahed and a repe.
tition OF the Paris commune.
Mr.. Chandler briefly responded to
the South Carolina Senator, and asked
why it vss that the immigration bill
passed by Republican majorities in
the lest Congress had been defeated
Because your Republican Presi.
dent, Grover Cleveland, vetoed 1t,
| shouted Mr.. Tillman, amid laughter.
Mr. Chandler protested againt hav-
ing Mr.. Cleveland designated Repub.
lican when the Senator from South
Carolina CTillman) had joined other
Democrats in elecsing that President
as q Democrat.
Yes" observed Mr.. Tillman, while
| the the galleries roared, Il ask fer
| giveness for that, and promise, so
help me God, I'll do i. sgsin"
Mr.. Chandler went on to ssy that
/: the failure of the only recent amend
ment to the immigration laws was de.
feated By Democratic President.
And the Senator should have
turned the tines of his pitchfork on
Grover Cleveland and LETT the RepuO
lican party for another day." contin
ued the Senstor ir droll tones.
Here Mr. Tillman insisted on setting
himself straight On Grover Cleveland,
and in spite of protests he preceded
rapidly 10 assert that IL 1892 he went
| to the rational convention ct the head
of the South Carolina delegation, af
ter the State convention bad declared
Mr.. Cleveland to be prostitute Of
Democracy"
Mr.. Chandler lere interposed pro-
lest, aud with mock seriousness con.
vulssd the Senate by refusing to yield
longer. u cannot permit" he said,
such language sSsinst tbs President
of the Senator's Party" He would
yield only in case this Senator adopted
his usual courteous and respectful
style toward the LATE President. ;"
Mr.. Tillman started to review the
circumstances Of his support OF Mr..
Cleveland. The Senator said the
South Carolina delegation had voted
against Mr. Cleveland up to the time
Of the national convention, being four
| years il advance OF tdeir brethren OF
the South in learning his character.
| But after he was nominated, South
Carolina accepted the result, having
participated jn thu convention, and
gave Mr. Cleveland one OF the biggest
nlajoriti8s IN the history of the State
So that if there was prostitution OF
his high Office, exclaimed MIR. Tillman,
tbs blame rested on the President Ia,
dividuaBy and not on those bound by
parry ties. who had supported him.
| "&uj now" concluded Mr.. Tlilran.