Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-20
TILLMAy TALKS.
The South Carolina Senator Causes
\ q Sensation.
SENATORIAL SPECULATION IN SUGAR
Senator Tillman Wants the Perpetrators
Ferreted Out and Punished-The In.
dian Bill In the House-Nir. Simp-
son Attacks the Speaker.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-After a long
period of calm the senate was consid.
erably agitated yesterday, first, by a
discussion of the senate sugar investi-
CATION, and then by preliminary
skirmish on the tariff bill. The reso-
luton to bring Elverton r. Chapman
before the bar of the senate was deba-
ted in somewhat monotonous style UNI
til Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, was
recognized for speech which caused
distinct sensation on the floor and in
the galleries. at seems to me-" said
MIR. Tillman, that we are not after
Chapman; the original investigation
was not intended to punish Chapman,
but to discover whether any senator on
this floor had been guilty of using his
Official position to make money by specu-
lating in stocks which were influenced
by his action, as senator, on the com.
mittee which reported the tariff bill.
There are to-day in the newspapers Of
this country charges floating about
and being sent broadcast, Signed by
correspondents in the gallery. to the
effect that last week, when the new
tariff bill was reported with the
changed sugar schedule, three senator's
had specialized in sugar stock. We
have aLother stencil on our hands, and
instead of it being a ditferential in
favor of the trust of a third of cent,
as that was, it is now two-thirds in
favor OF the trust. There are two cor
respondents who have, over their own
signatures, charged that senator's have
speculated within the last week and
made money. Now, if you want to in
vestieate, you have a new reason
to investigate. If you intend to get
at the true inwardness of the matter,
to get at the truth and to punish those
who are guilty, say so and do so, or
else hush. That is the whole sum and
substance Of it. We do not want
Chapman. We want Havemeyer We
want the man'who bought your men,
If they were bought That is what we
are here for; and now let the senator
who has moved to refer the matter,
and who loves the dignity of the SEN
ate as much as any other man, take
the resolution to his committee and
bring back a measure here that will
mean something"
As Mr.. Tillman closed there was no
applause, but for moment there was
stir in the galleries which promised
something Of demonstration. The
debate promptly proceeded, however,
again branching into legal channels,
Hoar, Chandler and Allen taking
part. At the conclusion of the debate,
the resolution was referred to the
judiciary committee.
AT 2::2O p. IN. the senate went into ex-
ecutive session. The open session was
resumed at three o'clock and tariff
discussion was shortly afterward un.
expectedly precipitated 1t occurred
when Mr.. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, of
the finance committee, stated that he
would modify the announcement pre-
viously given as to taking up the tariff
bill on the 18TH inst. Owing to I'M
avoidable delay in preparing the COM
parative statement the bill would not
be called up at that time. He hoped,
however, to call it up on Thursday, at
least for preliminary statement In
any event. the bill would be taken up
on the following Monday. A motion
was soon after made to adjourn until
Monday and it was carried.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The Indian
appropriation bill was disposed of by
The house yesterday, with the excep-
lion of the proposition for opening the
Utah gilsonte lands, which was post
ooned until Monday. The conference
'eport, which establishes an Indian
warehouse at Omaha and adds one
Judge to the Indian territory courts,
vas adopted by a vote of IA to Al.
Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas, endeavored
% renew his attack upon the speaker
or failing to appoint committees and
ensured the republicans for not mus
ering a quorum. He was declaring
hat there were more democrats and
'opulists than republicans present,
When the speaker sustained the point
hat he was ont of order Az 9.1g tho