The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-29
TERRlBL E PlTCHFORK
T|lIman Startles the Senate With a Speech
Both Dramatic and Sensational.
WANTS An INVESTIGATION MADE
Offers Resolution Calling for nm In.
vestigntion of Charges of Soma
toriaI Crookedness-Aldr De.
nies Irreguinrity Upon The Part of
the Finance Committee.

the Finance Committee.
Washington, May 2s.
After q long period Of silence Senator
Tillman, Of South Car1lna, startled the
Senate to-day by a speech, no less draA
matte in its delivery than sensational In
Its allegations.
He preceded 1t by presenting resolu-
tion for the appointment of a special
committee Of FIVE Senators to invest gate
charges Of speculation by Senators while
the tariff bill was before the finance COM
mlttee. In advocating the resolution.
Afr. Tillman threw ASIDE the usual con
ventionalities of the Senate, and with 4
plainness OF speech seldom heard about
the halls OF Congress called on his as
soclates to investigate the published
charges of Sena toril speculation, and If
found true, purge the Senate Of those
who debauched it. The Senator had
published articles read from the desk
stating that Senators had recently made
large sums Of money in speculating in
sugar stock and in one insatnce the
name Of a Senator was mentioned Mr.
I'illman spoke for nearly an hour, every
line OF his speech being punc:uated with
Intense invective
Mr. Aldrich. in charge Of the tariff bill,
answered Mr.. Tilman in n sweeping de-
nal Of all irregu:arity oa the part Of
the finance committee. and SPECIFIC
denial Of charges that the sugar trust
had dictated the sugar schedule 10 the
tariff bill.
The Tillman resolution was referred to
the committee on Contingent Expenses
or the Senate
Considerable progress was made on
the tariff bill, thirteen pages being COW
e!ed Several votes were taken during
tne DAY, put the finance committee had d
liberal majority In every instance The
Democratic members Of the finance com
mittee made stror effort to reduce the
rates on window glass, but their amend
ments to This effect We're defeated. The
Dill Will be cors derel tomorrow. the
usual Saturday recess being abandoned
During the morning hour Mr.. Cul!om,
tRepo, Of Illinois, gave notice Of two
amendments to the tariff bill. One Of
them proposes to strike out the itcm in
creasing the tax on bear, and TO st1bsti-
tute tax of 20 cents per gallon on dis
titled spirits.
TILLMAN'S RESOLUTION.
Mr.: Tllman then rose TO a question Of
privilege and presented resolution for
another sugar inves ;igation. The reso-
LUTON recited the work OF the last inves-
tigatinG committee, the present ilmpris-
onment OF Eviction r.. Chapmon. the ac-
qulttal yesterday Of Havemeyer "on a
technicaliiy." It recited reports Of the
last thirty days that Senators have spec
ulateo IN sugar stock and that advance
reports on the sugar schedule reached
New York speculators. The resolution
proposed the appointment of new COM
ml.tee of investigation to be made IN of
five Senators, who ale fully empowered
70 summon witnesses and call for papers
IN connection with their inquiry. The
resolution. omi.t!ng the Bile Is q 9
follows:
resolved that q committee of five be
appo1nted with power to send for per-
fN Nf>,,
pher and to administer oaths, 10 INQUIRE
INTO the truth or falsehood of the charges
made IN May, 1894. and into the charges
recently made, and the scope
OF me investigation shall cover
everything embrac ced in the resolution of
May II. 1894. as well as the methods pur-
sued by the American Sugar Refining
60, better known as the sugar trust,
IN controlin legislation in It's favor at
me present time. And especially wheth-
er II mas in any wise contributed TO- or
controlled the election OF Senator in
this body at any time
Mr.. Frye, who was in the chair. owing
to the absence Of Vice-President Hobart,
promptly ruled that the resolution
should go to the committe on Contin-
gent Expenses. But Mr. Tilman was not
to be stopped. He asked consent 10
make;a statement on the resolution and
this being granted the South Carolina
senator began a speech which proved to
ate mas heard in recent yeas. Mr.. Till
man spoke with his characteristic vigor
OF voice, which fairly rang through the
chamber and corridors, adding express
slVe gestures to- his utterances
We have arrived at 4 time" he de-
cared, when the Senate can no long
er afford 10 RESI- under the damning az
cusatlons made against Senator's IF
mere are men here debauchng the Sen
ate then we should be pu!ged Of them.
IT these reports are ISLANDERS, then the
press. galleries shuld be purged. We can
not AFFORD to lie back on our dignity my
longer and say we will not investigate. !"
bo1h parties were face TO face with this
scandal, he said. The former sugar IN
Vestigation sought to learn Whether
members Of the finance committee, tNen
democrats were bought and sold like
cattle" Tha. investigation involved The
President. the Secretary Of the Treas
ury ana the Finance COMMITTEES. Now
ne added we have the same Question
put the par, les are changed and nothing
put cowardlce would prevent Ssna tors
from energetic action to protect our
good name. IT would be recallad tlIat
1t was charged that President Clsye-
land met the sugar. magnates on a yaci.
and discussed details c. the schedule OF
the then pending taft BILL There was
nothlng to fasten that i'.damn1ng ne
caaatlon" on the President VI, TIL
nan said, but Senator Jones. Of Ac;an-
SaS, has recently furnished ava 80 =.