The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
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Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, was
then recognized for speech in support of
une , following amendments to the bill:
Iaas ~ IN Ihere shall be collected a head
TAX OF $loo on all immigrants coming to
the United States by land or water
That 1T shall be m isdemeanor
punishable by line or imprisonment, for
any allen who does not intend to become
an American citizen, or who retains his
citizenship in foreign country, to enter
the United States for the purpose of en-
gag1ng in any mechanical trade or
manual labor within the borders thereof,
provided that this section and the one
Immediately preceding shall only remain
in force until silver shall be admitted to
our mints for coinage at the ratio of 16 to
1 on the same conditions with gold.''
Mr.. Till1nan spoke of the rapid spread
of pauperism, as shown by the statistics
of the jails and prisons. 1t was time, he
said to keep platform promises to do
something for labor, to keep back the half
million immigrants arriving annually
and to place value on American citizen
ship D. Goo
Mr. Chandler ironically.
"Oh, if the Senator wants colloquy
with me he can have it before get
through" answered Mr.. Tillman.
Mr.. Tillman spoke of the miserable con-
dltiOn of the coal miners of Pennsylvania q
and read from official reports saying many
of the miners were compelled to live like
beasts And this, exclaimed Mr.. Till
man, derisively, when Senators were
framing their laws for the protection of
American labor and American industry.
Mr.. Quay remarked that the report
from which Mr.. Tillnan read was made
by a Republican committee, appointed by
a Republican legislature.
"And I am asking Republican Con-
gress to protect these people against COM
petition,'' declared Mr.. TillmaD.
"Will you do it? Dare you do it? Or
will you be satisfied with giving labor lip
service?"
He gave the extent of the slum element
in New York, Baltimore and Chicago,
and other cities and said that showed
where the big Republican majorities came
from last year. The Senator dealt more
in statistics than usual, although he
added the characteristic yehemence of
voice and gesture to his remarks. He
closed with glowing prediction that if
the tide of immigration was not turned
back the country would be torn by revo-'
luton and bloodshed and repetition Of
the Paris comune.
Mr. Chandler briefly responded to the
South Carolina Senator, and asked why
III Was UIlitt Ul6 IIl1llSfdulOu JILL pc1SSou
by Republican majorities in the last Con
gress had been defeated.
Because your Republican President,
Grover Cleveland, vetoed it, /" shouted Mr..
Tillman.
Amid laughter Mr.. Chandler pro-
tested against having MIR. Cleveland desig-
mated Republican when the Senator
from South Carolina, (Tillman) had
joined other Democrats in electing that
president &c q nnn,Ocrat
"Yes,'' observed Mr.. Tillman, while
the galleries roared, II ask forgiveness for
that and promise so help me God, I'll
never do it again
Mr.. Chandler went on to say that the
failure of the only recent amendment to
the immigration law was defeated by a
Democratic President.
''Ard tile Senator should have turned
the tjiaes-ot his pltcnfork oya GROVER Gieve.
land and left the Republican party for
another day." continued the Senator in
droll tones.
Hers Mr.. Tillman insisted on setting
himself straight on Grover Cleveland, =
and in spite of protests, he proceeded
rapidly to assert that in 1892 he went to
the national convention at the head of the
South Carolina delegation after the state
convention had declared Mr.. Cleveland to
be prostitute of Democracy"
Mr.. Chandler here interposed a protest
and with mock seriousness convulsed the
Senate by refusing to yield longer.
81 cannot permit, - he said, "such
only in case the South Carolina Senator
aodpted his usual course and respectful
style toward the late President.
Mr.. Tillman started to review the Cir
cumstances of his support of Mr.. Cleve-
land. The Senator said the South Caro-
lima delegation had voted against Mr..
Cleveland up to the time of the national
convention, being four years in advance
of their brethren of the south in learning
his character, but after he was nominated
South Carolina accepted the result, having
participated in the convention, and gave
Mr.. Cleveland one of the biggest MAORI
ties in the history of the state. So that if
there was prostitution of his high office,
exclaimed Mr.. Tillman, the blame rested
on the President individually and not on
those bound by party ties who had sup
ported him.
s'And now," concluded Mr.. Tillman,
as he took his seat, II hope the Senator
will not twit me again for having made
fool of myself once"
Mr. Chandler continuing his mock
serious manner insisted that now that the
President was gone the members of the
Democratic party were responsible for all
his acts, good and bad. The Senator was
speedily involved in another colloquy
with Mr. Tillman, during the which the
South Carolina Senator referred to Mr..
Chandler as ''you."
II must object to this unparliamentary
action,' interposed Mr. Chandler, as the
Senator direct Use of you frightened me
more than he is ware of. -
81 have no pitchfork, called back Mr..
Tillman, who added that he recognized
Mr.. Chandler's purpose to ridicule him.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Till
mans S amendments and they were re-
jected, 8 to 4S. The vote in the affirmative
were Butler, Quay and Tillman. gf
When Mr. Quay voted for the amend
ments there were hearty laugh in which
the Senator joined. s,sssq
The bill was then laid aside and at $50
the Senate went into executive session,
and adjourned soon after.
Favorable Report on Pension Act.
Washington, June Ex-senator CALM
ger, from the pensions committee today
favorably reported the bill providing
"that upon the consideration of any ap-
plication for q pension under any law Of
the United States the fact that the appli-
can't was accepted and mustered into
military or naval service of the United
States shall be taken and held as prima