The new North-west., 1897-03-05
HARD HIT BY T|LLMAN
SENATOR HAWLEY WINGED AND
CRIED OUT IN ANGER.
Latter Dragged Off to the Cloak
Room to Prevent Per-
sOnal Conflict.

tonight Wnen ne CnarBeu CnaI the arHlo
plate manufacturers had their paid agent
in that body, who were robbing the gov
ernment. The charge was resented b.
Senator Hawley of Connecticut, where
upon Tillman replied, 1.-THE CALLED jad
winces,' and 1t looked for a time a
though a personal conflict was imminent
until Hawley was escorted to the cloal
rcom
Hawley and Squire had spoken agains
Chambers amendment to the naval ap
preparation bill to reduce the price of ar
NOR plate to $500 ton, and Elkins hat
complained of lack of information on the
cost of armor plate, when Tillman tool
the floor.
although a member of this naval com
mittee," began Tillman, who followed FL
kins, land though l have given as much
time to this as l could spare from my
other dutfes 1 am not able to give the
senator as much information as he wants
But | am able to say he added, with
emphasis. that no recent expenditure OF
the government has been SO reeking with
fraud and so disgraceful to those connect
ed with 1T. When Secretary Whitney
made the first contracts for armor plate
1t was understood those enormous prices
were to be paid only for a time, on ac-
count of the great expenditure necessary
to build an armor plate plant When, last
year. under the impetus of the Venezuela
war scare the house sent a proposal for
four battleships to the senate, the num-
Der had been fixed at three, because there
were only three yards in the country that
could build such ships. The three COM
panies had agreed upon prices, had bid in
collusion, and consequently the govern
ment was paying a million and a half
more for these ships than was necessary
Then coming to the armor plate ques-
ton, he said Instead of our controlling
monopolies, the monopolies have this SEN
ate In their vicious pocket"
Senator HaWley at this charge half
rose from his chair, though he would
make an objection, and then changed his
mind and sank back.
II would hate to say, or even insinu-
ate," Senator Tillman continued that
these armor plate manufacturers nave
their paid agents in this senate
Senator Huwley Furious.
Then Senator Hawley rose, beginning:
"Does the senator dare"
Senator Tillman took the words from
his mouth. II dare to say he shouted.
that there are things here that can be
explained on no other theory
"If the senator dares to say, or even to
insnuate, such a disgraceful thing, he
says what Is untrue and what is un-
worthy of a gentleman" Senator Hawley
replied vociferously.
The galleries were crowded, and at this
exchange of charges a deep hush succeed
ed their buzzing.
Senator Tillman was unruff1ed. He
thrust a hand into his trousers pocket,
nonchalantly, and looking owe: 10 Sen
ator Hawley, coolly returned: ITO that
I can only say it Is the CALLED jade that
winces."
Senator Hawley turned pale, and trem-
bled visibly. "If the senator applies that
to me, I have sufficient answer" he said
angrily.
Two or three senator's gathered around
Senator Hayyav
to calm him. Finally he walked with
them into the cloak room, while Senator
Tillman continued his speech.
Il do not want to say anything harsh.
God knows I have got enough vitriol in
me now.''
Repeats the Charge.
Going on with the subject of arrlor
plates, he said he could find no founda-
tion for this state of affairs, except that
the manufacturers had their friends in
the senate chamber. There was proof
that the government was to be looted to
the extent of two or three millions, yet
senators said: 1--WE can not help it,"
The trusts had the government down and
their hands in It's pockets, yet if any one
opposed them; If any one proposed that
the government do its own work make
Its own armor plate, senators were quick
to bring out the awful spectre of So
cialism.
DSAA'@NSt
eyes are on US. We are disgraced be-
cause we do not hasten to do the bidding
OF Wall street fast enough. The touch
button between Wall street and the sem
ate seems to have broken lately and the
metropolitan press Is set upon us to Whip
us into line"
Continuing, he said there was a still
darker page in the history of the dealings
of Carnegie with the government He
referred to the charges of making defec-
tive armor in 1894
"The thieves were caught" he said.
but they were released. The secretary
imposed fine, but this glorious pres-
dent of ours, who thank God, goes out
or office In three days more, remitted the
fine. And yet, in the face of these facts, |
the senator with his thick skin gets up
and undertakes to twit me with SANDER
ing the senate"
He continued to lecture the senate. say
ing he had doubt the proposition
would go through
Million Dollar Steals.
''The old guard never surrendered'' he
exclaimed. "You get up here and squab-
BILE over your little $4,000 items and lei
these million dollar steals go through
like creased lightning"
He had, he said, convinced himself
that the cost of producing armor did not
exceed 5000 per ton.
He said, however, that the naval COM
iiillSc Hdu pldCeu lllG dIlOuuC at $40U be- |
cause it was necessary to do so In order
to reach an agreement and also because
they had in mind that the bill must run |
the gauntlet of the house, where" he
said, gag law is in full force and ef-
feet, and man, a free American, must
crawl on his belly like worm or fawn
like whipped cur to get recognition for
anything"
He said they also had borne in mind
1t would have to run the gauntlet of
the moguls of the senate committee on
appropriations.
Senator Quay followed in a speech with
a motion to lay the Chandler motion to
reduce to $500 per ton on the table.
The motion was lost, 12 to 2S. Those |
voting in the affirmative were: Aldrich, !
Allison, Brce. Culom, Gibson, Hale. |
Hawley, McMillen Murphy, Squire, Wet
more.
In the talk about high profits made by
the manufacturers.
The Chandler amendment reducing the
price of armor plate to $500 a ton was
adopted without division.
Then another amendment proposed by
Senator Pettigrew to reduce the total
respond with the reduction per ton was
adopted.
The authorizing of the secretary of the
factory at a cost Of $1,5OO0OO was lost,
u to 80.
The prediction was made by Senator
Thurston that the striking out of au-
thority to the government to build it's
tod thn ofI