Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-24
TilIman, of South Carolina, Stirs
Republican Colleagues Up.
CONFERENCE RE 20 RT
Is Adopted by tho Senate on IN Aye and
Nayyotc After the South Cnrolininn En-
tcrtained the Supporters of tho Measure
With some Unpalatable Facts : Tho
Houserassed a Number of Private PEN
sion Bills.
tBy Telegraph to virs,r,an-Pnot.,

tBy Telegraph to virsirtan-Pilot.)
Washington, d. c.. March 2S-The
Senate to-day adopted the conference
report on the Porto Rican relief bill by
vote of 80 to Is. practically a strict
party expression. No Democrat voted
for the report. but Mr.. Stewart, of Ne
vada. voted with the Republicans.
The time of discussion was consumed
principally by Mr.. Tillman, of South
Carolina. who made q fierce attack
upon the measure as agreed ubon in
conference, and accused the Republican
Senators and the Republican party OF
indirection hypocrisy and dirty work.
his speech was quite characteristic and
was listened to with interest by his col
ieagues on the floor and the people in
the galleries.
Mr. Gallinger (Rcp.), of New Hamp-
shire' foiiowed with n temperate state
.lleht Oh those who not only favor the
report, put the passage of a Porto
Rican tariff BILL
MT. Spooner, of Wisconsin, closed the
debate with Il forceful statement in on
position to Mr.. Humans speech. in the
course of which ne took occasion
snaIply to criticise the South Carolina
senator Tor dragging the measure into
Doiitics. His colloQuial tits with Mr..
Iliiman were immensely enjoyed nv
the auditors. "
The conference asked for by the
Rouse on the Diplomatic and consular
Dill was agreed to-
Mr. Pettigrew's resolution. asking the
PRESIDENT for an itemized statement of
lne expenses of the Philippine Commits
SION. together with the amounts M in
each commissioner, were agreed to.
me conference report on the Porto
flGan appropriation bill was then
called up by Mr. Allison.
MIR. TILLMAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Tillman, who voted for the bill as
1t passed the Senate and as a member
OF me committee on Appropriations,
voted favorably TO report 1t, vigorous
~ opposed the conference report lilo
particularly regretted that the Senote
conferees had yielded in agreeing to
enlarge the purpose of the measure by
providing FOR the aid and relief of the
people of Porto Rico"
AS long as you continue to feed
these people down there" declared Mr.,
1lliman, you may feed them. So long
as the feedmen's bureau was main
tanned in the South the colored race
there amounted to nothing. That's
characteristics of the race"
In response to an inquiry from Mr.
Spooner. Mr.. Tillman said:
FAVORS FREE TRADE.
I'm in favor of free trade with
Forto Rico. I don't believe in protect
Ing one part of the United States
against another. That's my position"
responding to an Inquiry as to
whether he favored free trade with the
philippines. MIR. Tillman said:
IF we are to continue to hold the
philippines, I'm in favor of free trade
with those islands. There is an old le-
gal axiom that a man cannot take adj
vantage of his wrong. Those who
voted to bring into the country those
islands with their cheap contract. peon
and Malay labor, were told of the re-
suits that would follow the ratifica-
ton of the treaty. And you could not
get the votes necessary to make that
treaty a law until You had bought
some men to vote for it,"
IF it Is now proposed to send
horde of carpet-bagsers over there.
backed by the bayonets of soldiers, so
long as have a voice shall protest"
THE PEOPLE AROUSED.
He charged that the recent sreech of
Mr.. Beveridge had infused new life into
the revolution, because ii indicated the
hypocrisy and double dealing which.
he said, the United States had resorted
to in the treatment of the Flllplnos.
Addressing the Republican side, the peo-
pie he said, will teach you next No
vember that trade and the flag and lib
erty and the constitution go together.
Further along Mr.. Tilman said he
had asked before and would like to
know now whether the President was
in favor of free trade with Porto Rico.
us he for free trade to-day" he
asked. 'or Is he following along behind
the car driven by the men who want
protection against the little island in
the Caribbean Sea?" After waiting an
instant. MIR. Tillman said:
'Of course. there is a dense silence
in the chamber. as a response to nv
inquiry, The Senate from Ohio (For-
aker) 100. is doubtful as to his posi-
ton. I'd like to know II he Is in favor
of free trade with Porto Rico"
Mr.. Foraker replied that his position
had been set forth fully in the report
on the Porto Rican government Bill.
The committee. he said, In nvestigat-
ing the subject became convinced that
the people of Porto Rico could not stand
direct taxation.
MKINLEY LACKS BACKBONE.
Mr.. Tillman said President MCKINLEY
was one of the most lovable men in
public life, but lacked back bone.
Mr.. GalIinger declared that the loqis-
lation pending in the interest Of the
Porto Ricans was right and lust and
generous, and he was satisfied that IN
sober second thought the neopIe who
were now opposing 1t would heartily
approve OF it. He said II was also a
familiar cry that the trusts were con-
Distressing Stomach Disease.