Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-01
SENATOR TlLLMAN'S WILD WORDS
ON NEGRO OurRAGES.
in Till WITH SPOONER
latter Enters Vigorously Into Debate
On Question OF hawaiian Govern
ment Bill House Gives Another
Day TO Porto Rican iaritt Biil and
Many Speeches are Heard

discussion OF the right Of Former SEN
ator Quay TO his seat in the senate as
a member from Pennsylvania was be-
gun by Senator Turley (dem. TENN.
His protracted constitutional argument
against the seating OF Quay was gwen
close attention by his colleagues. He
Will conclude his speech today, Con-
sheraton OF the Hawaiian government
| Oil brought out a lively discussion be-
| tween senators Tillman (dem., 5 CD
and SpoonerCrep., Wis.,, In the form
er's speech It was admitted that ballot
| boxes had been stuffed and negroes
i51ot IN the south 10 maintain white
domination Mr. Tllman argued that
| his amendment substitution to the suf-
| frage provisions of the constitution
OF South Carolina in the bill was in all
senses a better provision than that Of
fered BY the committee representing
the measure,
ia brief and temperate speech, Sen
iator Spooner deprecated the discussion
at this time OF the racial question
which had been preeipitated by Sen
ator riilman Adverting TO the pend
ing amendment OF Senator Cullom,
senator Spooner said; Il don't like
property qualification Tor voters There
is something of reason in educational
qualification, but manhood suffrage is
one thing and dollar suffrage quite an
other ! will not vote for the propo-
sition to exclude the vote of any man
/ i.r.i Y1ggs hD I'm. n AF liz
fcaton" He then appealed 10 Sena-
tor rillman to lay aside the bloody
shirt Mr. rillman replied that his
lonly reason for rehabitating the bloody
shirt before il was finally and irreVo-
cably laid To rest was that he wanted
the position Of the southern people to
be understood lie was tired of the
launts and sneers of the southern
states We are charged With fraud,
corruption and ballot box stulling. FL
nally after the bayonets had come to
as again in '76. we rose in righteous
ness and might We took the govern
ment, we stuffed the ballot boxes, we
bull dozed the 'niggers we shot them.
And we are not ashamed OF it,
Leaning over toward Senator spoon
er and shaking his finger at the Wis
consin senator, Mr. lillman said:
What would you have done? You
would have done the same thing.
see II in your eye The amendment
offered by Senator Culiom was finally
adopted. SO, too, was the amendment
Of Senator Plat trep Como which
had been pending for several days, re-
iating to the appointment and tenure
Of offices of judges Of the Hawaiian
courts. After the bill had been far
ther amended Senator Bdaer tdem
n. ca offered an amendment restoring
the Hawaiian postal savings bank sys-
tenn The amendment was supported
by Senator Mason (rep, I'D who de.
cared that this was the only civilized
country In the world which did not re-
ceive loans from the poor people OF
1.-The country the only government
which was absolutely dominated "
banks Without concluding the dis
Icusson Of the amendment, a brief Sc
cret session was held before adjourn
/ ment
. !
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The general debate upon the Port
Rican tariff bin was continued lntetes
centered in the conferences which wer
going on among republican leaders am
dissenting republicans IN their effort
to compromise their differences hpo'
5 the Dlli hummer p iio'ipis Sp'',"'
: We're MADE, MT Y iii''lna ,u0'',' -.
q spoke IN opposition go lae p.'' - ~
l course q his remarks uf sl'o ny 800
7 dent ana Mr.. httiehela W,le :" 80
9 With each otAef on the roi,o N''.ai
t taritt bill ana no suggested lht Efh'l'
man iioi' H",he r 80 -, 49,
= mate on the urkfl "lth NehihisS'
! Mr. Brown frepa Ohio) supported th
y Dill tie believed our nome Indnstrie
should be protected against the compe