Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-12

Senator TiIlman In Columbia.

Columbia, December 1.-SenatOr Till
man was in tho city to-day on his way to
Washington. He camo hore to have a
"seance" with his dentist and left Co.
lumbia on the afternoon train for Wash
ington.
Senator Tillman did not think that
thero was anything of special momont
about which he cared to talk at this
time. He says that he has no pot
schemes or new measures that he will
present at the approaching "short $685.
SION" Hs expects simply to take up
things as they present themselves, and
says that there will be plenty for him to
do to watch the other fellows and keep
his finger on the general pulse.
He was asked about what he thought
of tho appropriation for tho Charleston
Exposition. He said that he saw no
reason in tho world why tho appropr-
alton asked for should not DO granted
Wherever there is a disposition to show
local support and Expo ,ition plans are
well matured tho Federal Government
always is inclined to be liboral. Ho said
Congress has just appropriated five
millions to tho st. Louis enterprise and
great doal to tho Buffalo Exposition,
and there was no reason why Charles
toms undertaking should not DO liberally
dealt with. He said that there had boon
dozen or moro expOstions hold in
Northern and Western States, all of
which have been liborally supported
and only three cxpositions have boon
hold in the South which have had any
support from the National Government.
Senator Tillman does not think that
thcre will be any niggardly disposition
shown towards Charleston's Exposition,
and oven if there be he feels that there
arc ways to deal with such things.
When asked if tho appropriation would
go through at this session and at an
early date he said that it would be as
easy to got the matter through this scs-
sion rs Mt any other time, and ho would
do all ho could to got it through at the
earliest possible moment.
Senator Tillman is also much inter-
csted in the report of the special board
which has been looking into the mat
tors of changing tho site of the naval
station from Port Royal to Charleston.
lie said he expected tho report would
have been filed before this, and as soon
as he returns to Washington ho expects
to look into the matter and see that the
report is filed just as soon as possible.
He is very much pleased that tho board
is doing it's work thoroughly, and ho
feels that whatever tho board reports
will be final and absolutely conclusive
Senator Tillman was asked what ho
thought of tho talked of legislation rela-
two to cutting down tho Southern rcprc.
sontaton in Congress.
IIo said there was really no uso to
bring up tho question at this session and
he did not think it would be done. He
says that tho session will be short and
tho leaders know that should tho issue
be made it will involve a great deal of
discussion and debate, for which there
is no time, and the Republicans will be
stronger in tho next House than they are
in the present body, and that will be an
additional reason for delay.
If anything should come of the scheme
South Carolina would loso three Con-
grcssmcn, Senator Tillman thinks, but it
is his opinion that tho Republican lead
ors will not worry themselves very much
about the matter, and that it will result
in nothing more than talk, if that much.
The South would lose from thirteen to
fifteen Congressman under tho proposed
plan, but he docs not think tho issue
really serious.
Senator Tllman expects plenty of hard
work, but no really vital questions will
bo acted upon at this session.