Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-02-10
D0iNGS IN CONGRESS
Discussion II the Senate on the
Treaty Question.
TilIman Speaks Plainly.

Tillman Speaks Plainly.
After almost allowing the amend
mont to the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill providing for n loan OF
$4,000 COO to the St. Louis Exposition to
go throusA without any discussion
whatever. the Senate Wednesday
changed its tactics just a. the vote
was about to be taken and entered
upon debate on the loan pravsailu.
which continued for about .our hours.
and which was still in PROGRESS wlcu
the senate adjourned for the day. The
debate was prCCipitatel Nv point OF
order made against the amendment by
Mr.. Bailey. who supported his point
with speech based on the theory that
the national government was not. as
such. concerned with the success or
failure of any exposition. He was sup
ported by Mr.. Lodge and Mr. E,lkins.
Vile speeches were made in support
OF the amendment by Messrs. Hale,
Allison. Cockrel Spooner. McComas
and others
Mir. Tillman said he wanted to say
something on this loan or gift" the
latter he thought. as il was not likely
that the government would ever get
anything back. In the course of his
remarks he said South Carolina had
had share of the steal that had
been secured by other cities and he had
helped 10 get it, What he meant was
that this expenditure of money was
unlawful and unconstitutional
MIR. SpoOncr remarked that the Ser
ator from South Carolina had put him
self on record as participating in 4
steal
What | mean" declared Mr. Till
man. lis that when Congress takes
money from the people and gives it
away for eXpOsitions II amounts to n
steal What | want to know is how
far we are 70 go and how much longer
we are To participate in
Here Mr.. Tillman hesitatcd
Steals" interjected Mr. Spooner.
Yes. steal" said Mr.. Tillman. de-
Hantly
Mr.. Bacon said that as he intended
To vote for the amendment he did not
want tho impression to 20 out that he
was i'm u" wrong. He thought the an
propriation a proper one. In reply TO
question from Mr.. Bailey he said
that abstractly he did not endorse the
principle. and that if the practice Of
giving aid to eXpositions was now be-
ing initiated he would oppose the prac-
tlce. But in view of what had been
done in the past he considered il not
ont of place 10 make the appropriation
The Senate chamber was again the
arena Of an interesting political de-
bate with the provision in the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill for a
loan of Sl.G00.GO0 for tho ST. Louis
Exposition the basis for the discus
sion.
The controversy was procipitatcd by
n1,
figures to demonstrate that Republican
policies had not been a failure in the
United States. He also charged Mr.
German with hostility 10 the navy.
Mr.. Foraker also spoke. devoting him
SELF largely to Il comparison of CON
diuons undcr the Harrison administra-
ton and those under the administra-
ton of Cleveland. to the advantage Of
tho former.
On the Democratic side Messrs. Cor
man and Bailey were the orators.
Commenting on the present condi-
tlon of the country's finances. Mr.. Cor
man said that it was due to the inn
mense expenditures made in prcpara-
tion for war-$S2 coo 900 last year for
the navy and Sis. 600 900 for the
army. in time of profound peace. He
denied, as Mr.. Lodge had charged. that
he had been an enemy OF the upbuild-
ing OF the navy. On the contrary. he
would have the navy engage ample
forces to guard American interests
everywhere. Bat he had had no idea
Of navy % compete with that of
Great Britain or Germany. because our
conditions did not require such nav.
lie did not want navy for display. d 1t
for service.
II want economy in it., he said. ana
he called attention to the effectual AID
given to Venezuela during the admin
istration of Mr. Cleveland. I'VE did
that" he said 'at the cost Of $4,000
600 year. and now we pay SS2 .000.-
OC0 for a navy with which to threaten
Colombia" He would reduce the
army from 100000 men as now au-
thCriZed. to $4,000
he did not. he said. confess that he
would he willing to take money from
the excessive expenditures for The
army and navy. and give it to the ST.
Louis fair, the success of which was
pledged by the United States
Some Spicy Remarks