The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-13
CARTEL MAKES A COMPLAINT.
,.,v-spPER MAN ACCUSED OF
QOTING HIN FALSELY.

rto pouIist Leader In the Senate
p.nrsented as Speaking of Tom
watsn In DerOgatOry Language
r.-btc, He Denies Using-The Cor
resnmdent Virtually Admits That
H. Vas a Little Reckless In Put
ling words Into Carriers Mouth
Vbi,h He Did Not Use.
Atsoa. Ga, Nov. Ex-senator Yancey
Carter the populist leader, took a news
,onsr nan to task in the Senate to-day,
making a lively incident in an otherwise
dul session. The Macon Telegraph of a
dav or Two ago had the senator quoted in
a wav which was spicy enough to read,
bur there was no truth in it, and as the
story was calculated to stir up strife be-
tween himself and Hon. Tom Watson he
wanted it corrected. His excuse for bring
ing il before the Senate was that the story
was based upon his vote against the Tur
ner prohibition bill. In presenting the
mater to the Senate Mr.. Carter read the
following paragraph in the article as the
basis Of his complaint: ''In reply to the
ouerv how does Tom Watson feel toward
YOU now? the Hartwell man smiled a far
off sort of smile that seemed to say that
Tom will roast me for that vote in the
next issue of his little paper Watson is
growing DID, continued Mr.. Garter, and
he is like an old woman; he likes to spit
and fuss. He always had a jaundiced
liver what is known in doctors vernacu-
lar as a cirrhosis liver. Its a lamentable
disease. But for that, and the fact that
Tom is wormy on general principles, he
might have been a great man.. -
Senator Carter said the paragraph did
him a great injustice, and that he took
advantage of the occasion to set himself
right in the matter. inasmuch as the paper
in which the article appeared had failed
10 print his denial. Mr.. Carter said he
had used no such language, and that the
words quoted were not his own.
Senator Stewart, in behalf of E. P.
Speer, the correspondent who wrote the
article, offered a statement from
him. which, after some debate
was Withdrawn, at the request
of the latter, without being read.
During a conversation l had with SEN
ator Carter, on last Monday" said Mr.
Speer in this statement, he stated to me
that he expected Tom Watson to roast
him in the next issue of his paper, because
of his vote against the Turner prohibition
bill. l could not have known of this con-
templated roast, which, 1t seems, did ar
rive on schedule, unless l could have had
the Information from the senator or Mr.
Watson himself, and as I have not seen
Mr.. Watson, my recollection of this mat
ter can be relied on. The language of the
concluding paragraph in my correspond
ence is my own. think l suggested to
Senator Carter, during my talk with him.
that possibly the Watson liver wMe out
of order and as ne said nothing in reply
/ imagined that he acquiesced in the re-
mark. AS he now denies that he ac-
guessed in it, assume the language of
the paragraph.
Senator Carter stated subsequently
that his denial of the interview had in no
way been influenced by Mr.. Watsons ar
ticle in this week S Peoples Party Paper,
taking him and other senators to task
for their vote on the Turner bill.
The Senate passed a resolution, intro
duced by Mr.. Flewelen of the Twenty
fifth, appointing a committee of FIVE from
the Senate and ten from the House to
take into consideration the tax laws of
the state, and recommend such changes
as will better secure full returns, more
efficient performance of the duties of re-
ceivers and collectors, and to prepare and
present bill or bills embodying the same.
Mr.. Kemp OF the 18th introduced a bill
to change and fix the time of holding the
superior courts of the counties of Wash
ington, Johnson, Tattnall, Bulloch, Eman-
uel, Jefferson and Screven, which coun-
ties compose the middle judicial district.
Other new bills were
BY Mr.. Shropshire of the Forty-second.
a bill to regulate the sale and distribution
of dynamite and other explosives, except
gun powder, and to provide penalties for
such infractions.
By Mr.. Starr of the Forty-third, a bill
to amend section 65 of volume of the code
of 1895, which defines voluntary man.
slaughter so as to make the jury judges
of the cooling time, etc.
BY Mr.. Wooten of the Fifteenth a bill
to change the time of holding Montgom-
cry superior court.
BY Mr. Comas of the Third, bill to ex-
tend the powers of the railroad commits
sioners so as to give them power and au-
thority to regulate the charges by sleep
ing car companies, or railroads operating
sleeping cars.
By Mr. Blaock Of the Thrty-fifth, to
extend the powers of the railroad commits
sioners to enable them to regulate the
charges by telephone companies.