Evening star., 1901-02-15
Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. Beveridge Gross
Lances in the Senate.
PLEASANTRIES THAT WERE PERSONAL
Parliamentary TangIe Occupies
Time of the House.
POIN IN TIL E DEBATES

Rev. j. j. DOflfver or Fort Dodge, Iowa.
the venerable father of Senator Dolliver.
pronounced the invocation at the opening
Of today's session of the Senate.
resolution authorizing the Indian COM
mittee of the Senate during the recess Of
Congress to visit Indian reservations and
Indian schools was adopted.
A bill to provide an American registry
cor the steamer Enterprise. formerly the
st. George. foreign built, was passed.
Other bills were passed as follows: APP
propriatiug $4,000 for the purchase of a
replica of the bronze equestrian statue Of
Gen. George Washington by Daniel Chester
French and Edward c. Potter to be erected
in Washington. ID. c., and declaring a
branch of the Mississippi river opposite
he city of La Crosse. Wis, and known as
West Channel to be unnavigable, and that
said city be relieved of necessity for main-
aiming a drawbridge over said channel.
Inspection of Dairy Exports.
Consideration was resumed of the agri
cultural appropriation bill. the pending
question being Mr. Delivers amendment
providing for the inspection and certifca-
ton of dairy products intended for exporta-
ton.
Mr.. Stewart urged that the amendment
did not go far enough. He maintained that
To make the proposed inspection efficaciou5
it should begin with the treatment of the
milk where it is produced.
MIR. Tillman IS. c. urged that the irSpec-
lion should extend to all dairy products
which enter into interstate commerce He
believed that the people ought tn be pro-
tectcd against the, "axle grease which
he declared was foisted upon the American
people for butter
After some further discussion Mr.. Dolli-
ver's amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Mallory inaugurated the old fight
amendment proposing to strike out the
provision for the distribution of seeds ana
substituting an increased appropriation ior
fhe purchase abroad of rare and valuable
shrubs. vines and cuttings. with view to
adapting them to this country. He de-
clared that the distribution OF seeds was
paternalism of the most offensive sort, and
hat ii served no useful purpose whatever.
Mr. Proctor agreed that Mr.. Mallory's
proposition good one but he thought
IL presented too late TO insure Tor II
wise consideration.
Tilt Between TiIImnn and Beveridge.
Mr. Tlllman proposed substitute for
Mr.. Mallory's amendment, providing, in
brief. that the appropriation made in the
hill for the purchase of seeds be doubled.
An amusing scene was precipitated dur
ing Mr.. Tillmans discussion of his amend
ment He asserted that the bill provided
cOnside rable sums for the weather bureau
which was of insignificant benefit TO the
farmers of the country, and for forestry,
which had no direct connection with 1arh-
ing.
To this statement Mr.. Beveridge UndD
took sharp exception. declaring that the
South Carolina senator exhibited dense
ignorance in his statement as to forestry.
TN he obliged to our wise friend. the
new Solomon from Indiana said Mr.. Till
man. derislvely, "if, he will telI.us what
he knows about farming
Il got my knowledge by practical expert
ence" retorted Mr.. Beveridge.
inl LAM hi ntylx hat thlr
seemed to- be fnhumerable lawyers in the
Senate who. were born on farms and per-
haps had followed the plow for few days
and now posed in the Senate farmers
There are other farm implements OF
value besides the plow," suggested Mr.. Bev-
eTidee;""there IS the pitchfork," alluding to
the South Carolina senator's political So
briQuet.
Mr., TfIIman Plies His Pitchfork.
"Ah, We have got the pitchfork In at
last said Mr.. Tfllman good naturedly
Now III proceed to use it on the senator
Does the senator mean when he talks OF
the denudation Of the land of trees and OF
the drying up of rivers that 1t affects the
farmer or the commerce on the rivers?'
Mr.. Beveridge replied that nothing az
fects the farm and farmer more than the
waters in the rivers, and he maintained thai
no subject more intimately concerned the
farmer than the culture and growth OF
trees although" he added, sarcastically
the senator shows the same ignorance OF
this fact as he shows of farming in gen.
eral."
Mr. Tillman explained that he had not
said that forestry had nothing to do with
farming. but that it was connected with
farming only indirectly.
II accept the apology, interjected Mr.
Beyeridge.
Mr.. Beveridge Given a Name.
IF that is the kind of apology you get
N Indiana" laughed Mr.. Tillman, 1T Is
Immediately followed by a fight
Mr. Chandler protested that senators
should not address each other as you"
Perhaps the senator would like me to
address the senator from South Carolina
as thee suggested Mr.. Beverdge
After some further good-natured badnage
Mr.. Tillraan said he would 'let this little
wasp from the Wabash" pass by.
I'm glad to see, ,retorted Mr. Beverdge
that the waSp'S sting had its effect.
The trouble is replied Mr.. Tillman
that this wasp didn't have a sting. 1t
3uzzed and buzzed about me. and 1 just
brushed 1t off, Uaughter)
Mr. TIllman temporarily withdrew his
amendment and that of Mr.. Mallory was
rejected. The South Carolina senator then
pressed his proposition to increase the ap-
preparation for seeds and seed distribution
from $4,000 to S270Oo0. and after some
discussion ii was agreed to-23 to -.
Agricultural Bill Passed.
The bill was then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Kean (N.D the Senate
then proceeded to consider the ship SUBJ
sidy bill
MIR. Perkins supports the Bill.
Mr.. Caffery was entitled to the floor but
no yielded to Mr.. Perkins Cab. who de-
sired TO address the Senate in support OF
the measure.
The California senator explained that ht
had been member of the original commit
tee of twenty-five which had drafted thi
shipping bill first presented, and had taker
deep interest IN the work. as he believed
nothing would be of greater benefit to tn,
country than the building of the American
merchant marine. He spoke, he said. as
lifelong sailor and ship owner. although h,
did not possess dollar interest in any yes
sci or IN any line of shipping that would b,
affected one way or the other by the enact
ment OF the pending bill.
Mr.. Perkins said that during the past two
or three years there had been a notable re-
vtyal In American shipping, and European
powers were awakening to the fact tina,
the United States was a world power In
commerce. in war. IT, he said, Congress
and the people were wise enough to take
advantage Of the opportunities now pre-