The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-03-26
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON
Ti1lmaI Will Not Confirm Rich
ardSOn or KoeStcr-Jim Till
mans Pop-Gun.

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ardson or Koester-Jim Till
mans Pop Gun.
The Washington correspondent O
the Charleston Sunday News writes a
follows:
Senator Tillman received petition
today, signed by numerous citizens O
Greenville, protesting against his op
position to the confirmation of Post
master Richardson at that place, and
urging that he use his influence to ex.
pedite the latter's confirmation. Sen
| ator Tillman said that he had made ur
his mind some time ago not to with
draw his opposition to Postmaster
Richardson, and that the petition
would not change his intention. The
tight he is making is q personal, not a
political, matter, and to sustain his
position he has LAID before his Sona-
torial colleagues numerous editorials
from the GreenNil News, which he
believes to have emanated from Mr..
Richardson. Members of the post
Office committee who have been
spoken to on the subject do not seem
inclined to override a long line of pre-
cedents in the Senate, which arc cited
to sustain the opposition which Sena-
tor Tillman is now making against Mr..
Richardson. Unless Senator Tillman
can be induced to withdraw his per-
sonal opposition to MIR. Richardson the
latter will not be confirmed at this scs-
sion. 1t remains to be seen whether
the President will reappoint Mr.. Rich
ardson after Congress adjourns.
Collector of Internal Revenue Koes-
ter's nomination is practically in the
same condition. Although Senator
Tillman is not openly objecting to
favorable report on Mr.. Koestcr's NOM
ination, Senator Teller, member of
the finance committee, says he repre-
sents the views of Senator Tillman in
contesting the confirmation of Collec-
tor Koester. The Republican men,
bers of the finance committee are
ready to report the nomination TO the
Senate with a favorable recommonda-
tion, but they do not take enough in
terest in the subject to take a step
which would make prolonged con-
test in the Senate. They have recent
ly consulted some of Mr.. Koester's
personal friends as TO tie propriety of
leaving the nomination unacted upon
for the balance Of this session. In the
Mr.. Koester can go right on
performing the duties of the Office and
if the President is do disposed he may
reappoint him after Congress adjourns.
Lieutenant Governor "Jim'' Till
man, of South Carolina, is now in
volvcd in controversy with Senator
Frye, presiding officer of the Senate,
and Speaker Henderson, of the House
of Representatives. Having failed to
attract the attention of President
Roosevelt in connection with the Jen-
kins sword incident, Mr.. Tillman pro-
ceeds to level his political popgun at
the two next ranking officers of the
AS President Of the South Carolina
Senate Mr.. Tillman made ruling that
a motion to postpone indefinitely was
not debatable." Ills ruling was ques-
toned, and he referred the parlia-
problem to Senator Frye and
Speaker Henderson. They both de-
cided that he was In error. Senator
Frye in bis reply stated that, although
Jeffcrson's Manual is silent on the
subject, the motion is debatable under
the rules of the Senate.
Instead of accepting the decision of
the two referees as conclusive Mr..
Tillman announced TO his friends that
Senator Frye and Speaker Henderson
had sustained his ruling, holding that
the motion was not debatable. Those
x,l,D
Mr.. Tillman on the subject wrote to
Senator Faye and Speaker Henderson,
and expressed doubtthat they had
decided as Mr.. Tlllmanhad claimed.
In replying to this communication
Senator Frye reassertcd that the mo-
ton was debatable and added that
Mr.. Tillman must have misconstrued
the response to his inquiry. AS Mr..
Tillman had not given out the original
correspondence, which showed the
contrary to what he had stated, Sena-
tor Frye has authorized the publica-
tion of the entire correspondence, and
it is for Mr.. Tillman to explain why
he did not give out their decision cor
rectly IN the first instance.
Mr.. Tillman is out cunning for the
Governorship of the Palmetto State
and, if his ammunition holds out, he
may return from the expedition with
something substantial in his political
game bag. Thus far he has not made
much progress in trying to bring down
game on the national reservation. His
try at President Roosevelt i'm the
sword incident was failure. His ann
at Senator Frye and Speaker Hender-
son appears to have been somewhat un-
steady and without satisfactory results.
He should not despair, for there are
hundreds of other national characters,
including eight Cabinet officers, 88
United States Senators and 357 mem
bers Of the House of Representatives
still running at large in the political
field.
The Washington correspondent of
the Spartanburg Journal saws that
when Senator McLaurin was question
ed in regard TO the appointment of
United States Marshal to succeed Mr..
Melton, whose term has expired. he
replied that he dill not know the Pre-
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