The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-01
Mr.. Bailey declared he himself had been
unable to obtain the papers his resolution

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| called for.
.1f,'' he asserted. ''one-half OF what
! has been represented to me Is true, then
| I will present papers to this Senate which
| will compel the recall OF the American
ambassador to Mexico and the retirement
| OF the solicitor Of the State Department.
| The Texas Senator declared that tho
| American Arnba ssador to Mexico him.
| self was connected with mining opera.
| ton. linked with claim OF Dr. Scott
| He said, in response to an inquiry or
| Mr.. Beverage, that he had been informed
| at the State Department that whatever
! action the American Ambassador had
| taken had been with q view to the best
| interests Of all concerned.
DEFENDED CLAYTON.
| Mr.. Patterson OF Colorado. Mr.. Fair
banks of Indiana, and Mr.. Hanna de-
| Tended Ambassador Clayton. The latter
/ said an attempt was being made to thro"
| q cloud upon the character Of Ambas-
! sador Clayton. He had been connected
with a mining company in Mexico mere
| ~ as the representative OF relative
| who held stock In the corporation.
| Mr.. Bailey asserted that petition had
! been presented to the President by Am
| bassador Clayton, because. "he had been
recreant to his high duty" in not pro
| tecting their interests against the in
| justice OF Mexican courts.
| Mr. Bailey maintained that the Amerl-
can Ambassador. as indicated by the
papers in the case was either dishonest
| or incompetent in either case ne ought
to be removed He declared the United
| States ought to be represented at the
| Mexican capital, by man whose oralh
| and conscience, both were capaole oA Luz
| highest service.
| Mr.. Beverdge declared that Mr.. Bailey
| had attacked Judge Penfield by innuendo
| and insinuation, and that lnnuendo ana
/ insinuaton had extended to the An1oas-
f1,n
! of state himself He characterized MI
/ Railev's references to Solicitor Penheld
| as an .'unwarranted attack
TOOK EXCEPTION.
To this Mr. Bailey took sharp excep-
ton, and he urged that Mr., Beverage
withdraw that insinuation
II make no insinuation.' retorted MT
| Reveridge. IF the Senator will with
draw his words about high official
| of the State Department, I will be very
| clad indeed to withdraw mine
.The assertion said Mr.. Bailey notify,
that I have made an unWarrahteo d.
tack upon a man who the Senator de-
scribes as being as honorable as myself
T want to say now. is so offensive that
| - :. dasarving only of such a reply as the
rifles Of the Senate will not permit me
| bere Neither the Senator from Indiana
nor anv other man can insult me ana
then request me to withdraw what
| have said in the performance OF my GUY,
which brought forth his insulting words
Mr. Reveridse declined to withdraw his
words. saying that Mr.. alley was en-
tirely too sensitive. He knows very
WE'LL said Mr.. Beverage, that the
words 'unwarranted attack were not an
insult and not intended to be. The Sen
atnr from Texas employed extraordinary
and even violent language concerning the
/ -oI;o;+or IF tho State DEPARTMENT.
TOO SENSITIVE.
/ "The Senator is not insulted" he de-
clared "but only too sensitive.
In a later colloquy, Mr. Bailey said:
al can fathom the intelligence OF every
man in this chamber, except that of the
| Senator from Indiana
Il am glad to know" retorted Mr.. Bev-
eridge, that you are beyond your
! depth"
Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana explained
that he had communicated with Solicitor
Penfield since the debate had arisen.
| and was convinced that the trouble Mr.
Bailey found himself in had grown out
of a misunderstanding. Every paper
in the case was at the disposal Of Mr..
Bailey and he knew that Solicitor Pen
field had no intention Of mountaineering
/ the Texas Senator.
Mr.. Bailey directed attention to the
fact that Mr. Beveridge had not with
drawn the offensive words" he had used
towards him.
Mr. Beveridge replied that Mr.. Bail
ey had not withdrawn the violent Ian
guage he had employed toward Judge
| Penfield and said he (Beveridge) had dis
| claimed intention of insulting Mr.. Bailey,
but he did not think his characterization
of Mr. ISailey's words was too strong.
At Mr.. Bailey's request the resolution
was finally referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations with power to investi-
gate the charges and report on it. Short
ly afterwards the Senate adjourned.