The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-11
EXTRA SESSION Of SENATE.
Thirteen New Senators Take the
Oath Of Office.
SOUTH CAR0LINA's war CLAIM.
Mir. Cannon's Speech in the House
on Legislative BIackmail Sc
yere!y Criticized by Senator
TiIIman.

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TiIIman.
Washington, March 5.-In obedience
to the presidents proclamation the
senate of the 59th congress convened
in extra session at noon today. An
immense crowd was attracted to wit
ness the interesting ceremony. Echoes
of the 57th congress had not died
away when President Pro TEN. Frye
called the body to order, and soon
thereafter the senators who were re-
elected and those who were to take
their seats for the first time with
the exception of Mr.. German, who
had seen long service in the senate)
were sworn in. Friends and admirers
of the senators loaded down their
desks with beautiful flowers. One Of
the features of the opening ceremony
was the ovation accorded Nj. Cor
man.
The new senators are: Ankeny of
Washington, Clark of Arkansas, Fulton
of Oregon, German of Maryland, Hey
burn of Idaho, Hopkins OF Illinois,
Latimer of South Carolina, Long Of
Kansas, McCreary of Kentucky, New
lands of Nevada, Overman of North
Carolina, Smoot of Utah, Stone OF
Missouri.
Speaking for MI. Burrows, chairman
of the committee on privileges and
elections, Mr.. Hoar stated that ques-
tions of qualification should be post
poned and acted upon by the senate
afterwards.
Mr.. smoot of Utah subscribed to
the oath with an emphatic Il do. :"
Mr.. CANNON'S SPEECH
in the house of representatives, early
yesterday morning in presenting the
conference report on the general deli
cheney bill, in which he charged that
the senate conferees had resorted to
legislative blackmail and attacked the
rules of the senate, formed the subject
of some fervid remarks by Nh. Tillman
and by the senate conferees, Messrs.
Hale, Allison and Teller.
Referring to Mr.. Cannon's speech,
which he Characterized as remark
able." Mr.. Tillman said he did not
know that there ever had been SINH
ar one delivered in either branch of
congress. He then quoted from Mr..
Cannon's speech, giving the reasons
for the house conferees receding from
their position with respect to the
claim of South Carolina for $4,000
growing out of the war of 1928.
There were two issues, he said, in
volved in that speech, one affecting
the dignity of the senate and the
other affecting his own integrity, re-
sponsibility and personal character.
The speech, he said, was wholly in
defensible, indecent and an outrage. +"
He read from Jeferson's Manual re-
garding the comfy that must obtain
between two branches of legislature
and asked whether it had not been
grossly violated in this case. Power, !"
he said, chad made some of these men
drunk Senators do not realize, he
said that most outrageous thing has
been performed.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S CLAIM.
He then gave history of South
Cardinals claim, answering Mr.. Can
mons criticism with respect to legis-
lating by unanimous consent. Mr.
Tillman said that nothing in the house
of representatives seems to go except
by unanimous consent of few leaders.
"The unanimous consent of the
members he said, "has fallen into
innocuous desuetude and the unani-
nous consent he speaks of so strenu-
ousiy here is the unanimous consent of
those in control" South Carolina, in
this matter, he declared, had been an
outcast, with no voice here, and no
body for 40 years to ask that she shall
receive recognition or justice.
Mr.. Tillman quoted the law author
izing the payment of interest on South
Cardinals claim, and it was that
which led the committee on appropri
ations to act simply because it meant
to do a long delayed act of justice to
South Carolina and to undo the wrong
which had been done. "That is the
cause of this cry of blackmail, - said
he, and which caused the charge that
the senate forced the house to make a
gift to South Carolina of SAT,
Mr.. Tillman then said be had great
respect for Mr.. Cannon, who, as the
watchdog OF the treasury, had saved
the country millions of dollars. He
had objected to the matter, be said,
simply because be had called it upon
an appropriation bill.
SCENE IN CONFERENCE.
Mr.. Tillman drew picture of the
scene in the conference room while the
committee was discussing his item,
and said: "The watchdog Of the treas
ury came in, shut his massive jaws
down on this claim and said whenever
you all get ready to rub that out wake
me up. -
He said he was only speaking meta
phorically. He then spoke of the de-
termination arrived at by him. L
simply shut my jaws down on the prop
osition, - said he, that l would have
that money or nave an extra session
and / was in position under the
rules of the senate to force it. -
Mr.. Hale of Maine said be would
let the matter pass into oblivion, dis
agreeable as it was, but it affected
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