The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-06
CANNON'S CHARGES
AROUSE THE SENATE
TiIIman, Hale, Allison and
Teller Speak.
ALL IN CONDEMNATION
Charges in Inc Senate Rules. Says Allison, viii
not be Made by Any Outside Body
Opening Events Of the Called
Session.

CBy the Associated Press)
Washington, March 5.-In obedience to
the Presidents proclamation the Senate
of the Fifty-eighth Congress convened
immense crowd was attracted to witness
the interesting ceremony. Echoes of the
F'ifty-seyen Congress had not died
away when President Pro Tenn. Frye
called the body to order, and soon there
after the Senators, who were reelected
and those who were to take their seats
for the first time with the exception
of Mr. German. who had seen long ser
vice in the Senate) were sworn in.
Friends and admirers of the Senator'S
loaded down their desks with beautiful
floral tributes. One of the features of
the opening ceremony was the ovation
accorded Mr.. German.
The new Senators are: Ankeney. of
Washington Clark, of Arkansas; Full
ton. OF Oregon: German. of Maryland;
Hepburn, 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 Mr.. 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
afterward.
Mr.. Smoot, of Utah, subscribed to the
oath with an emphatic IL do"
Mr.. Cannons speech in the House of
Representatives early yesterday MORN
ing, presenting the conference report on
the General Deficiency Bill, in which
he charged that the Senate conferees
had resorted to legislative blacl1mail
and attacked the rules of the Senate,
formed the subject of some fervid re-
marks by Mr.. Tillman and by the Sen
ate conferees, Messrs. Hale, Allison and
Teller.
Referring to Mr. Cannon's speech,
which he characterized as remarkable
Mr. Tillman said he did not know that
there ever had been a similar one de-
Iivered in either branch of Congress. He
then quoted from Mr. Cannc~' ~----t
giving the reasons for the House con-
ferees receding from their position with
respect the claim of South Carolina
for SAT 900, growing out of the war of
1S12-15
There were two issues. he said in
volved in that speech, one nefoot're~ the
dignity of the Senate, and the other
affecting his own official integrity. re-
sponsibility and personal charac-
ter. The speech. he said, was
wholly indefensible, indecent and
an outrage" He read from
Jefferson's Manual regarding the comfy
that must obtain between two branches
of a legislature and asked whether it
had not been grossly violated in this
case Power he said. had made
some of these men drunk" Senator's
must realize. he said, that a most out
regeous thing has been performed.
He then gave history of South Caro-
lina's claim, answering Mr. Cannons
criticism with respect to legislating by
unanimous consent. Mr.. Tllman said
that nothing in the House of Represen-
tatives seem to go except by unanimous
consent of a few leaders.
1.-The unanimous consent of the mem
bers," he said, has fallen into innocuous
desultude ard the unanimous consent he
speaks of so strenuously here is the
unanimous consent of those in control"
South Carolina, in this matter, he y
clared, had been an outcast. with
voice here, and nobody for forty v
to ask that she shall receive recognil
or Justice.
Mr.. Tillman quoted the law authorizing
the payment of interest on South Caro-
linas claim and it was that which led
the Committee on Appropriations to act
simply because it meant to do long de-
layed act of justice to South Carolina
and undo the wrong which had been done
THAT is the cause of this cry of black
mail said he, land which caused the
charge that the Senate forced the House
to make a gift to South Carolina of
$4,000"
Mr.. Tillman then said he had great
respect for Mr.. Cannon, who as the
watchdog of the Treasury, had saved the
country millions of dollars He had OBJ
1eeted to the matter. he said, simply be-
cause he had called it legislation on an
appropriation bill
MT Tillman drew a picture of the
scene in the conference room, whom the
committee was discussing his item and
said; The Watchdog of the Treasury
Naile IN smut his massive Jaws down on
TINS cram and said, Whenever YOU all
get ready TO rub that out wake me nm +"
he said he was only speaking metapho-
really He then spoke of the determin.
alton arrived at by him. 81 SAMMY shn,
my Jaws down on the proposition. said
ne, that / would have that money or
have an extra session. and I was in "a no.
sition, under the rules of the Senate to
force it,
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, said he would LET