The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-13
Among Them Was Reed Smoot
to Whom No Objection
Was Made
MR.. HoAR's EXPLANATION
Points Out That It Would Be Danger
Gus to Hang Up Senator's select on
Mere charses-TiIlman Re.
plies to Joe Cannon.

senate to order in extra session. The
oath OF office was administered to
twenty-six senators as follows:
Decentralization of Iowa. Clay OF
Georgia, Dillingham; Of Vermont, Fair
banks of Indiana, Foraker OF Ohia,
tredge Of South Dakota, McEnery Of
Louisiana, Mallory Of Florida, Penrose
Of Pennsylvania, Perkins Of California.
Pettus of Alabama, Plat Of Connecti-
cut, Plat Of New York, Spooner Of
Wisconsin, Teller Of Colorado.
New senators-Fulton OF Oregon.
German Of Maryland. Hepburn Of Ida
ho, Hopkins of Illinois, Latimer Of
South Carolina, Long of Kansas, Nc
Creary ut Kentucky, Newlands OF Ne
vada, Overman Of North Carolina,
Smoot OF Utah.
No Objection to smoot.
No objection was made when Shoots
name vas called.
Ankeny Of Washington. Clarke OF Ar
kansas. Gallinger Of New Hampshire
and Stone OF Missouri were not sworn
in.
During the swearing Of new senators
the proceedings were frequently inter-
rupted by applause In the galleries.
German received an ovation when
sis name was called. Smoot's
ann was greeted with some applause.
After a committee had been appoint
ed to wait upon the president. T1llman
arose to a question Of personal privil-
eye. He was about to speak on what
he called "a remarkable speech which
appeared in the Congressional Record
Of yesterday" when Pettus suggested
1t customary to wait until he resf-
dent had communicated with the senate
before proceeding.
Tillman moved a recess for half an
hn1IysH rJhinhF mo- q G~ronH fn mud ar n.Al
the senate tool a recess.
Before the senators took the oath,
Hoar of Massachusetts, speaking for
Burrows Of the committee on privileges
and elections, referred to the constitu-
tional procedure Of administering oaths
to news senators, and said IL there We're
any other procedure, h result would
be that a third Of the senate might he
kept out Of their seats for IN indefinite
time on presenting Of objections with
out responsibility, and never estab-
lished before the senate by any Judicial
inquiry. The result Of that might be,
he said, that a change in the political
power Of this government, which the
people desire to accomplish, might be
Indefinitely postponed. Hoar stated
that questions Of qualifications should
be postponed and acted upon by the
senate afterwards.
Upon reassembling. the presidents
message was delivered by Mr.. Barnes.
1t was not read, Mr.. Hoar O
ing he intended to an executive
session. Tillman arose to his question
Of personal privilege and announced
he wished to speak upon Cannon's
speech In the house yesterday. After
reading h latter he denounced 1t as
'indefensible, indecent and an out
rage" The dignity Of the senate inc
his own individual honesty were in
volved.
He read from Jefferson's manual re-
garding 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"
He then gave a history Of South Caro-
lina's claim. Answering Mr.. Cannon's
criticism with respect to l~egislating by
unanimous consent, Senator Tillman
said that nothing in the house of rep
resentatives seems to &c except by
unanimous consent Of a few lead
ers.
Senator Tillman said he had
great respect for Mr.. Cannon,
who as the watchdog Of the
treasury had saved the country
millions Of dollars. Mr.. Cannon had
objected to the matter, said Senator
Tillman, simply because he called legis-
laIlon on an appropriation Dill. SEN
ator Tillman drew a picture of the
scene in the conference room while the
committee was discussing his item, and
said: 1.-THE watchdog of the treasury
came in. shut his massive jaws down
OF this claim and said: 'Whenever you
all get ready to rub that out wake me
up"
He said he was only speaking meta
phorically.
Senator Tillman then spoke of the de-
termination arrived at by him. 1T
simply shut my jaws down on the
proposition" said he, that I would