The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-20

Washington, January 15.-In the sem
| ate today. Mr.. Tillman continued his
~lrraignment of trusts and monopolies
and again charged the attorney gen.
erai as being primarily responsible for
lack of action with regard thereto.
Senator Tiliman declared that the
railroads are absolutely in the saddle
on the coal question. They mine and
market coal and fix the price, he
charged, without regard to a solitary
independent operator. He said it was
an infamy the way the press of the
country was prostituted and lending
itself to befuGdle the minds of the peo-
pie and deceive them into the idea that
the railroads are willing n anxious
to relieve the distress occassioned by
the coal famine. but that somebody.
somewhere called an independent, is
responsible for the present condition
of affairs.
The president deserves no credit,
said he, except for his attempt to eff
feet a settlement of the question, "bu
the actual fact isl he added. that J.
| PierpOnt Morgan gave orders to his
Co-conspiratOrs or servants to attempt
the arrangement between the mOnop-
ely and strikers" The attorney gen.
eral had been, he said. derelict and
criminal and he is the mar to whom
! people can point and say, You
have murdered all those who have
frozen to death. You are the men who
deserves the opprobium and hate of
the poor and oppressed of this land
In the course of his remarks. Mr..
Tillman stated after being closet,
questioned by Mr.. Spooner that w. p.
Hearst had charged that the United
States district attorney of New York
had received orders from the attorney
general not to submit his report of
his investigation regarding trusts. To
his mind. he said, a case had been
made and the evidence and facts have
been unanswered. The raw he said.
was too plain for any one to dispute
it.
Mr.. Reveridge. of Indiana, took ex-
| ceptiOn to a statement by Mr.. Till
man. which he thought impugned the
motive of Judge Woods in ssuing his
Injunction in the Debs case.
Replying Mr.. Tillman said Judge
Woods went far beyond anything evel
contemplated by any American judge.
why he inquired. ARE ]. Pierpon>
Morgan or his co conspirators any
more immune from the proceedings of
u courts Of justice than Eugene
DHhS?" Mr.. Morgan, he said. had
such q sancity thrown aroun him on
account of his vast wealth tina to i'm
prison him would cause the stars to
get out of their course or the sun to
stand still. He said he had brought
ii the presidents name. because he is
the boss" of Knox and if Mr.. Knox
is responsible he either had misled the
president or somebody else had mis-
led him; but primarily Mr.. Knox is re-
sponbile for ack of action in regard
TO trusts.
Upon the conclusion of MIR. ~"
mans remarks, Mr.. Spooner stated
that several senators desired to speak
on the Vest resolution and asked that
il go over. which was agreed to.
The statehood bill then was taken
up and Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, spoke
in favor of the omnibus bill.
The Indianola. Miss postoffice case
was brought up by Mir. McLaurin, of
Mississippi, who read an article in the
Washington Post to the effect that the
rostmaster's resignation was forced
by a brutal and lawless mob. In deny
ing that this was the state of the case,
Mr.. McLaurin said that the President
had treated him with great courtesy,
nut that he was acting on misinfor-
nation. The people of Indianola, he
declared. were not laWleSs and brutal.
but We're high toned, honorable. chiv-
alrOuS, intelligent. Industrious and
thrifty. He read d letter from a MI.
Chapman. of Indianola. which stated
that the resignation of the postmaster
was submitted voluntarily and not un-
der threats or intimidation. Mr.. Nc
Laurin said he put full credence in the
statement of Mr.. Chapman.
The senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPS
The house today completed the con-
s;deration of and passed the army APP
preparation bill and began considera-
ton of the department OF
bin under q special rule, making it a
continuing order. undisposeI of.
The opposition to the measure came
entirely from the democratic side and
vas based chiefly on the ground that
the transfer of the bureau o. LABOR to
the new department could subordinate
that bureau to a department which
would represent c~apitalistic interests.
The friends OF the bill denied the as
sumption that the head of the new
department would be hostile to labor.
They maintained that the bill would
increase the dignity of the bureau by
giving the head of the department a
seat in the cabinet
Those who participated in the debate
were Messrs. Mann, of Illinois,; Corliss,
CT Michigan: Adamson. of Georgia
Scott. of Kansas and Hepburn, OF
Iowa. in favor of the measure. anc
Messrs. Richardson, of Alabama.
Gaines. of Tennessee, Davis. of Flor
ida. Clayton, of Alabama. ~Shacklefotd,
Of Missouri: Cochran, of Missouri, ano
Wooten of Texas aaginst it.
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