The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06

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 Shoot Takes His Seat. MT. Smoot of Utah subscribed to the | oath with an emphatic II do." No ob- | jection was made to his taking the oath When Mir. Ankeny's name was called | his colleague, MT. Foster of Washington announced that MT. Ankeny was under a physicians care at his hotel Three oth-
 CT newly elected Senators did not respond | to the roll call. Messrs. Clark of Arkan- | sas, Gallinger of New Hampshire and Stone of Missouri. Messrs Clark and Stone were delayed and MT. Gallinger
 was called out of the city. Their names were not included in the list of Senators when the roll was called. There were seventy four Senators pres ent. Messrs. Hoar and Cockrell were ap- pointed a committee to wait upon the
 President and inform him that the Sen ate was ready to proceed to business.
 MT. Tilman of South Carolina holding in his hand a copy of the Congressional Record, rose to a question of personal privilege. He was proceeding to say that in the Record yesterday morning there was a very remarkable speech, when MT. Pettus of Alabama suggested that it was the custom of the Senate and rule of courtesy to transact no business until the special committee had returned from it's visit to the President.
 The chair agreed with him. Thereupon MT. Tillman at 12:i0 p. m. moved a re- cess for half an hour, which motion pre- vailed
 Message from President.
 At 1:05 the Senate took a further recess for ten minutes. Messrs. Hoar and Cock rell. the special committee appointed to wait on the President reported that they had performed their duty and that the President said he would at once make a communication in writing.
 Mir. Barnes, Assistant Secretary to the President, appeared fin the Senate with a message from the President. The mes ssge was not read. MT. Hoar announced that he intended to move an executive session unless MT. Tillman desired to speak.
 MT. Tillman then resumed his remarks, referring again to the Cannon speech which he had characterized as remark able" MT. Tillman said he did not know that there had ever been a similar one delivered in either branch of Congress. He then quoted from MT. Cannon's speech In the House early yesterday morning in which he gave the reasons for the House conferees receding from their position with respect to the claim of South Car olina of s47,O00 growing out of the war of 1S12-15.
 There were two issues, he said. in- volved in that speech, one affecting the dignity of the Senate and the other af fecting his own official integrity. respon- slbility snd personal character. The speech. he said, was wholly indefensi- ble. indecent and an outrage" He read from Jefferson's manual regarding the
 
 branches of legislature and asked whether 1t had not been grossly violated in this case.
 Drunken from Power.
 Power" he said. had made some of these man drunk
 Me then gave a history of South Car olina's claim. Answering MT. Cannon's criticism with respect to legislation by unanimous consent, MT. Tillman said that nothing in the House of Representatives seem to go except by unanimous consent of a few leaders.
 The unanimous consent of the mem bers," he said, has fallen into innocu- ous desuetude, and the unanimous con sent he speaks of so strenuously here is the unanimous consent of those in con- trol."
 South Carolina in this matter, he de- clared. had been an outcast, with no voice here. and nobody for forty years to ask that she shall receive recognition or justice.
 MT. Tillman quoted the law authorizing the payment of interest on South Caro- lina's claim and said 1t was that which led the Committee on Appropriations to act. simply because 1t meant to do a long delayed 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. and which caused the charge that the Senate forced the House to make gift to South Carolina of S47,- 900.
 MT. Tillman then said he had great re- spect for MT. Cannon, who. as the watch | dog of the treasury, had saved the coun- | try millions of dollars.
 MT. Cannon had objected to the mat | ter, said MT. Tillman simply because he | called 1t legislation on an appropriation | bill. MT. Tillman drew a picture of the | scene in the conference with the com mittee was discussing his item and said, | The watch dog of the treasury came fin, | shut his massive jaw 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 | 
 Tillman's Retaliation.
 MT. Tillman then spoke of the deter | arrived at by him. q simply | shut my jaws down on the proposition" | said he," that l would have the money | pr have an extra session and I was in A | position, under the rules of the Senate. to | force it."
 MT. Hale. Maine. said he would let the | matter pass into oblivion. disagreeable as t was but 1t affected him because he had | charge of the deficiency bill. Speaking very deliberately, MT. Hale said there had been no legislative blackmail and that here was no necessity, none whatever" said he, speaking with emphasis flor that conference 10 be brought into the speech ,f MT. Cannon"
 Mir. Hale. to set Mir Tillman right. de- dared that he had never visited the con terence room and that he did not obtrude himself on the committee. The appro- oriations committee. he said, had acted on he claim as a matter of fair and even handed justice. MT. Hale said 1t never las been thought that one house of Con- yress should arraign the other It has been never thought or said before that he processes of one house are processes If blackmail and that they have become 70 nsufferable that one house will preach crusade against the other with the hreat that the people will stand behind | he house that makes the proposition
 MT Cannon's use of the words legis- ative blackmail," MT. Hale declared, was unfortunate improper and a breach ,f the privileges"
 He was followed by MT. Allison, also member of the conference committee, who ;aid he commended and approved every word MT Hale had said respecting the .l.. LIn arnanh rnala lr tha nthar