The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-05
DEBATE IS POLITICAL
ST. LoUIs,s LOAN PEG ON WHICH
 IT IS HUNG.
German Criticises the Expenditures for the Army and Navy, and Galley Presents Figures
 on Export Trade.

on Export Trade. Washington. Feb. 1.-The Senate cham Der again to-day was the arena or an interesting political debate with the pro- vision in the urgency deficiency bill for a loan of A600, coo for the St. Louis ex- position, the basis for the discussion The controversy was precipitated by MT. Lodge, who quoted many official fig ures to demonstrate that Republican pol [ icies had not been failure In the United States. He also charged MT. German with hostility to the navy. On the Democratic side MT. German and MT. Bailey were the orators. MT. German explained his attitude toward the army and navy MT. Bailey followed up this charge with an elaborate pre- sentation of statistics and contended that the export trade of the United States un- der Cleveland was greater than under Harrison. The exposition amendment had not been disposed of when the Senate adjourned.
 Beginning of Session. At the beginning of to-day's session the Senate passed a bill directing the censor of the census to cooperate with the Secretary of State for the State of Michigan in taking the census of manu- lecturers in Michigan.
 The resolutions introduced by MT. Till man making inquiry of the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the appoint ment of W. D. Crum as collector of the port of Charleston, and directing the Senate Committee on Judiciary to make an inquiry as to what constitutes a re- cess appointment to office. were taken up and Mfr. Tillman took the floor to speak. MT. Hale, who was anxious to have the Senate proceed with the urgent deficien- cy bill. suggested to Mir. lTillman that his resolutions might be passed without debate. but the South Carolina senator declared that he did not want to send his baby out into the world without any ! clothes" and proceeded with his speech. He gave way temporarily to permit the reading of a statement by Secretary Root | concerning recent appointments which was presented by Mr. Proctor. Opinion of Root. MT. Root recognizes that the matter of merging the two sessions of Congress necessarily brings forward contrary views as to there having been a recess between the two sessions and he says there is involved mot merely the proposition that l there was an end of q session of the Sen ate within the meaning of the constitu- ton but also the proposition that there was recess of the Senate within the meaning of the constitution, for there can be no end of d session until a time is reached when there is no session and the time when there is no session is a recess. The recess may be called constructive but 1t Is no more constructive than at tire end of a session which Is assumed to happen. A constructive end involves a constructive recess. A real end involves q real recess"
 He also gave way to Mfr. Hoar, who suggested the resolution directing an in- Qulry by the committee on judi >iary be amended so as not to be offensive to the executive department. MT. Tiliman dis claimed any intention of disrespect and said that if he believed the President had been guilty of unlawful conduct he could see no reason why he should not say so.
 Crum's Appointment.
 MT. Tillman claimed that the records show that December 1S last, Crum was both nominated and appointed, and he declared that such a course had been without previous parallel. Mr. Tillman declared that there was no interim be- | tween the two sessions.
 MT Lodge called attention to the fact that after adjourning the extra session, the President pro tempore had left the chair and descended to the floor, return ing afterward with the chaplain, who had offered prayer for the beginning of the first sitting of the new ( )ngress ! MT. Tillman declared that the presiding officer had not gone three feet from the chair and had returned immediately. To say that there had been a recess WAS like saying that there had been an in terim between the last session of De- cember 31, 1903, and the first session of January l. 1904.
 Mir. Platt (Con.) said that if there had been no recess in December the recess | innnninfmantS fn ming of the extra session did not go over into the regular session
 MT. Tillman replied that while there had been no recess, the records show that there had been an end of one ses- sion and q beginning of another MT. Platts suggestions he characterized as "a very attenuated thread for a great constitutional lawyer to hang a commits sion on-quite as substantial as the spid- CTS web of which Mahomet's bridge was built
 Constitution Lost.
 What MT. Tnlman asked, "becomes of the constitution"
 Mir. Platt replied that it ie the intention of the constitu.-on where the sessions come together-as the last extra session and the present regular session did-that l recess appointments should hold over to the regular session, in order ..lat vacan- cies in offices might not be created l Mir. Tillman claimed that in the Crum ! case the statute had been violated and in the case of General Wood, the consti- tuition had been opposed.
 1 MT. Tillman further said that Crum was not fit man for the position and that the community had made many protests against his selection.
 On MT Hale's suggestion, the judiciary committee resolution was amended so as to relieve that committee of the necessity | of deciding whether commissions are l held as a result of unlawful authority l by the executive" The resolution as amended then was agreed to- It instructs | the committee to report to the Senate | What constitutes a recess of the Senate and what are the powers and limitations of the executive in making appointments I in such cases"
 1 The other resolution was postponed in- l definitely.
 Speaking of Privileges in Cuba. Speaking of the recently negotiated treaty with Cuba, MT. Newlands said that we were seeking exclusive privileges in that island because trust prices were such in the United States that We could not compete with other countries in our Cuban trade on d natural basis.
 MT. Lodge then replied to Mir. Cor mans speech of yesterday. He contended that instead of being a failure. Republi- can financiering had been a great sue taxes had been reduced to the extent of