Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
ON THE CRUM CASE
Discussion Forces Senate Into
Executive Session.
MR.. TILLMAN's QUERY
MR.. HEPBURN TRIES TO GET UP
THE PURE FOOD BILL.
Senate Adjourns Until Monday-House
Takes Up Legislative Appro-
priation Bill.
EMR. TILLMAN'S QUERY

An attempt to secure considera-
ton OF the pure food bill in the Scn-
ate failed today. The Crum case
came up and forced the Senate into
executive session. Mr.. Tillman
asked for a report on his resolution
regarding the recess appointment OF
Crum. Before the discussion pro-
ceeded far the doors were closed
on motion of Mr.. Aldrich.
The House considered the legis-
lative appropriation bill in commit
tee of the whole.
The session of the Senate had not pro-
gressed far today when Mr.. Hepburn Qdaho)
made good his promise to call up today the
pure food bill for consideration, but his re-
quest was promptly met by Mr.. Aldrich
with the suggestion that the bill should be
read in full for information, and the bill
went over under objection by Mr.. Tillman.
In making his objection Mr.. Tillman stated
that he considered any effort to get the bill
UP today waste of time. He said that his
object was to get the matter out of the way.
Mr.. Tillman made an inquiry concerning
the status of his resolution directing the
committee on the judiciary to report to the
Senate the effect of recess nominations. He
explained that his interest in the resolution
was due to the nomination of W. D. Crum
to be collector for the port of Charleston,
s. c., to which he is opposed. He asked Mr..
Piatt (Conn), acting chairman of the COM
mittee on the judiciary, for an explanation.
Responding, Mr.. Platt said that the reso-
luton had failed to receive consideration
during the past session because of the ILL
committee He promised to bring the mat
ter up at the next meeting Of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Tillman's Inquiry.
HAS the committee power to refuse to
make a report when under instructions from
the Senate to do so?' Mr.. Tillman asked,
but before Mr.. Plat could make reply Mr..
Spooner responded with another question.
which was directed to Mr.. Tillman. He
asked the South Carolina senator whether
the resolution carried a time limit, to which
that senator replied in the negative. He
added the conviction that it would be "possi-
BILE to stir the matter up occasionally In the
Senate, even though no report should be
made
After the colloguy between Tillman and
Mr.. Spooner Mr.. Platt said that he did
not feel called upon to answer hypotheu-
cal question as to the powers Of the COM
mittee. He could only promise at this time
to ask the committee to consider the resolu-
ton, and, if it should take action and that
action should not suit the purposes of the
senator from South Carolina, that senator
could, of course, follow any line of action
which might commend itself to him.
Replying Mr.. Tillman said that he did
not intend to make any factious opposition
to the Crum nomination for the purpose of
thwarting the will of the President, but
that he felt called upon to antagonize con-
tirmation until the committee report could
be received.
The Senate then, at 1929, on motion Of
MIR. Aldrich, went into executive session,
and at 12:45 adjourned until Monday