Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19
Acrimonious Controversy Be.
tween TiIIman and Hopkins.
SENSATION IN THE SENATE
South Carolina Senator Accused of
Seeking Notoriety.
SUPPRESSION OF CoLoRED VOTE
Mr.. Bailey Makes an Explanation Re
garding the Democratic
Conference.

Conference.
An acrimonious debate broke out In the
Senate today between Senators Hopkins
uil) and Tillman Is. c.. 1t involved tho
matter debated few days ago regarding
the Walsh bank failures. and ordinations
and recriminations were made by the two
senators. The race issue was injected into
the debate by MIR. Hopkins charging Mr.
Tlliman with approving the burning OF ne
groes in the south
Mr.. Hopkins denounced Mr.. THlman for
trying 10 regulate the laws OF the land
WINE ms own state did not obey the laws
Mr.. I1llman. declared Mr.. Hopkins was
a man most Indifferent to obedience TO law
IN his own state. My God" he exclaimed
think OF having here a man who gives
creatures-man and woman"
The controversy was cut off by invoking
the rule for orderly Interruptions and SEN
ator La Toilette took the floor 10 speak IN
the rate bill
Mr.. Frye reported from the committee
on commerce bill appropria ting $3.50 900
Tor the construction of steam vessel 10
De used In destroying derelicts and other
Hoatlng objects dangerous to navigation
ana at his request the bill was Immediately
taken up and passed. In making the re-
quest Mr.. Frye said that he had received
VI bSt4NtOuS lot immediate action
on the bill.
The resolution relative to the San Fran
cisco catastrophe, which yesterday passed
the rouse OF Representatives, was received,
but was temporarily laid aside because OF
the more comprehensive character OF the
Senate resolution.
Inc House bill appropriating 81 1000 to be
USED In bringing home the bodies OF the
victims of the Kearsarge disaster was pass
ed without reference TO committee
. oln9f Dliis We're passed as follows: Au-
thoti2hg the construction of a power gen
Grating dam across the Mississippi river be-
MINI.
Relating to the enrolment OF vessels OF
the United States.
Mr. Bailey's Explanation.
The railroad rate bill was then taken IN.
Mr. Bailey was Immediately recognized to
make an explanation.
Mr.. Bailey said he arose to correct an
account OF the proceedings of the confer
ence held by democratic senator's vester-
day Generally speaking he said ha
thought 1t would be an abuse of patience
TO consume the time OF the Senate to cor
rect numerous and unavoldIb mistakes.
put the present he considered an excep-
tlonal case. Mr.. Bailey referred especially
10 statement concerning the scope OF
the court review provisions of his amend
ment to the rate bill. In exclamation OF
what took place in reference 10 this mat
ter Mr.. Bailey said:
In the conference OF yesterday cara
lnhy avoided complicating the question of
prohibiting preliminary injunctions with any
other question, and l did not myself touch
either by motion or speech the question OF
court review. / think It proper to make
this statement because there are differences
enough among democratic senators without
mlsrepresenting or exaggerating them
Whlle l am on my feet / desire to say
II word about the court provision in the
amendment which / had the honor TO offer
to the Senate. When that entire amendment
was first submitted the principal andin fact
might almost say, the only attack upon II
was directed against its proviso which pro-
holted the courts from suspeuding the
orders of the commission by preliminary
Injunction. When that attack was made
and answered, at least to the satisfaction
OF every democratic senator, with three or
Tour exceptions, some of those who had
originally declared that Congress could not
limit the injunction process OF the court
then began to discover that the court pro
VISION contained in that amendment was
100 broad How any man could have
reached such a conclusion | have never
been able to understand, and / think IL
can be demonstrated to any person who
understands the English language that my
court provision is the narrowest valid one
which has been proposed, or even su ygested
Certainly l endeavored TO make Ii Just as
narrow as Ii could be made without making
1t unconstitutional; and If any senator here
can, by amendment or substitution still
further narrow the power of the court to
review the commissions rate, / shall be
more than pleased TO Join in an effort to
secure its adoption. It is my opinion that
the commission is better qualified than any
court to judge and decide what is a just
and reasonable rate, and in accordance with
that opinion have sought to leave as much
power with the commission, and TO give as
little power to the court as the Constitu-
ton Will permit"
Correction by Mr.. Tillman
rpiII,Y,a, foIIou-ad Ar uoyla-, ,,-t.t.
other explanation. in which he said it was
not true, as had been stated in the news
paper reports, that Mr.. Rayner had taken
advantage of the absence of Mr. Bailey TO
move an adjournment of the conference
This" he said, does Mr.. Rayner a
great injustice, because he is incapable of
taking advantage of any one" He added
that this error was all the more inexcusable
because he had himself given to a number
OF newspaper men an accurate and circum-
stanttal account of the conference. He
also said that the only object of the con-
ference was to secure poll, and that when
this was obtained there was no reason for
remaining longer in session.
Has the senator any opposition to put
ting in the record the official report OF
the conference?" asked Mr.. Aldrich and
Mr.. Tillman replied that the official rec
ord would be made public when the vote
on the bill was taken.
To this Mr.. Aldrich responded that the
Senate should be treated as well as the
reporters.
MT. balley Ihen came TO MT. Iiltman's
aid, saying that week ago Mr.. Aldrich
had not appeared to be in need of official
information, for at that time the Rhode
Island senator had informed him that he
would get only twenty-five votes for his
amendment. And" added Mr. Bailey
he appears to have known what he was
talking about" He proceeded by saying
that this division in the democratic ranks
is the first comfort that Mr.. Aldrich has
received since the rate bill came before
the Senate. in view of that fact doubt
If we ought to deny to him the small
crumb OF comfort he would get from the
facts for which he asks" He added the
conviction that the republicans dare not
go into caucus. saying that If they should
do so II would be necessary for them to
secure a hreproof curtain IL their speech
es should be as incendiary they are
when they discuss the rate question in
private conversation.
Mr. TiIlman also remarked that there
was no occasion for Mr.. Aldrich to fret.
and that he would know all the facts in
due time.