The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-18
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charging the personal feeling of i'll will
he has against the President of the United
States. 1t is not a spectacle that any of
us can look upon either with satisfaction
or liberation"
The quiet that prevailed was almost OPP
pressive, and it was none the less marked
when Mr.. Tillman rose to reply. He said:
II have such great respect for. the great
ability by character and patriotic SER
vices of the Senator from Maine, and have
had such intimate association with him
during my service here which is not half
so long as his own. that he cannot say a
thing in the way of reprimand to cause
me to lose my temper. l want to say to
you, SIR addressing Mr.. Hale directly,
that am not defaming Theodore Roose-
welt and 1 have not allowed my personal
feelings, supposing I have any, to dictate
one utterance of mine today. I want to
say to you, sir, if you will offer a resolu-
ton appointing a committee of this body,
composed of republicans alone to examine
into the case, 1 will give you the names
of four witnesses as reputable as you or
1, who will swear to the statement have
made as to what actually occurred"
Calls for Testimony.
Mr.. Hale: Let the senator produce his
testimony"
Mr. Tillman: "You present your com
mlttee."
Mr. Hale: "And his affdavits before he
stands up before the country and assails
in this rudet way the President of the
United States
MIR. TiIlman: "Ah will you then offer
your resolution appointing committee to
get at the facts?"
Mr. Hale: Let the senator himself Of
fer it,
Mr. Tillman: 1T is none of my business.
1t is your business
Mr.. Hale: ut is as much the senator s
business as 1t is NINE"
Mr.. Tillman: mo, you have just accused
me of having personal animosity and hate
to crafty"
Mr.. Hale: II do not credit the exagger-
ated statements of the newspaper press
about this incident believe they are all
extravagant, swollen and not justified by
the facts; but whenever any senator upon
his responsibility declares that there
should be an investigation and asks for
an investigation so that we may have not
statements, not virulence, not denuncia-
ton, but facts, nobody on this side will
object to that resolution"
Mr.. Tfllman: IT will put you to test.
Mr.. Tillman then quoted the official
statement concerning the Norris incident
and said that in the matter the President
had practically endorsed it. He added that
he had been told that another lady had
been treated at the White House very
much as Mrs. Morris had been.
Hale Again demonstrates.
Mr.. Hale again demonstrated with Mr..
Tillman for making the Senate the arena
for the display of his personal prejudices.
He declared that it is not true that the
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hinges of the knee to the President, and
that the President had already learned
that the Senate is an independent body.
He added that senators consult most free
ly with him, and advise him IL they differ
with him. None of you have to tell him
when we do not agree with him. he add
ed. "The senator is wrong in undertaking
to create the impression that the Senate
is surrendering It's rights. 1 will not sub
nit to this arrangement"
Mr.. Tillman said in reply that he
thought Mr.. Hale should not, In view OF
his own disavowal have repeated the
statement that he had spoken as he had
because of personal feeling.
Mr. Hale replied that the Senator must
be his own judge as to that and Mr..
Tdllman answered that the statement was
unjustified II say before Almighty God
1t is not true" he exclaimed with feel
ing Mr. Tillman then read a typewrit-
ten statement from a newspaper reporter
who said he was an eye witness of the
White House incident in which the re-
porter stated he had seen Mrs. Morris
carried off like a sack of salt with a
negro at her heels, and her dress hanging
from her knees"
Give us the name of the witness Mr..
Hale said, but Mr.. Tillman declined, say
ing that he preferred to hold it for the
proposed investigation. He added that he
had names of four men who would testify
to these facts as stated.
Here Mr.. Tillman stopped abruptly to
move the appointment of committee of
investigation. He suggested that five
senators be named for the purpose OF
inquiring into the incident.
Action Postponed Until Today.
Mr.. Hale suggested that as the pro-
ceedings was informal. the motion should
be withdrawn and brought in tomorrow
and Mr.. Tillman consented. Here Mr.
Hopkins interposed an objection to the
entire proceedings, saying that he saw
mo more reason why the Senate should
investigate the affairs of the Presidents
household than that the President should
investigate the personal affairs of the
senator from South Carolina Mr. Hale
said that he had not pretended to bind
any senator by asserting to such a res
Gluten. hut personally he would not OPP
pose the resolution.
MIR. Daniel entered a most earnest plea
with Mr.. Tillman not to introduce the
resolution. He evidently regarded the
matter IS of very great moment and
scarcely raised his voice above CONVEX
sational tone. He referred to his feel
Ing of attachment for Mr.. Tillman and
said:
This is a very delicate matter and I
hope the senator will refrain from pre-