Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-20
TURMOIL IN SENATE
Southern Senator Made Fierce
Attack on Roosevelt.
MORRIS INCIDENT At WHITE HOUSE
Williams speech Abounded In Bitter
personal Thrusts mt Executive.
Resolution 40 Investigate
Is offered.


Resolution 20 Investigate
Is oncred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--The eject.
mrnt of Mrs. Minor Morris of this city
From the White House came up in the
senate in the course OF an address by
Senator Tillman Dem., s. CO. attack.
xng the administration. Tillman was
relating the incidents and arraignins
the president when Mr.. Hale Rep.,
n4e.1 arose and strongly reprimanded
hfs South Carolina colleague.
Said Mr. Hale: 1.-THE senator is max.
ing statements which he cannot verify.
He IL making a spectacle which is de-
Diorable and which the senate ought
not to be required TO submit to. | do
mot believe he ought 10 be permitted to
Msc this incident as an excuse to graft
~ his personal spite against the presi-
dent"
Mr. T'illman--My service with the
senator from Maine has been too long
and my association too pleasant for
him to administer a reprimand that will
drive me to anger. But II the senator
from Maine will introduce a resolution
~ inquiry here I'll produce four eye
witnesses who will swear TO the facts
- Mr.. Hale-You ought to Introduce the
resolution.
Mr. Tillman-I win introduce the res
dution. I'll accept your challenge. sir
l. Proceeding, Mr. Tillman said the Nor
<Ss case didn't stand aloae. There
were other cases. Another woman of
refinement who had gone to the White
House on public business had been
Djected and carried away to a deten-
fion hospital
n.Mr Tillman read the testimony OF
nh eyewitness to the Norris incident,
which was little short of sensational,
and said he would produce the author
before the investigating committee. He
also had the names of three other wit
nesses who would appear.
'sGive us the Names, said Mr.. Gal
iinger CRep.. \. IL.
.T'li present the witnesses Mt the in
restigation' retorted Mr. Tilman.
Now exclaimed Mr. Tillman con
trmptuousIy. "this is the strenuous life,
and 1 ask again what are you going to
do about il? Are you going to fall
back on your so called dignity The
president could write il letter of sym
patty to Fitzsimmons, the prize fighter.
and invite to the White House physical
trainers and jiu jitsu artists and pride
himself on his physical formation and
indulge the strenuous life, but he
couldn't find time to Investigate the
case of poor woman maltreated and
abused by his 'underlings.'
Mr. Tillman said his heart had been
souched by the Morris incident. He
related, his voice broken with emo
ton and tears streaming from his eyes.
how one eyewitness to the Morris mat
ter. a gentleman of honorable reputa-
dan. had wept afterward because he
Rad not interfered as an American TO
Fweyent the police officers from mall
treating Mrs Morris
Mr.. 1illman made motion that an
Investigating committee of five sena-
teRe land he suggested he would pre-
fer that all were Republicans be APP
pointed
Mr.. Hopkins rep, lll) declared that
the Investigation WAS out of place. The
senate had no right TO. investigate the
presidents personal affairs any more
than the president had right TO in
vestigate the affairs of the senator
from South Carolina.
Mr.. Hale suggested that MIR. Tillman
l,ut his resolution in writing and sub
nit it.
Mr. Tillnran agreed.
AIR. Daniel dem, NaD rose and OK
pressed regret that Mr. Tillman had in
PRODUCED the subject lie said it was
out OF place The White House WAS
the presidents house. The senator
from South Carolina had made a mis-
take in referring to it.
Replying Mr. TilIman said he wei
coined advice from such high saUrce.
but he would Introduce Che resolutions
and senators could vote on j vote ii
down or up-on their responsibility as
-senntors and men.
yThe speech abounded ina Mr.. Tillman's
peculiar expressions and WAS charac-
1erized by many severe and exception
ally personal thrustS at tho president
AIR. Tillman said the president had
lTansgreSsed the can0nS OF n century
n carrying into effect treaty that
-aad never been ratified 1T used To
ee that the failure Of the senate to act
un treaty was sufficient" said the
senator. "but such is no longer the
ease. You've got TO say No" in very
saudi words TO Theodore Roosevelt in
order to get him to hear at all"
Speaking of Morales flight, Mr. Till
man said that he expected 10 hear OF
him next as holding a position on the
Panama canal Wouldn't that be glo-
iiousY' lac asked.
Miss PauIding Dead at Harrington.
HUNTINGTON, y. y. ian ID
aliss Anna Paulding. a daughter Of the
tate Rear Admiral Hiram paudiDe is