Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-30
Senator Tillman Addresses Senate
on Mr.. Morris Matter.
TOLD OF THE SKIRT.
Said Not Only Was There Holes In
That Garment, but Also In
Some other Articles Of
Wearing Apparel.

OF the senate Thursday 10 speak on his
resolution calling for an investigation
into the election OF Mrs. Minor Nor
ris from the white house last Janu
a.y. He complained that his resolu
tion had been pushed aside constantly
for one reason or another. He spoke
OF Mrs Morris as an elderly lady. and
referring 20 his former discussion OF
the case said he had been charged with
going too far In characterizlng her
ejectment from the white house as
brutal and cruel"
He recalled that on that occasion
he had been charged by another sen.
ator With an effort 10 vent his person.
al feelings against the present chief
executive He had not then been able
to supply the proof. Since then he
had been held up 20 scorn for having
presumed 10 express his honest feel.
ings. and be never would have again
approached the subject. but for the
fact that the name Of the man. Assist.
ant Secretary Barnes. must be held
responsible for the act. has been sent
20 the senate for the postmastership
OF Washington. This nomination Is
considered equal % throwing the mat.
ter IN the teeth of the senate. although
the senate had not shown It's teeth on
the subject He then detailed hls ef
forts % have the nomination OF Mr.
Barnes rejected reading his letter 10
Senator Carter chairman OF the sub.
committee having the nomination In
charge, and much other bearing an the
subject He told. also. OF his inef.
fectual efforts 90 secure an invests.
cation ~ his charge against Barnes.
and then said that IN order 20 justify
his bringing the matter into the open
senate be- had drawn his resolution so +
az t1 provide for an investigation OF 4
the action of the police IN ejecting Mrs
Morris from the white house.
lu order that be- might not be ac-
Cused OF unfairness Mr. Tillman had
read Mr. Barnes defense OF his con.
duct To the Morris case.
He also read the statements of Fl I.
mer Z. Paine. who was. be said one
Of the six newspaper men az the ex-
ecutivo offices when the Morris lnci-
dent occurred.
he commented az some length upon
Mr. paine's statement. saying be was
The only one OF those six men woo had
ever had anything 90 DO about the
matter outside Of tAeir own papers
or private conversations This be
spoke OF as remarkable" and then
quoted extracts from ..r. Paine's state.
mDlt His statement was referred 90
as I'm substantIation' OF the state
meut
lg contrast 90 that statement. he
presented what Doc declared 10 be the
actual facts lu the case. These were /
Included iu "a statement from james /
y Price. a new paper man who had 1
the occurrence IN Mr /
4a.ues statement % was said that Mrs
Norris was treated as considerably as
possible. while Sir Price said she was 4
carried OF like O. sack of salt"
Nr Tiilu1u also discussed the dif 4
er.rrC of their testimony aE f1 wlefh-
r Sire Morris bad been durrod. and /
-u.ug tO prove beyond ODD pos .h.i-' |
tv .. dispute. ha a.. Mrs. Morris
ai furnished hlu with iho black sik I
hH .Ee wore Cu thH occasion ILis /
a9 torn in many rH0.s while there l
ls round hole af one NJ thC knees I
Irw.re that sha urguest.uu.I'v lad.l
alu dragged NUt only was there a NJ
0.. .l the Skirt hut there were also |
o.. u the undertaking and .u tLe.I
....r-pro1f sufficient fo prove aur !
.r .ar araut l.lr who spoke 90 t1o :
.ur.rr' said tba senator
E quoted ono witness as osnrcssine =
o. ului5n that Nrs Morris was de.
...i and characterized as queer
-n" .u0u that amy woman. under
.. circumstance should De pro-.
.Ur.aI insane
"-ae was hvstU-lczI What woman
1r not have been .0 under tho treat
.rt hso received"
speaking ot the police at The white.
Irs. Mr. TIllmlu said they are such
.ui.lcy toward Imperialism as would
st..v the use of the military for that
.rr0se n the public wanted 90 go
tie devil along the lines OF impe-
lism DC could stand Co.