The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-19


Adjourned in the Middle of the AT
ternOon.
Washington, January 1.-THE re-
cent forcible removal from the White
House of Mrs Minor Morris was made
the subject of emphatic denunciations
by Mr. Tillman in the Senate today.
His remarks called out remOnstrances
from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins and DAN
iel, and led to the very abrupt closing
of the doors and the sudden adjourn
ment Of the Senate in the middle of
the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Till
mans peculiar expressions, and was
characterized by many severe and ex-
ceptiOnal personal thrusts at the Pres
ident. At times he swept over what
he regarded as the indignities to Mrs
Morris, and his eyes were full of tears
when declared IN the face of protests
from his fellow Senators that he would
demand an investigation of the White
House incident
The reference to the treatment of
Mrs. Norris constituted the latter half
of speech based upon the
Senator's resolution making inquiry
of the President concerning the
status of our relations with the
Republic of Santo Domingo, and was
added to illustrate his theory that the
present administration is tending Tow
ards imperialism. In the first part of
the address he characterized the course
of the United States in Santo Domingo
as a great extension of the Monroe
doctrine, and said that if pursued the
policy would lead the country into
many complications. He accused the
President of putting the treaty into ex-
ecutiOn in the face of the Senate's re-
fusal to act, denounced the Senate as
willing to submit subsequently TO all
that is asked of it, and implored Sena-
tors to show their independence and
thus teach the executive lesson and
at the same time, serve the country.
With reference to the Morris occur
renee, he declared that the President
had been derelict in failing to punish
his SubOrdinates for their course, and
quoted statements from persons said
to have been witnesses to show that
the proceeding had been inhuman. He
informally presented and said that he
would tomorrow formally present a
resolution for an investigation of the
entire incident.
It was the introduction of this reso-
luton which called out the protest
from MIR. Daniel, while Mr.. Hale OBJ
jected to the presentation of the mat
ter at all except upon proof Mr. Till
man declared his determination not 20
be guided by their advice and closed
with the reiteration of his determina-
ton to bring in the resolution tomor-
row. The announcement occasioned
a number of hurried conferences and
it is understood that as a result Mr..
Tillman will be urged not to carry out
his purpose. Prominent Senator's on
both sides said that the resolution
would command few votes.
Mr.. Tillmans reference to the Morris
incident was preceded by some re-
marks on the power of the press, in
which he charged that the President
had gradually assumed to direct the
efforts of the press until White House
news has become colored and doctored
in the interests of the administration.
Secretary Loeb is the apothecary,"
he said, "and pills on Panama, pills on
Roosevelt, pills on railroad rates, and
pills on everything pertaining TO pub
lie affairs are administered in this
way. The newspapers have been the
funnel through which this quack ply
sic has been sent abroad, and when
some newspaper man refuses to print
that which the President wants there
is great wrath at the executive man
sion."
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