Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-04
5oth CONGRESS.
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of the seventh circuit figured in 1S9;
and in which an injunction agains
strikers was granted. Mr.. Tilmar
said that Mr.. Jenkins had recently re.
tired until therefore" he added she
can do no more devilment like this"
Il believe it has come to be con-
sidered good law to issue injunctions
against strikers" said Tillman. and
added: If it is not the senator from
Wisconsin (Spooner) will correct"
The manner of this appeal to him
evidently angered Spooner He rose
and replied sharply, saying:
THE senator from South Carolina
forgets what is decent when he chal-
lenges me in that way
Tillman attempted to make prompt
disclaimer of any intention to offend
and when Spooner declined to yield the
South Carolina senator remarked:
Il have some red blood in my veins. -
NO more than l have" retorted
Spooner
''Then sit down." commanded his an
tagcnist.
He intended apparently to be good
natured. but Spooner did not so inter-
pref his manner, but before he could
respond the Chair interfercd calling at
ttntion to the rule prohibiting senators
from addressing each other directly.
Then followed a sharp cOllOQuy be-
tween Tillman and the Chair as to
whether Tillman or Spooner had the
floor, but it was cut short by deci-
sion in Spooncr's favor and that SEN
at"r proceeded saying that i'm COM
handing him to take his seat Tillman
had merely done what he regarded as
Il great "picce of rudeness"
''Thcn / apologize for that" Tillman
said and he added that he wanted no
contention With Spooner today because
he had understood that he was sick.
SpOoncd then took his seat. saying
that he did not so do under the direc-
ton of Tillm%n, but of his own free
will
Rrsuming the Iloor Tillman declared
that he had had no suspicion that
Spooncr would take his reference to
him amiss or that he would show
temper over it.
Perhaps" said Spooner, after adj
dressing the Chair, "the word indecent
stitute the word crude"
Il do not object to that word" re-
piled Tillman. 81 am a rude man and
don't care
The South Carolnian then returned
to his consideration of the course of
Judge Jenkins quoting a report on it
by the House of Representatives and
asking:
What do you suppose a judge who
would far forget the dcccncics as to
ignore the law and impcril the rights of
several thousand men employed by rail
road. would do if appealed to in rate
case in which an order had been made
which was displ"asing TO the railroad?"
Tilman said he could review cases in
his own state Of acts of tyranny and in
decency. but the judge committing them
ifs dead and has settled his accounts else
where. The senator said he also knew
some cases in Georgia, hut that he would
take up the case of Circuit Judge Pardec
in enjoining the Florida railroad commits
sion from instituting suit to compel the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad to reduce
it's fares from four to three cents a mile.
He charged that Pardec ought to be i'm
l"'d'llt'i. II impeachment
were brought to the Senate Tilman pre-
dictcd that there would not be votes
enough to impcach him if the Judge werc
proved guilty Of violating his oath oc
Office.
TiIlman next paid his respects to tho
case Of Judge Charles Swayne of Flori-
da whom the Senate refused last session
to impeach
T'illman then closed with an apology,
explaining that the situation was such as
to require tho administering of "somc
pvhsic. He would not allow the judges
to ''roam up and down. the land doin,
wha teVcr the railroads want and refuS-
ini; to grant relief to the people"
Referring to Tillman'S structures against
the judiciary, Bacon said he did not sym
pathZo with the wholesale criticism Of
tr" Judges of tho United States courts
aud that while there were some dlshonor-
able exceptions the federal judiciary was
composed of mon Of ability and charac-
ter.
Tillman asked if Bacon did not believe
it proper to c;ill tho attention Of tho com
try to tho direction OF Judges in view of
tho fact that there was no way of pun
ishinG them except by Impeachment Ba
right to originate charges and that for it