The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-18
'T|LLMAN PLEADS
FOR VV0M|ANH0OD.
Senator Sends a Sizzling
Bomb Into the Presi-
dents Chivalry.
AGGRAVATED BY
NORRIS INCIDENT
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South Carolinian, in Tears, De-
mands An Investigation. and
Ignores Earnest Plea
Of Daniel Not to
Present His
Resolution.
(By Associated press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., January IT,
The recent forcible removal from the
White House of Mrs. Minor Morris was
made the subject OF emphatic denuncIa-
tion by Mr.. Tilltnan In the Senate to-day
His remarks called out remonstrances
from. Messrs. Hale. Hopkins and Daniel,
and led to the very abrupt closing Of the
doors and the sudden adjournment OF the
Senate In the middle OF the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Tillmnns
peculiar expressions and was characters
lied by many severe and exceptionally
personal thrusts at the President. At
times he wept over what he regarded as
the indignities to Mrs Morris, and his
eyes were full OF tears when he declared
In the face OF protests from his fellow SEN
ators that he would demand an investiga-
tion of the White House incident
The reference to theitreatment OF Mrs.
Morris constituted the latter half Of
speech based upon the senator's resolution
making inquiry of the President concern
Ing the status OF our relations with the
Republic OF santo Domingo. and was
added to illustrate his theory that the
wards 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 doc
trine. and said that II pursued the policy
would lead the country into many serious
complications. He accused the President
OF putting the treaty into execution in the
face of the Senate's refusal to act. de-
nounced y!s, Senate as willing to submit
subsequently to all that is asked OF IT.
and implored senators to show their in
dependence and thus sach the Executive
a. lesSops and at the Ssare time serve the
country.
With reference to the Morris occur.
renee. he declared that the President had
been dereljct in failing to punish his
subordinates for their course and quoted
statements from persons said to have
been witnesses to show that the pro-
ceedtng had been inhuman. He informal-
w presented and said that he wou1d
o-morrow formally present a resolution
Tor an investigation of the entire in
cident
Senator Daniel Protest
1t was the introduction of this reso.
luton which called out the protest fron,
Mr.. Daniel. while Mr. Hale obtected 70
the presentation of the matter M MI
except upon proof Mr.. Ttllman da,
clared his determination not to he r,,,ded
by their advice and closed with tba re re.
iteration of his determination 10 hring
IN the resolution tomorrow. Tho an.
ocasioned number NJ hrr-
RED conferences. and 1t is ,,ndarstond
that as result. Mr.. Tlllman viii he
urged not to carry out his n,,rnosa
prominent senator's on both sides sa,d
votes 1'''iaiio rev
Mr. Iillman's reference to the MORT,
incident was preceded by some ra,nar,,s
on the power of the press, in which No
charged that the President had 9rad,o i,, iv
assumed to direct the efforts of the press as
until White House news has becon,a a
colored and doctored in the interests ne
the administration. Secretary T,oeh 10 10
,he apothecary." hes aid. and pills on
Panama. pills on Roosevelt, pills on raii-
road rates and pills on everythinp nsr.
tanning to public affairs are administarsd
In this way. The newspapers have heen
the funnel through which this nuack
physic has ben sent abroad. and when
some newspaper man refuses to nr,nt
that which the President wants. thero