Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-24
BARNES CONFIRMED,
DESPITE T|LLMAN
South Carolina Senator Pulls Up a
Brave Fight Against Him,
But Is Defeated
MORRIS INCIDENT TO Be REVIVED
Skirt Worn by the Woman Exhibited
in the Senate TO Demonstrate How
Roughly She Was Handled by the
acknowledgements Finest sched-
ued for an investigation.
(By Associated Press.l

WASHING TON, u. c., June %
| Benjamin +. Barnes, assistant secre-
tary 10 the President, was today con
fined by the Senate MS postmaster at
Washington. e..
The vote was 35 to 1G, and by the
same vote Il resolution was defeated
providing for an investigation of the
incident in March, When, by order of
MIR. Barnes, Mrs. Miner Morris was
elected from tho white house offices,
where she had sought All audience
with the President to urge him to re-
appoint her husband Il u position In
the public health and marine hospital
service, from which he had been re-
moved The nomination had been
pending i'll the Senate since April ..
TiIIman Fights to the Last.
The procedure in the Scnate,
though behind closed doors, was dra-
matte In the extreme. Senator Till
| man, went over the testimony he had
gathered preparatory to offering it to
7 tile ceIfniittee on postofflcGs and
postrailways, but which was declined
/ by that committee when it refused to
enter upon an investigation of the
Mrs. Morris incident. He took up
the evidence and discussed it dispass-
ionatcly.
fIc had read the statement OF eye
witnesses to the affair. and then drew
/ from under his desk Il black silk skirt
wrapped In IL newspaper. This was the
skirt worn by Mrs. Norris when she
was carried. Or dragged" as lie claim:
ed. from The White.housc. It was
torn and muddy showing clearly the
J imprints of shoes.
Police Trample Upon Woman.
1t was charged by Mr. Tlllman that
the lower part of the womans body
body had been tranpled OH by the pc,
| lice officers and the White-house at
PENDANTS. including a negro. who had
assisted in taking her to carriage
No effort was made by any Senator
to defend the action of the police Sen
ator Carter said that If there had been
any assault upon the woman tn. po-
| lice alone we're to blame, and that 1t
was unfortunate for Mr.. Barnes that
he had been involved
Barnes Not to Blame.
Senator Carter said Mr.. Barnes
could not be held responsible for
what the police had done and that the
ill-treatment, If anywhere had been
occurred outside of the office and af-
ter the woman had passed from his
notice. Two votes were had by the
Senate, the first on resolution by
Senator Culberson. providing for an
Investigation of the incident. and the
second on the nomination.
| After the latter vote, Senator Till
man gave notice that Oh Tuesday I'M
mediately after the morning business.
,, he would repeat in the open Senate
the remarks he had made behind clos.
A, ed doors. He said he would exhibit
the torn clothing of Mrs. Morris. in
order that the country should be in
formed of the entire affair.
Police to be Investigated.
He will tind the occasion for this
exhibition in moving for a vote on
his resolution asking for an investiga-
ton Of the Washington police force,
In convention with his incident
During his speech. Senator Tillman
said that 1t was an coincidence that
the only eye witnesses who defended
the White House incident were Elmer
Payne. newspaper man, who had re-
ceived a naval academy appointment
for his son, and the police. whose sup
erintendent, Richard Sylvester. had
received a like favor from the hands
OF the President.
Meat Inspection Discussed.