Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-18

luton"
Mr.. Tnlman: II will offer II and put
II to the test"
MIR. Tillman then quoted the official
statement concerning the Norris incl
dent, and said that I'm ignoring the
matter the president had practically
indorsed 1t. lie added that he had been
told that another lady had been treated
at the White House very much as Mrs
Morris had been.
Mr.. Hale again demonstrated with
Mr.. Tillman for making the senate the
arena for the display of his personal
opinion. He said 1t was not true that
the senate is inclined to bend the
pregnant hinges Of the knee" to the
already learned that the senate Is an
independent body. lie added that sen
ators consult most freely with him and
advise him IL they differ with him.
None of us hesitates to tell him II
we do not agree with him." he added
The senator is wrong In undertaking
to create the impression that the sem
ate Is surrendering it's rights. I will
not submit to this arraignment."
Mr. Tillman said in reply that he
thought Mr.. Hale should not, in view
of his own disavowal, have repeated
the statement that he had spoken as
he had because Of personal feeling.
Mr.. Hale replied that the senator
must he his own Judge as to that and
Mr.. Tlllman answered that the state
ment was uniustifed.
ct say before Almighty God It is
not true" he exclaimed with feeling.
Reads Reporters Statement
Mr.. Tillman then read a typewriter
statement from newspaper reporter
who, he said, was an eye witness Of the
White House incident I'm which the
reporter stated that he had seen Mrs.
Morris carried off like a bag of salt.
with a negro at her heels and her dress
hanging from her knees"
"Give us the name of the witness, ~
Mr.. Gallinger suggested, but Mr.. Till
man declined saying that he preferred
to hold 1t for the proposed investiga-
ton. He added that he had the names
of four men who would testify to these
facts as stated. Here Mr.. Tillman
stopped abruptly to move the appoint
ment of a committee of investigation.
He suggested that five senators be
named for the purpose of inquiring
into the incident
Mr.. Hale suggested that as the pro-
ceeding was informal the motion
should be withdrawn and brought in
in proper shape tomorrow and Mr..
Tillman consented.
Here Mr. Hopkins interposed an OBJ
lection to the entire proceedings say
ing that he saw mo more reason why
the senate should investigate the af-
fairs of the presidents household than
that the president should investigate
the personal affairs of the senator
from South Carolina"
Mr.. Hale said that he had not pre-
tended to bind any senator by assent
ing to such a resolution, but person.
ally he would not oppose the resolu-
tion.
Mr.. Daniel entered a most earnest
plea with Mr.. Tillman not to present
the resolution. Mr. Tillman declined
to accede to the objection, declaring
that his resentment of the mistreat-
ment of lady was such that he could
not reconcile silence and inaction with
his idea of propriety.
chokes With Emotion
Referring again to the testimony
of witnesses, his eyes filled with tears
and his voice was almost choked with
emotion when he quoted one of the
newspaper men who had been present
as saying that he had since up
braided himself that even at the risk
of personal injury, he did not rush
to rescue Mrs. Morris"
And what are you going to do about
it?' he asked. LET these imperial
istic practices continue? Nothing ?
Then, indeed, will the senate sink into
contempt; into a contempt that will
be deserved, the contempt of every gooc
man and woman in the country ]
cannot be a party to such a course,
but / will take the consequences. ]
will offer the resolution and the senate
can do as it pleaSes with it,
Continuing his remarks, he said that
these poor, pitiful liars, the news
papers," had reported that about the
time the Morris election occurred the
president had written a letter to Prize
fighter Fitzsimmons, showing that his
dignity had not been so great as had
been represented. Nor had he been
too dignified TO engage in a trial OF
the jiu jitsu system or to put on the
boxing gloves In view of this report
he had waited in the hope that "the
president would take some action
apropos of the brutal treatment OF
Mrs. Morris that would do credit tc
him as gentleman and it was only
after he had shown such besotted in.
difference to public opinion that l fell
called upon to present a true statement
of the incident and ask for an inVesti.
cation to disproVe the falsehoods and
garbled statements given out by Mr.
Barnes"
The South Carolina senator closet
abruptly and was evidently deeply af
fected as he took his seat.
1t was understood that Mr.. Spoonel
and Mr.. Lodge We're to make reply bu
neither did. Instead Mr.. Hale ad'
dressed the chair.
The chair was asking: What shall
be done with the resolution" when
| ignoring the query, the Maine senator
moved an executive session. The mo
tion prevailed and in less than two
minutes the vast throng of people ii
the galleries We're cleared out, tn,
doors closed and one of the lenses
days in the recent history of the sen
ate came to an end.
| The executive session began at 2:5
p. m. and the senate adjourned at 80