The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-30
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and Mr.. Tillman gave evidences from
the. start Of considerable feeling and
as he progressed his manner became
more and more intense until he fairly
shouted in Mr. Bailey . face as the
near enough together to touch.
Mr.. Bailey replied to the last re-
marks by saving that such man as
the South Carolina senator had de
scribed should not be given pass.
We did the best we could. replied
Mr.. Tillman at the top of his voice,
: but there are so many lawyers here
who stick 1t out that there is no harm
for lawyers to get passes and that law.
yers be excepted.
By this time Mr.. Bailey had become
excited and he replied:
''There are too many demagogs who
are always talking against the law
finish the sentence, for Mr.. Tillman in
terrupted, saying:
If there are any demagogs here they
must be lawyers, because the members
Of this body are lawyers except pos.
At this luncture the vice president
found it necessary to interfere and to
insist that the senators address the
chair.
The interruption gave Mr.. Bailey an
opportunity to get his breath and when
he resumed he was quite calm.
Mr.. Bailey said: Iss~. e.
9 The senator from South Carolina
has many admirable qualities, but he
has some prejudices that obscure his
know what grudge he has down in
But what he ought to do,> and nearly
all he needs to do, to be- one of the
most useful senators Of this body is to
get that cobweb out of his mind. He
performs great service; he does it fear
~1essly and he does it honestly, and the
only thing that keeps him from doing
it wisely IS now and then. he yields to
this very kind of prejudice. y I have
no patience with it. It does not be-
come man with the great intellect Of
the senator from South Carolina to feed
narrow prejudice that exists among
this land. - : T. ..~'-
! Mr.. .Tillman replied, declaring his re-
gard for respectable members Of that
a most infinite contempt for some Of the
breed I know" @.
He quoted Jesus Characterization Of
the lawyers as 'hypocrites, and said
the "dirty creatures who run the spo-
litical conventions are the men whom
he would shut off from the pass privi-
Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin
is to be disciplined by the house lead.
ers, Speaker Cannon and Representa-
tives Payne of New York, Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania and Grosvenor of Ohio,
for preventing the, express company
amendment from being stricken from
the railway rate bill in conference.
IT, The first act Of the leaders occurred
yesterday when Representative Dalzell
of Pennsylvania, who bears Mr.. Cooper
mo good will, undertook to call Cooper
to account for changing a speech he
made n Yesterday; The Congressional
vised, which is a privilege every mem;
Mr.. Cooper had opposed special rule
brought in by Mr.. Dalzell to allow the
consideration Of conference reports
without first having them printed. cit
is because Of this rule requiring print
ing Mr.. DalzeH said, 'ylthat many
conference reports are being held up
and Mr. the cnep ns if de IN the nsrts
NIL. SOOpC1 1AO1oLCu LII GAC AuGClOSto
Of good legislation that all conference
reports should be printed before being
considered in order that members might
have clear understanding of exactly
statement af he cafefaily absdlVed Mr.
Dalzell or any other member of wrong
doing. 49, :. :. ,,~ J -. @.s..~:. y
. At the outset of last nights session
of the senate Mr. La Toilette sought to
secure vote on his bill, but Senators
Gallinger, Carter, Foraker and Nc
said that if the bill should be defeated
he would show that the act is in the
face Of recommendations of the indus
trial commission, the interstate COM
merce commission and the president of
the United States. He added that the
president had commissioned him to say
that it was his earnest hope that the
senate would take action on the bill.
:. Mr.. La Toilette charged other SEN
ators with preventing the consideration
and passage Of his bill, and said they
must take the responsibility for scores
of railway disasters due: to employees
working overtime. &c. - = -
:: Mr.. Foraker moved to arecommit the
Dill to the committee on Interstate COM
merce, and Mr.. La Toilette moved to
lay the motion on the table. The mo-
ton was declared lost. %-.-
Mr.. La Toilette called for division,
and nan1inu a eot+1ornon+ of 4be ,,,o4+ ~