The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-24
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nlined to yield Iuftner Wnlie ne went on with an argument tntended to show was entitled to the laws protection. Again. when Mir Spooner had returned to d discussion Of the constitutonality of the measure. MT. Tillman sought to
 interrupt. but the Wisconsin Senator
 would not yield.
 "Is not the question raised a se- r!ous one, senators?'' he asked.
 Tho Senator won't let me interrupt,
 so I cannot answer" said Mir Tillman.
 MT. Spooncr closed with reference to
 the danger which he believed exists of
 invalidating thefrate bill by the adopt
 ion of the Bailey amendment.
 When Mir. Spooner took his seat, Mir.
 Tillman complained of the fast that
 he had not been permitted to ask ques-
 tions, and Mr Spooner said that it had
 been due ot illness that he declined to
 consent to the interruptions. MT. Till
 man said he would accept those
 grounds, but again said that it was a departure from the usual courtesy.
 Why, the Senator knows that l have
 not made a speech in three years, that
 one half of 1t has not been given over
 to him." retorted Mir. Spooner
 Mir Tillman's argument was that if
 it were not for a distrust of the fed-
 eral judges and the arbitrary and ty-
 
 their powers there would be no occa-
 sion for an amendment, to the rate bill
 to curtail their authority to issue in-
 punctions. Ho launched into a general
 indictment of the federal bench from
 the Potomac Southward and Westward.
 T want to ask tho Senator if he has any reference to Judge Goff of West Virginia" asked Mir. Scott, and MT.
 Tillman said he had not mentioned Iu1ra GAFP Yanp aeAxy one else.
 But he has referred to the Federal bench generallys" pursued Mir. Scott, and he must, Therefore, have refer
 ence to Judge Golf"
 Tho West Virginia Senator defended
 the West Virginia Judge hotly. and Mir. Tillman again told him that he
 should walt until an attack had been
 made He referred to a Pennsylvania case that has been mentioned many times in the debate and MT. Scott rid-
 iculed his frequent comment. "A good case. if true, Is worth a | thousand that are not true" said MT Tillman. But if the Senator wishes it. l will furnish him catalogue of some home affairs before l get through. .'
 "T suppose the Senator refers to an other letter from Governor Dawson commented Mir. Scott sarcastically. q suppose the Senator feels aggriey- ed because the letter was not sent to l him." said MT. Ti1Iman. Continuing
 he said that he had not intended tc | get into ain unpleasant controversy when he said that the people had lost faith in Federal judges. Pausing fol a moment he said:
 But I repeat it."
 He admitted that he might be wrong | in many instances, but said that he | knew he was right in many others.
 Taking up the colloquy he had with | Mir S3ooner yesterday, he said the Senator from wisconsin had ridieuled
 him as a "cornaeId lawyer"
 'why. I got that from the Senator l iimself," said Mir. Spooner "oh. that is my phrase. l own It. said MT Tillnan.
 .sRut, tt nntnr ridleuIed any sd- vice I might give, as much as to say | You are nincompoop. sit down. Reading from letter he received | from A man he termed a "corn field
 or a cotton patch" lawyer from Nor man, Oklahoma, MT. Tilman said:
 Now this man wants to know why | if you can enjoin the lowering of rate, why 1t is not possible to enJoir l the raising of a rateT'
 He followed this up with a number | of other questions taken from the lot ter. and said that the answer was;
 "what is sauce for the goose is sauce | for the gander.'
 Looking at MT. Spooner, the Senator
 said: Now. represent the goose and the Senator from Wisconsin Is speak | ing for the gan fer"
 M,, spooner interrupted and Mir. Till man said that if he wanted to follow | the example he had been set, he might decline to yield, but that in reality he welcomed the interruption. Of course he said. the Senator from Wisconsin had explained his refusal and then he l probably wanted to get off one dull speech, unilluminated by "Tillman- tsms
 .sNo. I wanted to get off one good speech" said MT. Spooner. He said that he had not intended to ridicule Mir. Till- man. but had said that he would not hire corn field lawyer to argue a constitutional point
 q would not" replied MT. Tillman. "A corn field lawyer might beat you out on principles. but he would go to flinders on practice"
 You would want lawyer who could get into court" said Mir. Spooner as hA was taking his seat.
 The rate bill was then temporarily laid aside in order to permit Mir. Daniel 10 address the Senate In support of the committee amendment providing for the construction of a powder factory. MT. Daniel declared that the manufact- ure of smokeless powder was com pletely monopolized by the Internation- al Powder Company. and that not q polnd could be secured except from that company. The United States could he said, build and equip four plants l at S25O,00O each. pay for them out of | the profits ''extorted" from the gov | ernment in the course of a year. and | have more than q million dollars left While the government pays from sev- | enty to eighty cents per pound, the | cost to the makers does not exceed | thirty-five cents per pound. MT. Dam | Tel said he considered the nations de- lenses seriously menaced by the pow der trust"
 He declared our battleships carry powder sufficient only to sustain fire | of half an hour. We have on hand only
 A,000, 900 pounds of powder, he said. | and declared that in case Of war 1t | would be soon shot into the air. MT. Perkins said that the entire com
 mittee on appropriations had been fa7 l vorable to the amendment, and he pre-
 dicted that if the proposed plant should | be erected and should prove successful. | others would speedily follow. The | amendment was theen agred to, and the bill passed.
 After a brief executive sesion the Senate at 2:57, adjourned until Monday. 
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