Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-19
RESOLUTION OF
TILLMAN TABLED
MORRIS CASE WILL NOT BE
INVESTIGATED
Remainder Of Day In Session Given
Up to Consideration Of Pure
Food and Shipping
Bills
av Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s-There was
an echo Of yesterdays stormy session
IN the senate today when Mr.. Tillman
presented his resolution directing sem
atoriai Investigation into the removal
of Mrs Minor Morris from the White
House. The resolution provoked no
debate and Mr.. Tillman contented him-
self with a brief statement in when
he said he would not have introduced
the resolution but for the taunts of MI;
Hale, When he concluded Mr.. Daniel
moved that the resolution be laid on
the table and this disposition was made
of 1t by vote of 81 to s.
The remainder of the day was de-
voted to speeches on the pure food ana
merchant marine bills, Mr.. McCumber
Advocating the former measure ana
MIR. Mallory opposing the shipping bill.
Mr.. Mallory was so frequently inter-
rupted as to cause his speech to take
on the aspect of a general debate. Dur
ing the controversy Mr.. Bacon sus
gested that American corporations ilke
the Standard Oil company engaged IN
Transporting their own goods to mar
ket, could take advantage Of the SUB
sidiary provisions of the bill. Mr.. Gal
linger admitted the force of the objec-
ton and promised that the defect would
be corrected.
The senate adjourned until Monday.
Galleries Are Crowded
Evidently in anticipation Of a re-
newal of yesterdays scenes the gaI-
leries were crowded when the president
raped the senate to order at noon.
Mr.. Tillman was among the first or
the senators to appear. lie came INTO
the chamber holding in his hand a
paper which proved to be the resolution
directing an investigation into the re-
noval of Mrs. Morris from the White
House, which he had said yesterday he
would present today.
AS soon as the proper order of bust
ness was reached, Mr.. Tillman ad-
dressed the chair and presented his
resolution, which was as follows:
Resolved. That the president of the
senate be authorized to appoint COM
mittee of five senators to investigate
the recent unfortunate incident at the
White House resulting in the expulsion
from the executive offices of Mrs. Minor
Morris and report to the senate"
In presenting the resolution Mr.. Till
man asked for immediate consideration.
rs there objection?" asked the chair,
and no one responding, Mr.. Tillman
was recognized to speak. He said:
1T was not my purpose yesterday to
go so far as to ask an investigation,
but | was tainted beyond all endur-
ance by the senator from Maine. He
had no Justification in charging me
with the defamation of the chief eXecu-
tive and with speaking from personal
enmity. He challenged me to action,
and l have acted"
He then said the question at issue in
voved two vital propositions. The
first related to the protection of the
president from dangerous chara cters
and the second the protection Of the
rights of the people. He declared that
to protect absolutely the president
without doubt would be to make him
a prisoner. He proceeded to say that
in case of the removal of the president
he could be replaced and probably
with better man."
But" he added, when the liberties
left but despotisn. That is the whole
subject" he added, as he took his seat.
Resolution Is Tabled
Mr.. Daniel Immediately moved to
lay the resolution on the table, and Mr..
Lodge demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Tillman first cast his vote to ,ay
on the table under a misapprehenSion
and this raised laughter at his eX-
pense, in which he Joined.
With the Tillman resolution disposed
of, the senate returned to the COM
paratively quiet consideration Of rou-
tine business.
The pure FOOD Dill was taken up 10
permit Mr.. McCumber to address the
senate in support of it.
When Mr.. McCumber had concluded
his speech the ship subsidy bill was
taken up and Mr.. Mallory addressed the
senate in opposition.
Mr.. McCumber said that the princi-
pal manufacturers favor the bill. and
he declared that the liquor dealers are
among its most strenuous opponents.
While Mr.. McCumber was engaged in
reading a circular on the manufacture
of old whisky, Mr.. Lodge asked what
was meant by the beading Of liquor
Mr.. McCumber replied that the SEN
ator from Massachusetts should have
sufficient knowledge about champagne
to understand.
Mr.. Lodge declared that he was en-
tirely in earnest.
Mr.. Nelson replied that the expression
had reference to the effervescent quail
ity of liquor.
Mr.. McCumber yielded the floor tc
Mr. Mallory, who spoke on the mer
chant marine shipping bill. Mr.. Nal
lory expressed the opinion that the bill
is the most acceptable shipping bill 81
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