The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-08
Patterson Severely Taken
 to Task by Bailey.
THE COLORADO MAN
 SHOULD CHANGE PARTIES
Texan Says fhe Western Senator is
 Famous as a Bolter.
Mir. Patterson yaIientIy Defends His Ground, and Declares that He Cam
 1ot Be Bound to Vote Against
 ~ His Idea of the Right.

Washington, Feb. 7.--Today for the first time in many years, the Senate chamber was made the scene of an ef- fort to administer party discipline to a member of that body. and the occur renee was one of so many dramatic de- ' tails that the many witnesses will not oon forget it.
 Mir. Patterson was the subject of the feff,ort. and Mir. Bailey, to whom, in the abse nee of MT. German, Democratic leadership is conceded. was the instru- ment A6st his party in the incident.
 The proceeding Arose In connection with the consideration of MT. Patter- sons resolution of remonstrance against caucus action on treaties with foreign nations.
 The Colorado Senator today called up his resolution immediately after the conclusion of the routine morning busi- ness and addressed the Senate upon it. The facts concerning the caucus pro- ceedings of Saturday and his with drawal from the caucus were fresh in the minds of Senators.
 Mir. Patterson's speech vas in the main an elaboration of his resolutions, and he contended stoutly for the right of a Senator to follow the dictates of his conscience rather than the demands of his party in all matters regarding which the two may be in conflict. It was not until after he had concluded that the proceedings took on an air of intensity and excitement.
 Mir. Bailey, as we'll as most of the members of his party, had interpreted Mir Patterson's resolution as a delib- crate reflection upon the Democratic caucus. and from the moment that Mr. Bailey arose he assumed an aggressive and somewhat tauntiug manner to- wards the Colorado Senator.
 Conscience Before Caucus.
 His speech was based upon the theory that ali Senators are under obligation to obey conscience rather than eau euses, but that when In doing 50 they entagoniFed their party they should hold themselves responsible to their z party, but the speech was more notable Tor it's arraignment of Mir. Patterson for hls course than for it's adherence to any line of argument.
 Mr. Bailey charged the Senator from Colorado with having been a party to the adoption on a previous caucus of a rule binding Democratic Senator to the two-thirds rule. This charge, and Mir Patterson's response to it. constituted a most dramatic incident and the feel ing throughout the Senate chamber was very tense until the climax was passed. Mir Patterson failed to recall the proceedings of the previous caucus, but Mir Bailey's colleague, MT. Culberson, was prepared with a copy of those pro- ceedings and when he had exhibited it, Mr. Patterson said that he would not undertake to dispute the record. He was inclined at first to charge compli- city to disparage him before his col leagues, but afterward said that he was not so much concerned over this appa- rent inconsistency on his own part as he was over the effort the spring ing of the matter would have upon the main issue, which was to exhibit to the country the danger there Is in caucus dictation.
 The Galleries Filled.
 In anticipation of a spirited discus sion of Mir. Patterson's resolution de- claring against the policy of caucus dictation in disposing of treaties with foreign nations, the Senate galleries were almost filled when the Senate was called to order today.
 There was evident expectation that MT, Patterson would be entertaining and the interest was not diminished by the report generally circulated in the chamber that some of the Democratic leaders would reply. All were. there fore prepared for a day of much dis cussion. but one ventured the opinion that the venerable chaplain of the Sem ate, Dr. Edward Everett Hale, had this fact in mind, when he prefaced his prayer with the Scriptural quotations;
 T have set watchmen upon Thy walls who shall never hold their peace day or night"
 MT. Patterson began with a few words of a personal nature, saying that there was nothing he disliked more than to inject his own person. ality into a public investigation, but at times such a course was necessary. He said he had supposed that his former remarks on the Santo Domingo treaty would be passed over as incon- seuuential, but the action of the Demo- cratic caucus last Saturday had made if evident to him that he fell directly within the censure of the caucus. He had, he said, made up his mind pre- vIous to the caucus. as 1t had thrown no new light on the question he had not been impelled to change his posi- tIon. He said he had been called a .sholter" and a White House Demo- crat." and that New York paper had cone so far as to say that there had heen an understanding between him aeIf and the President, and that an un- Aerstanding about patronage and the senator's reelection had been reached. Tn refutation of this charge he said he had never made but one request for an official appointment Dy tne tTeSiueh@ and in that case it was refused.
 The last interview he had had with 4hc President was a month ago, he said, and pertained to the forest reserves. Tn that matter he felt that the Presi- Aent had trar seconded his authority ard he had so informed the President. In that case also, he had failed in his mission
 Lan0e of views and he had not since mnt the chief executive except in a casual way. He confessed to warm friendship to the President. and he Seit that in the struggle he was mak- Ing on economic lines he deserved sup mort. T admire and commend him for tIs brave osition," he said.
 ,rson said that he expected
 the Santo Domingo treaty,
 expected the treaty to be
 q do not object to the main
 the treaty" he said, but
 ty is not amended as I think
 .,. ,S will take the new con-