Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
Mr.. PENRosE's EFFORT
To Secure q Vote in Executive Ses-
sion.
CASE MAY COME UP TOMORROW
When Resolution for Investigation OF
the Police Will First Be
Acted On.

An effort was made in the executive seS-
sion of the Senate Friday afternoon to
shut Off debate the Barnes case SEN
ator Penrose. chairman of the committee
on post offices and post roads. moved that
a time be fixed in the near future for a
vote on the nomination OF Mr.. Barnes TO
be postmaster in this city. but he was at
once met by a stubborn resistance on the
part of Senator Tillman.
You will not bulldoze me by any such
tactics" declared Mr.. Tillman- Il propose
to have this case discussed in executive
session..
The attempt Of the Pennsylvania sena-
tor to curtail the discussion OF the Barnes
nomination and come to a vote at once
followed a request by Mr.. Tillman that,
owing to the great demand for time be-
cause of the pending rate bill. the nomi-
nation be allowed to go over until after the
rate bill has been disposed OF and until ms
resolution providing for an investigator
of the Mrs Morris case and OF the metro
politan police has been acted upon in the
Senate
The Police Investigation Resolution.
The request that his resolution for an in
vestigation by the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia be first disposed of was
based upon the claim that In the orderly
consideration of the case 1t should be nrSt
settled whether such an investigator was
to take place. II the Senate should decide
to order such an investigation the nomina-
ton would naturally be held until by COM
petent testimony it should be determined
whether the police officers or Mr.. Barnes
was responsible for the forcible handling OF
Mrs Morris. That is one of the important
disputed points In the case.
But the Pennsylvania senator brushed
aside all these considerations for securing
a proper hearing of the facts connected
with the case and declared that the debate
must stop and a vote be taken This
brought out the declaration on the part
of Mr. Tillman that he did not propose to
be bulldozed and that he would rest upon
his rights in the matter.
The attempt to cut off debate was re-
garded as most unwarranted, because SEN
ators who have desired to address the Sem
ate on the nomination have been unable
to do So Senator Culberson having been
called from the chamber by the Illness of
a member of his family before he concluded
his remarks on that question.
No Way of Securing Information.
Not only has the matter not been dis
cussed at length. but when senators have
undertaken to address the Senate on the
Barnes case in executive session they have
had vacant chairs for their audience. AS
their remarks have not been reported and
printed there has been no way In which the
senators not present could receive the IN
formation that they have desired TO get be-
sions senators not present are kept fully
informed of the proceedings by reading the
Record. But in executive session the case
has been quite different
There is an earnest desire on the part or
many senators to have such facts as they
possess reach the senators. But under the
conditions that prevail they are having the
greatest difficulty in attaining that re-
suit
After 1t was seen that progress could
be made either by securing an agreement
between the senators from South Carolina
and Pennsylvania a motion to adjourn was
made and carried. The matter of the
Barnes nomination will probably come up
again tomorrow afternoon, or as soon as
the considerat ton of the rate bill will allow
time for that purpose Senator Tillman has
shown In the executive session his deter
mination to have a hearing before the Sen
ate votes on the nomination, and It is likely
that he will be insistent on that point.
The Physicians Modified Statement.
An interesting phase of the Barnes case
Is embodied In a statement by DR.. II. Is.
Weaver of Asheville, N. C. Dr. Weaver
declared in a letter that appears in the
confidential report of the committee to the
Senate that he treated Mrs Morris for in
sanity at Asheyille two years ago. Recent
ly he was interviewed by the Raleigh News
and Observer upon his statement concern
ms Mrs. Morris. and he modified his first
declaration by saying that Mrs. Morris
had visited Ashevile several years ago"
and that he was her physician.
LAS to the question of Mrs. Morris IN
sanity" the report states, 1.-THE physician
refused to make a statement other than to
say that when he attended her she was sur
fering with nervousness,