The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
LAST HOURS STORMY
Rayner Attacks President and Dolliver
Defends.

Washington, May l9.-After the SEN
ate concluded the third reading Of the
rate bill, Senator Rayner took the floor
to discuss the general aspects Of the
measure His speech dealt mainly
with the presidents connection with
the legislation and was largely personal
thruout.
Mr.. Rayner said that he was firmly
of the belief that the president would
ktroversy was over and that if the speak.
er of the house Of representatives would
nominate man on the conference COM
mittee who had the courage of his con-
victions and who would not waver upon
! the question of constitutional review,
the president would abandon the ALI
| SON amendment and 60 back again to
the Long amendment, the place that ne
started from.
He said that Allison had once made
| the remark that a woman who DELHI
crates is lost, and that while there was
no chance of anybody ever losing the
president there was no telling If with
in the next few days some new Chand-
Ter, to fortune and fame unknown,
might get possession Of the president
and tide him over the breakwater OF
the Allison amendment, back again 10
his original terminus. '.'.
Like Kaleidoscope.
Mr.. Rayner said that he would not
pretend to make any assault upon the
president or pretend to charge him with
a selfish or dishonest purpose, but that
the processes Of reasoning thru which
he reached conclusion were so change
able that it was impossible to follow
him, He said that he sresembled an
unadiusted Kaleidoscope, whose reflect
! cho1x
J ouently, exhibits beautiful colors IN
symmetrical forms: but after you have
adjusted and focused it, it flies into Its
original fragments and resolves 1tsel1
into it's, component parts.
} He said this was a great era for nat
, ural disturbances and that the president
seemed to be somewhat Jealous of ttht
EARTHQUAKES and volcanic eruptions tina
3 had taken place, and was going thru +:
: sort of cometic performance himself
4 Illuminating the person, but turning
e thru space oblivious Of where he cam
,, from and with no definite conception o
Mr.. Rayner said he (Rayner) was per
r fectly serious in his expectation that
t owing to these peculiar fancies Of tn
i president, he would change his Who'll
Il position again unless the senate &C
r iourned on him and prevented 1t.
J. Deplores. Interference.
Y Tn concluding his remarks about II
il president Mr.. Rayner said he mlgi
e have reunited his party on the hoor
e. the senate, but that, he had unhappll
q divided the people. ., .,,..
3 When he came to discuss the Allisc
If amendment Mr.. Rayner5 said he hes
ir tated to vote for the, bill and had ney
,e supported measure tQf this sort WI i
more reluctance, because he thought tt
words contained in the amendment we
fatal.
# M. Rayner insisted in the stronge
- ssible way that this unfortuna
a. q. amendment destroyed the efficiency
a. the measure, and that in his ,judgm!e1
~ if it is finally adhered to, awe mig
40 as we'll abolish the commission and I'll
T.; i; down the curtain on the comedy"
n. 1T deplore the fact, said MI. Ia
r ner, of the president s interference.
ne scrrv for it. He has debilitated a.
GO 60 mutilated this measure, while it he h
as only persisted in his purpose few ia
- longer a united senate in response
= the voice of a united people would ha
LIZ put upon the statute book law tn
gratifed their expectations and
sponded to the exigencies of the hour
re- Dolliver to Defense.
n, When Senator Rayner concluded s.
~ ator Dolliver took the floor, saying TT
ne if he felt about the bill as did Mr.. RI
ne ner he would not vote for it.
ot "The bill is not revolutionary or d;
as gerous legislation,' he said and p
u dicted that it would have the ,popu
ne he proposed to defend neither the I
I'll, nor the president, but he would say thu
no are millions who will not think less
On the chief executive for bringing
party into accord on the legislation.
Whatever may be said for or agai
IRE the president, Mr.. Dolliver declared,
70 comes out Of the fight with every pro
lld sition he advanced written in pl
'ue terms in the statute books of the Uni
ne States. He contended that the bill i
Ide perfect response to the presiden
er- recommendations, and then he quo
~ those recommendations to sustain t.
MS declaration.
on 1T rejoice that they will go into
I've law by the practically unanimous v
- of the senate,' he said, and then N
OF toned the Overman, Bacon and Gull
an son amendments as important parts
WI the measure.
bill "Whatever may be said of the pr
lall dent,'' he concluded, che will be
no membered as the fearless leader ,
OF without regard to personal comfort
the regard for consequences has taken
!he these great questions and secured tt
ing enactment into law
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