The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-18
Hale to the Rescue.

AT this point Slr. lille interrupted III
Timan to protest against the iatters
representation concerning the Morris in
cident Il hope" he said. deliberately.
that may never figure in this body as
n general apologist of the administration
or any one connected With It," and, con-
tinuing, said: But / say I'd the senator
from South Carolina that he Is making
statements and assuming facts for which
there is no warrant, and that he Is making
the most serious and defamatory charges
against the Executive of this country.
the President OF all the United States,
having nothing whatever that he adj
duces as proof
81 must say to the senator that 1 do
not deem 1t seemly that here in the
Senate he should make this the occasion
of dlscharging before us the personal
feeling of i'll will he has against the Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t Is not a
spectacle thlt any of US can look upon
either with satisfaction or toleration.r
Puts 1t UP to Hale.
The interruption had not been expected,
and it created general interest through
out the Senate chamber and in the gal
leres. The quiet that prevailed was al
most oppressive. and 1t was none the less
marked when Mr.. Tiilman rose to reply.
He said: Il have such respect for the
great ability. high character and patriotic
services of the senator from Maine and
have had such intimate association with
him during my service here, which is not
half so long as his own. that he cannot
say anything in the way of reprimand TO
cause me to lose my temper. ! want to
say TO YOU SIR addressing Mr.. Hale
directly, that am not defaming Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and have not allowed
my personal feelings, surprising I have
any, to dictate one utterance of mine
to-day.
want to say to you, sir, that if you
will offer a resolution appointing a COM
mittee of this body, composed OF Re-
publicans alone, to examine into the
facts. I will give you the names of four
witnesses as reputable as you or 1, who
will swear to the statement have made
as to what actually occurred"
No Committees, No Testimony.
Mr.. Hale: LET the senator produce
his testimony
Mr.. Tlllman: you present your com
mittee.'.
Mr.. Hale: ".And his affiidavits before he
stands up before the country and as
sails in this rude way the President of
the United States.''
Mr.. Tillman: "Ah. will you then offer
your resolution appointing committee
to get at the facts?"
offer it,
Mr.. Tillman: 'It is none OF nv bus
mess. 1t Is your business"
Mr.. Hale: ut is as much the senator's
business az 1t is mine."
Mr. Tillman: "No. you have just ac.
cused me OF having eprsonal animosty
and hatred to gratify,'' N
Mr.. Hale: ~ do not credit the eSasgcr-
ated statements of tho newspaper press
about this incident. believe they are
all extravagant. swollen. and not justified
by the facts; but whenever any Senator
upon his responsibility declares that there
should be an Investigation and asks for
an investigation, so that we may have,
not statements, not virulence, not denun-
citation, but facts. nobody on this side
Will object to that resolution"
Mr.. Tillman: ST will offer it and put
you to tho test
President End orsed Action.
Mr.. Tillman then quoted the official
statement concerning the Morris incident
and said that in ignoring the matter, tho
President had practically endorsed 1t. He
added that he had been told that another
lady had been treated Mt tho White House
very much as Mrs. Morris had been.
Mr., Hale again demonstrated with Mr..
Tlllman for making the Senate tho arena
for the display OF his personal preju-
.dices. He declared that it Is not true
that the Senate Is inclined to bend tho
pregnant hinges Of the knee to the Pres-
ident, and, that the President had already
learned that the Senate Is an independent
body. He said that the senator's consult
most freely with him and advise him II
they differ with him. None OF us hesl-