The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-23
NOT TO take UP
MORRIS CASE
Tillman's Resolution to
Investigate Was
Tabled.

day placed a silent but emphatic stamp
of disapproval upon the attempt Of
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, to
have an official inquiry into the recent
eiectment from the White House of
Mrs Minor Morris, who was severely
treated under the mistaken impression
TINT she was crank.
The crowded senate that yesterday
listened to his harsh denunciation OF
the president was almost duplicated in
numbers by those who today witnessed
all but seven of Mr.. Tillman's Demo-
cratic colleagues vote with the Repub-
licans to lay on the table the Tesolu-
tion of inquiry which the South Caro-
lima senator offered in accordance with
his heated promise of yesterday. AS
IL TO emphasize the attitude of the
body the motion to take such summary
action was made by leading Demo-
crat, Mr.. Daniel of Virginia. The
vote was in favor of the motion, "a
to s.
The Republicans with the exception
of Mr.. Hale, voted to lay the resolu-
tion on the table. Senator Hale had
announced yesterday that he would
not oppose an investigation, and he
withheld his vote.
The Democrats who voted with Sem
ator Tillman for an investigation
were:
Blackburn, (Ky); Frazier, (Tenn.);
Latimer, (S., c.; McCreary, (Ky);
McLaurin, Mooney, CMiss); and
Stone, (Mo). Senator Culberson would
have voted with them but he had a
pair.
In submitting his resolution Mr..
Tillman, the heavy red color still in
his face. and his brows scowling in
anger, spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, | desire simply to
make a brief explanation. 1t was not
my purpose yesterday to go as far as
this in mentioning the Morris incident
but | was taunted beyond all endur-
ance by the senator from Maine, (Mr.
Hale). He had no justification what
soever, in my view, tor charging me
with defaming the chief executive of
this, country and with doing it as a
matter of personal enmity.
1T is possible, Il hope that it may
30 result, that he builded wiser than
he knew. He challenged me to action,
/ have acted. 1t is for the senate to
determine for itself what shall be
done. There are two broad and vital
questions involved in this resolution,
simple as it may be.
"The first is that we must, as far as
we can, protect the president of the
United States from dangerous charac-
ters, assassinations and other things
like that. The other is that we must
protect the liberties Nand rights of the
people of the United States. If we are
to protect the president absolutely we
have got to make him prisoner in
actuality, protect him with guards
and allow no one to have access to him
who has not been searched, because
1t is a self-evident proposition, that
any man or woman, however, weak,
who is willing to offer UP his own life
can take the life of another, however
guarded he may be, unless he is pris-
oner in Jail.
But sir, when the president shall
have offered up his life as a victim in
the way that has caused this country
30 much sorrow in numerous incidents
In our history the president can be
replaced by another man who will dis
charge the duties of the Office probably
as well, or better, than he himself has
done.
But when the liberties of the people
Ire destroyed there is nothing left but
sespotism. That is the whole subject
rs near as | care TO submit it."
He left the chamber shortly after
the vote, although the tension had
been somewhat relieved by his mis-
akenly voting in favor of laying his
bwn resolution on the table. He cor
iected it with a loud laugh, which
loor and galleries re-echoed. The SEN
lte then took up the even tenor of its
ray, with pure food and ship subsidy
discussion The throngs in the CALLER
es which had crowded in early in an
icipation of a sensation equal to if
rot superior to that of the day prev
Gus hurried away, lamenting their
Misfortune.
A monster petition signed by 10000
itizens of Massachusetts, urging con-
press to take steps for the preservation
If the frigate Constitution, was pre-
ented in open session to the house to-
lay, Chaplain Couden in his opening
prayer and Mccall of Massachusetts,
md Sulzer, Of New York, eulogized
he old war vessel. When they con-
Auded resolution was directed to the
naval affairs committee to ascertain
= lnd renort immediatelV the annual
ost OF proper care of the frigate.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by Mr.. Gillespie. Dem. Tex.), to have
passed his resolution calling upon the
lttorney general for an opinion as to
whether or not the Pennsylvania, the
Norfolk & Western, the Chesapeake &
)hio, the Baltimore & Ohio, the North
lrn Central railway are violating the