The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-18

senting such resolution as he has indi-
Gated.
1T is to be presumed" he went on.
that the President will do what is right
In his own house, the house of the first
citizen of the country, and / regard such
resolution as invasion of the comfy
of the government"
Not only was he against the presenta-
ton of the resolution but he regretted
that any allusion had been made to the
Morris affair
This is not a tribunal which ought to
take Jurisdiction in such matters" he
added.
Decline to Accede.
Mr.. Tillman declined to accede to the
request, declaring that his resentment
of the mstreatment of a lady was such
that he could not reconcile silence and
inaction with his idea of propriety Re-
ferring again to the testimony of wit
nesses, his eyes filed with tears. and
his voice was almost choked with emo
ton when he quoted one of the newspa-
per men who had been represented as
saying that "he had since been upbraid-
ing himself with tears in his eyes, that
even at the risk of personal injury he
did not rush to the rescue of Mrs. Nor
ris''
And what are you going to do about
it?" continued the Senator, In voice
now attuned to high key. Shall these
imperialistic practices continue? Nothing?
Then, indeed, will the Senate shrink into
contempt. into a contempt that will be
deserved; into the contempt of every
good man and woman in the country.
l cannot be party to such course but
will take the consequences will offer
the resolution. and the Senate can do
as 1T pleases with it,
Letter to Prize Fighters.
Continuing his remarks ne said that
these pitiful liars, the newspapers" had
reported that about the time the Nor
ris election occurred. the President had
written letter to prizefghter Fitzsm-
mons. showing that his dignity had not
been so great as had been represented.
Nor had he been too dignif1ed to engage
In a trial of the jiu jitsu system, or to put
or the boxing gloves. In view of these
reports he had waited in the hope that
1.-The President would take some action
apropos of the brutal treatment of Mrs.
Morris that would do him credit as
gentleman, and it was only after he had
shown such besotted indifference to public
opinion that I felt called upon to present
a true statement of the incident and ask
for an investigation to disprove the false
hoods and garbled statements given out
by Mr.. Barnes"
Mr.. Tillman closed with a declaration
of his high regard for womanhood taught
him by his association with his mother
and wife, and said they had taught him
to love women and when I see a man
ignore his plain duty to right a wrong
to the sex, I would be false to my nature
If I remained SILENT
The South Carolina senator closed alb
ruptly and was evidently deeply affected
as he took his seat. 1t was understood
that Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Lodge were
to make reply, but neither rose. Instead
Mr.. Hale again addressed the chair. The
chair was asking: What shall be done
with the resolution" When ignoring the
query the Maine seator moved an exec
utive session.
The motion prevailed and in less than
two minutes the vast throng of people
in the galleries were cleared out. the doors
were closed. and one of the tensest days
in the recent history of the Senate came
to an end.
The executive session began at 2:57
p. M, and the Senate adjourned at 1903
p. m. u