Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-17
At Tackled BY T|LLMAN
President Bitterly ASsaiied by
the Senator.
REBUkED BY, Mr.. HALE
Morris Incident at the White House:
Called Up.
UNUSUALLY EXCITING SCENE
Mr.. Hepburn Endeavers to Have;
Date Set for Vote on Pure Food Bill
House Considers Pensions.
UNUSUALLY EXCITING SCENE

The speech of Senator Tiflman in tho
| Senate this afternoon attracted very wide
spread attention and called upon the floor
| an unusually large number Of senators on
! both the democratic and republican Sides
| The senator from South Carolina used ex-
tremely plain language in discussing the
| matters that are no wbefore the Senate
| and the relationship of the President OF
| the United States to those matters Al
though he was extremely critical of the
course that has been taken by the Presi-
| dent, and although there will doubtless he
| replies to some Of his Statements the Sem
ate appeared to be thoroughly impressed
with the Importance of the occasion and
| listened attenuvely, that when the hour
| of o'clock when the regular business
| would ordinarily have been laid before the
| Senate, on motion of Senator NIallinger the
senator from South Carolina was permit
| ted to have all the time necessary to fin
ish his remarks. This was by unanimous
| consent.
| The scene in the Senate was dramatic at
times: it was never moment without evi-
| dence of intense interest on uae part of
every one during the speech of Senator
Tilman ana as he continued both the floor
| of the Senate and the galleries were more
and more filled with interested senator's and
| representatives. The press gallery had
| nearly every seat occupied, and many OF
| Mr. Tilman's remarks were addressed TO
| the manner of the press in the handling OF
the news concerning President Roosevelt
| When the Senate convened today Mr..
Tlllman was prepared to proceed with the
| speech on the status of affairs in Santo
| Domingo of which he had given notice,
| but as there considerable routine busi-
n 10 fgnn tod h.
| nized until it had been disposed of.
The first matter of Importance taken UP
was the resolution offered yesterday by Mr.,
! Culberson relative to the ownership by
| Philippine officials of land in the Philippine
| Islands The resolution was presented by
| Mr.. Culberson in modified form today and
| as modified was adopted. AS passed it calls
| upon the Secretary of War to supply the
| Senate with information as to whether any
| member of the Philippine commission or
| any officer of the army or navy of the
| United States owns or has any interest in
| any land in the islands. The Secretary is
| directed also TO state where such land is
situated, particularly with reference to the
| ioca ton OF proposed railroads in said is
| lands
Mr.. Hepburn then preferred his reouest
| that the Senate fix date to vote on the
| pure food bill. and suggested the first OF
teoruary Mr.. Hale objected, saying that
sttuents before naming day. The sena-
| tor will get his day. he said. II only want
| information merely, and do not object to
| the measure"
| The Philippine tariff bill was received
! from the House and referred to the COM
mittee on Philippine Islands.
Mr.. Tillman on santo Domingo.
Mr. 11llman was then recognized. He be-
gan by quoting extracts on the Monroe doc
trne from the latest annual message OF
| the President. He laid especial stress upon
| the Presidents declaration that mo Just
and orderly government has anything to
! fear from us
rs the converse true. that an unjust and
dlsorderiy government has something to
fear from uS?' Mr.. Tillman asked. Because
| II II is, therein lies an Immense amount of
| trouble for this country" 1t meant he said.
| that the President intended TO set up a
| standard and compel the South American
nations to adhere to it.
Proceeding with his quotations from the
Presidents message, MIR. Tillnan contended
that it would not benefit the country to
wrench and stretch the Monroe doctrine
beyond all precedent 1t VIII not benefit us
to step forward upon every pTeteXt with
a policemans club to enforce the claims
of hondholders. That is the sum and sub
| stance of the new departure"
Mr.. Cul5crson interrupted Mr.. Tillman to
read extract from a letter which he
said, had been written by Secretary Hay in
which the Secretary was reported TO have
said that the rejection of the Dominican
purpose, Mr.. CulbersOn said, was to con-
trast the Secretary's utterance with that
of the President.
Mr. TilIman quoted the executive order
of March IS. establishing a mGdus vyendi.
and speaking of the meaning OF the ex-
preston "modus vivendi." he defined 1t as
"a little rope by which you hang ON to
life till you get loose or are entirely hung"
He declared there had been coercion in en-
forcing that order, and that Morales and
his Junta of cut-throats had not accepted
Its terms until compelled TO do so by Mr.
Dawson and his gunboats."
He asserted that the island was prac-
tfcally blockadGd by our gunboats and that
our efforts were directed largely in the in
terest of ''the Shylocks and shaTpS and the
other fellows who live ~ shaving paper"
He said there had evidently been "a lot of
drastic power applied 10 make the debt
coilectible," and added: This microbe Of
graft or stealing is equal to the grip mi
crobe, and even worse because it leaves
fewer people untouched"
He quoted from the Springfield Repub-
iican, which he characterized as a clean
and careful newspaper, a history of Morales
career. IAN admirable picture he ex-
claimed. 'of the kind OF a government our
great and good President has taken under
his wing-a government of Cut-throats,
back-stickers assassins. debauchers and
libertines and everything awful that the
English language may be used to describe"
He said the President had transgressed
the canons of ceHury in carrying into ef-
feet treaty that had never been ratified.
ut used to tie that the failure Of the Senate
to act treaty was sufficient" said the
senator but such is no longer the case;
you've got to say No in very loud words
to Theodore Roosevelt in order TO get him
to hear al all
Speaking of Morales flight, Mr. Tillman
said that he expected to hear of him next
as holding position on the Panama canal.
Wouldn't that be glorious?' he asked.
1t was just at that moment that Secre-
tary Taft, who had been conversing with
Gen. Grosvenor. vanished through the door
behind Mr.. Tillman. and there was litter
in the Senate which MIR. Tillman did not
understand.
Quoting articles from the Washington
Post and The Washington Star, Mr.. ilman
said: .'rhey are fair and clean in their news
columns, and friendly with the President
when he will let them be-" The articles