The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
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Senate Silent id i iictnllerlts 'l,i1l
of3 3 1ice,S Cot1firllls No1liIla7 @ d
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DRAnAT;l ( j! { SCENE AALL
South Carolinian #Isxl, l,ibited & Skirt Skirt
Showing That Mrs. Norris
Was Trampled Upotl..
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South Carolinian# Exhibited Skirt
(By oclated tPress)E

8iyYAsHINGTON.4Ju June e Z. Benj;Imin F..
Barnes. ssistant secretary TO the Presi-
dent was to-day Confirmed by the Senate
as as pos tmaste yYashlng ton. The Vote
Was 4 So ITO u and BY the sa me vote, a
resolution was defeated prov viding y sforSan
Of the Inc n u q March,
when, by order Of Ntr.3 Barnes Mrs Niinor
Morris was elected from, the White II House
Offices, where she has sought al audi.,
3ence with tho President Ito urge him@to
reappoint her husband II to. a posi- tionl Iii
Sthei&public health and marine 5S hospital
service, from which he hHd been removed. /.
hThe nomination had been pending Sin the
Senate since pril I'd. 81 4 III 5 4
Dramatic Scene NJ
y5 ,rhe procedure In tile Sena te, though
behind closed doors, was dramatic In @tlte
extreme. senator Tillman Went over tho
Testimony lie had gathered "a PREF par ratory
to Offering 1t To- thes Commi ttee on Post
aoffices 6 and d Pos troads, but Wlllch&s IS
decline by; that commits y hem It re-
fused to enter upon an inYes tigat l$,lot n,
the Mrs. Morris III cldent He took Y w
the evidence and discussed tSaaly ytlca!lY
but dlspassionately He mad read ,l %
statements Sof tile eye,wl esses tt ttoy 70
nfyair"S and then Il drew from Il l,nd ar his
desk a black SILK 4 sklrt,gS wrap ped In !, q
This was the skirt worn slp|!y
Mrs. Morris when she wa 8 ca " eo i, OF
dragged = as d he exclaimed 81 from the
White House, Il Il M f,8 ..a55 81 s
'It was@torn and muddy, 8 sllowing clear
4ly the imprints Of shoes Il I was ch arged
iby Mr.. Tillman that the lower part Yot O.
the woman's body had been trampled on
blythe police officers and the ~ hiteg gIt ollse
ATTENDANTS, Including g ne gro, VINO =! NAG
assisted In taking her TO a carrla 80 ,i.5
Nae erort was made BY any senat to
$fe dend the action OF the police Senator
Carter sai i'd that! II there had been any
assault upon the woman the police alone
we're 10 blame, Y and i that 1t was unfov-
8tunate for AR. Barnes ltllat he lhad been
Involved, Senator Carter ID Mr. Ba lnes
Snonld not le held responsible forG what
the police had done, and that the 4 lllE
treatment. if 4 any there had been 90 o.
CURED outside Of n the oMee and after
tile woman had passed from his nos
Rtice, II Il
Will Report Charges,
rwo votes were had by the Senate I've
firsf m a resolution by Senator Culber-
son proyldingy for an lnyestlsa ton OF me
incident and. the second on the nonl!lh- wv :
ton, AfterEtlla latter vote, sen % Y ~ =
man gave notice that Rnn, ssfnesda ay5 m !
Sad,aIelv after the morning business he
Would repeat In The open Senate lls
ren,arks he had made behind closed
tloors, He said lie would exhibit the torn !
seIothlng OF Mrs Morris, In order maj
lie country should be informed OF me
nmrIngl his speech senat tor 'illman said
that II was n ffpecuIia coincldenee tllas !
the only eyeswi sses VINO q !ehuea i,ls ",
White qlse incident were /, s'me, J, 4 l..
ceiyed 4 a Naval scad denly appointment
/ for Ms son, and he pol 81 hose sp pl'eys
3intendellt, Rich ard ssylYe he'd q re.I
cSiyed i. \ Ike Il ayor from the hands 4. q
sths Fgss!dsnt ss.: n y 81