The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-28
Former Speaks on Many
 Subjects,
Has His Usual spat With spooner, and Also Draws the Fire of Fora
 aker--NOrth Dakota Man Discusses Rate Bill.

Washington, March 27--Mr. Tillman and Mir. McCumber divided the time of the Senate today, the North Dakota Senator devoting himself to railroad rate question exclusively and the South Carolina Senator discussing various questions.
 MT. TiIIman made especial inquiry concerning the status of his resolution relative to the use of national pank funds in politics and incidentally spoke of District Attorney Jerome's recent utterances, and of Judge Humphrey decision in the beef trust cases, declar- ing in the latter matter that the de. cision against the Attorney General had merely reaped what he had sown in the case of former Secretary Paul Nor ton.
 MT. foraker defended Judge Humph- rev and MT. Tillman declared that he had not meant to attack the JudgeS but the law.
 MT. Mccumber picked innumerable flaws in the rate bill, predicting that if enacted into law 1t would fail en- tirely to meet the demands of the pub lie. He said, however, he would vote for the bill if properly amended.
 In the Senate today MT. Lodge pre- scented an amendment to the railroad rate bill, prohibiting rebates and dis crininations and providing penaltles for violation of the law.
 Mir. Knox gave notice of speech on the rate bill tomorrow. The joint res olutions regulating the allotment of documents in the Government printing office. and intended to prevent unneces~ sary printing and binding. passed yes terday by the House, were adopted without discussion.
 Mfr. TilIman then presented the daily communication on the question of rail- road discrimination to meet the report of Mir. Scott as he explained. The let. fer in this case was from Samuel Kim sey. of Carrick Pa, President of the Pittsburg Standard Coal Company, who made complaint that the Pittsburg, Cin- cinnati Chicago and St. Louis railroad refused to afford accommodations to ms company's mine thirteen miles west of Pittsburg.
 Jerome and 0'suIlivan.
 Tn the same connection MT. Till man referred to his resolution, concern ing the contributions of national banks to campaign committees and made 1t the basis of reference to the differ ences between District Attorney Je- rome and Judge .O'Sullivan as to the applicability of the existing law to the same offense. Whatever doubt might exist as to insurance companies. there CQufQs ne BdIQs DG 1OuC as eO banks. These, he believed, constitute 1ualfeasance in office and call for pun fshment under the law. He knew of one case in which $17,000 had been con- tributed to the Republican campaign fund in 1S96 and he had reason to be- lieve that no less than $1,000.000 had been given by the national banks that year.
 He also spoke of Judge Humphreys HaafGf0y1 fa inc hAAf F1aP<arS' case and declared that the tendency was to punish man of straw, the corporations, without paying attention 10 the individuals. He declared that we were ''too internally anxious" about this artificial man. He wanted the beneficiary looked after. No doubt, he said, the law was correctly interpreted. but that was the trouble-he wanted the law reformed.
 Now, there is MT. Jerome" he said. sE1e, too, has fallen from grace and is out against reform. So here we go. The dear people are told that we are doing our best for them, but that the dear old constitution stands in the way" ..-
 Tillman quoted MT. Spooner's recent speech devoted to pointing out the me- cessity for careful legislation. and also made mention of a cartoon illustrating the effect of Judge Humphreys de- cision. He objected that his friend was going too far and declared that it was the first time that he had ever known a judicial opinion to be im- peached by cartoon.
 Cartoons often point out some per tinent facts" remarked MT. Tillman.
 ''The last cartoon saw of the Sena- tor from South Carolina" said MT. Spooner," showed him being licked over by 8 donkey"
 Tillman's Shot at SpOOner.
 '"The last I saw" said MT. Tillman, "showed me riding a donkey and the elephant tied to the donkey's tail"
 There was roar of laughter in the galleries and extended to the Senate floor. fiji
 T saw a cartoo nof myself" said Hr. spooner when he had again been heard, (which showed me in Q suit of Secreta- " Taft's clothes, but it did not illus trate any principle"
 Mr. Tillman admitted that often his language was too lurid," and then im-