Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-17
Senate Adopts The Administrations
Plan for The Settlement Of the
California School Question.
T|LLMAA FOUGHT IT TO THE LAST
ne ana Senator Hale Have SPLEEN.
did Conversation During which
the Maine Man Said the Pitchfork
Senator Was Extremely Offensive
Big Stick Effectively ,ptc,ded.
(By Associated Press


The administration rI,n m ctr. ,S
the acknowledgements .,,tnatta l.e
was approved by the SENATE tn,io :.
by the adoption of the conference
report CHI the Immigration iii Tbss
report contains Il provision which
authorizes the President to exclude
Japanese laborers from the Unjteu
states at his discretion.
The report will now po 10 Tho
Honse FOR its approval, witch II
has been stated, has been nss,,rei,
The entire day was devoted to tht
1nrhaer debate on the questions in.
vowed IN the report. The opposi.
Iion mas the alternative plan con.
famed in resolution of instruc.
lions TO the conferees, reulrIr.nn
them to bring in Il provision posi-.
lively prohibiting the entrance oi
japanese laborers To the United
States. Senator Culbelsop introduc.
ed TINS resolution. 1t was declal
Ell not In order On molten of Mr..
Lodge and an appeal from nils rul,
ing Of the vice president was de.
leated by vote of 40 to a. be,ns.
pracfcally a party vote THE cor.
ference' 1eEoft was then a.loBtc,!
without roll call. The discussion
was opened by Senator Simmons OF
North Carolina II shall vote for
the report" he said, because |
believe the South will not suffer
under its provisions He believed
the demand for labor in the South
Md been ever stated by Senators
Bacon and Tillman. although he said
his State could use sixty thousand
more agricultural and twenty thous
and more cotton factory laborers.
"A denial Was made by Mr., Baco,,
of the reports that the opposition
of himself and Senator Tilmu
to the conference report had been
withdrawn under pressure from Sen
ator Aldrich to save or secure ap
preparations in the river and hal,
Dor bill.
situation in the South Mr.. Bacon
said: 1.-The fact cannot be conceal
ed that there is serious and grow.
ing jealousy On the part of the man,
ufact,uirg industries in MassaoAti-
sets against the increasing manu-
featuring interests of the South.
There is a disposition TO interfere
with the further development of
those Industries OF the South an
no more sure method could be adcD.
ted than that proposed III this bill
TilIman Wants Light"
Mr.. Tillman interrupted MIR. Ba
con ito get some light" Il see in
the morning papers he began,
reference to the big Suck making
threats of an extra session unless
this report is adopted. The big
T.. Ala.
richD telephoned TO Senator Crane
orders about the river and harbo,
Ibill to leave out the South Carolina
and Georgia items. Well there j;
not much in that bill; Georgia may
have a whole ham of the beef. }
notice also thht the cabinet mel
some time yesterday and that IL
reached the conclusion that thu
changes made in the immigratio.
law that did not effect the decis
ion of Secretary Strauss in the
case Perhaps tIle Senator from
Massachusetts, Qodge) who Is sc
we'll informed of what occurs al
the White House and on occasions
telephones, may tell lis whether the
cabinet did decide talat question:
Senator Lodge made no sign o!
replying.
Hale and TiIman Have set-to.
Senators Hale and Tillman engas
ed in somewhat heated colloquy.
Mr.. Tillman taxed the Maine Sen
ator with changing his attitude OF.
the subject of new matter in the
conference report and in doing 81
referred to private conversation
he had with Mr. Hale.
Mr.. Hale resented THE quotation
of TIE conversation and spoke of
Mr.. Tillman's course as offensive
Mr. Tillman replied that he had
no intention OF being discourteous
but said that in view of Mr.. Hale's
present position as contrasted with
his former position. he had felt free
to comment upon the fact and thai
he did not propose to be bottled
up" or "snuffed out, by the Sena
tor when he knew from his private
conversation Of what Mr.. Hale's real
attitude was.
Mr.. Hale said "the seantor had
no business TO stand up here and
refer to little interlocutory talks. |