The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-05

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ton or the bill.
Ar. Daniel said that so far as the
emarks Of the senator were concerned
they were unfair, that the gentleman
went out Of his way to reflect upon
the members Of the committee. H
asked what would be the effect Of the
| ratification Of the bill by both houses
If ii would not become a law. H
assured the Senate that the bill, IL
ratified. would become a law.
Mr.. Mason stated that his position
was that he was opposed 70 beng put
in the position Of having TO vote for
this bill or none at all.
Mr.. Daniel said that the question IS
for the senate to adopt or reject tn
report. but he would not sit tlc.c
and hear Senators impugn MS mo-
tive in his ondeaVor to carry out the
wishes of the Senate. He said all the
committee had done was 10 make q
recommendation. The conference did
not attempt to bind the Senate, ne
said. if the Senate does not like i,
TO vote it down.
Mr.. Mclean asked if the Senator
(Mr. Daniel) had not stated 70 hln
in private conversation that the con-
ference committee would simply
make q recommendation. and that il
would not bind the Senate
Mr.. Daniel replied that this was eX-
actly what the Senat had done. MI.
I'd ~ AAAt NtAS
Democratic caucus had instructed the
Senate Conference Committee to'adopt
q one fare and then made anothe in
struction to the committee to adopt
two fares. He resented the insinua-
tions Of some senator's.
Mir. Buxton asked if the bill could
become a Law if the report of the
committee were adopted. and Mr..
Daniel replied that he believed it
would. and if it would not the rail
roads would be glad to have it.
Mr.. Mason acknowledged that the
bill would become q law if ratified, but
asked if the adoption of the report
would not be violating the spirit of the
Constitution.
Mr.. Daniel replied, mo He said
the Senate had heard constitutional
questions discussed ad libitum. If
the railroads desire to carry the law
into the courts let them carry it, he
declared. but if the day ever comes
when the people will rise up against
an outrage it will be when the rail
roads refuse to make any concession
to them. He said the conference had
reported. and that the matter was
with the Senate.
Mr.. Mclean did not think. he said,
hat anybody should be refused the
poor privilege Of expressing himself in
an amendment. He said he had
heard the threat in the Senate, that eff
you do not do our way you will do
nothing" until he was tired of it. The
measure. he said. which had been re-
ported by conference, had been re-
pudiated by the Senate. He declared
his bill worse than the Daniel sub
stitute bill. He said he was getting
tired Of threats, and claimed to be
only pleading for the right Of every
man Of the Senate and of every free
man to declare his convictions. He
charged that there was being attempt
ed to ram down his and half the
Threats of the body a specie Of parlia-
mentary juggling he had never known
before. and he declared that he re-
sented it. He asserted that the meas
ufe was repuSnant to the
members Of the senate and
predicted that if the bill were enacted
into law it would fall back on the
heads Of those who were responsible
for it. In conclusion Mclean review
ed his point that the bill could be
amended as in other like cases, and
he called for the previous question,
but yielded to permit others to speak.
Mr.. Holt drew the attention of the
Senate to The underlying principle.
He declared hat the matter would
go around the world and come back
again unless the question of the con-
ference report were decided. He said
it was not necessary to have three
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if petitions. even q few words. We're
read. He spoke Of the spectacle in
the Senate of q few Senators who day
after day arose to their feet and lee
tured to the Senate with an air of
superiority. They had attempted to
lecture and force the Senate into obey
ing their orders. and were denounced
If they acted uDon their own judg-
ment and manhood. He said the
newspapers were abused if the re-
ports did not agree with that class
of Senators. and hours were spent in
the abuse OF newspapers and their re-
p%orterS. He declared that not only
this, but the president of the Senate
q been abused and shanelessly out
ragged which no member had the cour-
age to resent. He appealed to the
Senate to put an end to the lccturing
of this class of Senators.
Nh. Reid said he had been surprised
at the question. and at the attitude
of a dOmineering disposition ii had
assumed. He said abuse had been
heaped upon the Senate and upon its
distinguished presiding officer. and
that he was not present when that
outrageous conduct was perpetrated
on the Senate.
Mr.. Graham arose and declared that
whatever he had done and said on
the occasion referred to by Mr.. Reid
he was willing to and would stand
for. no matter what was aid or
thought OF his conduct.
MIR. Reid answered that he had
nothing to say personally about
any Senator or Senators. but to
say the least. he declared. it was
very bad taste for a Senator to stand
on the floor and denounce. insult and
outrage his presiding officer when the
presiding officer under the rules of the
Senate YVES not permitted to speak q
word III his own defense.
There was d~eafening applause ana
shouting from every part of the hall
and galleries as Mr.. Reid closed the
above utterance. and in the midst of
it Mr.. Graham sat down.
Mr.. Reid continued his speech in
merry lnVectlVe. and his utterances
were punctuated With frequent and
tumultuous applause. Several times
the chair was obliged to rap for or
der.
Mr.. Reid eulogized the presiding Of
1lcer. Lieut.. Governor Winston, and
every sentence of praise was greeted
With cheering. He aid he would hurl
back the false and iniquitous imputa-
| ions spoken against the presiding of