The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
Tillman Goes After Mr..
Lodge. Calling Him the
White House Emissary
.PITCHFORK JABS
SENATOR HALE.
Senator Culberson Says President
Holds Big Stick Over Cali
fornia and Has Made a
Deal to Get thcJaps
in the White
i Schools.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. February 16.-l
The administration plan to scttle tho
California Japanese situation was APP
proved by the Senate to-day IN the adop-
tion OF the conference report on the Inn
lnigra ton bill. This report contains Il
provision which authorizes tho President
10 exclude Japanese laborcrs from the
United states ut his discretion:
81 The report Will new. go to the House
for it's approval, which. 1t dlas been
stated, Is assured.
The entire day was devoted 70 the
further debate @, the questions involved
I'M alternative pla2, contained In reso-
luton OF Instructions to the contcre<s
requiring them %. bring In provision
japanese laborers into the United States.
Senator Culbcrson presented this res
olut!on. II was declared not In order: r on
motion o. NJ II 'dgs and az apI appea rG da
fcated by a vote OF forty-nve 10 twenty =
four. being practically a party vote.
The conference. report was then adopt
cd without roll.call
South VIII Not Suffer.
tor Simmons, OF North Carolina. u shall
vote for the report" he said, because
believe the South. will not suffer under
for labor IN the South had been over
stated by Senator'S Bacon and Tillman,
although le said his State could use
$1,000 more agricultural and 10000 moro
cotton factory laborers.
a denial was made by Mr.. Bacon Of
printed reports that the opposition of
himself and Senator Tillman to the
conference report had been with
drawn under pressure from Senator
Aldrich to save or secure appropria-5
tions in tho river and harbor bill.
Referring 70 the labor situation ,n,. in
rannot be concealed that there IS a
scrious and growing jealousy on the
pafttof the manufacturing industries
In Massachusetts against the growing
md Increasing manufacturing inter
cuts of the South.
There is disposition to interfere
with the further development OF those
sure method could be ahopted than that
he proposed In that btlI.'
The Big Stick.
Mr.. Tillman interrupted Mr.. Bacon
"tn get some light"
see II the 95nins ,s ps|Hsrs he
making threats of an. extra session
unless this report is adopted. and the
big stick In New York (senator AL
orders about the river and harbor bin.
to leave out the South Carolina and
Georgia items. Well. South Carolina
has not much. IN Z that . piilaSeors ~ Seay
II notice also that the Cabinet met
some time yesterday, and that It reach
ed the conclusion that the changes
affect the decision OF Secretary Straus
on the South Carolina case.
perhaps the Senator from Massa-
chusctts uodge) who is so we'll in
formed OF what occurs at the White
House. and on occasions Telephones,
may toll US whether the Cabinet did de-
eide that question.
Senator Lodge made no sign OF re-
plying.
Heated colloquy.
Senators Hale and Tillrnan engaged
in somewhat hcateS colloquy. MIR.
Tillman taxed the Maine Senator Will
changing his attitude on the subject
of new matter in the conference re-
private conversation he had had with
Mr.. Hale. Mr.. Hale resented the quo
tation OF the conversation. and snok
Mr. Tillman replied that he had no
Intention OF being disconrteous, but
said that. In view of Mr.. Hale's present
position frae w.h - ms
upon the fact and that he did not
proposed to be ''bottled up" or "sn ffed
out" BY the Senator when ne he knHw N,S
Mr.. Hale said: .''The Senator has no
business to stand up here ana ,,r.,n refer t. t.
that If ! should. would get the Sen.
ator into hot water every, day.
Mr Tllnan replied that ,Eon ne had a mo nc
would talk one way privately and an.
other way publicly.
.The Senator grows more and more
offensive retorted M r,rhf dlG = tntin T1
mate that 7 have said ANYTHING to him
on this proposition In any, way as In
dicating how should vote
In onposing the Dassport clause, SEN
ator CulbersOn referred TO the CaHlor-
4 n1a-Japanpse situation.
Japanese Situation.
oThis Situation has become acute" lie
said. because the President or the M
United States. In his message to this
Congress. has seen ut to mlsstate the
cafoana and II the
taking their QUO from the President
assert a claim that great Injustice has
4 been done to them by the people on
the Pacific coast.
"In each Of his 1nessa ges to Congress
the President has lnisstated tho situa.
tion to tho effect that the japanese hat
been denied the privilege of education
been denied the right to attend thu
sfhoots sodG tGe ?. white children Of califor
The situation that will result from
tho adoption OF tho provision, Mr. Cul
berson said, would be this: "'ille Presi
dent will have authority to exclud
Ia sIaphHessA itDDFeTS ana coolies, and Ii
will hold that authority ana tho exer
else of IT in abeyanco and over til
will keep out the laborers and coolies
provided the civil authorities Of Call
fornln will admit their children indIs
San Trancisco' 80 =
When Mr. culbcrson asked the cues
ton II that was the understandinrs
Senator Flint replied: $50 far as nI
concerned, i know OF no agre men
between tho California delegation an