The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-25
TILLMAN IS FUNNY
AND Apologies
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR
CALLS OUT REToRTS FROM
SPOONER AND CARMACk.
Lively Day in Senate-Compromise
Resolution on Brownsville Goes
Over Till Tuesday-House Passes
Political Purity Bill.


of the spectacular were missing from
the proceedings of the senate Monday.
The Brownsville affair was the sub
Ject OF controversy, and the day be-
gan with the announcement of a COM
promise resolution which brought Re
publican and Democratic senators to-
gether on the basis of ordering an in
vestigation of the facts of the ARRAY
without bringing into question the au-
thority of the president to dismiss the
negro troops.
The resolution was submitted to and
approved by the president at con.
ference Sunday.
When the harmony testimonials
were all in, Senator Tillman took the
floor and delivered a speech in reply
to the recent criticism of himself by
Senator Spooner. This speech began
with satirical picture of the senate
as minstrel show, which Mr. Tillman
later said was his first and last at
tempt to be funny" an attempt
which at it's conclusion brought a
singing denunciation from Senator
Carmack in resentment of illusions to
him.
Senator Tillman Apologies.
This was preceded by serious re-
ply from Senator Spooner on the at
titude taken by Mr.. Tillman on the
race problem, all finally resulting in
session of nearly two hours behind
closed doors.
The secret session was followed by
brief open one in which Mr. Tillman
made profuse apology to Mr.. Car
mack, to all senators whom he had
brought into his first essay in the
light of humor," and finally to the en-
! ever undertook to be funny, and
will never do so any more" Mr.. Till
man then withdrew all he had said in
his funny essay and said it would
not appear in the Record.
This apology was at once accepted
by Mr.. Carmack, who regretted he
had questioned the motives of his
friend, and he, too, withdrew words
he had uttered in protest.
Goes Over to Tuesday.
Mr.. Foraker made a final attempt to
get vote on his resolution, but OBJ
lection was made, and the matter will
be taken up Tuesday Immediately
after morning business has been dis
posed of. Mr.. Carmack remarked
jocularly that there were not more
than Is or 20 senators desiring to talk
and Mr.. Foraker, feigning seriousness
retorted holly that the senator need
not think the Democratic side of the
chamber could monopoliZe the talking
Mr.. Carmack explained that he was
only trying to be funny, that it was
his first attempt and he would never
make another AS senators were
laughing heartily over this parting
sally, adjournment was taken at 6:15
o'clock.
During the entire day, the galleries
of the senate were crowded to their
capacity, and the debate was also lis.
tened to by seemingly majority of
the members of the house of repre-,
sentatives, who occupied all available
seats and standing room in the cham
her,
Political Purity Bill Passed.
Discussion of the senate bill to pro-
hibit corporations from making money
contributions in connection with po-
litical elections took the form of CAM
paign stump debate in the house, but
this did not prevent the passage of
the measure. Democrats, under the
lead of Messrs Williams of Mississip.
pi, Robinson of Arkansas and Hard
wick of Georgia, criticised the alleged
activity of Republican National Chair.
man Cortelyou during the last presi-
Dental campaign in soliciting funds
from corporations.
Mr.. Mann, of Illinois, opposed the
bill on the ground that corporations
should be permitted to contribute to
election expenses if rich individuals
were to do so, and he asserted that
the effect of the bill would be to keep
poor men out of office. The Democrats
applauded a question by Mr. Williams
as to whether anyone doubted Presi-
dent Roosevelt's ability to bring about
return of contributions by insurance
companies eff he exerted his great
power, influence and popularity"
Mr.. Robinson replied it is a we'll
known fact that the Republican chair
man has been promoted in office, and
he had not been asked to make resti-
tuition of the funds taken from
widows and orphans
The house pronounced unanimous
ly in favor of enlarging and making
more efficient the field of coast artil-
lery.
A bill was passed authorizing the
secretary of commerce and labor to
investigate and report upon the Gin
dustrial, social, moral, educational and
physical condition of women and chill
dren workers in the United States
The measure has already passed the
senate.
Minnesota Bank SusnendS