The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-16
RICHMOND VA Suburban. FEBRUAaY 16 1907

sirablc white migrants to tho South.
nnd he believed the government would
do well to spend s100,o0O,0 900 for TINT
purpose. The South was TO be tllscrml-
mated against, he maintained because
tho Senator from Massachusetts had u
large number Of highly respectable con-
stituonts who were opposed to the
Southern States getting immigrants
unless they got them from the sluns or
tho Northern cltics The South did not
want this sort of Scum and riff-rafr."
Mr. lodge was questioned closely to-
ascertain just what lie construed to be
the effect Of the change.
Docs 1t mean that State agent can
not go abroad and secure Slmmigratlonc"
asked Mr.. 1'illmhn.
ut means he cannot Use other than
State funds for that purpose answered
Mr.. Lodge.
Suppose the State should pay the pas
sage of mn Immigrant, and then some one
should come along and reimburse the
state?" asked Mr.. Tillman, who added:
There nre more ways than one to beat
the devil around the stump, and the Sem
ntOr frotn Massachusetts knows as well as
anybody else how to do it,
"That might be ono way" answered
Mr. Lodge. who added that he did not
think IT ought to be done
Mr.. TIllinan then turned his attention
that in placing the provision in the re-
port the conferees had exceeded their
authority.
Dicker With Union.
Mr.. Tillman continued: II want to
know why 1t Is he said, "that the
President Of the United States should be
pcrmtted-if this bill becomes n law,
and ] know 1t will--to dicker with labor
unions, to make bargains with labor
unions? Why should the Interests OF
labor on the Pacific coast make It, pos
sibe for the President to issue an exc
cutive order to prohibit the landing Of
ought to have law to regulate such q
thing. 1t ought not to be left to .execu-
tive discretion. There ought not to be
any bargain in here for political pur-
poses
1--WE have all heard that at the last
presidential election an understanding
was reached by those who had charge OF
the campaign that II the Mormon vote
went n certain way, certain colleague
Of ours would be cared for, and We have
heard It talked. too, that the Chief
Executive who was the beneficiary OF
that vote-though he do not need IT.
has exerted himself to the utmost to
carry out that agreement, and Is using
his influence to stave of a vote and
protest In every way he could the Senator
| from Utah.
Sick and Disguised.
'These bargains are not conducive to
1.-THE public welfare. am sick and dis
gnstcd with this disposition on the part
of the Senate and with Congress actually
surrendering everything into the keep
ing OF the Executive.
Senator Carter, OF Montana, interrupted
and took the position empha tically that
the conferees had exceeded their author.
ility. "a vote taken upon this question
continued Mr.. Carter. will, In my judg-
ment. result in the defeat of the con-
ference report.
He had reached this conclusion af-
ter consulting with many of his coll
leagues. While 1t might be extremely
Important to enact the desired clause
regarding passports. he sald he deen-
ed 1t of vitality more Importance that
the procedure of the Senate In enact
Ing the laws Of the country should be
preserved To do otherwise would be
to establish q precedent which would
I BE extremely dangerous In the futuro.
If q vote for the conference report
/, Involved the approval Of the principal
l involved. Mr.. Carter concluded that he
was perfectly free to say he should
vote against It, This statement brought
= Mr.. Tillman to the conclusion Of his
/ speech abruptly with this statement.
s"After such clear, forceful,s upaa-
swerable presentation OF what ! have
been trying to say, quit.
Mr. Paterson then secured unanimous
4 consent for a vote on the conference
report before adjournment tomorrow.