The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
Senate UniteS With Gal
lery in Appreciation Of
Humorous Situation.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
TALKED TO DEATH
Senator From Tennessee Ends
His Career in the Upper House
by Blocking Republican
Move-Only Serious
Tilt Was With
Senator Frye.

WASHINGTON. Marcy, s.-rhe m.
buster against the ship subsidy bill,
which was begun yesterday. was con-
tinued throughout the session to-day
and assumed humorous vein under
the direction of Senator Carn1ack
much to the enjoyment of the crowded
galleries. The speakers on the sub.
s'dS oill were interrupted frequently
TO permit the passage of minor bills.
the adoption OF conference reports ana
the transaction of other business n, y iK
cidental to the closing hours of tho
session. During the day and night the x
conference reports on the pension ard Es
general deficiency appropriation
n.ais Dill, were agreed to, and there
VA. vas long discussion OF the re-
port on the La Toilette railway
employees bill, which was sent back stn.s33E
conference. A report was afteryva rG1.
agreed upon by the conferees but tna58
report mad not been acted on when It
oo e.,o .ne senate took recess until
S'5O O'Clock Tomorrow morning, "a
The conference report on the sundrv,
ciVii approximation bill was agreed to
Z at the last minute. but the ship subsitIy n
bill had not been acted on, 81
Carmack, Filibuster.
Never before has the Senate appears
ed to relish so much an attermnt ~, III
XIII LEGISLATION by flibustering meth-
ods.s Mr. Carmack, the director OF tha
minority movement against the bill .a
kept the members convulsed with his
fsallies. and at no time did he try Ia y
hide the fact that his effort was 4
filibuster pure and simple. He scorn-s
ed subterfuge, ana at the outset OF his
remarks came into the open by address-I
Ing himself principally to tlSa terrn
"filibusterer" which Mr.. Gallinger ON
yesterday applied to the Dsmocratid
Senators who have undertaken 10 de-
feat the measure. # a. fs s
First Mr.. Carmack devoted himself
| to an Endorsement of w ebsters b sDic.s
| ttonary al. an aut rity on orthOgraphy9
and definition and said that II tho
Senate had any doubt that this work
was an authority he would bring II In
and ask that passages from 1t be read
at the desk
Invoked Webster.
After reading Webster's definition or
| synonyms. Mr.. Carmack said that the
remark Of Mr.. Gallinger had branded
| him as "a marauder, q pillager, buc-s
cancer, a. sea -robber, a free -booter. and
1 a pirate upon the seas" in fact, he
| said, II have been accused OF almost
everything except appendicitis.
$50 branded, am to be retired from
this body and sent to my home, for
cannot defend myself ~ attacking
tho character or the credibility Of the
Senator from New Hampshire. cam
not discredit him truthfully. and,
therefore, ! cannot discredit him at
4 a." i8G
When he had spoken for about forty-
: fivc minutes. with the obvious purpose
} of killing time Mr.. Carmack paused.
J looked at his watch, and remarked: ''Well.
] see that must be hurrying along
hi tS fha lanai atOrS Aao CHI ,t<S1
their amusement.
Between the Rounds.
II To give Mr., Gsirmack a rest MIR. Dubois
{ read document on the Philippines, AS
!, he sat down n cGllopuy occurred between
Mr. Gallinger and Mr. Cnrmack over the
/, definition OF the word filibuster, as given
by different dictionaries, and the latter
charged that Mr.. Gallinger had simply
r been trying to ''fllibuster according to
his own definition OF the word"
!, Charging that the pending measure was
!. for the purpose of "looting the treasury +
Mr.. Carmack referred to the bill as vot-
ing subvention." and Mr.. McLaurin
asked the difference between "sbsidy''
and "subvention." Mr.. Carmack am
smells as bad"
Mr.. Carter added to the spirit OF
levity by interruptlng the reading OF
letters from ship builders by Mr. over
s man. who WAS giving Mr.. Carmack q
respite. M
Carter Gets Humorous.
II want to KNOW said Mr.. Carter.
.'what, n any, dictionary is used In Ten
nessee, and what, If any, standard Of
spelling exists, and II 1t is uniformly
applied"
$ This gave Mr.. carmack an opening
which he took advantage of TO taunt
Senators Carter and Gallinger with being
:, parties to a ilibuster,
: "Observing that my question elnbar-
rassed the Senator" interjected MIR, Car
ter, 'inasmuch as he probably Is not
- willing TO admit that the dictionary Il
- unknown In that State, l will withdraw
= the question:
r III the Senator wants !a direct an
. swer said Mr., Carfdack, "Tennessee
a stands by the Constitution and Webster.
Il Dictionary"
!, lust as Senator Tillman had pro
4 duced burst of laughter, during tn,
= discussion of the amount of steel II
- ship, by asking how much Steal
y there was In ship subsidy. Senator
I, Frye. of Maine took occasion to re
80 buke the whole pl\ceeding as unseen
% ly and undtgnified.
J. Clashes With Frye.
~ "If the Senator refers to me, VII
say that I am not responsible to hin
for my conduct. and i shall condnc
myself according to my own notions o
y propriety, II the Senator from Main'
n does not like my manner said Mr.
Carmack, 'he has my permission Y
leave the chamber. and go where n
= can attend church. II he would Pre-
T. fer.'
lg ,I would much rather be in church,
ey retorted Mr., Frye.
IL Senator Carmack expressed reRre
ry that the incident had occurred. Ha ha,
elk spoken, he said. on the impulse a
Of the moment, and Withdrew what ha,
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