The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-17
TilIman and Beveridge Have
Political Debate.
BRYANs NAME BROUGHT IN
Indianian Maintains Interesting and
Amusing CrOss-fire with south
CarOIinian, and Galleries Have Big
Time-TiIIman'S Resolution Order
ing Bank Probe Il Passed.


their capacities, and lines OF would-be
auditors stood outside IN the corridors.
waiting for standing ROOM
Upon his resolution asking for infor-
nation as 20 the relations Of national
banks with stock gambling. Senator Till
man, Of South Carolina, hung a speech of
about TWO hours duration. in which ne
discussed stock gambling. President
RoOsevelt's shortcomings the political
performances ard nonperformances Of
the Republican party. and many other
things.
Senator Beveridge, OF Indiana, took up
the cudgels for the President and his
party. and made speech which con
sumed about an hour and half more.
The two speeches and the debates which
connected and subdiylded them occupied
practically the entire days session in the
Upper House
No one could tell after the smoke Of
battle had cleared away under the cool
ing breezes Of the Indian appropriation
bin which side had the advantage. 1t
was drawn fray and nobody seemed
10 be the gamer unless IL was the peO-
pie IN the galleries. They had the time
of their lives, and vote on the ques-
ton would doubtless have favored the
Senate as better than any comedy show
that ever played in a theater
Demands Extensive Probe.
sepstor Tllman's resolution. which
asked for an investigation OF the conduct
OF national banks. and particularly THE
Npur Noplg ho ME IL, oor.,a,.ro,, ,,.;.t &c.
nishing loans for speculative purposes and
other transactions, TO be conducted by
the Committee on Finance. was passed.
II directs the committee to inquire.
among other things whether national
banks are trying to influence currency
legislation before Congress, whether the
Treasury had knowledge Of loans made
by the National Banks of North America, |
and whether the national banking laws
have been violated by banks. The commit
tee is directed to report what legislation
is necessary to prevent persons holding |
the office of Comptroller OF the Currency
from getting positions with national |
banks. There was no dissent 10 the
adoption Of the resolution.
Mentions spaniel Senator's"
No plans have been made by the /
Finance Committee for the inquiry. A
subcommittee may go 10 New York or
bankers be called from New York to ap-
pear before the fun committee.
Mr.. Tillman was in his Old-time form
and struck at things right and left.
President Roosevelt came in for a good
share CT his coQdemnation. He depIored
the growth Of Executive usurpation and
blamed the New York banks for much
of the financial disturbance Of last fan.
Mr.. Tillman criticised the White House
conferences held to frame legislation for
Congress 10 enact and cried out that he
wanted TO know the name of the spaniel |
Senator who would go to the White
House and retrieve the measures the |
President had proposed for Congress TO |
pass"
Beveridge Taunts Democrats.
When Mr.. Tillman got through with his
set speech, things became lively in the
Senate. Mr.. Beyeridge gracefully and
eloquently assumed the role OF defender
Of the President and a red-hot debate
followed. II was a real oId-fashioned
political debate. the first in the Senate I
in this campaign year.
Mr.. Beverage tainted the Democratic |
Senators with not having courage enough /
10 carry out their alleged repeated in
tentIon 10 ask their peerless leader. I
William Jennings Bryan. to get out OF |
the race for the Presidential nomination"
"A Belshazzar political feast" ne called |
il. and spoke Of II again as a double
oarreled affair." this being an aliusion /
10 the fact that when Mr.. Bryan was
h.,TF ,r
Senators met him at dinner at the home /
OF Senator Newlands on one night. and
the remaining Senators met him AT din /
ner at the same place on the following /
night.
Most Of the Democratic Senators had
left the chamber when Mr. Beveridge be- |
gan to speak, but among those remaining
Mr.. Beveridge mentioned Senators TIE |
man, Mclaurin, and Bacon as having !
been at one or the other Of the double /
barreled' functions. Up rose Mr.. TIL
man. Il can tell the Senator from In |
diana 10 his teeth that 1 attended no such /
conference. he sn0rted.
The Senator needn't tell me to my
teeth; he can tell to my ears, responded /
the Indianian; whereat there was much
laughter
Arraigns Democratic Performances.
Up popped Mr.. MeLaurin to read
statement from the Republican national
platform that the Democratic party had
been in absolute control of government
only two years since the civil war.
Back AT him came Mr. Beveridge. yes.
and all they did in that two years was to
haul down the flag in Hawaii" he said
IF the Republicans claim all the good
that was done during that period Of pow
or, they ought to be willing to accept the
for the evil.' retorted Mr..
McLaurin.
What single good thing did the Demo
cratic party 90 during those TWO years2''
asked Mr.. Beverage.
We'll. it kept the Republicans from
grating for two years. and that's some |
thing for which Il SHOULD receive credit !
Mr.. McLaurin came back
This pleased the galleries immensely. !
and there was much laughter and some !
applause. Mr.. Bcveridge showed some |
heat when he replied that the Repub- !
leans We're the first 70 show up the graft |
ers.
No Effort to Gust Bryan.
Finally Senator Rayner got into the
game with a denial that there had been
any intention on the part of any
Democratic Senator TO ask Mr.. Bryan TO
withdraw. Mr.. Beveridge came back at
Mr. Rayner by nominating Bryan and
Rayner" as the Democratic candidates.
Il decline the honor, said Mr. Rayner.
and he got a laugh Then he declared:
There is not solitary word of truth /
in the statements that Mr. Bryan was to
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