The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-15
MIR. ROBSON IS. IN LIMELIGHT Working Hard For
 Greater Navy. CONGRESSMAN WILEY IS ILL Major Tebbitts Gets introduction to
 Secretary Taft. Thomas Mccreery. the New York Horseman, Who Was Accidentally shot By Mir. Henin. is sdn
 Seriously III.
BY ALFRED '. sToFrR

washington, April 14.-tSpecial)-- senator Foraker's speech today on the
 Brownsville shooting was rather too
 tame to suit the large audience of ne-
 groes who packed all of the public
 galleries of the Senate Chamber. and Who occupied more than half the space Tn the reserved. gallery.
 None, however, were admitted to the
 Senator's private gallery, which was crowded to its capacity with white people. In the reserved card gallery,
 pig black negroes had seats next to
 white women. Hundreds of negroes
 crowded the corridors for hours, not
 being able to get inside of the galle-
 ries. The speech was disappointing
 to the blacks for the reason that no politics was brought into the case. and
 there was nothing sensational in it. Foraker read from manuscript, and
 there was no running debate.
 The four battleships proposition is
 still hanging in the balance. At the.
 conclusion of the Presidents special message on the subject, the applause
 which greeted the document on the Re-
 publican side of the House. indicated that probably nearly half of those
 members favor 1t. Captain Hobson
 applauded very ferocious on the Demo-
 cratic side, and perhaps fifteen or twen- ty other, Democrats joined .him, but
 many of the Democrats were out of.
 the hall at the time. and this was
 not a fair test Hobson still claims
 that his amendment will be adopted
 by a safe majority. At the conclusion of the message. Chairman Tawney of the Appropriations Committee had read
 monster petition from hundreds of
 prominent New York people protesting
 against the battleships. Captain Hob
 son was instantly on his feet trying
 to have a memorial read. but was shut
 out. there being no way for him to. get
 in except by unanimous consent. and Minority Leader Williams objected.
 Hobson exclaimed loudly as he waved
 the paper in his hand that 1t was a memorial from labor organizations
 The House Republican leaders are alarmed over the situation. Speaker Cannon has sad that he will keep hands off and let the membe CTS on the floor fight out the matter of battle ships. But Uncle Joe" says that If four ships are voted, 1t means no public buildings bill this season. And Presi- dent Roosevelt has been telling callers that if only two ships are provided for, no public buildings bill can get by him this session. It seems. therefore, to be one proposition against the other. Captain Hobson, no matter how the fight terminates, is decidedly in the limelight, and he is generally given credit for having. by his speech and untiring efforts, done more for the four battleships proposition than any member of the House. Senator John- ston said today he did not believe from what he could learn. that the Senate would consent to more than two bat tleships.
 Representative Wiley is confined to the hospital by severe attack Of in- fiammatory rheumatism. For more than a week he has been unable to at tend the sessions of the House. He has, however. in spite Of his ailment. been. dictating letters. but his illness has caused delay in sending out docu- ments which many of his constituents have written for. His physician re- ports that he is getting along satisfac- toriiy. and expresses the belief that he will soon be able to resume his legts- lative duties. Mrs. Wiley arrived yes terday from Montgomery.
 MT. Tebbetts, collector of the port of Mobile, is here. He was at the Capitol today looking after the bill $10.000 for building at Fort Morgan. needed by the customs service of the district. MT. Tebbetts was given today by Senator Frye of Maine a letter of introduction to Sec retary Taft. Senator Frye, in penning' the note. stated that the Collector the POTt or MODlle was qollo oHAiouS to meet the next President of the United States"
 Thomas McCreery. the New York horseman, who was accidentally shot by Representative Hefiin, Is still con sidered to be seriously sick, but all danger from lockjaw seems to be over. HIS trouble now is pneumonia, not dangerous case, however. and there Is hope of his recovery. Dr. Hefin of Birmingham remains here and spends much time at the hospital with Mo Creery. If McCrecry gains as much in the next twenty-four hours as he has in the last. 1t Is believed that ne wil soon be out of danger.
 Col. P. c. Bowman of Birmingham is here.