The sun., 1909-06-19

his way to the polling place and the
Sheriff had asked him II he intended to
vote for himself Il replied: Tom.
am too good a Democrat to scratch or
be scratched This seemed to strike
Mr.. Tillmans funnybone and he laughed
boisterously. Mr.. Bailey continued to
lustify his course and promised the
Senate that he would have something
to say later on the evolution of the po-
litical doctrine Of free raw material.
Senator Hughes had been listening
impa tiently to Mr.. Bailey's speech. His
face was very white and he seemed to
be suppressing his emotion with great
difficulty when he rose to reply Refer
ring to reference which Mr.. Bailey
had made to Mr.. Hughes's vote on the
lead differential, it being the only Demo
cratic vote given In favor Of the differ
entail except Mr.. McEnery's, Mr.. Hughes
construed the reference as a suggestion
that he was influenced by desire Ia
favor the lead trust
III the Senator from Texas meant
that to apply to me it is as false thing
as was ever uttered declared the Sena-
tor from Colorado, advancing in the
direction OF Senator Bailey's seat and
emphasizing his remark with violent
gestures.
: Senator Bailey sought to reply to this,
but Mr.. Hughes ignored him and con-
tinued his speech. Repeatedly MIR. Bailey
addressed the Chair, each time more
vehemeptly. demanding recognition.
Finally he secured an opportunity to
speak and declared that he had not in
tended to impute a dishonorable motive
to the Senator from Colorado and that
that Senator knew it.
Il have always believed the Sen
ator (Mr. Hughes) to be an honorable
man, and in spite Of the provocaton he
has given me still believe it.
'The Senator named me- snapped Mr.
Hughes. turning aside from Mr.. Bailey
and continuing his vigorous speech
The Senator from Colorado declared that
his adversary had sought to overshadow
him and had misinterpreted the object
of the speech he had made.
Great as he Ia, looming up on the
horizon here. he cannot prevent mo from
having my tay.' said the Senator from
Colorado.
He referred with something very sug.
gestive Of contempt to Mr.. Bailey's
proposed remedy for trusts. the putting
Of trust magnates in Jail. Mr.. Hughes
said he had come to doubt the efficacy
OF this remedy since tho trust magnates
were still at large Notwithstanding the
repeated suggestions Of putting them in
Jail. He declared repeatedly that Sena-
tor Bailey had gone out OF his way to
wound a Democratic colleague, and
said that unless he (Mr. Hughes) could
speak in the Senate without infiicting 6
wounds upon his party colleagues he
would remain silent. -;
,'-When my wit becomes 30 blunted that
it's darts have TO be aimed at my own party
colleagues I trust that II win rover Be
exercised in this body said the Colorado
Senator. @
Senator Bailey seemed very angry but
made no reply to Mr.. Hughes. The quar-
rel appeared to grieve. the Democratic
Senators. and during the rest Of the after
noon various colleagues OF Mr.. Bailey
and Mr.. Hughes were busy trying to
conciliate the two disputants. while each
Of the contestants was talking earnestly
explaining his position and emphasizing
it with vigorous gestures and frequent
citations from the Congressional Record.
Representative Ollie James OF Kentucky.
the giant OF the House. finally got Mr..
Bailey and Mr.. Hughes to talk it over
quietly. 49,.
Senator Johnston OF North Dakota.
Republican, took pleasure in stirring
up the Democratic mess, He had read
statement made yesterday by John E.
Lamb OF Indiana critioising Senators
Daniel. Simmons and Newlands. all DEM
ocrats. for their course in the tariff
controversy. All three Of these Senators
made responses in which they defended
their right to vote az their iconsciences
dictated.