Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-12

senator human the galleries. From
the first the senator received mosr
careful attention from the senators.
There was such a pressure for seats
on the part of the families that the
! private senatorial gallery was open as
| early as 10 O'Clock, and the doors had
no sooner swung outward than the
| crowd poured in.
There were, however, so many in the
corridors that the withdrawal Of the
few made very little difference to the
outside crowd.
Women Scream in Crush
The public galleries were also opened
| at an early hour and were promptly
hlled. The card galleries usually re-
main closed until 1145, but the pressure
was so great that they were opened an
hour earlier today, and by the time
1ngress became possible the throng be-
| came so dense and the rush so strong
| that women screamed, and many of
them had their wraps torn from their
person.
Probably not one-fifth of the people
i'm the corridors found access to the
| gallery.
Senator Tillman's health is such that
he concluded not to attempt any un-
| usually severe language in his reply to
| the president. He said, however, pre-
ceding his speech, that his friends who
of the chief executive would have no
occasion to complain if they would be
J patient, for he expects to find other op-
portunities before the close Of the ses-
sion to pay his respects to the presi-
dent, when he promises not to disap-
point
A man who gave his name as C. r.
| l.. Crout Of this city, caught in the
crush of the senate galleries, was in
Jured about the head and tainted.
Crowd AppIauds Senator
Mr.. TilIman entered the senate
| chamber at 1857 a. m, before the vice
| president had taken his seat, and gave
the galleries an unusually good oppor-
tunity of handclapping without being
called to order and a round of ap-
| plause was given the South Carolinian
as he proceeded to his seat
The attendance Of senators was not
| unusually large.
The reading of the journal had hard
! ly been ordered when Senator Culber-
son of Texas asked unanimous con-
! sent that the procedure be dispensed
with and Senator Tillman rose and be-
| gan his speech.
| In deliberate tones he proceeded to
excuse himself for the unusual proceed
ure Of reading his speech, on the
ground that he was replying to the
president in an unusual attack upon
| a senator
The metallic and piercing voice Of
the senator was kept within control as
| he proceeded.
There was considerable laughter
! when Mr.. Tillman declared the presi-
dent had placed him in the Ananias
club.
Mr.. Tillman was given the closest
| attention. After he began speaking al
| most every senator's seat gIas occu-
pied and the rear of the chamber was
filed with members of the house.
! A peal of laughter was called forth
when Mr. TilIman declared he had not
known that the executives hide had
| been so greatly Stung by the darts he
had sent at him at various times when
he had criticised him in the senate
Causes Much Laughter
When he suggested that doubtless the
pitchfork had gone out of business an
other roar of laughter was called forth,
| and the vice president admonished the
galleries that applause of any kind
would not be permitted in the senate,
and if persisted in would necessitate
the clearing of all galleries.
The section reserved for the diplo-
| matte corps was held for members Of
the corps until Il o'clock, at which time
others were permitted to occupy seats
| there.
Postmaster General Meyer occupied
a seat in the diplomatic gallery and
was an attentive listener.
/ Mr.. Tillman kept closely to his manu-
script as he proceeded, especially
when he referred to Mr.. Hartman as
| "the presidents dear friend, who held
25, 900 900 acres Of the land in question:
He looked over his eyeglasses, and
gIancing around the chamber said:
Possibly the relations are not so in
innate now. but 1 speak of what the
relation used to be-"
Disappoints Friends
"It has been expected and DESIRED
he said, ''that having made my own
! defense, I should direct my batteries
on my assailant do not feel that my
strength is sufficient for the double
task, for my physicians have warned
me against overtaxing myself. One OF
| the truest and best sentiments in Eng
| lish literature is this from Tennyson:
'Soiling another will never make
| ones self clean
1.-THE president lives in q glass house.
| with even a glass floor in it, and should
remember the old adage. He has ex-
| erted all the power of the government
! to destroy me, but 1 feel that I stand
| unscathed because, if all other argu-
ments fail to convince men, the char
acter for rectitude, truthfulness and
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