The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-18
CONSIGNS OIL
KING TO fires
THAT NEVER DIE
Jeff Davis Breaks Loose in Sem
ate With TRADE Against
Rockefeller
Attacks Indian Senator From
oklahoma and Meets With
Whitening RetOrt

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-senator
Jen Davis Of Arkansas startled the SEN
ate today with declaration that he
would like TO see John d. Rockefeller
consigned TO perdition and burned in
names from the burning products of
the Standard oil company.
He spoke in opposition to a bill an
thorizing an oil and gaspipe line across
public lands Of Arkansas Accusing
Senator owen of Oklahoma, sponsor of
the bin. with a business connection
with the Standard oil company, he en-
gagged IN a spirited coIloquy with that
senator.
The bin had been passed at a pre-
Nlous session Of the senate and was re
called by owen to accommodate Davis.
In ms speech Davis cOntended that the
admission Of the pipe line into Arkan-
sas would violate the antitrust laws
OF his state.
Davis declared the bin to be one that
no senator could afford to support, and
challenged any democratic senator to
vote for it,
Growing more demonstrative and
pointing his finger at Senator owen, he
exclaimed.
Wil the senator deny that the
most iniquitous and damnable trusts
that ever eXisted?"
He went on TO say that by the law
this company could not come into
Arkansas.
Then" he asked. will congress
give them this right
Referring TO the operations of the
Prairie Creek company in Oklahoma,
he said il was the same concern that
had caused so much scandal in that
state and was one in whose behalf
Governor Haskell had interfered 10 the
extent Of creating d stencil which
filled the nostrils of everybody
WANTS JOHN ID. BELOW
we don't want the Standard oil
company in Arkansas, he exclaimed.
The only place that I would be willing
10 see pipe line laid for the Standard
oil company would be straight from
here 10 hell. and / should want 10 see
the oil flowing directly there. Further
more. ] would be glad TO see that old
trust maEnate, John D. Rockefeller.
there to receive the oil and would be
glad TO see the flames that its appear
ance create wrapped snugly around
him."
he repeated his challenge to the dem
ocrats 10 vote for the bill, and, declar-
ing that owen would be the only one
TO cast his vote in its favor, said his
support was due to the fact that in
some way the Oklahoma senator was
believed to be interested in the stand
ard oil company
The imputation brought the Indian
senator from Oklahoma TO his feet,
but he was smiling when he said:
8 The impudent speech which the SEN
atOr from Arkansas has Just delivered
has no fp alton in fact
Wen, AIr President, the senator acts
like he was interested responded Da-
Wis smiling. and, by jinks he is in
terested."
MAKES CURT REPLY
owen replied that it was entirely
inmaterial TO him what his Arkansas
colleague might think, and the opinion
of that gentleman was utterly worth
less-a fact which he believed would
be- generally conceded to be borne out
bv his present exhibition.
senator owen replied that Davis
s.aecb did not deserve an answer. He
said the standard oil company had been
admitted TO Arkansas by the legal au-
rhorities Of the state
by what authority demanded
Davis.
--ieId2" asked senator Gamble In the
chair.
Il decline to yield" said owen. THE
senator from Arkansas has forfeited
his right to consideration from the
senator from Oklahoma. He has for
feited his right TO the respect of the
senator from Oklahoma. l desire that
he remember that
When he had taken his seat Senator
Davis said
AS 10 FORGETTING the respect Of the
senator from oklahoma I care nothing
7 loss it to the winds. I never had any
use for him in the first place"
on a viva voce vote the bill then was
passed, Davis being the only senator
to vote no"