The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-14
WANTS BAILEY
TiIIman Says Texan Ought to be Senate
Leader for Democrats.
BUT HE WILL NOT BE

nor bleaSe, WHICH ID oolO " h"sO
Been Brief But Frlendly--Win Not
| Attend Special Session When 1t
Meets.
Senator Tillman says that the only
thing that can carry him back to
washington for the extra session Is
! to see a Democratic senator from
Main sworn in. Senator Hale, who
lis to be succeeded by Senator John
| son, speaks very highly Of his Sue
cessor. The Columbia Record says:
The senior senator from South
Carolina is looking very much better
| than he did few M onths ago, but
he has been told that it will be best
for his health not to return TO Wash
ington and enter upon the activities
of the special session; still, it may be
that the call will be too strong for
him, when the fighting begins. There
is nothing new in a, tariff fight, how
ever, says the senator, and he has no
appetite for gnawing an old bone.
In the opinion of, Senator Tillman,
the minority leadership in the senate
ought to be conferred on Senator
Bailey, for whose ability he has a
very considerable i admiration, but
there is, as he expresses it, coterie
in the senate which is jealous of the
Texas senator and it is not likely the
honor will 90 to him. It would be
unprecedented to make new sena-
| tor the leader, the "pillars Of the
temple would fall about our ears
says the senator, If that were done,
and 1t may be that Senator Culber-
son will be again made minority lead
er.
| Some Appropriations.
Senator Tillman succeeded in hay-
| ing an appropriations of $4,000
made for, the dredging out Of the
mouth to the dry dock of the Char
lesion navy yard. The navy depart
ment experts have been claiming that
there Is deposit Of silt in the river
opposite the dry docks mouth which
prevents large ships going into the
ldock and the purpose Of this appro-
priation is to have the silt removed.
Inasmu uch as there was no river and
harbor bill passed at the recent ses-
sion, there was no appropriation
made for the general improvement Of
the Charleston harbor, and this will
not be available until the next regu-
lar session, when rivers and har-
bors bill will be brought in.
Senator Tillman, however, had had
| put in the special appropriation bill
an item of $4,000 for the Port Roy
al station and he intended to look af-
ter the item when the bill went to
conference, but the conference COM
mittee met late at night when the
South Carolina senator was absent
and the item was lost in that way.
For the marine barracks at Fort
Moultrie the senator had put in the
bill an appropriation of $4,000, which
remains and will be available after
the first of July.
A new thing for South Carolina
will be the fish hatchery which is
provided for by an appropriation Of
$2,5OO in the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. It will be left to the Of
fcials of the department to determine
where this fish hatchery will be To-
Gated, but it will probably be in the
coast section of the State.
Senator Tillman is very much
pleased on account Of the election OF
Prof. Riggs as president of Clemson
College. He attended the recent
meeting Of the Clemson board and
was gratifled that the board unani-
mously came to his opinion that Mr..
Riggs is the best man for the presi-
dency. The senator considers that
his long familiarity with the condi-
tions at Clemson, his magnetic per-
sonality and his youth and energy
will enable Mr. Riggs to accomplish
great deal as the head of the insti-
tuition. He has been acting president
for some time and things have been
moving very smoothly during that
time.
Senator Tillman keeps thoroughly
posted on South Carolina affairs and
readily discusses the fine points Of
the recent controversies which have
been going on in the State. He is
strongly of the opinion that there is
no violation of the constitution IN
any one holding the position Of State
college trustee and another office, but
| Is glad that the matter will be set
tied.
At the request of Governor Blease
the senator called on the governor
when he was in Columbia a few days
ago and they had brief but friendly
chat about current events.
The senator was accompanied
home from Washington by Mrs. Till
man and it is their expectation to
remain at Trenton during the spring.
as their two daughters are to be
married within the next few
months.