The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-25
WILL Be ON HAND
Ssaasa. Bapj r. EHnaa Resdy for Els
Daies at Washington.
aE sEEE Is VERY MUCH ALIVE

aE Is VERY MUCH ALIVE
Es Has Benefited by Work On Bis
Farm, Feels Abls for Long Soise,
End Plans to Stay in Washington
During tha Hntirs Winter Ses-
sion.
In a letter to The News and Cour-
ier from Columbia Col. August Kohn
Gays when Senator Tillman returns
to Washington it is his purpose to
remain there. He has been quite
! active for some time Oh his farm at
Trenton and this out Of door work
has no doubt been Of great benefit to
him, and he feels able and strong
enough to undertake the work at
Washington when the session opens
in a few weeks.
Senator Tillman is not saying any
thing about his reelection, because
he takes that for granted, and II
nothing occurs between now and the
next primary his name will, o. course,
be before the voters and he has no
doubt that the people will re-elect
him.
It is long time since March, 1895,
when Senator Tillman took his seat
in the United States Senate. OF the
group that went into the Senate at
that time but very few remain, and
the associates Of Senator Tillman at
that time who remain are: Senator
Bacon, Martin and Nelson. t
The Senate, as every one knows,
Is very "close corporation" and It
Is perhaps the one organization where
seniority counts most. Once In a
while shining light breaks In and
temporarily disconcerts the custemS
and precedence Of generations, but
this Is most unusual Senator TILL
man ranks seventh in seriority-
that Is in length Of service. The Un-
tied States Senators ahead of him
are: Senators Cul]lon, Lodge, Dal-
linger, Perkins, Clark, of Wyoming,
and Warrin, and then comes the
group of which Senator Tlllman is
one.
OF course, as every one knows,
Senator Cullom is very old man,
/; being go yea-s~of age. Senator CAL
linger was born in 1897, Senator
Perkins in 1889 and Senator Warren
was born in 1914, and of the Senators
who remain in tho 1 95 group: Sen
ator Bacon was born in 1899, Sena-
tor Nelson in 1S43. while Senator
Tillman was born in 1S47, which
makes him really one Of the younger
members of the Senate.
1t is because of this long servlee,
aside from the recognized ability Of
Senator Tillman, that makes him Of
SO much value at this time and the
possibilities Of his service OF ever 80
much more value. The changing of
three Senators. that Is the election
Of three Democrats instead of three
Republicans, who are now Senators,
will change the majority Of the Sen
ate from Republican to Democratic,
and in that event Senator Tillman
would by right Of being the ranking
Democratic member have the choice
of the chairmanahip Of one Of several
Of the most important committee Of
the Senate.
He Is the ranking Democrat on the
committees Of appropriation, naval af-
fairs, Interstate commerce. mines
and mining, and Indian relations,
and is now chairman Of give Civiliz-
ed Tribes Of Indians" which gives
him a clerk and messenger. If the
Democrats should gain control of the
Senate, which Is altogether likely,
this would make Senator Tillman
charm an Of perhaps the most impor-
tant committee in the Senate, that Is
the committee Of appropriations
which handles the billion dollars that
are annually expended by the Feler-
al Government. AS matt" Of fact,
the Democrats want Senatl Tillman
for this position and now defer to
him in many matters that come be-
fore the committee, Of which he Is
the ranking minority member.
Just a little Incident TO show how
things go. For many years a bill
was pending either in the House or
Senate providing for fish hatchery
In South Carolina, but it never passed
both branches in any one year and
never got into the appropriation bill.
At a meeting Of the committee last
year while the matter Of ppDropriat-
ing funds for fisheries was under dis
cussion, although there was no bill
before either the House or Senate.
Senator Ti'lman sr~ -estcd that he
wanted n fishery fcr this State and
wanted 1000. The other MEM
bers Of the committee cOncurrcd AMI
without any legislative Act the So
coo WAS simply Incorporated in the
general appropriation bill, and this
is the way things are often done and
why 4 Craftsmanship is of SO much
importance. Long service, too.
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