The Washington herald., 1914-06-12

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and was exerting his strength to keep
the two southerners apart.
"No. T am not going to sit down." SEN
stor West was saying to Senators VINO
crowded around him and to the sergeant
at-arms.
Ollie James Mixes In.
The towering and massive frame of
Senator Ollie James doomed above the
crowd.
''Mr. President. the Senator from
Georgia made no intimation-" shouted
James glaring at Vardaman.
Il certainly did not make any," echoed
Mr.. West.
That there wes any influence" con-
cluded Senator James.
The two Senators must be seated. The
Senator, from Georgia will proceed. He
is entitled to the floor" commanded
Senator Swanson, who was presiding.
During the struggle Senator West was
very red in the face. while Senator Ward
aman was ashen with anger. Following
the settlement for the time Of the trouble
between tardaman and West, John Sharp
Williams took occasion to lecture Vard-
aman. He provoked some Of his colleagues
by deliberately injecting 4 Mississippi
political feud into an already complicated
situation.
There We're cries of Vote, vote" as
Williams proceeded, but he needed them
not Senator Williams started to read
from a local paper an interview with
Senator vardaman. in which the latter
was quoted as saying that certain Sena-
tors In supporting tolls repeal were FOL
lowing the red nag of party infidelity."
He was quoted as referring to the Presi-
dents followers In the Senate as per
fidious"
Mr. Williams had not proceeded far
before Senator Vardaman angrily jumped
to his feet and demanded:
What is the Senator reading from?"
Clenched His Fists.
Mr.. Williams told him. whereupon Mr..
Vardaman declared that he would an
swer no question his colleague might
ask. Then he left his seat and paced
the floor in the rear of the Senate cham
Der. showing increasing anger and
nervousness as Williams proceeded. Not
withstanding. many Democratic Senators
who apparently feared an encounter,
were urging Williams to forego his cas-
tigation of his colleague. Senator WILL
Jams waved them aside and proceeded
calmly and deliberately.
One OF the most interesting parts of
the debate centered around the proposal
for arbitration Of the iSSue that had
arisen in the course of the debate over
the construction of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. Senator Norris and Senator Suth-
erland each had an amendment submit
ting the issue to arbitration. but the op-
position was so pronounced that Mr.. Nor
ris finally withdrew his amendment and
Senator Sutherland, after arguing for the
general principle Of arbitration and ex-
pressing the vigorous opinion that the
question was one that demanded immedi
ate settlement, also withdrew his pro-
posed amendment in Difference to the op-
position 1t had provoked. Senator O'Gor-
man declared that arbitration was out of
the question.
Makes an Insinuation.
Mr. O'Gorman intimated that II the
President appointed men of his own way
of thinking the American case would
be conceded away at the outset.
ITO arbitrate would be to offer an in
suit to the President. who has declared
there is nothing to arbitrate." said Mr..
O'Gorman- 1T would also be an insult
to the American people. whose rights are
being sacrificed by the passage Of this
bill