The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-12
TOLLS REPEAL BILL
IS PASSED

tors who crowded around him. and &c
the sergeant-atarms.
The towering and massive frame OF
Senator Ollie James doomed above the
crowd.
Mfr. President. the senator from
Georgia made no intimation-" shouted
James. glazing at Vardaman.
II certainly did not make any
echoed Mr.. West.
The two senators must be seated.
The senator from Georgia will pro-
coed. He is entitled to the floor"
commanded Senator Swanson. who was
presiding.
Following the settlement for the
time of the trouble. John Sharp Will
Hams took occasion to lecture var
daman. He provoked some of his COL
leagues by deliberately injecting
Mississippi political feud into an al
ready complicated situation. There
were cries Of vote" vote" as will
liams proceeded, but he needed them
not. Senator williams started to read
from a local paper an interview with
Senator Vardaman. in which the lat
ter was quoted as saying that certain
senators In support OF the tolls repeal
were following the red nag of party
inndelity" He was quoted as referring
to the presidents followers in the SEN
ate as perhdious.''
Williams Proceeds
Mr. williams had not proceeded far
before Senator vardaman angrily
jumped up and demanded What lis
the senator reading from
Mr. Williams told him. whereupon
Mr.. yardaman declared that he would
answer no question hts-colleague might
ask. Then he left his seat ana paced
the floor In the rear OF the senate cham
Der. showing increasing anger and
nervousness as Williams proceeded.
Notwithstanding, Democratic senators
who apparently feared An encounter
were urging Williams to forego his
castigation Of his colleague, Senator
Williams waved them aside and pro-
ceeded deliberately.
He speaks in this interview Of SER
vile surrender" read Mr.. williams He
applies that language to bis Demo
cratic colleagues hero. Now, servtle
means slavfsh. A man who uses such
language does not measure his words.
Surely my colleague did not say these
things about the president and his
colleagues because he has Just said
In his speech tonight he believes the
interview he says OF the president that
he advised an AFFECT and pusilianfrno.s
surrender at the dictation of foreign
power"
AS soon as Senator williams had con-
cluded his speech. Mr.. vardaman rose
and said he meant to attribute no
unworthy motive to Senator West. of
Georgia when he asked him II he had
been approached by anybody seeking
to defeat the repeal bill. Mr. Varda-
man thereupon withdrew the language
and having to his own satisfaction
concluded the incident with Senator
West. he turned his attention to SEN
ator williams.
so far as my colleague from Mis-
sissippi is concerned" said Mr.. Var
daman, ut Is very well known in Mis-
sissippi and In this senate. and TO many
persons outside of 1t. that nothing I
could say would please him care
nothing whatever for his opinion OF
me Whatever I may say here, or
solely by my own Judgment, and with
out any regard whatever for his opin :
ion. good or bad"
A moment later Senator West en-
tered a disclaimer. He said he had
meant to reflect on no man when he
stated that money might have been
used by the shipping interests to de-
feat the repeal bill.
III l desire to reflect on a man per
sonally, I go to him personally and
say what / have to say" said Senator
West.