The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-17
TILLMAN- RIlEEGG!!I!ES
HISTORY OF BILL
NO "FAMIL.Y AFFAIR" IN
DISTRIBUTING
JOBS
PRAISE FOR BYRNES
With Help of Congressman Sena-
tor Says He Was Able to
Create Court
To the Editor Of The State:

| TO the Editor Of The State:
have just seen in The State OF Sat
urday Mr.. McGowan's report of how
| jobs caused by the creation of the
western district were portioned out as
sort of family affair"
MIR. MCGOWAN insinuates that ! am
the most interested and that only
those near 10 me, perhaps a relative"
OF mine. will get he best plum-the
clerkship.
His statement is so full of errors
| and malice that / am constrained,
against my will, to tell 1ust how the
bill became law. 1t has the appear
ance of Dragging too much. for me to
| enjoy it; but the credit, IL there be
credit, for this piece of Legislation,
| is due almost entirely to Congressman
| Brynes. He got IL through the house
this. too. by my help-and perhaps
l was the only man in Washington
who could have accomplished it,
Wyatt Aiken introduced. the bill
early last year, but it lay asleep in
the judiciary committee of the house.
introduced Aiken's bill in the senate
and tried to get it out OF the judiciary
| committee there. but failed because Of
an unfarorable report from the attor-
ney general and the objection of a
Western senator whose State needed
| Judge much more than South Caro-
| lina," he said.
After the primary election was over
and all were safely reelected, the
| members of the South Carolina dele
CATION in the house got busy on the
kcourt bill. An agreement was reached
among themselves as to where the
courts should be held. This was the
| rock upon which the bill foundered
bnce before. Finley and Latimer could
trot agree as to where the courts
Should be held, and the bill died in
conference. after having passed both
houses. .'1fs
When the court bill. as amended
by Aiken, was called up in the house
and unanimous consent asked for it's
consideration, Mr.. Mann objected,
which put quietus on 1t for the time
being. Byrnes found out what Mann's
grievance was and reported to me-.
Mann had selected as his candidate for
Judge Congressman JOHNSON, and was
unwilling to have the bill passed un-
less Johnson was to be made Judge,
Mann had to be. .pacified or the, bill
would never have become law.
had introduced Aiken's bill in the
senate the day after he introduced 1t
in the house. At the opening Of con-
gress / urged johnson on the presi-
dent as a good piece pf judicial tim
ber, looking to his appointment to a
judgeship in the District of Columbia,
or to place on the Interstate COM
merce commissidn. Therefore, did
not hesitate to set in motion fnstru-
mentalities to find out what Mr.. john
sons chances we're in case the court
bill became law
A cabinet officer. whose assistance l
invoked. after talking the matter over
with President Wilson. informed me
that the president liked Johnson and
would be most likely to appoint him.
Mr.. Byrnes called this cabinet officer
over the phone and got hirf in COM
munication with Mr. Mann. Thus the
way was paved for tho bill to pass the
house.
By hard work among my personal
friends on the senate judiciary com
mittee got the bill out of the COM
mittee on March with a favorable
report did not know whether TO
have it put on the calendar and wait
for an opportunity to call 1t up, or TO
hold 1t back. i vas in this dilemma
when told by Mr.. Byrnes that the
house bill had GIAssca tsytthr the Cuilop
amendment. Under che aayicb OF
Republican senatog, IN cd frienu OF
mine, / got 1t On the catendef with
this favorable report about p. m.
March q The house bill was hur-
ried to the printer to be engrossed and
signed by the speaker. 1t got back
to the capitol between Sfand O'Clock
and / held the messenger, who bore IL
over to the senate, sitting on sofa In
corner OF the chamber until taiRea
to three or four Republicans and one
or two Democrats Who We're Opposed
to it's passage. Nobody Thought tne
bill could pass at ell; die not tnlnk
so, but had deternlined TO make an
effort. When the senate was tntnnea
out to bare 20s or such matter--
at supper, etc.-I had the messenger
from the house report the Dill 10 tne
presiding ofiicer. Senator burton OF
Ohio WAS In the xntlaf nf q speech
when this was done He Suspended his
talk long enough 20 have the clerk OF
the house report i, and 1 MS me
bYass-alt Though had seen 1t done be-
fors-.to aslx Burtou's permission for
Immediate consideration OF the bill.
He demurreSi at first. but when ! as
sured him IL il led 10 any debetel
would moi: insist and the presiding Of
fcer told hirn that he would not lose
the door. he gave hie consent for Its
consideration. The bill was read Tor.
the Information Of the senate. and
the usual question asked: ''Is there
objection to its iIansea late ccasidera-
tion? The chair hears none" The
house bill was read q third time and
passed almost before those who are
reading this have been able to grasp