The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-24

can, and Cullop, Democrat, objected
! to the immediate consideration of
my bill, which temporarily took it
off of the Unanimous Consent Cal
endar, l had the bill put back on
that same Calendar to save time as
time was everything for the life of
the bill. When I finally called up
the bill Mr.. Cullop did not object
but offered an amendment, as it
was thought, with the hope of de-
feating it. 1t was to require the
publication of the names of endor-
sers of applicants for judgeships.
I saw no objection to the amend
ment and so accepted it thereby
silencing any objection that Mr..
Cullop might have to the bill.
The fact is I have nursed and
petted the district bill till at times
my patience has been well nigh ex-
hausted. For instance even after
the bill had passed the House at
about three o'clock in the after
noon, I Immediately hurried to the
engrossing clerk and urged him to
have it back on the Speakers table
as early as possible. He said it
would be probably 8 o'clock at
night before he could do this. 1
would take no denial, however, and
stayed with him and had the bill re-
turned to the Speakers desk by 5
o'clock.
Moments were golden and I stayed
to see that none were lost. While I
was attending to this Mr.. Byrnes
said Glat he would 60 over and in
form the Senators that the bill had
passed the House. Later I went to
the Senate and saw Senator Tillman
and suggested to Mr.. Byrnes and
later to Senator Tillman that as soon
as my bill reached the Senate for
him to move its passage without ref
erence to committee. He said he
would consult a Senatorial friend,
and later saw him talking to Sena-
tor Gallinger, the Republican floor
leader, presumably as to whether or
not the procedure would be parlia-
mentary. He did it and tine bill
passed. Senator Tillman after
claiming all the credit for its pas
sage frankly admits that he did not
expect it to pass and we must take
him at his word. Others did ex-
pect it to pass because they knew
the way had been smoothed for it's
passage. In order that Senator
Tillman might get this bill punctu-
ally after it had passed the House
and been engrossed, informed his
clerk that the House Engrossing
Clerk had promised me to sit right
at his desk until Senator Tillman
sent a page for him and the bill,
and he said he would stay until day.
light if necessary. J.
Of course these details are not
interesting to the public, but 'candor
compels" their recital to prove, as
the lawyers would say, "that 1 was
around there when the new district
bill was daddied."
Senator Tillman denies with a
vehemence bordering on hysteria,
that the parceling out of the courts
positions was a family matter" +"
think Mr.. McGowan's suggestion
along that line was unfortunate and
uncalled for, but also think that
when Senator Tillman rushed into
print about it, he should have been
frank and fair. 1t is true that the
parceling out of the positions was
not family matter, but Senator
Tillman deserves no credit on rnat
account. Rumor about the Capt.
tcl had it that he became very much
wrought up when he could not ex-
act a pledge that his son, B. R. Till
man, Jr., should have the clerkship.
| presume that he will not deny that
for more tnan a year his son, Henry
G. Tillman, counted confidently on
being made assistant district attor
ney, upon which position he held so
tight grip as to be able to transfer
it to his law partner, Mr.. Mayes.
1t is stated that Senator Tillman's
private secretary, J. B. Knight, will