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E>'*TABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY. S. C., FRIDAY, MARH2,1I~__TIE EK 15 EI Lieut. Gov. James H. Tillmua A MOTION TO INDEFINITELY POST FONE NOPT DEBATABLE. Such was the Rulig that Xr. Tillman Made as President of the Senate of South Caro lina-The Columbia State Accuses the Lient. Governor of Entev log a De liberate Mistatement on the Journal of the Senate, and Quote4 Extracts from the Senate Proceedings to Sustain ito Caarge. [Special News and Courier] Columbia, March 23. -In the Washington correspondence of the News and Courier this morning there was mention of another sensation about Lieut. Gov. Tillman and one of his rulings in the senate. An out line was given of the matter and the statement was made that permission had been given to publish the cor respondence. It appears that the letters were held at this end of the line. The matter will be conspion ously printed in The State tomorrow on the front page of that paper. The State will say: The following appears in the Capitol Chat w1umn -of the Washington Post on Satur day last: Interesting correspondence has been passed between Senator Frye and Lieutenant Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, the result of which - may make another chapter in the political history of Tillman's State. Lieutenant Governor Tillman, when a bill was recently before the South Carolina Senate, decided that a mo tien to indefinitely postpone the con sideration of a certain * bill was not debatable. Issue being taken with his decision, ! e wired to Senator - Frye for an expert opinion. Mr. Frye replied that, althougl4 Jeffer son's Manual was silent on the sub jeot, the motion was debatable. NWhen, however, Governor Tillman later referred to the matter he as srted that Senator Frye had sus taned his position. A doubting South Carolina editor wrote to Sena tor Frye to know the facts, and Mr. Frye answered that Governor Till man had not quoted him correctly. At that point the matter rests. .It is expected that thie South Carolina ed itor will make Senator Frye's le'ter public, and then 'it will be up to Governor Tillman to explain. The "doubting South Carolina editor" was the editor of the State. .We were preparing to have the doc uments in the case engraved in fac simile for reproduction, but as the matter has leaked out in Washing ton, appearently through the Presi dent of the United States Senate, we shall not farther delay publication of the evideoce we have in hand. 1 This evidence proves that Lieu tenant Governor James H. Tillman deliberately and formally spread upon the Journal of the Senate of South Carolina a statement he knew to be false, such statement being made for the purpose of deceiving the Senate on an important question touching the rules of that body. The chain of evidence is complete and cannot be broken. The State there takes uy the news paper accounts, which led up to the decision of Lieutenant Governor Tillman, and from the daily report, published February 5, takes this ex tract: When Mr. Kibler's bill to make domestic fowls subject to the pro visions of the general stock law was reached, Senator Henderson moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Senator Graydon also wanted the bill killed in the interest of the prosper ity of the State. At this point a rather sensational episode occurred; Senator Shepard had been presid ing when the debate on the question started. Lieutenant Governor Till man came back in the chair, while Senator Graydon was speaking, and, after taking the gavel, interrupted Mr. Graydon and stated that he was out of order, under Rue 14, and (on: the ground that a motion to indefi. nmtely postpone is not debatable. Senator Gra) doa replied that his understanding of the rule was very clear, and that he would appeal t< the Senate. Lient-Governor Tillmain began tc state the question of the appeal make a statement. He said that the rule used to be that a motion to in definitely postpone was not debata ble, but that his recollection was that at the last session an amendment had been adopted allowing such a motion to be debated. As a matter of fact these motions have been de bated in the Senate for many years by common coisent. Lieutenant Governor Tihiman here ruled Senator Barnwell out of order on the ground that he was debating a motion that had been ruled out of order. Senator Barnwell then asked and obtained unanimors con sent to address the Senate. He then suggested that Sen ator Graydon withdraw his appeal and refer the question to the com mittee on rules. It is always un pleasant to appeal from the Chair, and he hoped that the Senator would withdraw the appeal. Senator Gray don accepted the suggestion and asked to withdraw the appeal. Lient. Governor Tillman stated that he much preferred that the ap peal should be voted on by the Sen ate, and read from Jefferson's Man ual and the rules of the Senate to sustain the position he had taken. Senator Graydon, however, per sisted in withdrawing his appeal, and the incident was closed without the question of rules being settled. The matter was not referred to the com- ] mittee. Senator Henderson then i withdrew his motion to indefinitely < postpone, and the discussion of the f bill proceeded on its merits. Exhibit C. (Senate Report, Feb- I ruary 7:) Senator Sheppard offered a resolu- . tion, which was adopted, to have the Senate committee on rules to report on whether a motion "to postpone in definitely" is debatable. The Lieu tenant Governor has ruled that such a motion is not debatable. (Exhibit D., Senate Report, Feb rmary 13:) Several days ago Senator Shep pard uffered a resolution requesting the Senate committee on rules to re port on the question as to whether a motion "to indefinitely postpone" is debatable under Rule 14, of the Sen ate. Yesterday Seaator Blakeney, for the committee, submitted a re port stating that in the opinion of the committee such a motion is debat able. The report was adopted. It will be remembered that several days ago the Lieutenant Governor ruled that such a motion was not debat able. Lieut. Gov. Tillman asked per mission to state his position in thet Journal, which was granted. In to day's Senate Journal he will have the following: "The Chair respect flly cites tbe committee to Jeffer-1 son's Manual and heartily commends it to the committee on rules for diligent study. Since making the ruling the Chair has taken oc casion to inquire of the two highest parliamentarians of the country as to the correctness of the same and is much gratified to learn that it is sustained by them of course the interpretation placed on the rule by the coammaittee on rles will be henceforth observed, however much at variance it may be with parliamentary law." Lieut. Gov. Tillmxan stated last night that during the day he had wired to Senator Frye, President of the United states Senate, and to Speaker Henderson, of the house of representatives, stating the question and asking their decision, and that both of them had sustained his rul ing. (Exhibit E.) "Editorial Rooms the State, Co lumbia, S. C., March 13.-Hon. Wax. P. Frye, President of the Senate, Washington, D. 0.-Dear Sir: On February 3 a motion was made in the State senate to strike out the enacting words of a bill and it was defeated. A motion was then made to reject an amendment, offered by the committee reporting the bill, and this also was defeated. Next it was moved to indefinitely postpone the bill, whereupon the Chair, Lieut. Gov. Tillman decided that such a moton wa not debatable. The senator who had made it then moved to commit the bill, and this motion also was ruled out of order by the Chair. The next day, February 4, it was stated by a member that the motion to indefinitely postpone had by consent of the senate been for many years held to be debatable, but the lieutenant governor ruled this statement out of order on the grounds that the senator was debat ing a motion that had been ruled out of order. February 6 a resolution was adopted by the senate to have the committee on rules report whether a motion to postpone in definitely was debatable. The com mittee reported February 12 that such a motion was debatable, and he report was adopted by the sen ate, whereupon Lieut. Gov. Tillman had a statement inserted in the Jour. nal containing the following asser ion: "Since making the ruling the Chair has taken occasion to inquire f the two highest parliamentarians f this country as to the correctness >f the same, and is much gratified to earn that it is sustained by them. f course the interpretation placed )n the rule by the committee on rules ivill be henceforth observed, however uch at variance it may be with par iamentary law." The same evening he gave a state ment to the press declaring that dur ng the day he had wired to Senator Frye, President of the United States senate, and to Speaker Henderson, >f the House of Representatives, tating the question and asking their lecision, and that both of them sus ained his ruling. (The State, Columbia, S. C., Feb -uary 13, 1992 ) I now beg you to inform me, at rour earliest convenience, whether he Lieutenant Governor made such n inquiry of you, stating the case is herein presented, with advisement )f the practice of the Senate of South Darolina, and whether you made such reply as reported to the Senate mnd the press. VTery truly yours, N. G-. Gonzales, Editor the State. The same to the Hon. D. B. Hen erson, Speaker of the House of Rep ~esentatives. (Exhibit G.) Mr. N. G. Gonzales, Columbia, 3. C.-My Dear Sir: I have your etter of March 13. A motion to ostpone indefinitely a pending meas ire, both under parliamentary law ud under the rules of the Senate, is lebatable. So also is a motion to ~ommit. I had a telegram from Lieut. lovernor Tillman in relation to he indefinite postponement of a neasure, and my reply was: 'Jef ~erson' s Manuel silent. Motion iecessarily debatable. Debatable mder rules of senate. I am, very truly yours, Win. P. Frye. (Exhibit H.) Speaker's Room, House of Repre ;enatives, Washington, D. C., March 15, 1902. Mr. N. G. Gonzales, ~ditor the State, Columbia, S. C. 1y Dear Sir: Your letter of inquiry as received today. On February L2, 1902, I received from James H. illman Lientenant Governor, the ~ollowg: Columbia, S. C., Feb. nary 12, 1902-To Speaker D. B. lenderson, H. R.: Kindly wire me f, in your opinion, a motion to in lefinitely postpone is debatable un ier Jefferson's Manual? James H. Tillman, Lieut. Gov. At once on receipt of the above I belegraphed the following reply: Yes, the House of Representatives lebates the motion to postpone in lefinitely, and has done so for many years. Had the Manual forbidden it, this would hardly have been done witout a special rule giving posi tive permission. Very truly yours, D. B. Henderson. The other exhibits are the follow ing extracts f rom thbe Seniate Journal: February 12-S. VIS: Mr. Shep pard, a resolution as to Rufle 14 Re solved, That it be referred to the committee on rules to consider and report whether or not m:>tions to in definitely postpone are debatable uin der Rule 14, of the Senate; That in th opinion of Sena committee a motion to indefinitely postpone is de batable under Rule 14 of the Senate. On immediate consideration the re. port was adopted. Whereupon the President said: The Chair respect fully cites the committee to Jeffer son's Manual and heartily commends it to the committee on rules for dili gent study. Since making the rul ing the Chair has taken occasion to inquire of the two highest parlia mentarians in the country as to the correctness of the same, and is much gratified to learn that it is sustained by them. Of course, the interpreta tion placed on the rule by the com mittee on rules will be henceforth observed, however much at variance it may be with parliamentary law." The final exhibit is the statement of the committee on rules, which is quite long, and concludes by saying: The Rule 14 was amended at the ses sion of 1901 (see Senate Journal, page 164,) so as to make the motion in question debatable to meet the then ruling of the Chair. This amendment was necessary because a motion to "postpone indaffinitely" is strictly a motion on the merits, sub sequent to the adoption of the amend ment. At the last session the pres ent presiding officer of the Senate allowed the motion in question to be debated. (see Senate Journal, 1901, pages 189 and 385.) Now, however, the rule as amended, ruled non-de batable, and Jefferson's Manual is cited as authority. Under Rule 42, of the Senate, Jefferson's Manual governs only in cases not embraced in the rules of the Senate. As shown this question is embraced, but a "diligent sudy" of Jefferson's Man ual only sustains the report of the committee. It is needless to quote, but see Jefferson's Manual, Rule 22, page 148; also see rules United States House of Representatives, page 240, Rule 26, subdivision 4, under hea1 ing "Debate." This is also c(,nfirmed on page 369 and 373, under heading "Postpone"; on page 468 we find. "On motion to postpone indefinitely, the whole question ibopen to debate." Now, where in Mr. Jefferson's works, as compiled by resolution of the Uni ted States House of Representatives, do we find that a motion to postpone indefinitely is not debstable? W. S. Blakeney. Ch'man Committee on Rules. The incident at the time occasioned considerable stir and comment, and this new development will occasion very much more of a sensation. White House Song. [Air, "John P. Robinson."] The shoddy-backed chivalry made a wry face; "The White House is asking a darky to dine! Any gentleman, after this shocking disgrace, When he is invited will sho'ly decline!" But Booker T. Washington, he Sat down to his soup as polite as could be. A prince came to town, and he made a grand spread ' In the very same mansion where Booker had dined. "A black man has been there before you!" they said. But the emperor's brother remarked: Never mind! Your Booker T. Washington, he Is a mighty brave fellow, his friends all agree." The guests were invited; who wouldn't forget In the hope of such honor that horrid disgrace? But one, at a 'ery wrong moment, had set The seal of his fist in a sad brother's faice. "Tl Senator T." Says Teddy. "for me, There'll be no room for him with Price Henry at tea." "No room, sir? and all the ambassa do'rs the~re! With even a German schoolmaster th'y say They could put in a leaf and fetcl some sort of chair, Anid let me queeze in between Paunc efote and Hay!" Senator T. S'.ore a word, and says be: "The chair Booker sat in might answe: for mn!" -J. T. Trowbridge in The Indepen dnt. TILLMAN'S TARIFF SPEECH HE WANTS PROrECTION FOR AN "INFANT" IN THIS STATE. The South Carolina Senator'd Humorot Way of Introducing his Subject to the At tention of the Senate-He Says a Good Word for Dr. Shepard's Tea Farm and for Tea Culture as a 7oming Southern Industry, but He Does Not Press the Subject Juit Now, Preferring to Let the War Revenue Re peal Bill Pass. [Special News and Courier.] Washington, March 23.-Sout] Carolina has an infant industry Senator Tillman, when the bill fo the repeal of the war revenue taxa tion was called up in the Senate las Friday, introduced the infant to th Senate as "a poor, little, measl, Southern tariff baby, with only on protected citizen, so far a Souti Carolinian." He referred of course to Dr. Charles U. Shepard and hi tea farm at "Pinehurst," Summer ville, S. C. A short time ago Di Shepard wrote a letter to Senato Tillman asking his assistance in' de feating the repeal of the war tax oi foreign teas. It was in this connec tion that Senator Tillman called &hi Senate's attention to the tea culturi experiment in South Carolina. An< while he did not care to plunge thi Senate into a tariff debate just a this time, Senator Tillman gave no tice that he would, at the earliest op portunity, attempt to have this ta: on tea reinstated. In his letter to Senator Tillmai Dr. Shepard stated that under th4 protection of the ten cents per pount tax on tea and the assistance of Con gress in providing funds for experi mentation in tea culture, there wai strong hope of successfnlly launch ing a new industry in the Southeri States. An estate of one thousan< acres is being established graduall. and foreign capitalists are seeking to invest $200,000 in another planta tion in that vicinity. In additioi Dr. Sheapard says in his letter tha the numerous small undertakingi and correspondence with the lead ing officers of the big trunk line sys tems of of the South and Southwesi both lead him to believe that tea cul ture will soon be established on large scale and that parties are nov contemplating the purchase of ex perimental tea estates along thesi railroads. The repeal of the tax on foreigi teas will, in the opinion of Dr. Shep ard, deprive American growers of as sistance equivalent to the differenc4 in the cost per pound of tea betweei the local and Oriental price of labor and not only discourage those wh< have embarked in the industry, bu prevent others who are now consid ering the projec~t from attempting t4 follow them. Senator Tillman read to the Sen ate Dr. Shepsard's letter and an ex tract from an official statement o the ~Secretary of Agriculture com mending the industry heartily. Sen ator Tillman then went on to make th point that the establishment of larg tea farms in the South would offe employment to many of the thous ands of little pickaninnies along thi coast. Dr. Shepard utilizes this la bor with success on his farm, and, il addition to being taught how ti pluck tea and to perform other wor: in connection with the product of th crop. Dr. Shepard has establishei schools at Pinehurst, where thes negro children are received and edu cated. "Having called your attention t the fact," said Senator Tillman i conclusion, "that we have a lit.tl baby in South Carolina that migh with your assistance and benevolenc4 yield some aid and comfort to thos lttle colored children in the way c calico frocks, handkerchiefs, ribbon and a little better food, and in tim enable capital to go into those land and, by training the negroes in plan1 ing tea, have that region, which now selling from only one to Iii dollars an aere, blossom like a rose and notifying you that whenever ti opportunity offers, if I am in th chamber, I propose to press for tariff on both tea and coffee; althoug we have not any coffee plantatioi down there, we have some in Por mi,w mae gong to have some the Philippines and we have got ' some in Hawaii-but as a Democrat, desirous of having a revenue tariff mainly, with incidental protection, I will let this bill come to a vote and s subside for the present." It is expected that the visit of President Roosevelt and the Cabinet to the Charleston Exposition next month will include a visit to Pine hurst, where they will be conducted over the tea farm and be enabled to see for themselves what is being i done in the way of tea culture, as well as in behalf of the negroes. r Secretary Wilson entertained the - Cabinet some time ago at one of t their meetings with a description of a the tea farm at Pinehurst, and he will post the President and other a members of the Cabinet in regard to the industry before their arrival at Pinehnrst. It is expected that good a results will follow the visit of the - party to Pinehurst, and this, to gether with Senator Tillman's efforts in the Senate, may result eventually in having the tax on tea restored. MR. RUCKER FOR CONGRESS. 3 Ha3 Maeo Formal Announcement of His Candidacy-He Will Make an Active Canvass-Good Record. [Anderson Daily Mail, 20th. j Anderson will have two candidates for congress in the approaching pri mary. Hon. Geo. E. Prince an nounced himself as a candidate some time ago, and yesterday Hon. E. M. Rucker, Jr., formally announced that he would be in the race. There has been a rumor for some time that Mr. Rucker would be a candidate but he did not fully determine to run until yesterday. He has received, a great deal of encouragement from his friends in different parts of the district. Mr. Rucker is a well known and popular young lawyer of this city and will make an aggressive cam paign. He has served two years in the legislature from this county and made a splendid record, having in troduced several important measures, among them the bill making an im portant amendment to the law as to chattle mortgages, requiring the property mo rtgaged to be written in stead of printed; the bill which Sresulted in the building of the union passenger depot in Anderson; the bill providing that in change of venue cases the cost of the trial shall be borne by the country in which the indictment originated; the bill doub ling the amount for Confederate pen sions, though -he had nothing to do Swith the law prescribing the manner in which the pension shall be distrib -uted; and the bill to allow Confed erate soldiers to peddle in cities and towns without licences. He was an ardent advocate, though not the an thor of the bill to provide free school books for children whose parents are not able to buy them. -Mr. Rucker was for live years an attorney in the office of the secretary of the interior in Washington under rMr. Cleveland's last administration and is thoroughly conversant with public men and affairs. )Important, it True. [ Philadelphia Ledger.] I Wilmington, N. C., March 20.-It e is rumored here that the parties - holding controlling interest in the Atlantic Coast Line system have sold a out to the Pennsylvania Railroad. a Te price paid cannot be learned. 3 No confirmation of this rumor can be , had, for all in a position to know are , reticent or profess ignorance. e The Pennsylvania Railroad made fan offer some years ago of $4 per s share for controlling interest in the e Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, s the parent road and the main link in the whole system, which comprises s over 2,50O0 miles of road in Virginia, e North Carolina and South Carolina, ; and connecting with the Plant sys e temn of Georgia. It forms the short is est and main line between Florida a and the Northeastern States. The h Atlantic Coast Line is in excellent is condition, the market value of its : stock being far above par, and it has n ai its ow.ners handsome dividends. LOWER RATES TO CHARLESTON. NOW EVERYBODY CAN VISIT THE EXPOSITION. # Reduction Applied to State Railroads Doing Their Part to Help the People and the Big Show In Charleston. rThe State, 26th.] The management of the Charles ton exposition and the railway lines interestpl intend that the people of Columbia and of the State at large shall have no excuse as far as cheap rates are concerned for not visiting South Carolina's great exposition. The slash in rates forecasted in The State last week has been made. To Col. Jno. H. Averill is due much of the credit of originating the project of the exposition an sarry ing it through to the present time, and he is now using every effort to place it within the reach of the peo ple of South Garolina to see for themselves what the exposition really is. To this end arrangements have been made with the railroad lines for exceedingly low rates on each Tuesday during the month of April. The following are given the readers of The State as a sample: Columbia..................... $2 00 Camden..................... ...... 2 15 Aiken............. ..---------..---.... 1 85 Lexington............-- -- -..... 2 13 Union..... . .............. 2 95 Spartanburg................... 335 Chester............. ........ 2 90 Winnsboro.................. 2 50 rangeburg..............------... 1 20 Rock Hill.............. -------.. 3 20 Newberry ..... . .........-- ------... 2 60 Prosperity ........... - -----........... 2 50 Pomaria ..................... 2 46 Anderson.......... .............- 3 70 Blacksburg................... 3 80 Gaffney................. .. 3 70 Greenville..... ............ 3 65 Allendale................... 1 50 Greenwood ................. ....... 3 10 Barnwell................. 1 50 St. Matthews............... -------------. 1 40 Darlington ....... ......... 1 70 Sumter ....................... 1 50 Bennettsville............. 2 10 Elorence...............-----.1 Denmark ..................--- 1 85 Blackville................---------- 1 40 These rates are based on one-half the regular one way fare from all poits in South Carolina to Charles ton and as stated will be sold on each Tuesday in April, with final limit of three days, thus enabling parties who go to Charleston on Ttesday to return on any train leav mg there up to 12 o'che k midnight of Friday following date of sale. WVith the special attractions that will be offered at the exposition during the mcnth of April there should be crowds going on every Tuesday. The following are some of the special features referred to: Tuesday, April 1.-Students of Wofford college. Wednesday, April 2.-Cadets of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, April 2 and 3, Shriners' Day. . Tuesday, April 8.9-The Presi dent of the United States and his party will be there. The North Carolinians will be there in force from April 8 to 14. Tueslay, April 16.-The States of Georgia, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Col. Averill is now in Columbia and is preparing to present the rates to the people of the State in so forceful a manner as to induce a large attendance during April. Interesting Facts About Alice Roosevelt. [From the Ladies' Home Journal.] She has blue eyes. She is an excellent horsewoman. Her hair is light brown and wavy. Her features are clear-cut and regular. She is said to be a typical Ameri can girl. She was 18 years old on February 11, 1902. She is very fond of dogs and has a black and tan as her special pet. Miss Roosevelt is gracefully slen der and a little below the medium height. She was born in New York city in a roomy, old fashioned house at 6 West 57th street. Her mother who was Miss Alice Hathaway Lee, of Boston, died three ays after the daughter's birth.