The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-09
Mr.. cOOpER'S REPLY.


since whcr the bill CREATING new division
q the Eastern judicial district Of Texas
was called up Cor consideration and passed
over tho veto OF the president, The pres
iaenis private secretary complains tina, he
was attacked By Congressman Cooper OF
Texas un.ustly. without any opporinniiy
to reply" In order no; 10 take, or appear
rs taking. advantage Of the presidents pri-
waite secretary by reason OF the Office /
bold, viii not cucumber the Congressional
Record with reply, hai make az answer
where be has equal Opportunity TO re.uie,
Il he can, my statements.
The presidents private secretary says
''tsat each time the congress man came |
carried his card, tu, the president; had
( either diplomatic or cabinet consultation
that could no, be interrupted, The las;
Tine ! carried In the Texas congressman
] card The president was IN consultation VITA
, thrt'c members OF his cabinet on the Pacii-
Z Ta.iroaA bill Now, as a matter ot fact
/ never sent card to the president or any
/ head OF department when at thelr place Of
official business. cor do ! think ! VIII ever
/ DO 50. Next lie says
! saw the president who said he would
/ gladly see The Texas Congressman Il there
wHs the remoiest possibility Of changing
/ tie fate OF the bill. But that morning the
/ president had given an hours audience 10
! Judge Cuibcrscn. the oldest and most eS-
! ierlencc1 member Of the delegation. In IA
( Vor OF she bill, and Notwithstanding that he
I had decided To adhere 70 his original irten-
/ ton and veto IL. ! told this 10 the Texas
congressman. giving him the advantage of
/ the information l OF vouchsaied IN advance.
{ showed him every courtesy ! could, and
was then bitterly attacked for IL. The
? aufla 1--we - l.. W.
erai Judge for that district informed him
the bin establishing a new court would he
I very expensive, aud stll further delay the
business Of the courts, already three years
behind"
JUDGE CULBERSoN NOT CONSULTED.
IN reply TO this statement | believe, and
have authority to say, that Judge Culberson
q Texas never in his lie sroke a word to
tho president about the bill above referred
to, and this the presidents private secro-
tary should know. because Of conyersa-
ton he had with Nj Culberson. in which
Mr.. Culberson said to the presidents prt-
vate secretary thai he had intended and
wanted to speak TO the president about this
bill and that the private uccretary then
informed him (Culbersonl that the till
was then at the department OF justice
About that time Judge Culberson did call
to see the president about the Oklahoma
land bill.
Before briefly stating the plain and In
cc,rtroyer,ihle facts {, r.,ora,,oo . .l,
,nattar u,i,, ,,o,-,,-. -, -.
ceiYed from President Cleveland the slight
est scfnolance OF neglect or discourtesy.
~ Wv ed'ty paIt 81 nus administration 1t
5,,onti, oau -, - le',,l.."''N 70 ire
no official or peTson aid I over r.oei,.o ,,,ra
patient and ocnsiderate attention md ,nora
painstaking inquiry into the matter mr.
serted for conslderaticn since th. -,
part OF the administration my duties ba,o
not called me to the white House ,ro,
quently. and | have never core o~cent /,
obedience to, personal or official duty A.
such times MS had ardienrn wi,b ,bo
president I had fair honorablo ond oo,,r
tcous treatment s,y this with no favor,
10 ask. and under the belief ma I corii
not got them II asked because hnve Nor
and 10 not now. agree with thn nresidon,
non ,mnortant ~ not nor,r,o,nt N,o,t,a,
ouestions amount '"'''"'i
nm >o,r er,, r,,,, rpre,-,,>--,
'hH iir. i"'|9iD DEN l.
hut as 10 me matter brought in oontro-
yersy by the private secretary's purportol
,ntervlew desire "a s,v tho, ,,,,, h,u
49,. t, -. ,,.,, "
"o" "N's'o" /" '"e Eastern Jual-
clai district OF Texas and establishing a
court at beaumont. was passed AZ the last
session NJ congross and ,roson.o, ., A..
,....t,-.. 49, 10 '"o
f''@''en' io' Ms approval about seven days
before congress adjourned, called three
or four times TO see the president and pre-
sent reasons why the bill should become
law On the first visit | was Informed by
the Presidents private secretary that the
pm had been referred to the department Of
y' go, anu 'aat / shou'u tnsre present my
/ called IA SEQ mo attorncv eena,,l a,'d w.,
only mention of disapproval there made
by TINS official TO the Dill was the proxim-
49,, -, 900, 10 niiutnI' pace OF noe
see tho president after had heen ,nforu,sa
that the bin had en- returned TO him and
at no tlme ana nave the privilege Of ste
,, s,,,n w. INV Wv .NNus.s 'enDe'ed
dents private SECRETARY in he rm,,nnr,,d
interview.
-, later date rnruorv 10 1sos