Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
IILLMAN AFTER
CANAL COMMISSION
Criticised Methods Of Business
And Employment Of a
Press Agent.
VERY SEVERE ON PRESIDENT.
Accused Him OF Being Tricky--Paid
His Compliments TO Taft and
Called Him King.

washington, Dec. 15.-The Panama
.onal was again under consideration by
me senate today, and Mr.. Tillman oc-
cnpled the executive time given to that
subiect. except that he gave way, TO
onestIons from or interruptions by 9TH
Or senator's, He did not indicate any
intention of opposition to the passage
Of the appropriation bill, but he cr!ti-
clzed the methods of the canal COM
mission IN many Of its transactions.
He raised the question as to whether
President Shonts Is still In the employ
N the Clover Leaf railroad, and said
that the railway register still carried
his name as the head Of that road. He
also sharply criticized the employment
OF secy Bishop as a press representa-
tive, and Mr.. Hale Joined In this CEN
sure. saying that Mr., Bishops en-
poyment in that capacity is reflec-
lion not only on Congress, but on the
press.
devoted 70 criticism Of the presidents
p0llcy IN Santo Domingo, and Mr..
spooner defended the presidents
course. When the senate adjourned the
bin was still pending. but there was an
agreement for a vote tomorrow.
The Panama canal bill was laid be-
fore the senate and Mr. Bacon present.
ed an amendment requiring quarterly
reports, giving lists of officers and EN-
ployes Of the canal commission above
the grade Of laborer and the salaries
paid them. Mr.. Tillman took the floor.
Mr.. Spooner declared that the pres
ident has not done anything to carry
the unratified treaty into effect and
insisted upon Mr.. Tllman specifying.
In reply Mr.. Tillman reiterated that
our fleet was kept In Dominican wa
tiers. He said that Mr.. Spooner was a
supple acrobat In the use OF words. us
not our present attitude the same as
It would be II the treaty had been rat
ifed?" asked Mr.. Tillman, and Mr.
spooner replied;
mot at all, ;" adding that If the treaty
had been ratified the United States
would have its own revenue agents I'm
San Domingo whereas the present
agents were there as the result Of an
appointment by President Morales.
who suggested their appointment ?"
Mr.. rillman asked. and Mr.. Spooner re-
piled that the president OF the United
States had done so. Mr.. Tlllman con-
tended that this admission justified all
that he said 1T Is beating about the
bush; the accomplishment OF what Ii
wanted by trickery. 1t is play on
words to Justify the usurpation" he
said.
Mr.. Spooner insisted that there had
been no trickery and defended the ac-
ton Of the president. Trckery was not
nice thing to impute, he said and Mr.
Tlllman interrupted to say that when
a man accomplished by unlawful meth
DDS what he cannot otherwise accom-
plish call II trickery."
Mr. Spooner responded that the term
was nasty and undlgnihed and should
not be used In speaking OF the head OF
coordinate branch of the govern
nent."
Mr. Tillman--Iet the senator suggest
a better. then
Mr. SpoonerN-The senator's whole idea
is 40 wrong that It cannot be made
right.
Mr. Tlllman then asked what excuse
the president had for not entirely with
drawing from San Domingo and leav-
Ing the situation alone, and Mr.. Spooner
replied that the senate should not have
adjourned without acting on the treaty
az TO ratifying or rejecting IL. as the
failure had had the effect of leaving
the president In a position of embar-
rassment.
II was the duty of San Domingo to
maintain the status quo TO the end of
her revenues. This was not easy for
that republic to do in view Of the pres
sure from European nations. cmpha-
sized IN one case by the presence of a
warship. In the face of this condition
President Morales had. he said, APP
pealed to President Roosevelt and ask
ed him In his own helplessness, re-
questing especially that he suggest
some honest American for the colec-
tion OF revenues. These agents, while
Americans, had been appointed by the
San Domingo government.
They were appointed by President
Morales and can be dismissed by him.
be said, and the president Of the
United States has done no more than II
was his duty to do
Mr. Money spoke dlsparagingly Of the