Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-09
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS
Senator Tillman Delivers Vigorous
Speech on Subjeci.
COMMENT Is CAUSTIC
Opposes Cutting Down Life Insurance
= Dividends For the Beueilt of Nc.
Curdy, Ills Sisters and His
Cousins and His Annts.

Washington. Dec. s.-The subject Of
campaign contributions by insurance
companies occupie dthe major portion
OF the time OF the senate Thursday. II
came up In connection with Mr. Till
mans resolution calling for an investi-
CATION OF National banks aid In poll
tics. and was exploited by the South
Carolina senator In speech Of some
length. The address dealt with the
PRESIDENTS recommendations for the
punishment Of briberies In elections
with Senator Platts testimony before
the New York investigating committee.
and with other pertinent matters. II
was couched In characteristic Ian
guage aud attracted considerable at
tention.
The resolution directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to report whether
the reports OF the national examiners
show that the banks have made cam
paign contributions In recent years Was
adopted "a the close Of Afr. Tillman's =
remarks.
In speaking of contributions OF ufe
Insurance companies TO the Republican
party. Sir Tillman said.
4 am tho holder Of small policy lu
In one ~ the Muluals and / don't like
TO have my dividends cut down ln order
10 give Mr. McCurdy $50 600 and his
sisters. his cousins and his aunts S15..
900 each"
lie expressed doubt as TO the right Of
the Federal authorities 20 take con-
troll Of infH-luce companies and Mr.
Hale Interrupted 20 say that he agreed
with Mr.. TilIm1n on that point.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas asked what in
surance company contributions 20 the
campaigns had been returned 10 the
donors
4 understand" said Mr. Tulmau.
that the president was going TO have
Mr. Cortelyou return them. but / don't
know whether be dii fo. have not got
my share"
Mr. Bailey said be had not supposed
that the president would make "a second
recommendation on the subject Of pun
ishlng campaign contributions until the
money had been returned
"Ah. Mr President" responded Mr.
TilImau "alI the turvey drons and
pecksuns are not dead yet. although
would not FOR a moment be- understood
az comparing our strenuous occupant or
The white house with those characters.
What we want o. results and those we
10 not seem to have procured so FAR"
Quoting the testimony of Senator
Plat before the New York committee
Mr. Tii'm1n congratulated that senator
upon his straightforwardness. Mr. TIN
man quoted tho charges made by Judge
Parker in the last campaign. connect
INK the Republican campaign contribu-
tions with the fact that Chairman Cor
telyou had recently retired from the
office of secretary of the department
u commerce he also quoted the pres
dents reply. which boz said was "red
hot" and added that not "a dollar had
been needed 20 elect the president Not
withstanding this fact. be- said that q
had been shown that 81 300 900 had
been contributed for that purpose-that
Is, n the newspaper men may be be-
lieved-'and," he added they are
about as reliable as any other class
They viii lie sometimes. as we do. and
occasionally they get orders that such
and such s man shall be fly-blown
Then they proceed 90 plant the mi
crohes. but upon the whole they may be
depended on"
lie also made reference 10 the charge
that large expenditures had been made
BY the Democrats In the Cleveland
can paign saying it would have been
fortunate Tor the Democratic party n
Mr Cleveland had never been elected.
Re ended with an appeal for thor
ough investigation. saying such action
was necessary 20 restore the confidence
Of the public Tho resolution wns
adopted without opposition
4 large number ~ measures were In
troduced. among them being the iolnt
statehood bill
After an executive session adjourn
ment was taken until Monday.