The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-17

Did Not Pledge Himself to ANY
Amendments to Rate Bill.
NOT TRYING 10 DICTATE ACTION

NOT TRYING TO DICTATE ACTION
Declares In No Case Was There tie
Slightest Opportunity For Any Hon
est Misconccption Of His Atotu
and Did Not Insist on Certain
Amendment AS Condition Of His
Approval
Washineton. May 49, The sen.a-
tional rate bin incident I'm the sen. ,r
Saturday. during which Nj 1ilIm'n.
ON the authority 0 former Senator
chandler. made statements reHaidiaf
the presidents course in connection
with pending railroad rate i..i. ~'luh
som. off which statements w,., denied
by Alr. Lodec ON behalf ot th" pf
dent. had las solual when an oihri.I
statement VS. issued by the VIM"
House giving an account of thr sn'-
iact on the part OF the president aHd
Attorney General MOODY. "'
ment comprised t"o letters OFT '''..'
The president to Senator A'ii'"' ana
the other from Attorney "'Nr''i
Moody To the president. The pf'-iH'."
says.
I'm no caec. either in Che case 30
Mr. Chandler or an! one ''''' Was
There Che slightest opportunity Tor ANY
honest mis,on..ptou of my attitude 0r
,.,. .bali.f that pledged myself SIP
.is.~uy fo ore ana only One. amends
r,.nt or SCI off amendments or hN
would NOT d. satisfied with aay
amendment which preserved tho cs~cu-
4al features of The Hepburn Lill as 10
.ana from the house.
1ss nresfIeuf saws lhat as to many
of tha Amendments. Including tu- -a-
called LONG. Oyarmm. Bacon and
..,..,.,.r amendments. h. had said ha
.I....id h. orfr.iv satisfied to hst.
,boe FIN fna bin and suggested mol.-
f.,tio,. as to other amendments. Dt
t,,t .,s to none tof the amanlmcn,l
aid over say either 10 ar. Chandler
o. I'm any one else tAat should ius.. @
ru,n HAVING them i'm the bin o. a cone
,s+to, ,f INV onuroyal" and rhat on
n.n 'l.,,ror,. te he pre.ilent wl.
..r.f,,i ~ State that he was NOT irwin.
,n8..,,,. any nar-i,nlar proeIamm. off
..s.,
Tho rras,dart thon saws. 81 also re-
,.st.dIv stated that While Il was enc
ti,.iv .eHsfs,tou to me to simply
law, ,t.. tla,burn him in sib.fpuc. as
4, ,.ac G.,t +, 0.,,h the recognition oi
.t. t.,.,..-i.,..,, If tl,.. .ourf. bui with-
.,+ an. .ft.n.of fo define that rri.ll.-
a., ,.t thar was entirely wiling
..,t t..ro shoald De-. a definition. proc
,,l.3 that tbi. definition did not seek
~ GRANT broad review. bat explicitly
,s-roo,o1 II to the TWO subjects which
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