Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-06
THESENATEST|RREDUP
MIR. Bailey Wants Charges De-
finitely Expressed.
INFLUENCE OF RAILROADS
Alleged Conference With the Of
flcials.
DISCLAIMER BY MR.. DOLLIvER
Messrs. Aldrich and Foraker Take
Part in the Discussion-Mr. ALI
sons Statement.
INFLUENCE OF RAILROADS
DISCLAIMER BY MR.. D0LLIvER

ate yesterday afternoon to get Senator Dol
liver to indicate what senators had been
comforting with railway officials on the sub
Ject OF legislation, had been charged.
I'VE want to know who has been con-
ferrng with the railroad presidents" he
said. Not the Senate only, but the country
at large is interested and has a right to this
Information lie continued. "rhe senator
from Iowa is not given to Incorporate or
incauuous speech, and when he suggests
that senators have been consulting with
railroad presidents he utters a serious re-
hecton on some senator's"
Mr. Bailey outlined his position in opposi-
ton to the practice of comforting with the
President. He said that the present situa-
ton presented peculiar reasons why the
President should not interfere with legisla-
ton. lie then commented on the fact that
many republicans were not in accord with
the President on the question OF railroad
legislation. He expressed the opinion that
not third Of the republican senators
agreed with the chief executive
MI Aldrich arose and he did so Mr..
Bailey oppressed the hope that he would be
able TO include himself as in the One-third.
so far as l know there is no republican
member of the Senate who does not synlpa-
thiZe with the efforts Of the President and
with others TO secure proper railroad legis-
lauon,' said the senator but he added that
there were many who did not sympathize
with the effort TO limit and circumscribe the
proposed law as to effectively prevent an
appeal to the courts
Mr.. Bailey then turned his attention to
Mr.. Doilivers assertion that some senators
had been comforting with railroad officials
on the subject of railroad legislation.
Mr.. Foraker Endorsed the statement by
Mr., Bailey, declaring that the Texas senator
mad anticipated what he wanted to say.
The charge for 1t is nothing less than
charge he said. rs most serious and I
demand that the senator from Iowa give
the names of senators who have, as he says
been comforting Will. railroad presidents
with View 10 influencing rate legislation"
Il shall take the liberty of not pursuing
that counsel" said Mr.. Deliver, deIiber-
ately. rising from his seat.
The Senate has a right TO know Mr.
Foraker insisted.
No 1mpropriety Charged.
Mr.. Dolliver then said that he had never
dreamed Of committing any irnpropriety in
his statement, because he did not see any
reason why senators should not confer on
this subject with men who are experts on
the subjecti indeed he considered 1t unfor-
tunate that the railroad officials were devot-
ing their time and resources to an effort to
inuuence public opinion against legislation
instead OF cooperating in framing a proper
measure, lie said the railroads had spent
SZWNVO IN their efforts TO antagonize the
legislation. He did not believe that a SEN
atoT Flsht TO confer with the railroad men
hp
neVe mat senators who confer with sthe
president of the United States should he
made the subject Of ridicule
MT. foraker did not dissent from the last
proposition; on the contrary he had AL
ways made II a practice to freely confer
with the chief executive. But, on the other
hend, ne had known of no conferences with
railroad men on the pending bill; he had
had none and he did not believe that go t"C
senators who do not support the Hill as r.
stands had had any.
Only One Inference Possible.
II VIII not answer 10 say that there was
no improper motive In the insinuation.r he
went on There Is only one inference 70
be drawn from the senator's assertion and
that Is that senators who do not agree with
MS assertion are here representing the rail-
roads" No al
,,aL NJ Ialman quoted the newspapers as
mentioning that Mr. Meuen. the president
OF New England road, had recently bssn
II conference with the President on the rata
question and ne added that while hear
ing by the committee on the rate bin bad
neea In progress, Mr. Cassatt president Of
tne FennsyIvania Railroad Company. had
entered the chamber. passed through it and
gone into the inner sanctuary
This statement ELECTED from Mr.. Foraker
Sle information that he had never met Mr.
eS7otI except on one occasion, and that
was al me White House. He then said
that Doth Mr. Cassatt and Mr.. Mellen yyero
HaFoca ties Of the pending bill. and added
that the Pennsylvania railroad was co sft-
natea as to render the bill advantageous to
j. That road can grow inordinatelv rich
on what would be the death of other
roads" he declared.
MI Dolliver again dsclaimed any intcn-
lon 10 lmpute improper motives 10 Mir.
foFakeT or any other senator, SAYING that
he would probably not have raised the poiut
II his visit 10 the White House with other
senator's had not been made the subject OF
lest. sneers and satire In the Senate on
Tuesday.
Defends the Conservatives.
Mr.. Aldrich again took the floor TO re,t.r-
ate his position with reference to the nen1-
ing legislation. II desire" he sai5 o.,t,
Carnestness. ito enter protest against tine
assumption that any senator here is the
only friend Of railroad rate Legislation. No
one here has any patent which would ms
NY him IN assuming 10 speak IN that ca
paclty. / know Of no one here who * on
posed 10 proper legislation, and there can
De no proper classification Of some as
friends and Of others as enemies" He then
FeIerred TO the pending legislation as OF an
economic Character and said that me SEN
ate was not divided on party lines bur that
there were divisions on both sides of inc
chamber as to the details OF the proposed
enactment
This was the end OF the serious mart OF
the controversy. Mr. Foraker replied in a
conciliatory manner to Mr.. Delivers COM
bate GA Tuesday. saying that he had not
considered the discussion on that day as
implying an unkind reflection upon the SEN
atcrs who had attended the White House
conference, but that for the most part II
had consisted OF goOd-natured raillery d.
recttd at the senior senator from Iowa
Mr. Allison 1T IS so seldom he said
that we get an opportunity to say any
thing about him that most OF us enjoy any
opportunity 70 say something at his ex-
peDSe-". lie expressed his regret at not
being able to agree with the President
concerning the details OF the pending leg
tslation. and reiterated his high regard for
him. Il consider him. he said. zone of the
most sincere. outspoken, fearless ana ag-
gressive men that 1 have ever known, but
that Is not saying that he may never be
In error. as l believe that he IS now"
Mr.. Foraker declared himself 10 be In
fun sympathy with the Presidents effort
to break up some OF the railroad abuses
but added that II does not follow that the
House bill is just the measure to accom-
pltsh that purpose.
God Humor Restored
BY the time that Mr.. Allison arose the
to