Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-17

rlllmsn Say. Presidents iup's"sslss

10 ingenious. but Not inosnueesL
Washington. May is.-while the de-
bate ON the personnel OF the interstate
commerce commission was In progress
IN the senate Tuesday Senator Tillman
took the floor TO make statement on
behalf OF ex-senator Chandler, who had
been momentarily expected since
Senator Lodges conveyance last Sat.
urday 10 the senate OF the presidents
emphatic denial of some statements
attributed 10 Mr.. Chandler by the
South Carolina senator.
Mr. Ti.iman read ;Ne portion OF Mr..
ChandlCr's moEoTa On ~ his confer.
ences with the pre- slianf. glyen 10 the
public, presacing II '11h n brief stats
ment OF his own say ~ that on satur.
day the senate had been startled and
mortified 10 hear the utterances OF
an ex-fnembcr denounced on behalf OF
the president as deliberate and I'm.
qualified falsehood."
AS he had been responsible for In
Producing the subject which had
caused the attack on Mr.. Chandler he
felt under obligations 10 place him
right on the record. To that end. he
read the ex-senator's statement, the
same statement as made on last Sat.
urday.
"Tillman is talking now" said the
South Carolina senator. as he made a
statement This caused litter in the
senate and considerable laughter In
the galleries. When Mr.. Tillman had
concluded. senator Allison asked TO
have read the presidents letter to him.
He only said that HIS object was 10
have the letter made as permanent OF
record as Mr.. Tillman's statement. At.
torney General Moody's statement TO
the president was also read.
When the words. Il saw the news,
paper men en- masse" were read there
was loud guffaw In the senate and
In the galleries. and the vice president
raped sharply with his gavel to re,
store order.
Mr.. Nelson interposed with motion
TO lay the pending amendment 10 the
rate bill on the table. which closed the
Incident.
Mr.. Tillman: There are only two
points In the presidents letter which
! deem worthy OF notice. His attempt
ed explanation Is ingenious. but no,
ingenious. He calls In the integrity
OF purpose and utterance OF Mr.. Chan
der by declaring. He asked to see
ex-senator Chandler as representing
Mr.. Tillman. who was In charge of the
bill He stated 10 me the view OF
Mr.. Tillman with seeming authority.
"Mr. Chandler has declared most
positively In written statement that
the president sent for him for the pur
4 pose OF getting into communication
with Senator Bailey and myself. and
he has produced the letter OF Mr.
Loeb.
Il now now declare most emphatic
ally that TO no human being have
ever given authority. or even express
ed wish to have any conference witt
Theodore Roosevelt In regard 10 the
bill now under consideration.
ION the contrary. have expressed
the opinion Is more than one public In
terview that he had nothing 10 do with
II, and that II was the business OF tbs
senate. and while did. at his request
enter into negotiations with the az
torney general. II Is well known e
every senator on this floor what my
attitude and feelings have been. anC
II IL most remarkable, while the presi
dent sent for Democrat after Demo
crat 10 confer with him about THU
measure. that he should undertake. un
der the circumstances. 10 assert thai
sent an agent TO him 10 begin nego
tiations The statement Is absurd or
fits face.
"The other point 20 which I shall
refer Is the cavil way in which Mr
Moody discusses the idea OF the presi
dent not being bound. While contra
dieting In no instance. however slight
my statement OF what occurred. the
attorney general seems 10 think that
the code OF honor among gentlemen
is not binding upon the executive and
his cabinet.
"The president asked him 10 see Mr.
Bailey and myself We met by ap
pointment. Mr.. Chandler. and talked
over the vital question. He wrote and
sent to Mr. Bailey his understanding
OF our views. and when we met suhse
quently we reached an absolute agree
ment. both as 20 the form and the sub
stance OF n proposed amendment "a
which he said the president would as
sent and help 10 get votes for
"Of course, the president was not
bound not 90 change. but he was bound
under such circumstances TO give no
tice. and this was not done. Even the
attorney general himself was not noti
fled The charge made, and still
makes. is that the president Is guilty
Of bad faith. and that the rate bil
which. when enacted into law. would
be much better law than we had
hoped TO get. has been emasculated o
one OF its most valuable and essentia
measures by the presidents action.
Il am ready TO leave the whole
question 20 the thoughtful and honor
able men OF the country"