Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-12
DLLAAN Vents
HIS SPLEEN AGAIN
Sturdy Southern Senator Thinks
He Has Been Insulted by
President
FINDS FAULT WITH MESSAGE
AoossveIts Criticism Of tho Resolution
fer an investigation Of Oil and Coal
Monopolies Made the Author Of tho
same Mad Lodge Makes caustic
Reply to Tillman's Tirade.

Washington, March 12.-Tillman to-
day addressed the senate in reply to
President Roosevelt's message, con-
cerning the Tillman- Gillespie resolu-
ton instructing the interstate COM
merce commission to make an examin-
alton of railroad Determinations In the
matter of hauling coal and oil. The
message condemned the resolution on
the ground that its purpose was not
specific, and asked that additional leg
islation be entered into to make it eff
fective.
II deprecate the necessity Of criticis-
Ing this most extraordinary document" "
said Tillman. Fate has enlisted me
as IN ally OF the president in getting
an adequate railway rate bill, and
regret very much to have anything
come up which would occasion any dis
ptlte on the. amicable relations that
now exist CIR appear to exist between
uA. But there are some things that.
ass = senator, ! cannot put up with
patiently"
He said the executive contempt and
ridicule Of the resolution seemed to
charge that he had been ignorant of
what he wal, doing In Offering the res
olution.
.Now that is going a great way in
very little while. That is pretty
big contract the president has taken
on himself to Justify such sweeping
charges he said.
@ Taking up the resolution Tillman said
ut vas joint measure and was now
law. He called attention to the fact
inat both houses OF congress had given
The subject considerations. Hansbrough
called attention to the fact that What
the president complained of especially
was the failure Of congress to appro-
pirate money to carry out the provis-
ions az the resolution. "Oh. saw that
point last week, replied Tillman. But
that is not ALL He complains there
is no power to administer oaths. Till
man then read the resolution and also
from the act to regulate commerce
and the amendments thereto, to prove
his contention that the commission has
means and authority to carry out the
Investigation proposed The commits
sion has as much authority to carry
out the instructions OF this resolution
he said. "as we could give 1t II we
passed resolution every day for the
next twelve months" Then he added:
.sThere can be no good reason for the
president to scold us in q manner that
J Il almost insulting by charging us
with insincerity, pretense and ignor-
ance. The only reason can see is he
must have been miserably advised. I
am not a lawyer, only farmer, but
/ have better common sense than that
Tillman went extensively into the sub
ject Of appropriating money for pur-
poses OF the resolution, declaring it
could be taken care Of in the sundry
civil bill. He closed with a protest
against the president tightly and flip
panty" insulting the senate. He said
he could pardon many things on ac-
. count Of the great burdens of the presi-
dent, and because Of his impetuosity.
In reply to Tillman, Lodge said, Il have
noticed those most ready in criticism
are most sensitive when criticised
themselves" He then took up the res
olution and said he did not see how the
president could do other than he did.