The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
PULLMAN ATTACKS
 THE PRESIDENT
Tells of Conference With Demo-
 cratic Leaders
TO LIMIT COURT REVIEW
The South Carolina Senator Creates Quite a Commotlon In the Senate By the Discosures-Senator
 Lodge Takes Up Matter.

Washington, May 12.--During the con sideration of the railroad rate bill in the Senate today, Senator Tlllman made an attack upon the President He referred to the Long amendment saying that he did so with the purpose of making an explanation. He said that senators prob ably would be surprised to know that he had been in conference with the President. He then, contrary to his usual practice read a statement of his negotia- tions regarding the bill. as follows;
 On Saturday. March 31. I was informed by ex-Senator William E. Chandler that President Roosevelt had sent to him note asking him to call at the White House that evening; that he had obeyed the call and had been told by the Pres dent that he desired through him, to get into communication with me as the senator in charge of the railroad rate bill and. with Senator Bailey, represent ing the democrats in the Senate. for the purpose of ascertaining whether there could be such united action among the friends in the Senate of the Hepburn Dill, as would make a sure majority in his favor and against injected amendments. Mir Chandler said the President named various republican senators whom ne thought were true friends of the bill' but said that it might require all the dem ocrats to defeat obnoxious amendments.
 Mr. Chandler said the President had stated that he had come to complete disagreement with the senatorial law yers. who were trying to injure or defeat the bill by ngenius constitutional amend ments naming Senator Knox in addition to Senators Spooner and Foraker; that the President stated carefully and de- liberately the basis upon which he thought there should be cooperation, viz, an amendment expressly granting a court review but limiting it to two points. CD. An inquiry whether the commission had acted beyond It's authority ultra wires and (2) Whether it had violated the constt tutional rights of the, carrier. MT Chand- Ter stated that the President repeated that he had reached a final decision that the right of review should be thus linn ited: that thus far he would go, and no further; that his decision would be unalterable."
 Proceeding, he said that MT. Chandler had said that the President had aS- sured him that he would be in favor of restriction against the issuance of ex parte lnjunctons to meet the wishes of Senators Tillman and Bailey.
 Should Be No Difficulty.
 After informing Mir Bailey of the pur- port of the Chandler interview, MT. Till- man said that on the next day he had told Mir Chandler that in his and Mir. Bailey's opinion that there would be no difficulty in coming to an understanding on the basis proposed by the President. "On the evening of Monday. Mr Chandler told me he had so assured the President and asked him not to be disturbed by the newspaper items growing out of the talk about Senator Lodges amendment pub lished in the newspapers as one agreed upon at the White House conference on Saturday" 4--
 He then said that he and MT. Chandler had continued their conferences and on April the ex-senator had gone to the White House to make a favorable report to the President, on April s, MT. Chandler told him that he had conferred with Sena- tor Allison, asking him to intervene in the conference.
 "There was absolute accord from the first on the proposition that court review should be limited to inquiry whether the commission had exceeded its authority or violated the carrlerS constltutlonal rights"
 Mir Moody had then agreed to supply the senators with memorandum of his views and had done so, and we have the original of it," said Senatorf fTillman.
 The next day MT. Tillman said he had seen MT Moody and had assured him that twenty six democratic votes could be secured for the compromise proposed and had told him that it would be necessary to get twenty republican votes. Tt was understood that we should work together to get the votes necessary to pass the compromise. The attorney general had expressed doubt of getting enough repub- lican votes to assure the acceptance of the Bailey non-suspension provision, but had said that he felt sure of the Over man amendment. MT. Moody had, he said. assured him that it was the fixed purpose to insist upon the Long amendment and he (Mr. Tilman) had no suspicion of a change of front until Mir. 4 when tho President had his interview with the as- sembled newspaper men.
 Evokes Smiles.
 The reading of this statement evoked many smiles and some laughter from sen ators. There was especial merriment over a statement of assurance by the South Carolina senator that the President
  ports He had. he said told the attorney general that there was no danger of the result as to the bill, if the President should adhere to his plans.
 He then had the clerk read the Moody memorandum covering the points agreed upon as the bases of amendments.
 Mr Tilman's time expired before he had completed his statement but he was permitted to proceed by unanimous con sent He said that he and ex-Senator Chandler had been Informed at the same time of the Presidents change of atti- tude They had gone together to MT. Bailey and all three had repaired to the residence of Mir. Moody. the fourth con sprator," and had found him apparently entirely innocent of knowledge of the charge.
 He admitted that he had hesitated about entering upon the negotiation with the President, because of his Just indignation for a past wrong" but he had concluded to pocket his pride In the interests of a great cause. He also. said that Senator Allison had promised him 22 votes on the republican side. hence he had felt justified in his assurances to the Presi- dents representatives.
 AIdrIch Resumes Control.
 'It would be useless to pursue the ar gument," said MT. Tillman.
 ',rhe senator from Rhode Island (AIr Aldrich) has resumed control of the re- publicans." he said.
 As slight murmur of mirth rang through the Senate. MT. 1illman remark