Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-14
TIlLMAN IN SiSTS.
Makes Public Parts of Senator Chan3,
.er's Written Statement.

Washington. May Ex-senator TILL
man. who yesterday made a statement
in the Senate covering the details of his
and Senator Bailcy's negotiations
through ex-senator Chandler with
President Roosevelt regarding the rate
bill. tonight made public portion of
q written statement made to him by
Mr. Chandler Of his various confer
cnces with the President on this sub
JCct. The portion given out by Mr. Till
nan is largely a repetition of the first
art of his statement in the Senate yes
terday 1t covers, however, that portion
where Mr.. Tillman had quoted Mr..
Chandler as saying that the President
had stated that he had come to conf
nlete disagreement with the senatorial
iawy ers, who We're trying to defeat or
injure the bill, naming MeSsrS. Knox.
Spooncr and Foraker, regarding which
statement Senator Lodge subsequently,
| SAID he was authorized to say from the
| White House that it was an unquali-
| fed faisehGOd. ON this subject Mr.
| Chandler. referring to the President
said in his written statement:
"TIc said that he had been much
troubled by the advocacy of an uniim-
| ted court review by some of the law
yers of the Scnate-naming senators
Knox, Spocncr and Foraker as trying
to injurc or defeat the bill by ingenious
constitutional arguments, but that he
had come to 4 complete disagreement
with them. He made this point emphat-
| ic by repetition:
The statement given out by Mr.. Till
| man follows:
| senator Tillman said today that on
Saturday, May >. he insisted on having
| from ex-senator Chandler a written
| statement IF the various conferences
by the latter in connection with tine
| plan Of the President to control tte
| railroad rate legislation by alliance
| with the Democrats Of the Senate, ana
| Mr. Chandler gave him such state
| mcnt made prior to Saturday, May l.,
and signed by Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. TIL
man said that he would give out q
portion of that statement relating tc
| the, interview of Mr. Chandler with the
| President on March (Which had be-
| come a subject matter of dispute. but
| would retain the remainder for use III
| case any other parts of his statement
| in the Senate Saturday should be de-
MED.
| 1.-The following is the portion of Mr..
| Crandler's statement given out by Mr..
| Tillman:
ION Saturday afternoon March 81 a
| friend Of mine came into my office and
| told me Of the White House conference
| If that day. in which and undertaking
rs to a limited court review had been
| raac with Senator Long and others.
and he told me that the President
| wished to get into communication with
the Democrats and would shOrtl.' ask
me to come and see him. While he was
talking a messenger boy arrived with
n letter to me from Mr. Loeb as fol-
lows:
1.-The President requests m" to say
| that he would be glad to have you come
| ~ the White House to see him " $50
| n'i.,ocL tonight. VIII you please let tn"
| h".,er !rnw whether YOU can come?
''T tc,ll the messenger L would b"
| tr,rc-
| ...A+ o., .irae and place anrointc.,
l,. 49,. :,.... IA 20 NO that he Wis7',,
| Z: ro,i,h me to get into communication
| with Mr.. Tillman. Mr.. Bailey and other
| Democratic senators. He stated his
| .urrosc slowly and carefully. and III
| exact substance his statement was
this That he had reached the conclu-
| sion that the best plan for railroad rate
| legislation was to expressly grant q
court review but to distinctly limit II
| TO two points; first an inquiry whcth-
| cr the interstate commerce commission
had exceeded it's authority and second
an inquiry whether the constitutional
| rights of the carrier had been violated
| He said that he had been much
| troubled by the advocacy of an unliin-
tied court review by some of the law
yers of the Senate-naming Senators
Knox. Spooner and Foraker as trying
TO iniure or defeat the bill by ingenious
| constitutional arguments, but that ne
had come to a complete disagreement
with them. He made this point emphat-
ic by repetition, said that he would &C
thus far and no further and that his
decision would be ,malterable. He sale
that he wished to ascertain whether
there could be united action in the Sen
ate among the friends of the bill 81
that it could be surely passed withou
| injurious amendments and he NAMED
:, various Republican senators who III
L
tout said that it would take nearly al
me Democrats to carry the limitation
am deteat of the obnoxious provisions
n AFTER the President had made hi
,emeht l replied that I had reason
10 believe that most of tho Democrat
IN the Senate would s,stair b;s ,in,ita
uon Oh 'ne courts power. but that
SURE mat Mr.. Bailey and Mr. Till
~. YOU'D would insist upon coupling wit
the limitation some restr;ctior ,,no
the power of the courts to issua II i'Ino
..ons against the orders of tho commits
sion. Before had finished NV st.,a
ineht on this point the presi1.,t =,
.errurted me. saying that 7 raad ~
explain further because he w,s ~, ~ -.
y IN favor Of such restriction
mat evening saw Mr. T;,n,,
and told him what haa lima