Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-15
sTToRNEY GENERAL MOODY
AAND SENATOR ALLISON CON-
II FER WITH PRESIDENT
'REsIDENT MAY REPLY
'TssIdent stIckney, Of Chicago, Great
Western Railway Company Protests
Asalnst Imposing Fine on otfieers
gnd Employees of Railway, compa-
nIes for Allowing Rebates.

wv washington, u. C., May lf.-ALtor'
nev General Moody and Senator Alli-
son conferred with President Roose-
yelt today on the situation that has
arisen concerning the railroad rate
bill In the senate. On leaving the ex-
ecutive office Moody said he would
make no statement In answer to that
made by Tillman in the senate Satur-
day and that If any statement is made
t will come from the President. He
would not say, however, that such
statement is to be made.
stickney Protests.
Senator Nelson today had read
N the senate a telegram
from President stickney, of
the Chicago, Great Western railway,
stating that while he was in full sym
athy with the main features of the
nendment proposed to the inter-
state commerce act, he desired to pro-
test against the injustice of imposing
a fine and imprisonment on officers
and agents of railway companies for
allowing rebates.
Make the penalty" he said, "as
high as you please against the railway
company. This is the only way to
reach the railway czars and grand
dukes
Amendment Defeated.
When the consideration Of the rate
bill begun today in the senate Daniels
amendment, which was under consid-
Grafton when the senate adjourned
Saturday, was laid ON the table and a
sstitute presented by Morgan which
:luded besides the thirty day re-
irement provision for a jury trial
certain conting gencies, was defeated.
LaFolIette Starts Debate.
A new section OF the bill was pro-
posed by LaFollette providing for an
investigation by the commission to as
certain the fair value of the property
of every railroad. Hale's motion to
lay it On the table was defeated and a
debate on the LaFollette amendment
ensued
After LaFollette had explained his
amendment Hale renewed his motion
to lay it on the table and the motion
carried.
During his remarks LaFollette said
that never while he was member OF
the senate would unanimous consent
be given for proceeding under spe-
cial rule which does not permit Of the
vote being taken directly upon the
amendments offered.
Big Sensation.
The principal development Sunday
in the greatest political sensation of
the year was the issuance by Senator
Of q of foto
ment prepared by Mr. Chandler prior
to the proceedings of Saturday, in
which Mr.. Chandler had put in black
and white the excerpt from Senator
Z Tillman's exposition of the admins
\ tration-democratic deal for a combina-
ton in rate legislation which was
branded by President Roosevelt as
\ deliberate falsehood."
Stands by TiIman.,
Mr.. Chandler, who is reserving his
personal statement relative to the con-
troversy raised by Tillman's political
coup and the Presidents emphatic de-
NAL, stands by everything presented
to the senate by Mr.. Tillman on Sat
urday, and sanctioned the making
public of the part of his own letter 10
The South Carolina senator bearing on
he point in issue.
In this letter he not only declares
that President Roosevelt told him he
lad reached complete and final dis
agreement with Senators Spooner,
lnox and Foraker, who were trying
o injure or defeat the Hepburn bill
y ingenious constitutional argu-
lents," as stated by Senator Tillman,
ut that the President emphasized his
tterance by repetition.
1t was expected that an authorized
atement, concerning the whole Till
an charge of betrayal of the demo-
attic friends of rate legislation who
'ctically had agreed to join with adj
istration senators to secure mar
court review amendment, would
sued from the White House. It
reported that the President had
red a statement, but that it had
decided at late hour to with
it for the present.