Arizona republican., 1906-05-15
He Denies That He Allied Himself With
 Senator TiIImdn
Or That He Sent for MT. Chandler. Who He Intimates Purposely Misconstrued His Utterances-The Matter is to Come Up in the Senate Today.

Washington. May 14.-The sensation al rate bill incident in the senate Sat urday, during which MT. Tilman on the authority of Senator Chandler, made statements regarding the presi- dents course in connection with pend ing railroad rate legislation, some of which statements were denied by MT. Lodge on behalf of the president, had it's sequel this. evening, when an offic- ial statement was issued by the White House. giving an account of the subject on the part of the president and Attor- ney General Moody. The statement comprised two letters, one from the president to Senator Allison and the other from Attorney General Moody to the president, both dated today.
 The president says: "In no case. either in the case of MT. Chandler. or any one else, was there the slightest opportunity for any honest misconcep- tiOn of my attitude or for any belief that pledged myself specifically to one and only one amendment or set of amendments, or that 1 would not be satisfied with any amendment. which preserved the essential features of the Hepburn bill as it came from the house"
 The president says that as to many of the amendments including the so- called Long, Overman, Bacon and Spooner amendments. he had said he would be satisfied to have them in the bill. and suggested notifications as to other amendments, but that ''as to none of the amendments did I ever say either to MT. Chandler or to any one else. that I should insist upon having them in the bill as condition of my approval" and that on the contrary he (the presidenO was careful to state that he was not trying to dictate any particular program of action.
 The president says the statements made to Senator Chandler were the same in substance as those made to Mr. Allison and other senators of both par ties. He says he was asked to- see Mir Chandler as the representative of MT. Tillman in charge of the bill, and that the conferences Attorney General Moody had with Senators TiIlman and Bailey were such as had been held with many other senators to determine the phraseology and discuss the effect of amendments proposed by them. The president states that he became con- vinced that it was impossible for sena- tors with advantage" to use him as an intermediary and suggested to all to whom he spoke, that they commu- nicate with Senator Allison, whose pur- poses and the presidents were identi- cal. The president says that his own opinion that the Allison amendment in no way changed the court review as provided in the original Hepburn bill is also the opinion of Attorney General Moody and Secretaries Root and Taft.
 The attorney generals letter gives an account at the presidents request, of the conferences which MT Moody had with Senators Tillman and Bailey regarding the court review feature. He says he advised the president that he should not at any stage become finally committed beyond recall to any form of language in any part of the bill, and the president affirms the wisdom of that course. He reviews the discussion of interlocutory injunctions and con- cludes that there was nothing in the conversations" between senators and himself, which bound the president to any particular amendment.
 Senator Tillman talked freely tonigh' with a number of his callers about the statement issued by President Roose- welt. He expressed his preference, however, not to b45 quoted, pointing out