Arizona republican., 1906-05-13
PULLMAN, TOO.
A Statement to Which the President Is
 Preparing an Answer.

man, III ieHBIhy statement made Ouf- ing the consideration of the railroad rate bill. accused the president of wa Vering on the rate bill. He referred specifically to the Long amendment, saying that he did so with the pur- pose of making an explanation. He said the senators would be surprised to know that he had been in confer ence with the president.
 On March 3l, said MT. Tnlman, Sen atOr Chandler told Senator Tinman that the president desired to get into communication with Mir. Tillman for the purpose of getting sufficient demo- crats lined uD together to defeat ob- nOxiOus amendments to the railroad rate bill MT. Chandler quoted the president as being entirely at outs with the senatorial lawyers, including Knox, as well as Spooner and Foraker; and that the chief executive deliber- ately and with care stated that he thought there should be cooperation on the following basis namely, an amendment expressly granting a court review, but limiting 1t to two points: CD an inquiry whether the rcommis-
 
 ultra wires. and CD whether it had vio- lated the constitutional rights of the carrier. MT. Chandler stated that the president repeated that he had reached a final decision that the right of re- view should be thus limited; that thus far he would go. and no further; that his decision would be unalterable
 Proceeding, he said that Mir. Chan dler had said that the president had as- sured him that he would be in favor of restriction against the issuance of ex parte injunctions to meet the wishes of Senators Tillman and Bailey
 After informing MT. Bailey of the purport of the Chandler interview, MT. Tillman said that on the next day he had told MT. Chandler that in his and in Mir. Bailey's opinion there would be no difficulty in coming to an under standing on the basis proposed by the president.
 There was.' said he. absolute ac- /; cord from the first on the proposition that the court review should be limited to the inquiry whether the commission had exceeded its authority or violated the carriers constitutional rights" Mir. Moody had then agreed to supply the senator with a memoranda of his views. and had done so. as i've have 1 the original of it." said MT Tiliman.
 The next day, MT. Tillman said that he had seen MT. Moody and had as- sured him that twenty-six democratic votes could be secured for the com promise proposed. and had told him that it would be necessary to get {, twenty republican votes. '1t was un- derstood," said he. that we should work together to get the votes neces- sary to pass the compromise The at torney general had expressed doubt or getting enough republican votes to as sure the acceptance of the Bailey non : suspension proviso, but he said that he ' felt sure of the Overman amendment, ,- MT. Moody had. he said. assured him ! that it was the fixed purpose to ,nsrsr upon the Long amendment, and he 1 CTillman) had no suspicion of a change of front until May f. when the presi- dent had his interview with the assem- bled newspap permen.
 MT. Tillman's time expired before he had completed his statement. but he was permitted to proceed by unanimous consent. He said that he had and ex- Senator Chandler had been informed at the same time of the presidents change of attitude. They had gone to- Sether with Senator Bailey. and all had ! repaired to the residence of MT. Moody. the fourth conspirator." and had found him apparently entirely in nocent of Knowledge of the change. He admitted that he had hesitated | about entering upon negotiation with , the president, because of his "just in- dignation for d past wrong" but he 1 had concluded to pocket his pride in ! the interests of a great cause. He also said that Senator Allison had promised [ ant frErr. ! can side; hence. he had felt justified in his assurance to the presidents repre- sentatives.
 Tt would be useless to pursue the argument" said Mr. Tillman. He said that if the president had stood fast to his original declaration, we would have won out"
 During the adoption of the final AL lison amendment, some time after Sen. ator Tillman had completed his state ment, MT. Lodge came into the senate chamber. He said he could hardly be- lieve that part in which ex-Senator Chandler was quoted by Mir TiIlman as saying that the president said he had come to a complete disagreement with senatorial lawyers" mentioning Senators Knox, Spooner and Foraker. MT Lodge said he had gone to the of ficial stenOgrapher and obtained the exact sentence used by Senator Till man and had called up the white house on the telephone, that being the most rapid way of reaching the president ,'I read the sentence to the president" said Senator Lodge, and he said in reply that the statement which I had read to him-attributed to him by MT. Chandler-was a deliberate and un- qualified fa!sehood; that Senator For aker's name was never mentioned at all in the conversation; that Senator SpoOner's was only mentioned by him to express a cordial approval of Sena- tor Spooner's amendment. As to Sen ator Knox, he said he did not agree with portion of his proposed amend ment.
 ''I think, MT. President" continued MT. Lodge, that it is a mere act of justice to allow this statement to go out with that which was read and at fr~fT, 8nH fr Nof fr,y-