Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-14

him that It would be necessary 10 se' :"
Republican votes.
att u,as understood" he said. that we
.hou,d work together to get the 'oio'
necessary to pass the compromise.
Mr. Moody had, he said. assured nifn
that II was the fixed purpose ~ '
49, Tong amendment and he fMr.
ru,snan, had had no suspicion Oh
change Of front until May 4 when the
PRESIDENT had his interview with the as
sen,bIed newspaper men.
n. then had the clerk read the Moody
memorandum, covering the points agreed
,,r,n as the basis Of amendments.
He said that he and ex-Senator Chand-
Ter had been informed at the same time
of the Presidents change OF attitude.
They had gone together to Mr.. Bailey
and ALI three had repaired to the resi-
6ence of Mr. Moody. "the fourth con-
sptrabor," and had found him apparent
" entirely innocent Of knowledge Of the
change.
He admitted. that he had hesitated
about entering upon the negotiation with
the President because Of his lust indis
nation for past wrong" but he had
eoncluds to pocket his pride in the inter
egts of a great cause. lie also said that
Senator Allison had promised him % votes
on the Republican side; hence he had
felt justified in his assurances to the
Presidents representatives. 1t would be
useless to pursue the argument, said MI
Tillman. -,-
1.-THE senator from Rhode Island (Mr.
Aldrich) had resumed control of the
Republicans. he said AS slight
trth
ate, Mr.. Tillman remarked:
THE senator need not shake his head
I simply want to say that he has come
nearer being endorsed and thrown into
the ditch than at any time since have
been here"
This produced an emphasized smile
in the Senate.
Turning his attention again to the
President, he said If the President had
stood fast to his original declaration,
I'VE would have won out. AS for his
treatment Of me I shall say nothing.
He closed by asking whether or not
the President should be entitled to the
glory Of the legislation which was
conceived in a Democratic convention.
He would leave the answer to the peo-
pie.
Senator. Bailey reviewed his inter-
views with the attorney general and
said the one great moral to be drawn
from the unfortunate circumstance of
this bill was the danger of the result
of interference with the legislative
branch Of the government by the ex
ecutiIe.
Senator Dolliver said he would not
speak if he had not been called as
witness by Senator Tfllman. He could
not forebare to say that Congress had
spent nearly year magnifying little
things and neglecting important mat
ters of railroad legislation. He was
glad that the President had taken a
hand and shown himself leader-"the
most superb moral leadership the
American people have had"
OF Mr.. Allison, he said:
He has been my guide and counsel
lor ever since I have been engaged in
considering this question. Mr.. Allison
has been for more than 80 years engag-
ed In public service and he (Mr. Dol
liver) did lot propose to sit silent and
hear the charge made that he had been
trapped into doing something that he
did not understand. Nor did he be-
lieve that the President had been mis-
led for he also Is surrounded by excel
lent lawyers, legal sharps, if you
will He had no question, therefore. Of
the soundness Of the new propositions
and ne was willing to accept them
Senator CIapp also defended the
President saying he had achieved the
greatest Of all the many moral vic
tories that have stamped him as an
osxs oil
tended that the right to go into the
courts under the constitution had al
ways been in the bill.
Senator Long gave the genesis Of the
Long amendment. saying that it had
been prepared In conference with Sen
ator Allison and that at first It was
in the language of the Allison amend
mente.
ut Is very evident that the grand
~ Republican party IS united" sail
Mr. rill'nan and that ended The v"ry
Interesting scene.
During the adoption of the final Al
t;sol 1!n"n1.rent afte~ Senator 'ri'l'r, u
had complete his St't,,''.-''', f.r'f,'-
- me- iutp tn Senate chamber tt
sad he mai not heard Tilman but that
he had read portions Of his g tement.
He said he could hardly believe that
part in which ex-senator Chandler was
quoted by Tillman as saying that the
President said he had come to a COM
plcte disagreement with senatorial
lawyers" mentioning Senators Knox.
spooner and Foraker Senator Lodge
continuing. said he had got from the
official stenographer the exact sentence
used by Senator Tillman and called up
the White House on the telephone.
II read the sentence to the Presi-
dent" said Senator Lodge. land he said
In reply that the statement which l
read to him, attributed to him by Mr..
Chandler, was a deliberate and un-
qualified falsehood; that Senator For
aker's name was never mentioned at all
* in the conversation: that Senator
Epooner's name was only mentioned by
him to express cordial approval Of
Senator Spooper's amendment AS +,
Senator Knox. he said that he did MOI
agree with a portion of his proposed
amendments but thought that he mad
a very strong argument for grantin,
affirmatively the jurisdiction or author