Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-15

ex.ssnsssr Gives His censsnssto Iss
Publication.

Publication.
washin rton. May is.-Senator TIL
: man Sunday night gave out a portion
Of the signed statement given him by
ex-senator Chandler.
ON saturday afternoon. March 81
1906 n friend OF mine came into my
office AID ted me Of the white house
conference OF that day. in which an
understanding as 10 limited court re-
! view had been reached with Senator
Iong and others. ard told me that
the president wished T. get Into com.
munication with the Democrats. and
would shortly ask Us to come and see
him, While be was talking. a messen.
ger boy arrived with letter to me
from Mr.. Loeb. as follows:
white House. Washington, March
81. isO6.-My Dear Senator Chandler:
The president requests me TO say that
he would be CHAD 10 have you come
10 the white house to see him az $50
o'clock tonight VIII you please let
the bearer know whether you can
come?
Very truly yours.
WILLIAM LOEB. JR.
Il told the messenger that I would
be there. At the same time and place
appointed. the president said 20 me
that he wished. through me. TO get
Into communication with Mr.. Tlllman,
Mr.. Bailey and other Democratic sen.
ators. He stated his purpose slowly
and carefully. and in exact substance
his statement was this:
That he had reached the conclusion
that the best plan for railroad rate leg.
islation was TO expressly grant a court
review. but 10 distinctly limit II 70
two points: First. an inquiry whether
the interstate commerce commission
had exceeded It's authority. and sec
ond. an inquiry whether the constltu
tional rights OF the carrier had been
violated. He said that he had been
much troubled by The advocacy OF an
unlimited court review by some OF the
lawyers OF the senate, naming Sena
tors Knox. Spooner and Foraker. M
trying TO injure or defeat the bIll by
ingenious constitutional arguments
but that he had come 20 n complete
disagreement with them. He made
this point emphatic by repetition; said
that he would 20 thus far. and no far
ther, and that his decision would be
unalterable. He declared that he wish
ed 10 ascertain whether there could
be united action In the senate amone
the friends OF the bill so that Il
could be surely passed without injuri.
Gus amendments. and he named vari
Gus Republican senator's whom he
thought were true friends OF the bill,
but said that IL would take nearly all
the Democrats 20 carry the limitation
and defeat all obnoxious provisions.
After the president had made this
state, replied that had reason 10
believe that most OF the Democrats
In the senate would sustain his llmi.
tation OF the courts powers. but
was not sure that Mr. Bailey and Mr..
Tillman would insist upon coupling
with the limitation some restriction
upon the power Of the courts 10 Issue
injunctlOns against the orders OF the
commission. Before I had finished
my statement on this point ,he presi.
dent interrupted me. saying that need
not explain further because he was
warmly In favor OF such restriction
THAT evening | saw Mr.. Tillman.
and told him what had occurred"
Senator ~illmans statement was
the principal topic In official circles
Sunday. TIE senator had a number
of callers at his apartments. with
whom he talked freely about the mat.
ter. among whom were Senator Bailey
and ex-senator Chandler. Mr.. Chan.
der had been urged by some OF his
friends 10 make public a statement
over his own signature regarding the
denial by Senator Lodge OF the accu-
racy OF the presidents remarks In ref.
erence 10 s majors SpOoner. Knox and
Foraker. He declined. however. %
be further brought into the contro-
versy az this time. saying he would let
the matter for the present rest on the
statement made public by Mr.. Till.
man. Il was with Mr.. Chambers con.
sent that the portion Of his writer
statement 10 Mr.. Tillman OF HIS con
ference with the president was mad,
public
Senator Lodge took dinner with the
president Sunday. Subsequently Sec.
retaries Root and Taft arrived at the
white house and Joined the president
and Senator Lodge