The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-15
T|LlMAN GOES
AFTER PRESIDENT
Thinks Roosevelt's Treatment
of His Resolution Was
Not Nice.
CONTEMPT AND RlDiCULE
Carolinan Thought These Were xvi.
dsneed by Observation-Disclosures Res.
oIution Was Carefully Prepared
and Is Adequate.

Washington, March 14.-Tillman to-
day addressed the senate in reply to
President Roosevelt's message, con-
corning the Tillman-Gillespie resolution
instructing the Interstate Commerce
commission to make an examination OF
railroad determinations in the matter
of hauling Goa and oil. /,
The message condemned the resolu-
ton on the ground hat it's purpose was
not specific, and asked hat additional
legislation be entered into to make it
effective.
Il deprecate the necessity Of CRITICS.
ing this most extraordinary document"
said Tilllnan. Fate has enlisted me
as an ally Of the president in getting
an adequate railway rate bill, and I re-
gret very much to nave anything to
come up which would occasion any dis
ruption Of anicable relations that now
exist or appear to exist between US.
Tries His Patience.
But there are some things that as a
senator I cannot put UP with patient
~" y
He said executive contempt and ridiz
IAN ~ > w >lASS = u
that he had been ignorant of what he
was doing in offering the resolution.
Now that's going a great way in a
very little while. That's a pretty big
contract the president has taken on
himself to justify such sweeping
charges" he said.
Taking up the resolution Tillman
said it was a joint measure and was
now law. He called attention to the
fact that both houses of congress had
given the subject considerations.
Hansbrough called attention to the
fact that what the president COM
planned of especially was the failure
of congress to appropriate money to
carry out the provisions of the resolu-
ton.
Seven Days Late.
con, I saw hat point last week. re-
piled Tillman. But that's not all. He
complains there is no power to admin
lister OatlS.'
Tillman then read the resolution and
also from an act to regulate m
and an amendment thereto to prove his
contention that the commission has
means and authority to carry out the
investigation proposed.
THE commission has as much au-
thority to carry out the instructions Of
this resolution" he said, "as we could
give it if we passed a resolution every
eAS " IN llSAI A"SlNS ,
Then he added. There can be no
good reason for the president to scold
US in a ann hat is almost insult
ing by charging us With insincerity.
pretense and ignorance. The only rea-
son l can see is he must have been
miserably advised.
Braes of Common Sense.
81 am not a lawyer-only a farmer.
but I have better common sense
than that"
Tillman went extensively into the
subject OF appropriating money for
purposes of the resolution, declaring it
could be taken care of in the sundry
civil bill. He closed with a protest
against the president lightly and flip
PANTY" insulting the senate. He said
he could pardon many things on &C
count Of the great burdens Of the
president and because of his i'm
~petuosity.
In reply to Tillman Lodge said:
Il have noticed those most ready In
criticism are most sensitive when crit
Gised themselves"
He then OF up the resolution and
said he did not see how the president
could do other than he did.