The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-28
ARE HOIST BY OWN
PET.|ARO, He SAYS.
Tillman Declares Moody and
President Laid Down Doctrine
Of Immunity Themselves.
SHARP DEBATES in SENATE
More Reference Made 10 Contri-
buttons to Political Funds.
Amendments Offered.

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 27.-Mr
#Tillman and Mr. McCumber divided the
time Of the Senate to-day, the North
Dakota senator devoting himself to the
railroad rate question exclusively, and the
South Carolina senator discussing various
questions. @
Mr.. Lodge presented an amendment to
the railroad rate bill prohibiting rebates
and Determinations and providing penal
ties for violation of the law.
The joint resolutions regulating the al
lotment OF documents in the government
printing Office, and intended to prevent
unnecessary printing and, binding, passed
yesterday by the House, were adopted
without discussion. 81
Contribution from Banks.
Mr.. Tillnan presented letter from
Samuel ltinsey, of Carrick. Pa, presi-
dent Of the Ptttsburg Standard Coal
Company. who made complaint that the
Pittsbu-g, Cincinnati Chicago ana St.
Louis Railroad refuses to afford ACCOM-
moda lions to his company's mines, thirty
one miles west of Pittsbllrg.
IN the same connection Mir Tillmnn
referred to his resolution concerning the
contribution Of national banks to CAM
paign committees and made It the basis
for a reference to the differences between
District Attorney Jerome and Judge O'Sul-
Ivan as to the applicability Of existing
law TO the liability Of insurance companies
for the same offense. Whatever doubt
night exist as to insurance companies.
there could. he said, be none MS to national
banks These contributions he believed
constitute malfeasance In oftic eand call
for punishment under the law. lie knew
Of one case In which $1,000 had been
contributed to the Republican campaign
fund in 1896, and he had reason to pc
lcive that no less than 100000 had been
so given by the national banks that
year. He also spoke Of Judge Humphreys
recent decision In the beef packers case
and declared that the tendency was 10
punish man OF straw the corporations.
without paying attention to 1.-THE indivi-
duals. He declared that I'VE are too IN
formally anxious" about this Hrtihclai
man. He wanted the henenciary looked
after. No doubt, he said, the law was
correctly Interpreted, but that was the
itroublc-he wanted the law reformed.
"Now, there's Mr.. Jerome" he said,
"He, too, has fallen from grace ana
Is out against reform.
Mr. Tilmnn quoted MI. Spooner's re-
cont speech and remarked that cartoons
often point out some pertinent facts.
1.-The last cartoon saw OF the senator
from South Carolina" said Mr.. Spooner
"showed him being kicked over by q
donkey"
1.-THE last saw said Mr. rillman,
Showed me riding the donkey, and the
elephant tied to the donkey's tail"
Mr.. Tilmnn declared that the attorney
general was the direct prosenitor of the
doctrine that the corporations could DO
punished but not their officers and stock
holders,
lie had laid down tho principle In the
case of Mr.. Morton and the President
had accepted the doctrine, 10th exclaim-
ing: .IIe's clean and honorable, and
should be immune; go after the dirty
railroad"
Packers Case,
The decision In the packers case was
n natural consequence, Mr.. Tillman snid
and the Acknowledgement had been "hoist
by his own petard," Moreover, he was
az raid that we are trying to ind some
way OF how not to do II In the matter
az the railroads. lie wanted It under-
stood that he believed that such q course
should be prohibited.
Mr. Tillman said that tho situation In
tho Walsh Bank IN Chicago and also tho
situation In connection with the county
treasurer of Hamilton county, Ohio, were
sure indlces of the need OF leglslatios.
Mr.. Foraker eulogized Judge Humphrey
as an honorable jurst and said he had
no doubt that he had decided tho pack
ers case on It's merits.
Mr., Tillmnn declared that ho had not
Intended to crlticise Judge Humphrey,
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