The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-17
BAILEY IS FINGERED
DENoUNcEs NEwsPAPER STATE
 NEWT AS MALICIOUS LIE.
Says whc Ever Inspired Tf Is Ltnr. And Intimates That the Inspira- tion Came from the President
 Hfnanelf.

washineton, May 16.--The calm of the senate's discussion of the railroad rate bill was disturbed today by per sonal Interruption by Senator Bailey. who rose to question of personal privilege to make reply to a charge made in The Chicago Tribune yesterday by a Washington correspondent to the effect that Mir. Bailey had been respon- sible for the failure of the agreement between the President and Senator Tillman. Former Senator Chandler was given as authority for the state- ment that TiIlman had been suspicious of Bailey. who. 1t was also stated. was really opposed to rate legislation and was also in constant conference with Senator Aldrich with the purpose of defeating the rate bill.
 After this statement had been read Mir. Bailey took the floor and said de- liberately;
 T have taken no part in the ques- tion of veracity between the President and Mir. Chandler and had not even given any public expression on the question of good faith because knew nothing about either. question, have never conferred with the President di- rectly nor with MT. Chandler. It was therefore matter of great surprise to me when a Senator called my atten. ton to the extract which I have had read.
 The correspondence understand was sent by a correspondent who Is very close to the White House and is presumed to speak with some degree of authority concerning transactions there do not know as to the truth of that, and I don't charge that his statement was made with authority. But I denounce the publication as an unqualified. deliberate and malicious aw an unqualified. deliberate and malicious liar I denounce the man who inspir- ed the statement as an unqualified. de- liberate and malicious liar, who ever he may be and however high the office he holds.
 The statement was made In a delib- crate mon otone, but 1t was none the less impressive. If was received with absolute silence and the silence con tinued for a few moments until. indeed, Senator Tillman had taken the floor, also on a question of personal privi lege, because the article quoted had stated that he had been suspicious Of Mir. Bailey. He had read the parts of the correspondents letter which MT. Bailey had omitted and he proceeded with his statement. saying:
 This correspondent is undoubtedly a muck rake. Into whose house the handle goes or what hand holds it. will not attempt to say"
 He said he counted eight distinct falsehoods in the article, put he de- sired to address himself first to denial that he had ever been suspicious Of Senator Bailey. He declared his great esteem and admiration for the Texas Senator, and that their cordial reia- tions had always existed.
 Articles of this character were be- ing sent broadcast over the country said MT. Tillman, at the instance or the Republican machine to 'betuddls the situation. As to the statement by Attorney General Moody that he could see no hope for an agreement on any amendment unless it was drawn by the Senators themselves. Senator Till man said that was an adroit effort to give color to the presidents retreat behind the Allison amendment.
 T do not care to pursue this sub feet further" said Senator Tiilman, but that future historians may be able to get at the truth as to who lied, shall make contribution. He then had road the letter sent him today by for mer Senator Chandler in response to Senator Lodges denial for the President of Senator chandler's former state- ment.
 When Senator Tillman concluded