The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-13
MIR. PULLMAN
 ON WARPATH ReseS Criticism of His Resolution. ASTs PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Says Executive Practically Accuses
 Him of Ignorance. south Carolina Man Says He Knew What He Was Doing When He
 Proposed Investigation
 of Roads.
5AsTs PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT


 CT the Tillman-Gillespie resolution in- structing the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to inquire Into rairoad hold ings of coal and oil lands of a char acter tustifying the Presidents mes- sage regarding it. Senator Tillman complained that the President had | charged the Congress with insincerity, pretense and ignorance and Senators Lodge and Spooner took the position that the charge of ignorance was war ranted.
 The debate was spirited but was ln- terrupted at 9 o'clock when the rail- road rate bill was called up and Sem ator Cuiberson made two hours le- gal argument in which he supported a bill of his own which he introduced as substitute for the pending House bill. Senators Elkins and Bacon an- nounced that they would discuss the resolution and message later and pre- dicted that several others would do the same.
 Mir Tillman today addressed the Sen ate in reply to President Roosevelts message concerning the TilIman-Gil- lespie resolution instructing the In- terstate Commerce Commission to make examination of railroad discriminations in the matter of hauling coal and oil The message which condemned the res- olution on the ground that its purpose was not SpeClHC was sent 10 the 0eSk by Mir. Tillman and was reread.
 The President after signing the res- olution asked that additional legislation be entered into to make 1t effective. Included in this request was that ap- propriation be made to carry on the investigation and specific authority be given to the commission to administer oath and compel the attendance ef witt nesses.
 Necessity for Criticism. "I deprecste the necessity of criti- cisfng this most extraordinary docu- ment," said MT. Tillman, as preface to his remarks.
 Fate has enlisted me as an ally of the President in getting adequate raii- way rate laws and I regret very much to have anything to come up which would occasion any disruption of the annlcable relations that now exist or appear to exist between us This statement was greeted with smiles and chuckles from other Senators Con- tinuing. Mir. Tillmar said: But there are some things as a Senator I cannot put up with patiently" He said the executive contempt and ridicule of the resolution seemed to charge that he had been ignorant of what he was do- ing m offering the resolution.
 Now, that Is going a great way Tn very little while. That is a pretty big contract the President has taken on himself to justify such a sweeping charge" he said.
 Taking Up the resolution. Mir. Till man said that it was a joint measure. He called attention to the fact that hoth Houses of Congress had given the subject consideration.
 Mir. Hansbrough called attention to the fact that what the President com plained of especially. was the failure of Congress to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of the resolu- tin.
 "Oh, saw that point last week." re- piled Mir. Tillman. but that Is not all. He complains there Is no power to ad. minister oaths.''
 Mir Tillman then read the resolu- ton and also the act to regulate prove his contention that the commit- tee has the means and authority to carry on the investigation proposed The committee has little authority to carry instructions of this resolution" he said. and would give it if we passed resolution every day for the next twelve months"
 The President a scOld.
 Then" he added, there can be no good reason for the President to scold in manner that is almost insulting by chahng us with fnsincerity, pretens~ and ignorance. The only reason I can see is that he must have been miser- ably advised. I am not lawyer. only a farmer, but I have better common sense than that"
 MT Tillman went extensively Into the subject of appropriating money. purposes for the resolution that 1t can be taken care of in the sundry civil service bill. He closed with protest against the President lightly and flip panty" insulting the Senate He said he could pardon many things on ac- count of the great burdens of the Pres ident and because of his impetuosity
 In reply to Mir. Tillman. Mir. Lodge said: q have noticed that those most ready In criticism are most sensitive when criticised themselves. He then took up the resolution and said he did not see how the President co1ld treat it other than he did
 He took the position however that the resolution demanded of the inter state commerce commission. a body of tive men, a task which would tax the capacity of the een- sus bureau. Mir. Lodge, thought there was no occasion to re- sent criticism of Congress because no one could question the Presidents right to veto legislation. And what Is a veto except the severest kind of crit icism he asked, and continuing said the President had acted with Congress in signing the resolution.
 The position was advanced by MT, Foraker that after the passage of the resolution the interstate commerce commission through the President, could ask for the necessary funds to conduct the investigation if 1t had not the funds within It's control. He re- eented the statement hy MT. Lodge that the resolution was in class of legislation adopted because of popular fancy and without and sincere pur- pose.
 Lodge Agrees with FOraker.
 He said that the Senate Committee reporting the resolution had taken the measure seriously for the reason he thought their demands that the rail roads cease their ownership of coal and oil lands. MT. Lodge said that he agreed with MT. Foraker on that position.
 Mir. spoonsr said an examination of