Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-01
SECRETARY GARFIELD
DEF|ES JEFF DAVIS
Arkansas Senator Wanted Soma.
lhlag and Head Of Interior De-
paFlrasnl Said No.
Paws THREATS OF NO ACCOUNT
Told Mr. Garfield That He would Air
HE orIeysnee on the Floor Of tho
Senate and In Turn was Informed
That That WAS HiU Privilege and
to Go Ahead,
tpy AtEocinte,l rroaal

tBy Associated prcss)
WASHINGTON, n. g.. April 3D.
An .nnsncccssful attempt wus made
tcdas by Seuaior JEFF Davis to obtain
possession Of personal and conildcn.
tiai documents In the nossession III
Secretary Garfield. Of the intcrlcr de-
, paf,mcnt before the Senate commit
tee on Indian affairs.
! Secretary Gmilcld stated that he
would not supply the information de-
larded and Mr., Davis said that he
would MIR that refusal on the floor
of tho Senate.
The incident closed with Tho state
mcnt BY Mr.. Gnrneld, "that the Sena.
tor OF course, Is ut liberty 10 state
anything he plcases on the loof OF
the Senate
| me bearing before the Senate com
lmlttee on Indian affairs was on the
bill relating TO members OF the Chou
taw aud Chickasaw indians who were
Htrickop from tho rolls by MIR. Hitch.
cock, former secretary OF tho i,ter.
Tor. Mr. Davis interrogatod Mr..
/ Garfield about charges made to him
4 by n Mr.. Rcsonw;nlSlc. WHO had been
Sc,pployed by n law flrm that certain
ssrsNrcthmcnl officials had been g,iiItg
4 Of itceepting bribes in citizenship
fcoses and with loGhor mlsd6nIhcf,h sFS
Whit were tho charges made by
| Mr.. Roscnwinklc?r asked MIR. Davis.
| Tic charges were directed against
! Officials and Mr.. Rosenwinkle dcclin-
1 10 swear To them, or TO corroborate
them In any manner and they wore
not considered replied Mr. Garfield.
! He added that he had already
] made report to the Scnnte covering
/ this matter hut as TO the charges
/ themselves he would not nut them in
an Official record.
Garfield FIatIy Refuses Davis.
Senator Davis said that the sccrc-
larry had stated the circumstances to
. him ana Mr.. Garfield admitted that
he had given the facts 10 members
OF the committee privately to show
That The Information was unworthy
of consideration. After this expla.
nation bS the secretary n socond dc
mand was made by Senator Davis for
a memoranda of the charges which
had leGn dictated by Mr.. Garfield.
lie used theN term, II shall inslat.'
I Again Mr. Garfield said Tho
memorandum was private.
! "Will YOU furnish this statement
| nave asked for?' demanded Mr.
i Davis.
y will not" replied Mr.. Garfield
Senator Dixon then asked Senate,
Dayis to state who this Mr. RoscU
{. wlnklc was and the senator replied
| The Lord only knows. never saw
him, and I'LL know is what the sec
rotary told me Of him"
In reply to questions by Scnai Of
Brandcgc the secretary stated that
Mr.. Rosenwinkle had mentioned
names of persons who he said would
} be able TO substantiatc the charges
) mt when Senator Davis demanded
T. lhnt the secretary furnish iiisst
, names lie declined to do so. suggcst
ing hat If the committee wanted the
information II could get ii from Mir
Roscnwinklc.
Sly Dig at sonapartc.
, In connection with the action 81
, former Secretary Hitchcock IN strik
! ing from the rolls names of Indians
after The rolls had been approved MIR
'"''H h''h''bH'h ht ClbiIOH ny AllOT
!, ncy General l}onanartc on The subject
Of maintaining suits. Mr. CARTEL,
said that the Supreme Court OF Tho
United States should be called upon
To decide tie question.
"Thcn you set your LEGAL abilit,
, above that of the attorney gcncrnl2'
asked Mr. Davis.
Sometimes" responded Mr. Gar
. fold, who explained that lie had Law
officers in his department who are es
pecially vcrscd In Indian matters an,
: said that frequently these men dIt
moi agree with law officers OF the dc
rartment Of Justice. He said nc nc
gardcd an opinion from the attornc,
general to ''hc advisory and not con
v trolling
. Before he left the stand Mr.. Gay
i lrld said that information frcquontl,
: came 10 him In The form OF unsupport
Y cd allegations and Tic like. and h,
= thought it would he highly imprope
!. for him TO repeat and put II into I
y publ!c record. This statement wa