Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-30
Cortelyou's BeIated Report on
Bond Issues Stirs the Ire Of
Upper House
OBJECT ro PRINTED DOCUMENT
Report Seems to RuffIe Dignity Of Gull
berson, TiIIman and Others-South
erner Puts His Pitchfork in Action
Senators Profess to See No Light in
Report.

Cortelyou's long looked for report on
the recent bond issues and other
treasury operations consisted of a 15,-
900 word pamphlet printed neatly in
large type A copy was placed on
each senator's seat No doubt the sec
rotary thought he had made a satisfac-
tory job of his reply to the senate res
olution of December II requesting tile
information contained in the pamphlet
but some of the senator's didn't think
so, and the result was that a display
of senate fireworks followed its pre-
Sentation.
Some senators objected to it's hav-
ing been printed. Others found other
faults with it, and the row started be-
fore any OF them had read a line of it.
Il d. not recall an instance" said
Mr. Cuberson, lin which d head of a
department of the government has
answered a senate resolution in print
ed form"
II ask the senator from Massachu-
ing to Senator Lodge, who is such a
stckler for senatorial dignity and
senatorial rights, to reply to this in
quiry.'
Il don't know responded Mr..
Lodge, whether a cabinet officer ever
sent in a printed report of this kind as
a convenience, and 1 do not think it is
a matter of Importance"
Mr.. Tillman retorted to this SUCCESS
ton by declaring:
THE secretary of the treasury is as
Stunning the airs of a president before
he is elected to that office. The presi-
dent sends his message in this printed
form, but I have never known cab
met officer to assume to do this be-
fore"
Senator Beveridge interrupted, say
ing: Il wish to call attention to the
fact that rhe criticism Of the senator
from South Carolina is evidently di-
rected to the airs that the secretary
has assumed.
II want the secretary to reply in an
orderly manner replied MIR. Tillman,
"and in the same manner that has
characterized his predecessors in Of
flee. He should send his report here
and let us print it if we think fit. The
senator cannot point to solitary case
in which the printing has been done
Mr.. Tilman said there never had
been such unaccountable delay In re-
plying to a senate resolution.
1.-THE secretary" he said, had been
in New York making speeches, and
now he sends his labored report to us"
Mr.. Carter inquired whether Mr. Till
man had read the report, and being
told that he had not, declared that the
senator could not tell whether the re-
port was in fact "labored" or whether
it had been prepared lin a fluent man
ner and with special skill"
Mr.. Tilman declared that the SEN
ator from Montana was partisan in his
defense of the secretary.
81 have not been in any case par
tisan.'' retorted Mr.. Carter. who then
added amid general laughter, "all pres
idential candidates would acquit him
of being partisan"
Mr.. Tilllnan then declared that the
printed part of the secretary's report
was merely filled with assertions.
Mr.. Lodge said he was surprised at
the senator from South Carolina.
'T know no one," said Mr.. Lodge,
who has pleaded SO much for light
and shows so much desire to have it
shine in dark places as he, and yet
when we begin to shed light he resists
because of the partial illumination.
think it great convenience to have
in printed form this reply summar-
izing the exhibits, all of which will be
here tomorrow"
Does the senator assert there is
any light in this pamphlet" inter-
rupted Mr.. Till4an in high pitched
tones, and then adding in falsetto: Il
say Light Light Light Don't go
off on anything else-light, light,
light
II think" replied Mr.. Lodge, there
is abundant light in it, but whether
the senator from South Carolina will be
able to see it l do not know"
Mr.. Culberson then took up the re-
port and said that upon cursory ex-
animation he discovered that the sec
rotary admitted that he had not re-
Piled to the specific inquiries Of the
senate resolution.
Senator Aldrich brought the debate
on the report to close by reiterating
his statement that the secretary had