Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-21
UrI'Rd States Senator From South.
Carolina Severely sPraIgs
Treasury Secretary
SAYS HE'S NOT OBeYIHG IRE Law
BY pisposing Of the Panama Bond
Issue in the Manner He Did lie
Violated Agreement Entered Into
With the People-Time senate Go,
Down to Work.
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VI. ftHSucstlcu i'rsSSl
WAsHlNGroN. ID. C.. Jan. 20 -
Just before the Senate adjourned e-
day Senator Aldrich received Il let-
ter from Secretary Cortelyou explain
Ing the delay he experienced in his
reply to the resolution calling ON him
for information concerning tho recent
Panama canal bond issue and the
letter was promptly placed belcre
tho Senate. Earlier 10 the day SEN
a;or Tillman INDUCED in canstlc re.
marks upon what he characterized
as the secretary's apparent dlsobeGi-
ence to Senate resolution.
Mfr. Tillman opened this question
In the Senate by inqnlrng whether
the vice president had received q
reply to the resolution from the SEQ
rotary OF the treasury
Nothing yet responded ihes vice
president.
ut is Vale curious thar mn Of
ilcer of the government should he
willing To occupnst he attitude OF
d.sobeditineo az NJ ~ g nave giSeh' iVtTs
considerable time TO send in the ii.
formation" Said Mr.. Tillman
The currency bill is to be brought
In and pressed for consideration
and 1t seems very strange that The
secretary of the treasury, who is III,
rectly responsible for our financial
affairs, should refuse 10 send ina
report giving the information we
need"
Senator Aldrich Called In.
Chairman Aldrich OF the finance.
committee, who was out of the room
when Mr.. Tiilman made his inquiry
re-entered the room at this juncture
Just as Senator Plat suggested that
he be called
We are told" continued Mr. THIS
man, shat Secretary Corteiyon Is
Ill, but he was not TOO i'll to go To-
New York to make speech. 1t
seems extiaoi binary phenomenal,
mat We cannot get a reply from
him.
THE fact Isl said Mr.. Aldrich. the
papers were in form to be presented
and they were placed before Score
! ta7y Cortelyou hui he found In order
10 make the presentation In The
Senate in form satisfactory to hin-
self' would require n longer time
than was supposed The criticism in
tho Senate as to that action lei the
| secretary to make frank and ex-
plicit answer to all suggestions as
10 what was done with the bonds
and certificates of Indebtedness, The
secretary assured me this morning
that he is preparing this matter az
rapidly as possible"
rs no definite time fxed?" asked
Mn. Tillman. AS soon as possible
means between now ana doomsday.'s
Those OF us who know Mr.. Cor
felyou.' said Mr.. Aidrich, know
that Re Is never delinquent In his
public duties. and know il the sem
ator from South Caroline woull find
an opportunity to talk this matter
over with him. he would be satis-
fed"
1T did not take long to issue the
bonds insisted Mr. Tillman
That was simple matter re-
pied Mr.. Aldrich. 1.-THE senator from
South Carolina does not realize that
he can put down on paper inquiries
mat VIII make many months of work
on the part of fo'ce of great de-
Partment to answer. 1t is much easg
Ter to ask questions than TO answer
them"
TiIIman Reads Letter.
THE senator will recall" inter
rupte;i alr. Tillm,n. that these
questions were asked by his own
committee. Now I will give some
additional reasons why we shonld
have this information forwarded 70
as ] have letter from Mr. Klo-
berg, inclosing reply h. received
from Assisfant Secretary Edwards,
"ThiE," he continued. may give
some light as showing why the Sec
rotary finds 1t SO dinIcrlt 10 answer
Inquiries we have propoundsd. TINS
Is the letter giving reasons why ne
refused 10 recognize some bidders foF
bonds"
In reply Mr. Tilman read from MI,