Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-30
JACK FROST APPEARS CtASA WITH GARFIELD
Wide Area of Country Feels Senator Davis Demands the
Drop in Temperature. Production OF Documents.
ALL LEGHENES TO ROCKIES MET WITH FLAT REFUSAL
Heavy Fall Of Ohio Secretary Of Interior Declines to
Kentucky. Submit Papers.
ALL VEGETATION Is KILLED BEFORE SENATE Committee
TexaslA Will
heard FROM Aar-An'efest-
sin and N,nn..o. v,.,+.d ing ByPay a Hearing
Met WITH FLAT REFUSAL
Secretary Of Interior Declines to
Submit Papers.
Arkansan Intimates He Will Be
Heard From Later-Interest-
ing By-Play at Hearing.

As the result Of an unsuccessful at
tempt on the part of Senator JefY Davis
TO obtain possession of personal and con-
fidential documents i'm the possession of
Secretary Garfield Of the Interior Depart
ment the Senate committee on Indian af-
fairs today was furnished with an enter
tanning half hour of by-play in which
most Of the members did not participate.
Secretary Garfield stated very positive
ly that he would not supply the informa-
ton demanded, and Mr.. Davis said that
he would air that refusal on the floor OF
the Senate. The incident closed with the
statement by Mr.. Garfield that the sena
tor. of course, is at liberty to state any
thing he pleases on the floor of the Sem
ate" He emphasized the phrase ION the
floor of the Senate"
The hearing before the Senate commit
tee on Indian affairs was on the bill re-
lating to the enrolment o: members OF
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, who
were stricken from the rolls by Mr. Hitch
cock. former Secretary Of the Interior.
Mr.. Davis interroeated Mr.. Garfield about
charges made to him by n Mr.. Rosen-
winkle. who had been employed by law
flrm that certain Judges of the citizenship
court and certain government officials
had been guilty of accepting bribes in citi-
zenship cases and with other misconduct
Asks About Charges.
What were the charges made by Mr..
Rosenwinkle?" asked Mr. Davis.
The charges were directed against Off,
cials. and Mr.. Rosenwinkle declined to
swear to them. or to corroborate them in
any manner. and they were not consid-
ered." replied Mr.. Garfield. He added
that he had already made a report to the
Senate covering this matter. but that as
to the charges themselves he would not
put them i'm an oflicial record.
Senator Davis said that the Secretary
had stated the circumstances to him. and
Mr~0ufneM admitted that he had given
the facts to members Of the committee
privately, to show that the Information
was unworthy Of consideration. After
this explanation by the Secretary a Sec
ond demand was made by Senator Davis
for a memorandum Of the charges which
had been dictated by Mr. Garfield. lie
used the term, II shall insist" Again
Mr.. Garfield said the memorandum was
private.
"Win you furnish the statement I have
asked for?" demanded Mr.. Davis.
A Flat Refusal
II will not" replied Mr.. Garfield.
Senator Dixon then asked Senator
Davis to state who this Mr.. Rosenwinkle
was. and the senator replied: The Lord
only knows. 4 never saw him. and all 1
know is what the Secretary told me OF
him."
In reply to questions by Senator
Brandegee the Secretary stated that Mr..
persons who he said would be able to
substantiate the charges. but when Sena-
tor Davis demanded that the Secretary
furnish these names he declined to do so.
suggesting that IL the committee wanted
the information 1t could get 1t from Mr..
Rosenwinkle.
In connection with the action of former
Secretary Hitchcock in striking from the
rolls names Of Indians after the rolls had
been approved MT. Davis mentioned an
opinion by Attorney General Bonaparte
on the subject of maintaining suits. Mr..
Garfield said that the Supreme Court of
the United States should be called upon
to decide the question.
Then you set your legal ability above
that OF the Attorney General?" asked Mr..
Davis.
Lawyers Of His Own.
Sometimes" responded Mr.. Garfield.
who explained that he had law officers In
his department especially versed in In
dian matters. and said that frequently
these men did not agree with law officers
Of the Department OF Justice. He said
he regarded an opinion from the Attor-
ney General to be advisory and not con-
trolling
Before he left the stand Mr.. Garfield
said that information frequently came TO
him in the form of rumor, unsupported
allegations. and the like and that he
thought it would be highly improper for
him to repeat IL and put il into a public
record. This statement was made In re-
ply to the anal demand of Mr.. Davis for
the Rosenwinkle memorandum.
Senator's Dixon and MeCum5er an
nounced that as members OF the commit
tee they should object to the paper going
into the record even IL presented in view
Of the fact that the Secretary had de-
clared IL to be without corroborafion
We'll the Secretary seems to have set
tied that anyway" said Chairman Clapp
laughinsiy.