The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
SENATOR T|LLMAN
USESP|TCHF0RK
ON C0RTELYOU
Declaration Of War May Next
Be Expected
IS UsuRPATIoN OF POWER
Panama Bond Question Brings Out
Bitter Words From Dramatic
South Carolinian.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Just be-
fore the senate adjourned Senator Aid.
rich received letter from Secretary
Cortelyou explaining the delay in re-
plying to the resolution calling on him
for information concerning the recent
Panama canal bond issue, and the let
ter was laid before the senate. Earlier
in the day Senator Tillman INDUCED IN
caustic comment upon what he char
acterized as the secretary's apparent
"dsObedience" to senate resolution.
In his letter to Senator Aldrich, Mr.
Cortelyou said:
II am sorry that there should have
been any misunderstanding as to the
time when my answer to the senate
resolutions regarding the treasury oper
atoms would be sent in. Had l been
advised Of your request to know when
It might be expected | would have re
piled that | required a little more time
to go over the mass Of figures 1t In
volved. 1t Is my desire Of course thai
all business of this kind shall be dis
posed of promptly. but this matter Ii
so important that have felt 1t desir
able that every feature Of the report
should be clearly stated both for the
information of the senate and In jus
tlce to the department 1t is my desire
and intention to submit complete re
Spouse to the resolution, and hope t.
have 1t ready in the course Of the mex
few days, in all probability about the
beginning Of next week.
THE amount of work involved in the
preparation Of such voluminous dats
may not be fully appreciated by some
but It should be remembered that thu
force In all the bureaus here which
have to do intimately with Hnancia
matters have been for weeks workin,
overtime on the regular business o.
the department, and to have this dut!
put upon them In addition MATERIAL!
increases their burdens"
Mr.. Tillman, referring to the Pan
ANA bond question, said, when thu
facts are brought out think the!
will show that the secretary Of tn
treasury has utterly disregarded tn
law in his anxiety. laudable as 1t ma.
have been, to supply currency to New
York against other parts Of the coun
try"
Mr.. Tillman turned to Mr.. Aldricl
and INDUCED in some personal refer
ences to him. He declared that moth
ing could have consideration in tn
senate while the chairman Of TIL
finance committee was out of tn
chamber.
1--WE have to sit here" he said, unit
this great parsonage comes through
the door"
Mr.. Aldrich suggested that he hat
been waited upon merely because h
had been In communication with tn,
secretary Of the treasury for the com
mIttse.
Mr.. Tillman declared that the Re
publican side had to await the not
of the chairman Of the committee OIL
finance.
Mr.. Tillman disavowed any inten
ton of saying Mr.. Cortelyou had no
done what he thought was best.
"UnfOrtunately," he added. Sin thi
country we find ourselves subjected t
| -,Ao< annaol, ~ Soma of tis az uQurpa
ton Of power"
at Is time the senate should do
little business said Mr.. Tillman, ''Ol
its own account. We have got a doc
tor in command Of ship, and all sort
of things are going on. l do not know
what is going to happen next. 1t ma
be q declaration Of war perhaps"
Mr.. Gaines took Secretary COrtelyo
severely to task for the issue OF Par
ANA bonds authorized by him whe
there was in the United States treas
ury more than $240, OOO, 900 available.
Mr.. Prince defended the secretary
action as within his discretion and q
authorized by the law. He thought tn
, bond issue was wise move ip avOit
ance Of wholesale withdrawal c
government funds from national bank
Mr.. FISHERMAN (WisD, who had bee
,, busily figuring on piece Of paper fc
some minutes, interrupted. He sal
that by mathematical process he ha
arrived at the information that til
time being consumed by the gentl
man from Tennessee was costing tn
United States exactly $50 mlnut
and that already Mr.. Gaines had eau
!, ed an expenditure of more than $3.50
This was followed by the suggestio
that as an avowed friend Of the Anne
, lean people the gentleman from Tel
nessee might curtai the public e,
, penses by bringing his remarks to
close. This threw the house into col
vulsion Of laughter.
, Mr.. Gaines here referred to himse
: as ''Dr. Gaines" and said to the Repu
: licans II they would let 'Dr. Game:
. run the congress he would not run
!, "at the dictation Of people who had RI
It into wreck and panic"