The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30
ASSUMES THE AIRS
OF A PRESIDENT
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Cortelyou's Printed Re
port on Panic Causes
aVVarof Words.
TILL MAN ATT ACKS
.SEC'Y OF TIRE ASURY:
Declares That He Has Affrontel
the Dignity Of the Senate,
and is Playing the Part Of
Chief Executive Be-
fore He Has Been
Elected.

(. WASHINGTON, January 2s.-.The re.
ply Of Secretary Corteyou to Senate
resolution calling for Information con.
ctrning the operations OF the Treasury
Department In connection with the re-
cent financial crisis was laid before the
Senate to-day by the Vicc-President.
printed copy of 1t was on the desk Of
each Senator, and nearly all Of them
at once gave It his attention.
Mr.. Culberson inquired OF the Vice.
President whether the pamphlet con-
tained all OF the Secretary's communi-
cation. The Vice. President said he
had not examined the report
II do not recall an Instance
said Mr., Culberson. I'm which a head
I. OF a department OF the government has
answered a Senate resolution In print
| ed FORM
Lodge, the Stick ler.
1T ask the Senator from Massachu.
sctts." broke In Senator Tillman. turn
ing to senator Lodge, who is such a
stickier for senatorial dignity and sen.
atorial rights. to reply to this In
iquiry."
II don't know" responded Mr. Lodge,
whether q Cabinet officer ever sent
~ ~ q =, P,!nsSo tePoEl Oh ILLS klnu as "
convenience. and do not think 1t Is
La matter OF Importance. Tie entire
Ereply will be printed Tomorrow
rs 1t legal?' asked Mr.. Tllrnan.
TT IS certainly legal. because the
lSecretary can communicate. to Cor.
gress either In typewriting or in
print" Mr.. A!drich remarked that MI
1.-The reports Of tie Secretary OF tho
Treasury are made to the Senate In
printed form.
Assuming President Airs.
atr. Tillman retortcd by declaring.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is as.
sur.ing the airs OF President before
he is elected to that Office. The Pres,.
form, but ilavt never knntyn 8
Cabinet off Ger. to ssulne to do this bs.
fore" Mr.. Culberson said that the fact
lot which he complained was that the
Secretary Of the Treasury had printed
| his argument and had 1t laid on the
i desks Of Senators and had left tbs
statement of facts which accompanies
lit 30 be printed afterwards.
HAD the Secretary OF the Treasury
delayed in making this reply" sale
Senator Carter, she would have beer
tious method Of placing his reply be
fore the Senate is made a subject FOL
Icrtticisrn. How In the world could thu
Secretary OF the Treasury have please
i the Senator's from South Carolina an,
from Texa 2" s 49,
IT want the secretary to reply. in al
orderly manner" replied MrFTillman
"and in the same manner that char
Iectertzed his predecessors in office.
without Precedent.
! ''F1e should send his report here an,
iilet us print II 1t we think At. nh,
4 Senator cannot point to a solitary cas-
in which the printing has been dom
i|tefore." !
Mr.. Tillman said there never ha,
been such unaccountabfe delay in re
plying to a Senate resolution. He de
clared that the printed part of TIL
4 secretary's report was merely file,
4 with assertions.
.1 know no one" said Mr. Lodge
I who has pleaded SO much for ligh
and shows SO much anxiety to have i
shine IN dark places as he (Tillman)
ana yet when we begin to shed lieh
i ne resists because ofthe partial illumi
nation. ] think it is a great con
venlence to have In printed form thi
reply. summarizing the exhibits, all q
. which Will be here to-morrow."
Light, Light, Light. is
Does the Senator assert there i
any light in this pamphlet "sinterruni
"a Mr.. Ttllman, adding in ralsett
. tones:. i say light light flight
Don.t go Oft on anything elsc-ligh
B light, light 4.
! T think" replied Mr.. Lodge. "ther
! Is abundant light nit, bur whether til
s senator from South Carolina Will n
: able to see 1t, do not know IS
8 AIr. Culberson then took up the =
= port, and said that upon a cursory a
: animation lie discovered that the Sec
( fIIletary admitted that he had not .replie
i 70 the specific inquiries OF the senoi
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