Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-15
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Reply to Attorney General
and Postmaster General,

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IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel
Washington Jan. 4--Addressing
| the senate for the second time In re-
gard to the allegations made against
him in connection with oregon lands,
| Senator Tillman today made reply TO
Bonapartc and Postmaster General
Meyer. He quoted the portion of MIR.
| Bonaparte's statement of last Mon
day in which the latter said that Mr..
| Tnlman had not told him of his de-
sire to obtain some of the lands in
question, and flatly contradicted the
head of the department of justice. He
declared that he had been entirely
frank with Mr.. Bonaparte and had
fully explained TO him his interest in
those lands.
| He attributed the attorney gener-
ais attitude to n desire to bolster
up the president.
Postmaster General Meyer was
| brought into the discussion because Of
! a statement maze by him regarding
, the investigation of the Dorr ase Mr.
Tillman said that Mr Meyers effort
to make it appear that the inquiry
had been directed originally against
Dorr was was not based on the truth.
He declared that from the first the
inquiry had been directed against him
| (Tillman), and not against Dorr. Mr.
Tillman was also 'ful to bring out
the fact that tn ana which he had
attempted to get was not government
land at u., but land granted as far
back as 1868 under the condition
that 1t should be sold at $3.50 per
acre.
Mr.. Tilman read letter he had
! received from Attorney Gensrei BON
apartc in response to his verbal re-
quest made yesterday for information
concerning the legal proceedings that
have been brought by the department
of justice against the southern ore
gon company. which holds the 2,000.-
600 acres of timber land granted IN
connection with the Coos Bay Wagon
road
Mr. Tllman closed with renewal
pl ms ufinHHu ipi an liiN'hllRuNlpIl.
He said he was prepared for any
thing. even the knife of the assas-
sin.
Attorney General Bonaparto's let
ter is dated yesterday and reads as
follows:
MY Dear Senator: Referring to
our telephone conversation | have to
say that | find on examination Of the
files of the department that the suit |
in connection with the Coos Bay wa
gon road grants was one Of those |
which, as | told you, had been the |
subject of a difference of opinion be- |
tween the special council engaged on |
these cases. a private suit has al |
ready been brought in connection |
with this matter, and the question |
arose whether the government should |
intervene in this suit or should bring |
an Independent suit After careful |
consideration and a rather yolumin-
GUS correspondence with the two spe
cial councils. | have decided that IL |
would be better for the government |
to bring Independent action without
reference to the private suit already |
instituted therefore wrote some
time since to B. ID. Townsend and |
subsequently telegraphed him direct
ing that such suit should be brought
as soon as practicable. The qIastions
involved In the suit connected ith |
the Coos Bay special grant ana sew
eral other contemplated suits Of min
or moment. will be substantially
termined by decision in the case all
ready instituted against the Hartman
railroads which hold the oregon and |
California land grant titles. and II Is
deemed advisable by Mr.. Townsend |
10 bring a trial. if possible, the main |
suit. namely that against the Harri
man interests and involving the ore
gon and California railroads grants.
before these other far less important |
suits are tried | agree with him to
this extent, and although as above /
stated, have ordered all the suits |
brought as soon as possible. | think /
no injury to the government interests
has been caused by the delay in in
stituting proceedings in regard to the /
Coos Bay grants and number OF
other matters.
Il enclose you herewith copies from |
the dockets of the department state
ment of the present situation OF the
terests. the bin OF complaint in which 1
YOU viii see, WIS filed september ith. I
last. as set forth in my statement Of
yesterday. Respectfully.
CHARLES BONAPARTE.
Attorney General"
The data furnished by Mr. Bona
parta showed that the bill 81 COM
piaint agaist the Southern oregon
1908.
Analyzing the report Of the secret \
service inspectors in connection with I
his CORE spondcnce with Reeder and i
Watkins. Mr. Tillman pointed out |
what ne declared to be giaring inac- /
curacies and suggested that there /
should be some determination OF the
exact qualifications for membership /