The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09

senskor Tillnnsn introduce;a the same daysh further and Joint rssoldtion con tain9ng the ssms recitals, but conciud- fuk 0 foliosve ra & .s ,ssss iAssss. t@ {.
 Y; sesoiyed. etc, rhat ths Attorney eentrnl be. and fs hsf4bys directed. euthorired and erhpowefed ,to take snch procsedines pr insfitpts such snat scn bsheifS Of the Urited 1statss as may be- necessary or exped1ent to ih- sure conspuance with the above hen- tioned eonditi tions or to restore the said Iands to the public domain, or to report to the Congress why such action as sferesaid has not been or Should net been taken
 "on FeSruafy ls. Senator Tiilman wrots toA Messrps Reeder and Wat1Eins. "A photogfaph Of thisy letter is also your attention to the fact that he speaks again of Mir. Lee as his agent and of the correspondences carried on through Mfr. Lee. He states that what he has done in stirring up the ques- ton of Oregon land grants to the railroads was .sone, entirely apart from any personal Interest he has in the matter and adds Although 1t would not have had nnyiattentton called to It. but for the investigatidn set on foot in connection with the proposed pur- chase by me of some Of the timber land in question. Of course. if de- eide to make. the tender and 90 Into the law suit. win hear the prOposi- tion in mind. but would have you understood that nothing I. do here in the Senate viii De done because of any personal purchase of any. Of the lands. If T can succeed In. causing the gov- ernment to institute suit for the re- covery- of the land and make it easier frr.i nff ou rxrn1y too T do 1t without regard to the dealings
 T stilI want to get some of the timber land if 1t ia possible, and as 1t is probable that MT Lee or some other repressntatfve of mine wilf be in your county in the next two months we will leave the matter of payment for the initiatory. steps and subsequent pro |sceedings in abeyanee for the present. Any contract we might make will be entirely apart from and Independent from my work here in the Senate.
 "T will be glad for you to hold In reserve eight of the best quarter sec tions of which yo1 have definite in- formation and will in the meantime press the fnvestigation and other work here which win facilitate the finai purchase.,
 s cemnaerifs on Tillman.
 sThis letter in which Senator Till-, man. requested that eight of the best quarter sections be held in reserve for him was written just four days before he announced in the Senate that he had not undertaken to buy any land in the west.rfIt is unnecessary to comment upon his proposal made in tnis letter, to use his influence as Senator to force the Government to institute suit which would make 1t easy for hin to acquire some of the land,
 His letter pertaining to Mfr. Tiil- mans personal and private business was sent in franked envelope. of which I attach photographic copy
 marked Exhibit D 5.
 "The assault by Senator Tiiiman up- on MT Dorr was. aceording to the report of the inspectors. . wanton as- sault made to cover up Senator Tilis. mans own transactions.
 n call your attention to the letter, of Mr. D0rr t3 the Postinaster General under date of November 22. 1908, (fsx- fibft .E) in which he asks for relief from the cases in which Senator Ttii- man has brought against him. saying that he had. no knowiedge that Seha- tor Tilman desired. .his operations to be kept hidden and secret from general public knowledge.
 -The report of the inspectors seems. to indicate that this young man. MT. ASuTI,- -dCtc0 m BOV0 AAAAAAt Uub sAARS " used Senator Tillman's application for lana as an Advertisement. ss
 l-sg -s ssXery truly y0ary. 4 "Theodore Rooeeveik." :"
 ITO Hon. Eugene Hale, Acting Chair lss g1na an5 Ub4a1nitta@ dstoA ApbfNpE tions. United States Senate.r as. + S' I Accompanying Exhikaes. Y The nrsf exhibit contained In the communiaAti 7 Is senator Tiliman'a personal explanation: made on the floor of the Senate on February 8. 1908. in which he complained of an alleged
 unauthcrized use of his name in a cir-
 cuiar issued by Bryan R. Dorr, Presi- dent of the St. Paul, and Pacific Tim
 ber Syndicate of Portland.
 This circular says that Senator Ttll- man was interested in action~to compel the southern Oregon Company to sell 1 to applicants about 100000 acres Of timber fand which had been granted to the Coos Bay Wagon Road Company, on condition that it. should be sold. in