Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
T|LLMAN IS ON SCENT
Keen for Facts About White
House Furniture.
AFTER PRESIDENTS NOTE
Cannon. Asked for It. Said to Have
Refused.
DEMAND MAY YET BE MADE
Speaker May Be Called Before SEN
ate Committee on Investigation.
Inquiry About Barber and
Messenger.
AFTER PRESIDENTS NOTE
DEMAND MAY YET BE MADE

Senator Tllman of South Carolina. who
publicly announced in the Senate the
other day that he would give President
Roosevelt IA dose of his own medicine
before that eminent gentleman retired 10
private life is now at work compromising
the pin! sic.
The senator is looking up data bearing
on tie cases of William Dulaney. the
Presidents accomplished barber. carried
on the rolls of the auditor for the Navy
Department at 81 1860 a year. and one
Jackson. ostensibly employed at the
bureau of engraving and printing at 500
year. who serves Mrs. Roosevelt as
messenger.
But the latest matter to which Mr.. Till
man has turned his attention is with
reference to President Roosevelt's desire
to remove considerable furniture from the
White House and take it away with him
when lie retres from office on the 4th
of March.
The Furniture Incident.
According to reports. which appear 10
be authentic, President Roosevelt some
time ago communicated with Speaker
Cannon announcing that he had directed
Col. Bromwell superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds. to prepare dupli-
Gates of the nine cabinet chairs, a sofa
and some other things, aS he wanted to
dispose of the originals, keeping the sofa
and his own chair, and presenting to
each cabinet officer the char that officer
was accustomed to use when at his regu-
lar place around the cabinet table.
The story goes that Speaker Cannon
was about to turn over the Presidents
letter-which was not marked in any way
to indicate that it was of a personal ma
ture-to Chairman TaWney OF the House
committee on appropriations, when the
President, becoming aware of this fact,
Immediately by peremptory letter with
drew the correspondence and counter
manded the order for duplicate furniture
previously given to Col. BrOmwell.
Friends of Senator Tillman, becoming
aware of the facts in the case, brought
them to the attention of the South Caro-
lima senator, with the idea that, obtain
ing accurate and complete data. he might
discuss on the floor of the Senate in de-
tail this instance of what they are pleased
to term an attempt at petty graft on tho
part OF the executive. They thought this
furniture incident, together with the cases
of Dulaney the accountant barber anC
jackson, the printer messenger, might
serve as excellent ammunition for Sen.
Tillman Wants to Know.
Mr.. Tlllman declined to discuss in de
tan last night the success of his efforts |,
OBTAIN the information in question HI.
admitted to reporter for The Star, how.
ever, that the three propositions outlined
above had been brought to his attention
and said he was endeavorins to obtain
complete information concerning them.
Pending the obtaining of records and
documentary data. however, Mr.. TiIIman
was disinclined to make any charges
and discussed the matters with reserve
and moderation
A democratic member of the House told a
reporter for The Star yesterday afternoon
that Senator Tillman had written a letter
TO Speaker Cannon, making formal re-
quest for copies of the correspondence
that is supposed to have passed between
the Speaker and the President with refer
ence TO the latters desire to take away
with him. at the expiration of his term,
some furnishings CT the White House,
which appeal to him for sentimental rea-
sons, and that the Speaker had declined
to accede to Mr.. Tillmans request
This member said further that in the
event that Speaker Cannon persisted in
this refusal Senator Tilman would
endeavor to have the Speaker summoned
before the Senate committee Of investisa-
ton for which Mr.. TIlman has asked,
and which, if his request is complied with,
will go into the Presidents charges
against Mr.. Tillman in connection with
the latter's activity in western land mat
tiers. Mr.. TiIlman absolutely refused to,
discuss this phase of the matter last
night.
AS the member of the House who tells
the story oppressed ii. the pot is boil
ing. In consequence members of both
houses are looking for interesting develop
ments in the near future.
Tillman Determined on Inquiry
Based upon report which reached Sena-
tor rillman yesterday that the Senate does
not intend to accede to his request for an
of the charges made against
him by President Roosevelt in connection
with Oregon land cases, the senator an.
nounceG yesterday that if necessary to
obtain an inquiry he would himself intro
duce resolution providing for it.
Thus far he has proceeded on the theory
that the charges We're contained in in
submitted to Senator Hale and
that they would be considered by the
special committee appointed to investigate
the secret service and the message of the
President rejecting upon members of
Congress. Ii is said that members OF the
Slecial committee VIII take the position
that they are not charged with the re-
sponSibility of inquiring into the conduct
Of d senator
1t is likely that members of the priv
ilegeS and elections committee. similarly.
Will be dsnclined to take up the charges
against M. Tillman unless directly or
dered TO do SO by the Senate The special
Will hold its first meeting
While delivering bread at residence on