The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
TIlman Boasts Bona
 parte and Meyer.
SAYS BOTH ARE UNTRUTHFUI
Soush carolinian Renews Ills De-
 mznd for Investigation.
Senator TfIlman Declares That He Is Prepared For Anything, Even
 the Deadly Knife Of An ' Assassfn. !a.

Washington, Jan. 14.--Addressing fAe Senate for the second time in re- gard to the allegations against him in connection with Oregon lands. sena- tor Tillman today made reply to ut- tsrances Of Attorney General Baaa- parte and Postmaster General MeyerA
 He quoted the portion of Mir. Bona- parte's statement of last Monday in which the latter said that Tillman had not told him of hts desire to cbtean some of the lands in and fiatfy contra dictsd the head of the Department or Justice. He declared that he had been entirely frank with Mir. Bonaparte and in those lands. He attributed the AL torney Generals attitude to . desire to holster up the President"
 Postmaster General Meyer was brought into the discussion because of statement made by him regard ing the investigation of the porr case. Mir TiIlman said that Mir. Meyers ef- fort to make it appear that the inquiry had been directed originally against Dorr was not based on the truth. He declared that from the first. the tn- uuiry had been directed against nim (Tillman) and not against Dorr. MT. Tillman was also careful to bring out the fact that the land which he naa attempted to get. was not government land at all. but land granted as far back as 1868 under the condition that 1t should be sold at $2.50 per acre.
 MT, TilIman closed with renewal o of his demand for an investigation. he said he was prepared for anythinS' even the knife of the assassin.
 The announcement that the senator would speak today again called forth crowded galleries. while the Senate H. self was fully represented. MT. TiiL- man obtained the floor very early ln the session. He read, letter ne nad received from Attorney General bon@- parte in response to his verbal reouess made yesterday for information con- cerninS inc legal proceedings that have been brought by the Depart fnent of Justice against the Southern oregon Comp4ny, which hoios me A- 900 0o0 acres of timber land granted in connection with the Coos Bay wag" sn foAu' ms. noAapArse'a Letter
 The letter is dated yesterday ana reads as follows:
 sMvf Dear Senator :--Referring to our fAiephone conversation this morn ing. I beg to say that find, on exam ination of the files of the department, that the suit in connection with the Coos Bay wagon, road grants was one of those which, as told you' hao been the subject of difference or oninion between the special counsel engaged in theses cases. private Ruit has already been brought in con- nection with this matter and the Ques- tIon arose whether the government should intervene in this suit, or snould bring an independent suit. Alter careful consideration and rather vol- luminous correspondence with the two special counsel. decided that 1t would be better for the government to bring an independent action wltn- out reference to the private suit all ready Instituted. I. therefore. wrote some time ago to B. D. Townsend and subsequently, ,telegraphed him direct ing that such suit should be brought as soon as practicable. The questions involved in the suit connected with the Coos Bay grant and several other contemplated suits of minor moment will be substantially determined by a decision in the case already instituted against the Harrim&n railroads which hold the Oregon and California land grant titles, and 1t is deemed advisa- ble by Mir. Townsend to bring to trial, if possible the main suit, namely, that against the Hartman interests and in- yolving the Oregon and California railroad grants, before these other far less important suits are tried. I agree with him to this. extent and al- though, as above stated, I have or- dered all the suits to be brought as soon as possible. think no injury to
 the government interests has been caused. by the delay in instituting proceedings, in regard to the Coos Bay grants and a number of other mat ters.
 q enclose you herewith copies from the dock cts of the department, state. ment of the present situation. of the main suit against the Hartman in. terests, the bill of complaint. in which. as you will see, was filed September { last, as set forth in my statement of yesterday.
 (Signed.) "Very respectfully.
 Charles J. Bonaparte,
 Attorney General"
 The data furnished by MT. Bona parts showed that the bill of com plaint against the Southern Oregon Company had been filed September {, 1908.
 Analyzing the report of the secret service inspectors fin connection with his correspondence with Reeder and Watkins, MT. Tillman pointed out what he declared as being glaring inaccuracies and suggested that there should be some determination of the exact qualifications for membership in the "Ananias Club"
 He declared that Shakespeare, in "As You Like It," has put words in the mouth of TouchstOne, which de- ternined the degree of a lie warrant ing a fight and quoted as follows:
 Degree of a Lie.
 % sir, we quarrel in print, by the book; as you have books for good manners, I will name you the degrees. The first, the retort courteous: the second. the quip modest; the third. the reply churlish; the fourth, the reproof valiant; the fifth, the counter-check quarrelsome; the sixth. the lie with circumstances; the seventh, the lie di- rect All these you may avoid. but the lie direct; and you may avoid that 600, with an If I knew when seven justices could not take up a quarrel, but when the parties were met them- selves one of them thought but of an if and is you said so and then | said so'; and they shook hands and swore brothers. Your if Is the only peacemaker; much virtue in if"
 On taking the floor Mir. Tillman said it was not pleasant for him to intrude his personality on the atten- ton of the Senate.
 T have enough notoriety already" declared Mir. Tiliman. land I am not