Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-08
RESULT IS NOW BEFORE SENATE
Details Not Vet Made publie-South
carolirian Promises FTt Reply, II
Which He VIII Not "Mines Mat.
ters"-Events Which Led Up to the
Probing.
fBy Associated Press.)

(By ASSOCIATED PreS0.J -
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. Try
direction of President Roosevelt. Sec
ret service men Swallowed Senator
Tillman. OF South Carolina. On the
theory that he possibly was interest
ed in an Oregon land grab" and the
result Of that Investigation Is now be-
fore the Senate.
The information was contained In
communication from President
Roosevelt sent In response to re-
quest made by Senator Hale to the
heads Of the executive departments
fer statement Of the activities or
secret service operatives.
Exhaustive Replies Made.
Exhaustive replies were made by
the various departments and all OF
these were forwarded to Senator
Hale by the President. They have
not been made public and Senator
Hale announced that they would not
be given out until after they had
been considered bya subcommittee or
the committee on appropriations,
which will be charged with the duty
Of acting upon that portion OF the
Presidents annual message relating
to the secret service ana critlcising
members Of Congress for their res.
friction OF its use. .-.-zs e
Soon after President Rooseveit's
communication to Senator Hale was
received at the capital yesterday, It
became noised about that II contains
ed q reflection on q senator from Q
Southern state.
The name OF the senator In Ques-
ton was not divulged for time, and,
as a result the atmosphere was sur
charged with curiosity and much
speculation. When it finally became
known that Senator Tillman was the
man named, further efforts to PRO
cure information concerning xhe
character Of the charges were mad,.
but were without avail.
Investigation Follows Attack. !,
Though the fact that several senar
tors had advance information OF the
report which was to be sent to the
Senate. it was learned that the insest
tigation OF Senator TiIlman followed
an attack which he made IN the.
the Senate nearly q year ago upon
an Oregon land company which naa
used his name as one OF the persons
Interested In the concern.
Previous 20 that attack Senator
Ti!Iman had introduced . Resolutions
directing the attorney general -
prosecute suits against an OTesof
railroad corporation which had re
ceiyed lani grants in the late sixties
for a line from a California point 70
Portland. Ore.
TiIInnan's Name Without Authority.
Mr.. Til!man had said that the use
Of his name was without authority
and as a result II Is declared thst
several persons interested In the land
grants became angered.
Some OF the parties are reported
10 have sent to President Roosevelt
CORES OF letters alleged to hsye
ben written by Senator Tiilman. m
dicatirS that he had an interest N
one CT the land companies. or would
lie benefited through the land con-.
pany's obtaining possession Of g-aats
In question.
Af;sr receiving this infcrmafiop. It
IN said the President directed . -
cret service operative to investt(asc
the part Senator Tillman vas aIlesed
10 have had In the land cases.
The report sent 10 tie Senate %
understood To contain an account Of
The Investigation made Of Senator
TiIIman.
Photographed cerresreodenes.
I, Is known that the secret service
prepared Photographic copies Of Sens-
tor Tillman's correspondence. ~
whether exhibits we're sent TO sens
tor Hale is no. known.
Senator Tillman was rot aware Is
tho fact that his name figured In the
reports until late In the day.
Ne then took pains 10 assure hsn-
sci. that the reports concerning ane
mentien O. himself we're veIl soanS
ed but he refused to comment go
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