Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-14
TOday's Telegraphic News
TliImnn and Ronanarte

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Washington, d. c., Jan. l4.-Seoa'
tor Tillman announced before the ses >
sion Of the Senate opened today that he
was going to put two members OF the
presidents Cabinet In the AuaniaS
Club. The two are Postmaster Genera
Meyer and Attorney General Bouaparte.
With regard TO the first be sald ne
would produce the ole direct" Till
man says he will prove by the report Of
the postofice inspector that the photo.
graphic copies Of his letters aud franked
envelopes were made last July, whereas
Postmaster General Meyer, in state
ment Issued day before yesterday, de-
clared that they we're not made until De-
cember. That Is what Tillmrn calls the
Gle direct" As for the attorney gen.
eral be quoted Touchslone's different
divenitles or degrees Of q lie, from
Shskespearss Gas You Like It." and
said that he was uncertain which char.
acter OF "Jiar" be would prove him
to be. The quotation from Toschstone
in answer to the question Of Jsques:
"Can you nominate In order now the
degrees Of the lie 7" Is IS follows:
20 sir, we quarrel in print, by the
book; as you have books for good mau-
ners; l will pane you the degrees. The
first, the Retort Courtesy; the second,
the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply
Ohurlish; the fourth, the Reproof Va
liaut; the 9Th, the OonntercheckQ Quarrel.
some; the sixth, the Lie With Orcum.
sauce; the seventh, the Lie Direct. All
these you may avoid bat the lie direct,
and you may avoid that too, with an II,
l knew when seven justices could not
take up quarrel; but when the parties
were met themselves one of them thought
bot OF an II, IS If you said so, then 1
said so;' and they shook hands, aud
sWore brothers. Your If Is the only
peacemsker, but much virture 10 40 i"
The answer Of Attorney General Bon.
aparte to Senate Tillman's inquiry as to
whether be had brought suit against the
Oregon Southern Company is as follows:
"Referring to our telephone CONVEX.
sstion this morning, beg to say that I
find on examination OF the files Of the
department. that the suit Ia connection
With the Coos Bay wagon road grants
was one of those which, as l told you,
had been the subject Of 8 difference Of
opinion between the special counsel en-.
gagged in these cases. A private suit
has already been brought 10 connection
with this matter, and the question arots
whether the government should inter.
vene 10 this suit, or should bring an To-.
dependant suit. After careful conside.
ration and a rather voluminous cores
pondence With the two special counsel,
decided that it would be better for the
government 10 bring an independent
action without reference to the private
suit already instituted. 1 therefore
wrote some time since to Mr.. B. d.
Townsend and subsequently telegraphed
him, directing that such suits should be
brought as soon as practicable.
"The questions involved In the suit con-
nected With the Coos Bay grant aud
several other contemplated suits of miner
moment will be substantially determined
by decision In the case already in-
stituted against the Hartman railroads
which hold the Oregon and California
land grant titles; aud 1t Is deemed ad-
vIsable by Mr.. ToWnsend to bring to
trial, If possible, the main suit, namely,
that against the Hartman interests and
involving the Oregon and California
railroad grants, before these other less
important suits are tried. l agree with
with him to this extent an although as
above stated, / have ordered all the suits
TO be brought as soon as possible, /
think no injury to the government In.
terests has been caused by the delay in
instituting proceedings In regard to the
Coos Bay grants and q number OF other
matters. l enclose you, herewith,
copied documents of the department, g
statement of the present situation Of the
main snit against the Hartman interests,
the bill of complaint In which, rs you
will see, was filed September 4,
last, IS set forth 10 my statement Of yes
terdsy."