Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
DEMANDS AN INQUIRY
TiIIman Declares He Wants
Himself Investigated.
PASSES THE LIE DIRECT
Arraigns Two Members of the
Cabinet.
MAKES SENSATIONAL SPEECH
Discusses His Converse tions With
the Attorney General Regard
ing Western Lands.
PASSES THE LIE DIRECT
MAKES SENSATIONAL SPEECH

With all of his old-time vigpr and char
acteristic picturesqueness of speech Sena-
tor Tillman of South Caroline this after
noon addressed the Senate for the second
time on the subject of the President S
charges against him. Before he finished
he had, as he himself expressed it, pro-
posed Postmaster General Meyer and At
torney General BQnaparte as entirely eli
gible for prominent membership in the
famous "Ananias Club
Quoting Shakespeare, he accused Mr..
Meyer of the "lie direct" He suggested
q meeting OF the executive committee of
the 'Ananias Club to determine the eX-
act degree which Mr.. Bonaparte should
be allowed to take
Both charges he based on statcnle ntS
made within the past few days by MesSrs.
Meyer and Bonaparte in reply to Mr.. Till
mans defense in the Senate Monday to
the charge that he was involved in land
frauds in Oregon.
Speech Not Generally Expected.
The news that Mr. Tillman would speak
again this morning was not very widely
spread and therefore the galleries were
not as crowded as they were last Mon
day. They were pretty well filed. how
ever. and there was large number of
senators in their seats when he got up,
about twenty minutes after II o'clock to
speak on a question of personal privilege.
Nearly all of the members of the South
Carolina congressional delegation were in
the chamber.
1T is not at all pleasant for me-" be-
gan Mr.. Tillman, Ito intrude my per-
sonality on the proceedings of the Senate
/ have enough nOtoriety already, but the
Senate knows the provocation under
which / lie, and l hope will bear with
me-"
He then told of the publication yes
terday morning of a statement by the
Attorney General attempting to contro-
vert in some particulars the speech which
he made Monday He had this state
menc sent to the desk and read by the
clerk.
Letter From Attorney General.
After describing the telephone CONVEX
sation which he had yesterday with Mr..
Bonaparte, when he asked the latter
whether he had begun suit against the
Southern Oregon company, he read a
letter which he received last night from
the Attorney General. The letter follows:
January IL, 19U9
Hon. Benjamin r. TillmaA, U.S.S,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. G.
My Dear Senator:
Referring to our telephone conversa-
ton this morning, i beg to say that
find on examination of the files of the
department, that the suit in connection
with the Coos Bay wagon-road grants
was one of those which, as l told YOU
had been the subject of a difference of
opinion between the special counsel en-
already been brought in connection with
this matter, and the question arose
whether the government should intervene
In this suit Or should bring an independ-
rather voluminous correspondence
with the two special counsel. 1 decided
that it would be better for the govern
ment TO bring an Independent action,
without reference to the private suit al
ready Instituted. l therefore wrote
some time since to Mr.. b. D. Townsend,
and subsequently telegraphed him. di-
rectlns him that such suit should be
brought as soon as practicable.
The questions involved in the suit con-
nected with the Coos bay grant and sew
eral other contemplated suits OF minor
moment will be substantially determined
by a decision in the case already insti-
tuted against the Hartman railroads
which hold the Oregon and California land
grant titles, and it is deemed advisable by
Mr.. Townsend to bring to trial, if possi-
bic. the main suit, namely. that against
the Hartman interests and involving the
Oregon and California railroad grants be-
fore these other far less important suits
are tried. / agree with him to this ex-
tent, and. although, as above stated, l
have ordered all the suits to be brought
as soon 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 num-
Der of other matters
Il fnclose you herewith. copied from the
dockets of the department. a statement of
the present situation of the main suit
against the Hartman interests, the bill
of complaint which, as you will see. was
Of set nrth ir,v
statement of yesterday
Respectfully,
CHARLES j. BONAPARTE.
Attorney General"