The Washington times., 1909-01-09
LsI5 F.6a1 G1agsI l % WITH %ax1g Famous @ Speech Last
achons-Says Conscience Is Clear.

/ pressed vigorously for immediate
Second Resolution.
| The resolution being laid over, Sena.
/ tor TilIman introduced the same day
[ further and joint resolution containing
the same recitals. but concluding a.
/ follows.
/ Resolved. &c, That the Attorney
| General be- and he is hereby, direct
ed, authorized, and EN- powered to
take such proceedings or institute
Such suit or suits on behalf of the
United States as NAV be necessary.
appropriate or expedient 20 insure a
compliance with the abOVe-meutiOneG
conditions or TO restore the said
lands to the public domain, or to
report TO the Congress why such
action as aforesaid has not been or
should not be taken"
On February 10 Senator TiIlman wrote
/ TO Messrs. Reeder and Watkins. A pho
| tOgraph Of this letter is also attached
as Exhibit ID o. In 1t I call your at
/ teution to the fact that he speaks again
OF Mr. Lee as his agent and of the cor
fespOnuence carried on through Mr..
Lee He states that what he has done
entirely apart. from any personal In
terest he has in the matter. and adds;
About His Public Work
Although 1 never would have had
my attention called to il Dut for the
Investigation as set on foot i'm con
nection with the proposed purchase
by me Of some of the timber land
IN question. OF course, if / decide
10 make the tender and go into the
lawsuit, I viii bear your proposition
i'm mind, but I would have you un-
GeTstaud that nothing j do here in
the Senate will be done because Of
any personal purchase Of any OF the
land. IF I can succeed in causing the
Government TO institute suit frr the
recovery of the land ana make il
easier for others as well as myself
to obtain some OF il, i shall do It
without any regard to the dealings
with your firm. / S;ill want TO get
some OF the timber and If 81 is pos
sihle, and as It is probable that Mr.
Lee or some other representative Of
mine viii be in your country i'm the
next two months we viii ave the
matter OF payment for tn, litIdtOrv
Stops AVID subsequent proceedings tn
aDeFaEce for the present any con
tract we might make will be entirely
apart from, and Independent Of, my
work Gere IN the Senate I viii be
glad for you to hold in reserve eight
" the best quarter sections OF which
EOu have definite information, and I
will in The meantime press the inVes-
tgatlOn and other work here which
VIII facilitate the final purchase. and
tu effect obviata The necessity Of your
TUa king any case in the courts at
All"
This letter in which Senator THIman
requested that eight OF the best quarter
sections be held in reserve for him was
written just four DAYS before ne an
HOunCed IN the Senate that he had not
undertaken to buy any land Iu the West.
lt Is unnecessary to comment upon his
proposal, made in the letter, 10 use his
influence as Senator 10 force the Gov
ernmeut to institute a suit which would
make ir easy for him personally TO OBJ
tain some OF the land
Sent IN Franked Envelope.
This letter. purely pertaining to SIR
THlmau's personal and private business.
was sent in a franked envelope, OF
which I attach Photographic copy
marked Exhibit d 8.
The assault by Senator TuIman upon
Mt Dorr was. according to the report of
the inspectors, a wantJn assault made
TO cover up Senator Tillmaa's own
transactions.
I caU your attention TO the letter Of
Mr. DDrr 10 the Postmaster General,
under date Of November -. 1909 lEN-
hibit El, iu which he asks for relief from
the cases which Senator Iillmau had
brought against him, saying that he mad
no knowledge that Senator Tiliman de-
sired mis- operations to be kept hidden
ana secret from general public knoWl-
edge The report of the inspectors
seems TO indicate that this young man.
Mr. Dorr, acted in god faith. but that
he used Senator TL.man'S application
for land as All advertisement Very
'''' THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. Eugene Hale,
Acting Chairman Committee ou APP
pr0priations, United States Senate
The First Exhibit