Show SENATE RESENTS I S INTERFERENCE Amendment to the Rate Bate Bill Bifi ill Hatched at the White House Calls Forth Criticism I r LIVELY DEBATE ENSUES LONG OF KANSAS KANSA SEVERELY EVEREL Y QUIZZED Washington m April 3 When the sen son senate ate convened ned today Mr TilIman pre pro presented presented his daily dally letter on n the ral rat road and coal situation Mr Hale Hae proposed against the continued pre presentation presentation presentation of the letters and Mr Till Tillman Tillman man while stating that he thought it was a good thing Intimated that he would cease the practice within a few days I a After the employers liability bill blU which passed the house yesterday had been referred to the committee on in interstate Interstate Interstate commerce commerce and Mr Patterson had opposed the adoption of the con ference report for the adjustment of the affairs of the five civilized tribes the railroad rate bill was taken talc en ur u Air Mr Long immediately addressed the th senate Debate Became Lively Following Mr Longs there was quite a spirited discussion of his amendment and of its origin There Thee had been a controversy over the words just Ujust compensation which have been frequently used in debate Mr Bailey was anxious to have hae an answered answered answered some questions concerning the White House conference of last Satur Saturday Saturday day da These were i Was the amendment submitted yes yesterday yesterday yesterday by Mr Ir Long agreed upon at that conference and when did the conference occur He read the newspaper account of the meeting which mentioned the names of those present including that of Mr lr Allison The Iowa senator rose during the reading and turning from Mr lIr Long the Texas senator addressed his query quers to t Senator Allison Allison Was There I went to the White House on in invitation invitation said Mr Allison and In do doIng doIng doing Ing so he smiled with his fellow sen senators senators senators who manifested a good natured interest over his being called so sud suddenly suddenly suddenly denly and unexpectedly to the witness stand To my knowledge he lie went wenton on this Important question of just compensation compe was considered at that time Attempting to turn the current of discussion Mr Allison asked whether the senate committee on Interstate commerce had given sufficient atten attention attention attention tion to this question Mr Bailey then turned to Mr rr Long and asked him to state whether wh ther his amendment had been agreed on at the conference S This amendment responded Mr Long was prepared b by several gen gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen not at the time White House Considered at the White House Mr lr Bailey then them asked whether the tIte amendment was considered by the conference and Mr rr Long responded that the conference did consider the amendment Mr rr Bailey B n remarked that this admission admission admission sion had had the effect of clarifying the thc situation He then Indulged in a brief brIer criticism of the president for his participation In the conference saying sa ing that the constitution provided for a away away away way for th the chief executive to com coin communicate communicate with the senate and that it did not contemplate that he should merely invite a few friends all of his own party to consider contemplated legislation le Mr Allison interrupted saying I 1 Iwas Iwas was not invited to a conference I was as invited to the White House Was Vas the senator invited there to take dinner asked Mr lr Bailey Whether I was invited there to take dinner or discuss legislation is a ques question question question tion of so much importance that I de decline declIne dechine cline chine to discuss the subject said Mr smilingly Foraker Makes Inquiry Mr Foraker came to the front with an arm inquiry addressed to Mr Allison The senator from Iowa has told us what was not considered a at tiC the con conference conference conference ference he lie said What we want to know is what did happen will not the senator enlighten us on that point I may say in brief replied d Mr Al Allison Allison Allison lison that I decline to say what transpired at a private meeting at the presidents house Mr lr Bacon then quizzed Mr Long concerning the White House meeting The amendment Is nothing more nor less Jess than han a suggestion said Mr Long LongIn In an effort to dispose Of f It with a sen sentence sentence sentence tence The opportunity was not af at afforded afforded forded however hoever for Mr Bacon de demanded demanded demanded r to know the source of ti amendment amend H nt Long Claims Parentage A suggestion from whom from the president he lIe asked From myself answered Mr Long Ah replied Mr Bacon with evi evident evIdent dent disappointment Recurring to the merits of the con controversy controversy Mr Bacon referred to the newspaper account of r the conference and said the fact that Mr lr Long intro introduced introduced introduced in the senate tie the t e amendment as the papers had said he would had Imd completely corroborated the accounts This he said shows that the amendment originated in the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House conference and not with the senator from Kansas with those who have haye no right to propose amendments The senator sena or replied Mr Long has been long enough in public life not to believe all that he sees in pub public public lic lie print I say also that while I can cannot cannot cannot not say what took place at the White WhiteHouse House the amendment was not miot pre prepared prepared prepared pared at the White House Rouse conference Insinuation I of Aldrich He would not admit as was suggest suggested ed c at this juncture by b Mr Aldrich that it had been found necessary to get the sanction of the White House Rouse Mr Bailey p said he was reasonably sure that p the he e newspaper accounts of f the conference had been given out at atthe atthe atthe the White bite House Ho se and he repeated his complaint that only Republicans had been invited to participate The rhe sen senator senator senator ator from Kansas knows he said that without the tho aid of the Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic members of the committee on interstate commerce the bill bUl could nev never never nevor er or have been reported out of the he com coin committee committee and that without the all aid of oX Democratic senators it would be im impossible impossible possible to pass the Ule bill Therefore T he added I want to publicly complain of the course taken Suggestion by Tillman Mr Long reiterated his assurance of t r this his own sole responsibility for the amendment and was proceeding to en enlarge enlarge enlarge large upon the assurance when Mr Tillman came to his rescue by sug suggesting suggesting suggesting gesting that the Kansan should cour courteously courteously courteously suggest to other senators as Senator Spooner had done with him recently in another matter that what transpired at the White House was none of their business Mr Stone gave notice of a speech sr on the rate bill tomorrow and another on the Philippine tariff bill biU Thursday Re Referring Referring Referring ferring to the latter measure Mr Ir Lodge said that when t e rate bill was as out of the way va he would move to dis discharge discharge charge the committee on the Philip Philippines PhiliPpines Philippines pines from further consideration of the bill bUl After further discussion of the con conference conference I ference report on the Indian settlement j I bill the senate at went into exec executive executive session and at adjourned |