Lodge, angry at the sharp criticism landed towards him by Johnson, who stated, "You said to me bill would not be abandoned on terms laid down by filibusters," responded, "I said nothing whatever about terms because nothing of that sort arose, and the words you attribute to me were never uttered by me. Nothing of that sort was said."<ref name=atthehands,p.272/> | Lodge, angry at the sharp criticism landed towards him by Johnson, who stated, "You said to me bill would not be abandoned on terms laid down by filibusters," responded, "I said nothing whatever about terms because nothing of that sort arose, and the words you attribute to me were never uttered by me. Nothing of that sort was said."<ref name=atthehands,p.272/> |