New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-15

Mr.. PAYNE PROBABLY WON'T TRY 1T AGAIN.
ANOTHER STARTLING EPISODE IN THE SENATE
THIS TIME THE OHIO SENATOR SUFFERS.
Washington. Sept Ia speclaD.-Mr Payne has not
been heard in the Senate since he took his scat In
that body except 10 Introduce bills, present petitions
and perform routine work Of similar character
He has heretofore had the good sense to recognize
his shortcomings public speaker anu MS lh"oi''S
Ia take an active part in the debates OF the senate
To day however, he ventureSome enough 10 oIfh
his mouth. and Immediately he jumped into it with
both feet 1t will be remembered that yesterday Mr
Hoar directed some pointed questions at the Demo
cratic side of the chamber. There was absolutely
nothing dlsrpspcc tf1l in the questions themselves
nor in the manner in which they were put. II
was simply request for information. lie wanted
to know whether II was true, as currently DeheVeu
and repeatedly stated. that certain high Democratic
officials are interested in standard OH Trust, and
that that trust has rs representatives even In the
Cabinet Mr. Hoar made several other inquiries
touching the sugar Trust the Whisky Trust the Cot
toneecd oil Trust and other Trusts, Dut none. Win
the exception OF that touching the stanlaru oi rust
was answered A. regards the latter Mt fayhc Hiaue
a satisfactory enough answer yesterday IL was iol-
lowed ND bv Secretary Whitney to-day IN an lnier
view given TO the Associated Press. Nobody doubted
the sincerity Of the statements made oy eHher VI inc
gentlemen.
Mr. Hoar had received a satisfactory reply to one
nar NJ his inquiry and there everybody thought the
matter would rest When therefore, Mr.. Payne g"t
up I'm his seat everybody looked at him and listened
Before he had proceeded minute everybody was al
tepton No wonder he dropped such woNs ar
dishonest ~dishonorabe.7 disingcnious,' and
other. Of Ike import at Mr.. Hoars feet IN caiilns
mon that gentleman to retract what he had a' MI
PAYNE imagined basely nsnuaed regarding MT
whitney so freely that the senate sat aghast.
The most astonished man in the senate was Mt
Voar To be charged with malice. with msrepresen'"
tions. with dozen or more things equally dFe%iiuI
1T took his breath away. moro hohoraOie' JuS' VI
e.i,.r,inded gentleman does not live than Mr. Hoar
By tie time Mr. Payne got through. Mt. lioar la"
recovered from his astonshment Mt Hoar ala not
r,ince words in his reply He characterized Mt
Panes language a. 1cftting the grogshop rather IMAM
the senate He showed that he had simply asAeo
for Information because % the oft-repeaeu aSse'o
In the Democratic organs that trusts were the uut
come Of q protective tariff. and favored ohJ Dy he
rrblicans 10 that request for information he had
received but very imperfect reply. AS 10 Mt
Whtncy's explanation, he regarded 1t as sa'sia''orS
The same he would say regards Colonel PayHe
The manner in which he had been assaed he regarded
as disoderly and indecent
Mr. ingalls, here admonished all 20 proceed IN ORDER
reminding the senators that the language used had
been entirely supplementary.
Mr. Hoar went on. but was continually bemg IN
,crr,nted nv Mr. PAYNE with statements made IN a
manner so offensive and irrelevant IN their nature
that the Massachusetts Senator finally lost all patience
and exclaimed:
Tho bf.or~ Of the Senator's accession TO the Senate
H. fresh I'm the minds OF the people. A Senator VINO
,o the Governor Of his and both branches OF the
Legislature Of his state complain 10 Us that his seat III
the United states bought who when 'he o'n'1
Senator from his 70 tell W. that dO was ~
hli.f ~ very large majority Of the people OF ONO
without distinction Of party senator say VINO ldeu
IN rise in his place and for an investigation "hch
would have pinned these charges II ihey hau Oecn u
- .na ,,,,o c,pld have had an Investigation by the
,,rr+..+ -earest on his part. but remained oulO
should think forever after hold his peace.
This completely uuneryed Mr. Payne lie ec"
r9c fu me face his lips emitted sone undisunsuiSh
ALI, sounds. and the presiding officer piomp.S IT, w.
f,e clerk 10 read some document. The collapse oI
Mr. Payne complete. For the resi- OF inc al'er
noon he remained nyl,!hle.