St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-13
SENATORS SLING MUD
The Presidents Vetoes Of
Pensions Afford Basis
for a Scrap.
No Blood Was Shed But Bitter
Personalities We're
Exchanged.
The Bureau Of Labor Is
Now a Show by
Itself.
Probable Personnel OF the
Sioux Commission--Ran-
dali Is Better.
Special to the Globe.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The event in
the senate proceedings to-day was
severe attack upon President Cleveland
for vetoing the private pension bills,
by Senators Hawley and Blair,
that finally ended in a
bitter exchange of personalities between
senators Butler and Blair. A favorable
report from the pensions committee,
presented in the senate this morning by
Hawley, to print extra copies of the
committees report of seven vetoed
pension bills, led at once to
Cockrell wanted to have the
last veto message-the Doherty veto
printed along with the others. Mr..
Hawley and Mr.. Stewart criticized the
president. Mr.. Cockrell moved as an
amendment to print 100000 extra copies
of all the presidents pension vetoes.
Mr.. Hawley said the president was
VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION
by the character of his vetoes. Mr..
Butler defended the president. There
were greater perils to the liberties OF
the people from the uSurpations Of con-
greSs than from the president, Mr..
Blair said the Senator from South Caro-
lima was not justified in say
HAD been characterized by recklessness
on the part of congress. Mr.. Butler,
replying to Mr.. Blair, said it would be
great blessing to the senate and the
country if the senator from New Hamp-
shire was less faithful to the line
of duty which he had marked
out for himself. If there had been any
incubus, any incumbrance on the
sensible, respectable, orderly discharge
of the duties of the senate, it had been
In the person of the senator from New
Hampshire, and in the measure which
he had introduced.
Mr.. Blair asked Mr.. Butler to please
specify, but the latter said it would be
a remark of Senator Blair that the
president might at least have sent his
veto message in gentlemanly language,
Senator Butler exclaimed:
GOD SAVE THE WORK
what great calamity it would be to the
country if the standard of gentlemen
had to be established by the senator
from New Hampshire. 1t would UNDER
mine and destroy every rule Oh the sub
ject recognized among civilized peo-
pie" He spoke of Mr.. Blair arraigning
him as an attempt to create a diversion
like demagogue by appealing to the
SOlul6r NOle OF Tile country.
Mr.. Blair said the senator from New
Hampshire meaning himselD was not
traitor and was not indebted for his life
to the mercy of his country. Referring
to an allusi0n by Mr.. Butler to his (Mr.
Blair'sl courage, he remarked that
while he claimed no excess of courage,
he would not shrink from any test
which the senator from South Carolina
might subject him to. Without dispos-
ing of the subject the senate proceeded
to the consideration of the fisheries
treaty. Mr.. George took the floor in
favor of its ratification. He said
it was fair and just treaty, the best
that the United States had ever been
able to secure after many years of irri-
tating and harrassing negotiations.
What will, he said, in the end, result if
(reiecting this new and wise treaty. we
are turned over to retaliation. to nom
intercourse, to that ascerbity of spirit,
to that
INFLAMMATION OF PASSIONS
which is sure to come when two great
nations enter upon reprisals and upon a
contest for superiority? | know not
If war comes (aS seems to be desired by
some), then, however it may come, or on
whatever grounds it may be waged,
and the people of Mississippi will
know only that our country is in
danger. MissiSsippians will not
stop to inquire whether, by wiser coun-
sells, by more moderation, war might
have been averted. They will rally to
the support of their country, as MiSSiS-
sippians have never failed to do when
called to meet a foreign foe. There
will not be held, in all the broad land of
the South, one single aSSemblage or
convention which Qike the Hartford
convention of 1910 sitting with closed
doors, will hold high and solemn debate
about the conduct of the war. If war
shall come, Mississippi will emulate the
EXAMPLE OF HER GALLANT SONS
in past days. To surpass it is beyond
the power of man.
The fertilization bill was postponed
until after the passage of the army bill.
The bill to pay 5000 to Mrs. Larimer,
of Wyoming, for important services in
giving information as to the hostile pur-
poses of the Sioux Indians. was passed.
The senate then took up the senate
bill referring to the court of claims,
the claims of laborerS, workmen and
mechanics employed under the govern
ment since June %, 1868, for excess of
labor over the eight hours fixed by the
law of that date as legal days work.
Mr.. COckrell offered an amendment pro-
vldlng that any amount allowed shall be
paid only to the claimant Gf living or to
his personal representatives Gf dead
He wanted to cut off claim agents and
attorneys from getting three-fourths of
of the amount. Agreed to. Mr.. Stewart
favored the bill and suggested an
amendment making it misdemeanor
for any government officer to authorize
any labOrer under his charge to work
more than eight hours day.
Without action on the bill, the senate