The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-13
A SHARP DEBATE.
Senator Butler Sits Down
on Spooner.
NOT sNKERIsG. NoE LISTENING
Standard Oil Payne, Like Peter ef
Old. Denies His Nzster-siim At
tendance in the Honse-A Letter
from the President On the Cana
dian Question.

WASHINGTON, Sept l2.-ln the senate
George offered an amendment 10 the trust
BIN reported yesterday from the committee
on tnance. The amendment causisss %
four additional sections. the most i'm.
portant being one making Il the duty of
the president. when satisfied that the
price Sf ans article Of merchandise :
raised in consequence Of agreements or
combinations, TO issue q proclamation sas-
pending temporarily the collection cf i'm
port duties on such articles. He supported
his amendment in speech at some length.
HOar made some very sarcastic aud
pointed remarks rs to the connection OF
The cabinet and the Democratic party with
rusts. After referring TO various kinds Of
trusts, he said there was another Kind Of
trust be would Ike 10 have some inForma-
uon about. Abiding 70 Congressman
Scott of Pennsylvania, he said be would
ike to know whether that gentleman had
any relation 10 any Of these great trusts or
10 transportation interests; whether he
was interested l.. trusts which levied a tax
on the FIRE Of every workman in winter
aud increased the fare when he Travelled
b. railroad in summer. for pleasure oZ
business.
Rtasan expressed his regret tha; a great
question could not be created in the
senate without "a partisan issue being
made out OF il.
Payne said that the standard oil Co.
seemed to trouble all the time the mind
oi the senator from Mas acb buSetis That
company was a very remarkable aud Won
derful institution. II had accomplished
within the last 20 years. - a commercial
enterprise. WEat uo other modern com
pany bad done. For himself. he had never
- 49, ...aa g. . a..
dollar of lis stock. had never rendered II
any service aud had never received any
service from II. In conclusion. Payne in
timated that the senator from Nassachu-
setts was la0oeing under a eopious and ex-
cited imagination, although tie had eN-
perience eaOugh aud wisdom enough 10 be
able 10 rise above the demagosue.
The discussion closed aud Mr.. Georges I
amendment was ordered printed
SpoOner offered resolution reciting the /
fact that Joseph Hoffman of Breuham {
Tex, prominent Republican aud witness I
before the senate eomnlitlee GA privileges I
aud elections, had been recently shot down 4
in cold blood IN that city; that his assas
sinati0n was Thought TO oe directly atfrlbu- /
table 10 his political views and activity, I
and to the fact IHat he had given strong 4
testimony before the coumitiee ingestigaf-
ing alleged esS.iion onirages. and Instruct 1
lug the com Sh,ee on privileges aud eiee- 1
lions 10 invest igate the circumstances Of I
the killing of Hoffman, with special refer I
enee TO ascertaining whether it vas due in 1
any sense To his testifying before the COM .
mttee
The resolution gave rise 20 an extended 4
aud heated discussion, the speakers being 4
Teller. Spo0ner, Pugb, Coke. EyaF,s and /
Reagan. rhe only notable incident In the 4
debate occurred when spoOneF began to /
read telegraphic dispatch In newspaper. /
headed, "ktdtiied with Rucksh Look l
ing over TO Butler, spoonef said; The sun- 4
ator from south Carolina sneers al H..
Butlcr-The senator from Wisconsin Is 4
eSascratsns his own importance immense !
ly If he supposes that was pay ing any at I
teution 70 what he said.
Spodner-i do know that the senator was I
paving attention to me
Butlrr-Noi the slightest.
SpOoner If did assume for a moment 4
that matter of this character HRs ea 4
iitied 10 the slightest reconsideration ia that 1
direction confess Iuy error.
BuiieF-I do not consider il entitled 70 .
az the present time. There 4
are proper occasions when such things 4
NAV be presented. The senator. / repeat. /
i lnagEifying his Importance Immensely /
IL he suppu~es was concerned about il.
spa0neF-I beg 10 say that did not as
sume that possessed importance ia his 4
eyes. fl i a matter of Indifference to me 4
y neither do or not.
AT the close uf Spoouer's speech he re 4
curTcfs Ia ire clF uiusiaufc Aul shlH. = B
oU, tbe senator / ON south Caraliua an I
apology. in view of the fact that he did /
not interrupt the orally for alludiag 10
him in the disfussiuii, AMI that apology 4
tender hin.
iriIier-ThHt is quite satisfactory.
Tie diSsu, ion as 10 the Texas matters /
having been resumed, salisbury said he 1
r ear'ied IL as "A disgrace to De constituting 4
he ,enate Of the Uaiied States political /
10 advance the Interests ri ne /
X puhiiran candidate for the prs sidcner. /
such Investigations were got up merely I
for political effect, bat thcg were y dis /
grace 10 The senate aud repTeh hens Die IN I
every point 0f view. "a tending t. keep up /
the spirit Of race anlIn,.Sisy AZ the South. I
After further debate the n solution WSAt I
over without action.
The housc amendment 20 the senate bill /
relating 70 pUsfai crimes vas concur7et in /
The resolution for printing l. ,Q0l adsii I
'ional copits % the reIeEt OF the Pacific 4
railway com mission was agreed 10. Ad- !
j1uinyd.