The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20
IHE MAIIoMAl cAPIIAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. The house
bill to grant the right of way through
the military reservation of Fort Nor
gan to the Birmingham, Mobile s.
Navy Cave Harbor railroad company,
was passed.
Platt's resolution of yesterdy in ref
erence to the copper syndicate having
been taken up, Vest replied to Hoar's
remarks of yesterday. He read b dis
patch which he had received from
VIM. Scott saying. there is not word
of truth in Hoar's statement. and
stated that the journal alluded to was
not In his judgment, democratic pa
per; it exercised the liberty (which 1t
unquestionably hadl of supporting the
administration of Mr.. Cleveland or not
supporting it.
Hoar asked what the misstatemebt
in regard to Mr.. Scott was.
Vest replied that Mr.. Scott stated In
his telegram that there was not word
of truth in the assertion that the sena-
tor from Massachusetts, had arraigned
prominent democrats for having made
voluntary contributions to, the cam
paign fund of their party.
Hoar remarked that his point was
that while the democrats from the
president down, were talking about
trusts it was proper that the people
should know that the great monOpolieS
and trusts of the country were on the
democratic side and were contributing
to the democratic campaign fund. and
were jealous for the election of the
present occupant of the White house.
Vest-Do 1 understand the senator
from Massachusetts, to state now that
he makes no objection or criticism on
the voluntary contributions by members
of the democratic party, or by execu-
tive officers?
Hoar-I will make my own subscrip-
ton to the extent of my ability, and be-
yond my ability, before this campaign
gets through.
Vest spoke at considerable length
and drifted to the question of the
tariff bill. The house bill, he said, had
come over to the senate on the 2Sd of
July and had not yet been reported.
He remembered that Sherman had
time and time again stood in the sen
ate chamber and said to the democrats,
Bring your tariff bill here from the
house and we will take it up at once
and dispose of it. ;" Where The asked
was the Nails bill to-day. Coming
back to Hoar's remarks, Vest called
upon that senator to make his state
ment good in reference to there being
representative of the Standard Oil
company in MIR. Cleveland's cabinet
or to admit that is was absolutely
grour dless.'
Sherman took up Vests challenge
and declared that the commit
tee ON finance would report
a republican, tariff bill designed
TO protect and foster Amer
can industries as against the free trade
Mills tariff bill which was intended
TO and did weaken many of the indus
tries of the country. The bill to be re-
ported by the finance committee would
be careful revision of the tariff laws
and of the internal revenue laws. 1t
would give the men engaged IN the
arts, the use of alcohol untaXed and
would sweep away the tobacco tax,
giving that great agricultural product
| fair and free play in the country" But
the committee would take its time
about it. If the house of representa-
tives wished to prolOng the session
until the tariff bill was reported it
would have to wait until the committee
was ready to report.
| Allison also took up the same theme.
At the close of Allison's speech the
resolution was laid aside without &C
| ton and the senate took up the Chi
neSe exclusion bill. A vote was taken
| on Blair's motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed and
| it resulted-yeas Is, nays II. AS there
was no quorum voting or likely to vote
it was arranged by unanimous consent
| that the next vote should be taken at
| one O'Clock next Monday.
The Platt resolution was agreed to.
| The Joint resolution eXtt nding the APP
preparations till the 18th of September,
passed, and an order made that when
the senate adjourned to-day it be till
Monday.
A very bitter and acrimonious per-
sOnal cOlloquy took place between SEN
ators Payne and HOar in respect to the
suggestion that Secretary Whitney was
a representative of the standard Gil
company. Payne alluded to Hoar as
disengenuous and Hoar characterized
Payne's style as more in keeping with
the grog shop than the senate.
The presiding officer declared that
the whole colloquy was out of order.
Payne rising TO a question of person
al privilege, declared in reference to
statement made by Ioar yesterday
as to hts son Oliver Payne, in cOnnec-
tiOn with thu Standard Oil company,
that there was mot a word of truth In
| it, nor particle of foundation for the
CHARGE He spoke of Hoar as making
statements. lin a disingenuOus and dis
honorable Way.n He denied that
there was a praticle of foundation for
the inSinuation that Whitney, the
secrets airy of the navy, was interested IN
the Standard Oil company, and read
that gentleman's own disclaimers in
| tO-day's papers, in which he said:-''I
have never owned dollar in,
relations to it. Every officer OF
director is, l believe. a republican, and
so are nine-tenths of its stockholders. .
| Payne added that 1.-The instincts OF
honor, prOpriety and>decency ought to
| compel the senator from Massachusetts,
to make an apology or retractiOn."
HOar replied in very indignant
manner, saying that the speech which
| the senator from Ohio had INDUCED in
belonged rather to the foul grog shop
| to the place where ruf1ianS and thelI
companions coDgregated. than to thE
| senate of the United States" He said
he had made no inSinuations Or charges
but had merely suggested Il question
as to some half dozen trusts to the
two senators Reagan and George
/ who appeared to know all about the
subject. He had received IL gOOl
many letters on the subject of the
standard company land had one OI
them now before HIM, stating the
L
| growing out OF the activity of thai
company.
rayne-Will you read it?
JIOar-I will not.
| Payne-I guessed you would not.
| HOar proceeded To justify what hG
had said ON The subjects of trusts, and
added: Il am mot very much moved
! to any feeling that deserves to he de-
scribed as indignation, or anger, or any.
thing above the feeling of contempt by
| the utterances that just cone from the
/ senate from ONO. The history OF
| that senator's accession To this body is
| fresh in the memory of the country.
Payne remarked that The action OF
the senate in the matter last alluded
to had been condemnation of HOar's
position in it.-and added that if that
senator was possessed by the conceit
that his partisan discussions we're fail
| and honorable, that conceit was con-
fined pretty much to the senator him
/