Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-15
A Rrecze I'm the SENATE
SHARP PERSONAL coILooUY BETWEEN AEssRs. HoAR
AND PAYNE.

SHARP PERSONAL coILoQUY BETWEEN MEssRs HoAR
AND PAYNE.
senator Hoar's charge that the standard OIL Co.
vas represented In the Cabinet and in the senate
pneaning Secretary Whitney and senator Payne)
led TO a personal conoquy In the Senate yesterday
that was anything but dlgnifed- senator Payne,
In denying the charge, spoke OF Mr.. Hoar as max
Ing statements "in a disingenuous and dlshonora-
pie way He read secretary's Whitney's denials
ana added that "tne instincts OF honor, proprlety
and decency ought 10 compel the Senator from
Massachusetts, 10 make an apology or retraction.'
saying that the speech the senator from ' Ohio
had INDUCED IN belonged rather the foul groQ.
shop, TO the place where HUMANS and their COM
panions eongregate. than 70 the senate OF the
United States" He said he had made no tnsinua-
tons or charges, but had merely suggested ques-
ton as TO some nan dozen trusts TO the two Sena-
tors Reagan and George who appeared to know
all about the subject He had received a good
Co. (and had one OF them now before him), stating
the great danger 70 the republican vote growing
out OF the activity Of that company.
Mr.. Payne-"Will you read ii?"
Mt. Hoar-.T will not"
Mr.. Payne-"I guessed you would not
Mr.. Hoar proceeded 10 justify what he had said
on the subject Of trusts, and added: Il am not
very much moved to any feeling that deserves TO
o. described as Indignation or angel or anything
that have just come from the senator from Ohio.
The history or that senator's accession to this
body Is fresh In the memory OF the country"
Ar. Payne remarked that the action OF the
Senate In the matter last alluded 10 had been
CHARACTERIZATION OF MI. H0arS position on IL, and
added that II that senator was possessed by the
"conceit" that his partisan discussions were fair
and honorable, that conceit was confined pretty
much TO that Senator himself.
Mr.. Payne added that Secretary whitney had
denied unequlvocally In an Interview contained
In the morning papers that he ever had any inter-
est In the Standard OIL Company, and, he added,
"Mr. Hoar must have seen the Interview"
Mr.. Hoar replied that IL had not been brought TO
his attention until that morning, when he read IL
In q paper.
Mr.. Payne-"Let me ask the Senator as ques-
ton OF candor, have you not read that declaration
OF Mr.. Whitney's this mornlng?"
This increased Mr.. Hoar's anger, and he ex-
claimed that the senator's behavior had better
stop: that he had said he had read the denial.
MI. Payne then suggested that he make re-
traction.
MI. Hoar replied that he would at the proper
time and place.
do II Ike a man. interposed Mr.. Payne
MI. Hoar declared that the Senator from Ohio
was dlSorderiy and insolept beyond bounds In mis-
style OF Interruption.
senator Farwel broke In with motion TO adj
t0urn, but the chair ruled that the senator from
Massachusetts had the fioor.
senator Butter then called Mr. Hoar to order.
The chair ruled that the whole proceeding had
been disorderly from the beginning.
Mr.. Hoar replied: III 1 have said anything out
OF order Withdraw 1t / desire 10 ask the chair
whether this style OF interruption Is TO De toler-
ated?" adding that he would endeavor TO proceed
IN order.
He then finished his speech, and the subject was
dropped.