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claring it bore all the marks OF authentlc-
ity. Then Palmer took turn, and Carey
and Chandler joined the colloquy. which
Harris vainly endeaTored to bring to
close.
A few minutes afferward an incident
occurred which created profound sensa-
ton. All the Democrats had been more
or less irritated by the prodding from the
other side, and the feeling was directed
principally against Senator Aldrlch, who
was maneuvering the opposition.
Turpie, who got the floor when Palmer
sat down, made direct assault on Aid
rich, the like of which has not been heard
in the Senate chamber for years. He de-
clared that three monstrous untruths had
characterized the opposition, three palpa-
BILE lies, of inconceivable mendacity. The
first of those untruths was that a new bill
was being prepared by the Secretary of
the Treasury; the second, that 800 or 5000
amendments ut did not matter which,
were TO be presented. and the third was
that the bill reported from the Finance
Committee was not the bill to be passed.
All these assertions had been categori-
cally denied by four Democratic members
of the Finance Committee. And yet,"
continued Turpie, raising his hand aloft,
and stretching it toward Aldrich, 1.-The
Senator from Rhode Island comes in
here and says he believes they are true
In such an issue of veracity | prefer to
believe, and / do believe the Senators on
this side, and l disbelieye the Senator's;
no, / will not say Senator's believe the
diminutive unit of the other side to assert
the contrary. Who is the author Of these
reports that are being circulated here and
in the newspapers? Who claims the pa
ternity? The Senator from Rhode Island?
| recollect the predecessor OF the hon
orable Senator from Rhode Island" he
| I, hi nI1r
irony. referring to the Senator Aldrlch OF
of 1880 as different individual than the
Senator Aldrch of to-day, but even he
could not then have been the author of
all three of these untruths. He might
have been tho author of one, but three
would have driven him from the field.
He had been q drug clerk, and was Ia
miliar with that line OF business and other
| lines as a wholesale grocer. We who
were hero then Will never forget the
writhing of his distinguished counte-
nance, his enormous development OF
cheek that extended from ear to ear and
from chin to forehead. We will never
forget his auricular appendages that
scraped the dome of the Capitol. How
can the present Senator hope to rival this
predecessor in the hate of truth and in the
love of falsehood that has always charac-
teriZed the cheats of protectionY'
! When Turpie sat down there was a
hush upon the chamber. Everyone was
amazed at the personal character Of the
attack upon Senator Aldrich. Then all
eyes were turned on the Rhode Island
Senator. He rose slowly. In the posi-
ton the Senator from Indiana now takes"
he said slowly and deliberately, ''he
speaks for no one but himself Under
other circumstances and conditions | do
not believe be would have made the
speech he has made"
Aldrich then took his seat. The incl
dent closed without another word, and
Quay took the floor and resumed the pre-
pared speech begun some weeks ago.
A motion TO go into executive session
developed the absence of quorum, and
at $50 the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 30-When the
House met at noon to-day Meiklejohn of
Nebraska called up the Senate bill for the
construction of a bridge across the River
Niobrara, near the town Of Nebraska
City, Neb., and it was PASSED.
At 1927 the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cultivate offered committee
amendment that no appointment of AS
sistant djutant-General, with the rank
of Major, should be made until the num-
ber of officers in that grade had been re-
duced below four, and that hereafter
there should be only four officers in said
grade, and that further promotions in
Adjutant- General. Paymasters and
smaller branches should be filled from
the next lowest grades. The amendment
was agreed to by vote OF 40 to 3S.
The appropriation for the purchase of
machine guns, improved muSket caliber
was raised from $40, 900 to 10000.
! At 5:02 the Committee of the Whole
arose, and the bill, with amendments,
was reported to the House, and at 5:11 it
passed.
| Then the House adjourned.