Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-01
TURPIE'S WRATH.
The Indiana Senator Astounds
Uncle SANS Senate.
hot PERSONAL ATTACK ON ALDRICH

The Rhode island Statesman BITTERLY As
sailed and Called "a Triple Liar, Besides
Being Made the Object of an Insulting
Comparison with Himself of Four Years
Ago. to which He Replies Very Briefly
-Cpshot of a Tariff Debate.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-Turpie OF Indiana
was the feature of the senate session, for
his bitter personal attack on Aldrich.
The latter had led n very warm attack on
the Democratic side in an attempt to get
direct declaration rs to what the tariff
bill was like now, bat with poor success.
except that voorhees,. upon taking part
In the wordy war said distinctly and
emphatcally that whatever was said to
the contrary notwithstanding the income
tax feature was n fixture in the bill.
That was all the !nfor nation two hours
! or more OF badgeripg could obtain, The
badger:ns was undoubtedly hard TO bea-.
and the Democrats grew FESTIVE thereun-
der.
Aldrich Makes u Statement of Tact.
During the discussion Vest said that AL
drich had been falsely informed concerning
the proposed bill, ard if these statements
were repeated it must he on his own re-
sponsiblity. Aidrich accepted the chal
lenge and said that he was informed and
believed tina; amendments had been pre-
pared to the bill since il had been reported
to the senate rs he had previously stated.
| He asserted that the amendments We're in
print. and said il was his understanding
that they were to be submitted to the SEN
ate shortly. They were, hc was certain
from what he had heard, of a nature to
completely change the character of the
bill. As a result OF this condition of af-
] fairs the senate was not nearer the final
consideration of the bill than it was three
months ago when the bill came from the
house
Turp!e Astounds the Senator'S.
The colloquy ran along for awhile and
Voorhees, made his income tax statement
being followed by Palmer, who said that
| committee work did not bind any man
vote and indicated that he would treat
! the committee bill when it came in just as
| he would any other bill. As he sat down
! Turpie got the floor and created pro-
| found sensation by personal attack on
| Aidrich the like OF which was probably
| never before seen IN the senate. Ali the
| Democrats had been more or less irritated
| by the prodding from the other SIDE and
the feeling was directed principally against
! AldrIch, who was manoeuvering the oppo-
stion. Turpie seems TO have been more
/ irritated tina his colleagues.
Charges AIdrich with Triple Lying.
! He declared that three monstrous I'M
truths had characterized the opposition
| three gross, palpable 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 three or 300 amendments lit
| did not matter which, were to be pre-
scented, aud the third was that the bill re-
| ported from the finance committee was not
the bill to be passed. All these assertions
had been categorically denied By four
| Democratic members Of the finance com
| nittee And yet continued Turpic
raising his hand aloft and stretching it
| towards Aldrich, the senator from Rhode
Island comes in here aud says he believes
! they are true"