The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-22
HIGH Old live
Considerable Bitterness Stirred
Up Between Senators
Accuse EachOther Of All Sorts
of Things
VOORHEES, WAS MAD.
Nobody's Business What the
Committee Thought

wAsHEeToS. Feb 22.-The tariff
question came up in an unexpected
way in the senate yesterday, and for
two hours held th floor. to sine eN-
clusion of all other business The
matter was Indirectly alluded to oy
Senator Voorhees,, who arose 70
question of privilege to deny "a news
paper statement, indicating the DEM
ocratie members of the finance come
mittee were submitting to the presi-
dents declarations ia matters relating
to the tariff bill After this denial 1Y
Senator Voorhees,, Senator Chandler
of New Hampshire precipitated the
discussion of the dav by an inquiry as
TO the part that Senator Nils IS per-
forming in the consideration of the
bill in committee, and whether he is
still acting AIS the prC1y of Senator
Mcpherson since the latters return to
Senator Voorhees, then requested
Senator Chandler to- read the record
for his informal orr olt when the New
Hampshire senator Insisted upon a di-
rect answer, Senator Voorhees, finally
declared it was no business Of the sem
ator how the finance committee COM
sidered the bill This provoked an
era of acrimonv, and for the next hour
senatorial courtesy had no place in
the senate. Many senators accused
each other of unworthy acts. and Sen-
atOr Vest finally quoted from a record
In an attempt to prove that Senator
Chandler had promised to take care OF
certain officials in the Southern states
in 1876. IF they would decide agains
Democracy ana ia favor of Hayes Tor
the presidency.
The controversy was finally brought
to a close Dy Senator AIcl' hers1n and
Senator Mills both explaining their
positions the former stating that oeu-
ator Minis, at his request. was stIu
acting as mem Der of the 1na nee
subcommittee and the latter declar-
ing he was opposed to public bearings
and did not believe in consulting the
tariff benehclaries IN forming lazy
solely designed to checAz tle ra paclty
and benefit the whole people,
At $50. Senator White of California
took the floor to speak on the uawa-
liam resolution. He made q critical
analysis of the conduct Of Minister
Stevens and claimed that upon undls-
puted record ample proof was found
that he plotted aga the governs
nent to ~ hlch he was accredited He
sought 70 show that without the assls-
lance Of the United States II was inns
possible for Dole and his associates to
win He declared ne treaty should be
made because tine provisional UCvern-
ment has not been able to execute its
engagements; that Il was Ll-tCuudeds
its endurance problematicaI and its
right to contract questionable lie re-
1erred to the clrcu instance that no
one pretended that Dole would 0c sus-
tanned as the result Of 2 popular vote
The provisional government was NOS
organized for permaneney, but solely
for Che purpose of transferring the
country and des troy ing its natlOnalifY-
He said the United States could not
afford TO be q party to acquisition 10
property under such circuma ancass
that while we would recognize exist
ing conditions. IT does not follow that
any compact can be properly entered