Evening journal., 1894-05-01


Up the Majority Very Successfully.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Democratic |
side of the senate was goaded almost to
desperation by the eXasperating proddinR
Of the leaders OF the opposition The in
teresting fencing which began last week
was continued, but the rapiers were sharp
er the lunging more vicious and the
thrusts directed at more vital spots The
Republicans, led by Senator Aldrich. as
sumed the aggressive at the outset, using
the recent newspaper reports of radical
changes agreed upon by the Democrats In
secret conference as weapons with which
to harass and irritate them4
Their success was admirable. During
the day almost every prominent Democrat
on the floor was forced to defend himself
Senator Voorhees,, chairman Of the finance
committee, was finally driven 70 making
statement In which he utterly repudiated
the reports about radical notifications Of
the bill and declared himself unalterably
hostile to concessions TO the projected in.
terests, especially 70 the various trusts
that are seeking increases.
Turpie's Attack ON AIdrich.
Toward the end of the high tempered de
bate, which began when the senate opened,
the lie was banded with freedom that
was quite startling in the digniiied senate,
and the climax was reached when Senator
Iurpie of Indiana launched terrific as-
sault of a most personal character against
Senator Aldrich.
In opening he referred to the record Of
the meeting of the finance committee
which had been read during the day by
Senator Voorhees, This, he said, furnished
complete evidence that as far as this bill
was concerned Mr.. Aldrich had undergone
all the anguish of paternity The present
cries from the other side that they had not
been accorded the regular opportunity to
consider aud offer amendments in commit
tee lacked foundation In fact They came
too late. The bill had been before the
senate two months. If there was ground
for the objections now made, they should
have been made long ago. Three monstrous
untruths had characterized the opposition
three gross, palpable lies Of inconceiv-
able mendacity. He had no objection to
parliamentary obstruction if IL was not
based on deliberate falsehood, as this was.
The first of those untruths was that a
new bill was being prepared by the secre-
tary Of the treasury; the second was
that three or 300 amendments Gt did not
matter which, were to be presented, and
the third was that the bill reported from
the finance committee was not the bill that
was to be passed. All these assertions had
been denied, categorically denied, by four
Democratic members of the finance com
mittee.
"And yet" continued Mr.. Turpie, rails
ing his hand and stretching il toward Mr.
Aldrich, "the senator from Rhode Island
comes in here and says he believes they
are true. There could be no sharper issue
of veracity. prefer to believe and l do
/ believe the senators on this side, and dis
believe the senator-no, | will not say sem
ator-disbelieve the diminutive unit on the
other side who asserts the contrary. Who
is the author of these reports that are be
ing circulated here and in the newspaper
| pressf Who claims the paternity The
senator from Rhode Island, said he EN-
phatically, answering his own questions
Ironical Personalities.
Il recollect the predecessor Of the hon
orable senator from Rhode Island" he
continued, with biting and venomous
irony, referring to the Senator Aldrich of
1890 as different individual from the SEN
ator Aldrich of today, but even he could
not then have been the author of all three
of these untruths lie might have been
the author of one but three would have
driven him from the field. He had been
a drug clerk and was thoroughly familiar
with all that line Of business and Of other
lines as a Wholesale grocer. We who were
here then will never forget the writhing Of
his distinguished countenance, his enOr-
nous development of cheek that extended
from ear to ear and from chin to forehead.
He would not have surrendered either
chips of cheek a few days ago. We will
never forget his auricular appendages that
scraped the dome of the capitol.
"How can the present sgSator hope Ia
rival his predecessor in the nate Of truth
and in the love of falsehood that have al
ways characterized the cheats of protec
tiOnw
When Mr.. Turpie sat down, there was q
hush upon the chamber Every one was
amazed at the personal character of the
attack upon Senator Aldrich. Then all
eyes were turned on the Rhode Island sen
ator. He arose slowly. 'In the position
the senator from Indiana now takes, " hG
, said slowly and deliberately, che speaks
for no one but himself Under other cir
sumstances and conditions / do not be
ieve he would have made the speech he
has made"
! Mr.. Aldrich took his seat. The incident
closed without another word, and Mr.
Quay took the floor and resumed the pre-
9 pared speech he began some weeks ago
Within few minutes, however, a motion
to adjourn was made and the Democrat.
suddenly found themselves without aquo
rum. Mr. Harris threatened to order the
J. ,ergeant-at-arms TO send for absentees 4
his occurred again, and Mr., Cookrell gave
notice that the law Of 1857 to dock sena
, tors salaries should be enforced TO com
pei the attendance of senators. On the
whole it was a very interesting and al
. times exciting day.
The house finally concluded its consider
y alton Of the army appropriation bill an'
- passed it with the amendments adopted
u lust before adjournment. During the morn
ng hour the resignation Of Representative
Caldwell of Ohio was laid before the house
Almost the entire day was devoted TO th
"a consideration of amendments Of an unim
's ooItsnt character.
lt Dismissal OF a Bill Of Complaint.
Judge Wales handed down an opiniC
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