The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25
IN THE SENATE.
Morgan Continues His speech In Favor
of the Cuban Patriots

Washington Cafy, Feb. 2i-Galiinger,
Rep, y. H.. chairman Of the committee
on pensions. rose 10 a question OF personal
nrEvilege when the senate assembled to-
day. and in vigorous language denounced
a publication in the New York sun, pur-
porting to report the action of the senate
in passing a number of private pension
bills last Tuesday. Ii had been asserted
that all records had been broken by the
senate mill" 10 bills being passed in an
hour. with little or no consideration. few
members being present. etc. GalliDger de-
clared that this was tissue cf nisrepre-
sentation. Slxty-segen bills were passed
In two ana three-qaarters hours. and the
total increase was S12.092 Year. The SEN
ater was very eausfic concerning the Vio-
lation of journalistic privileges. Hoar,
Rep, Mass, said each pension bill had
passed inspection by the senate and house
committees. greater in number than the
membership of the supreme court
or court OF appeals. Hawley. Rep,
Conn, said II was impossible for
a newspaper 10 avoid being led
into errors He fully upheld the facts
stated 10y the pension committee. but
added that there was quite prevalent
feeling against large pension expenditures.
Gallinger called up the bin granting pen
sion 10 the widow Of the late Walter Q.
Gresham as briga9ier general at $2fe per
month, with an amendment reducing the
amount 10 sloo Tprpie. Dem. Ind, spoke
N support OF the amendment He said the
choice Of Mr.. Gresham as secretary OF state
took the country by surprise. Mr. Gresham
had never been known as a member OF the
Democratic party, and his choice was re-
garded as a marked departure from estab-
Mshed usage. At ~ ents4t he WAS threat
enec with isolation, gut his bonhonme won
him personal friends while his substantial
ability and tact commanded respect. TtIrpie
he a II.
and Bering sea complications and the ire
mendous labor involved therein labor
greater than that falling on the shoulders
Of any secretary of state since the war A
love Of justice was the absorbing motive OF
his life, and political and social distinctioTrs
disappear before this controlling trait OF
his character. The sens tor revived the sec
retary's career as a soldier. statesman and
iurist At the conclusion OF Turpies re-
marks the bill as amended at 500 was passed
without division.
The resolution OF Lodge, directing the
finance committee 70 inquire into the cir
cumstances Of bond issues during 1ss4-5-s.
was taken up. PETER offered an amendment
broadening the resolution and directing that
II be made by a special committee OF FIVE
senator's. Lodge moved 10 lay the PETER
amendment on the table.
Hi had sought 10 discuss the subject.
but Lodges motion TO table IL cut off de-
bate. the Massachusetts, senator remark
ing that the express purpose was to pre-
vent lengthy discussion. II shall ind an
opportunity TO express NV views on the sub
iect," interiected HIii. The motion to ia
BILE was defeated, yeas Is, nays 81. The
vote in detail was as follows
Yeas-RepubHeans: Aldrich, Allison,
Chandler. Cullom, Frye. Gear, HawEey.
Lodge. Morrill,, Quay. Sherman. wetmore.
Democrat ts: Bacon. German. Gray. Palmer.
1rrz Dr.-s u 1ff4n-a f11fx
rows. Cameron, Cannon. Carter. Davis,
Hansbrough, Mantle. Perkins. Pritchard.
ShoUp, Teller. Democrats: Bate Berry,
Caffery, Chiffon, CockrelI Gordon, Harris,
I'M, Lindsay, Martin. Morgan. Pasco,
Roach, Turpie. Vest. WaithaiI and White.
Populists' Allen. Butler. Jones OF Nevada.
PETER.
Hin said he voted against tahling the res
olution, he thought it desirable 70 dis
cuss IL. He regarded the Lodge resolution
as proper IN form and giving due courtesy
20 the secretary Of the treasury. bnt he dsi
not consider IL within the province of the
senate 70 investigate everything brought
before the senate. II was desirable TO look
into the motives inspiring these various
resolutions. Requests for information were
one thing. bot formal Investigations were
another and a more serious question An
Investigation carried 20 the public an i'm
plicatiou of irregularity- Before such an
investigation was inaugurated there should
be something definite sud tangible. 1T il
not because this IS a Democratic secretary
Of the treasury that I OPPOSE this invesff-
CATION" said Hin. with great vigor. II
would oppose Il If my worst political enemy
occupied the chair OF the secretary OF the
treasury" He opposed II he said. because
this investigation was based or idle rTIrnor
and senSa tionaI newspaper gossip II voiced
the walls and complaints ~ disappointed
ges
ErIn there VIII he 10 means Of stopping an
invest. CATION of every trivial r1lrT1or. II
there IS anything in the recent bond sale re-
curing investigation" sasd Hsn ''there
shauld be a formal resolution stating just
what was charged. fn order that the results
NAY be compared with the expectation. As
tire resolution stood row, Il was stab IN
fhe cark' it was au attempt 20 insinBsfs
what the author (Peffer} O the resolution
was afraid 20 state boldly"
Hln referred 80 the recent speech BY Al
len. Pop. Neb in which the latter spoke
OF himself as a farmer.
Yes. farmer and Democrat" inter
Ie-tei Anen. 3ocuiarly.
IL the senator - no better farmer than
~ is a Democrat" responded HsII, then
ritv the crops RAISED n Nebraska.
At this point o'clock fnfe~vene1 setting
aside the bond resolution ard bringing Bp
the CBhar question. which was tire regu-
lar order. senator AorEaD resumed rs
speech IN support @ RE resolution 70 Eec-
ogrfza the Calssns as 5eliiss-ents-
The senator reviewed the pnitcy of the
Tnfted States regarding cuba since tne
time o. President Aaaus Ths latter
r~ouhes4ef that within fifty years Cuba
v-s.fa BE q state q th> Tnitsa States. and
rhereaf ftsr Webster. Cay. JeT@gSoa ard
cfher statesmen uniformly urged the a.
QUESTION q Cutz ~ ire Cnife1 states
Mr. Morgan sad fhe atrocities cf the Span
tsh IN controlling the GubSns we're almost
without r-arsflel in history. II th@ ast
var not only has lsrs c'uhAns asen siiied
81 cattle. 54f a. SO prisoners rad been pat
Continued e. Third Paga