The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-10
PORTLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

gulsned In the world, which selected two
houois as the BEST but of such that the
cohlnlttee ,s preferred that the committee
itsel should determine which should be
Ma. Allison. Republican of Iowa, argued
aRalns0 .s the resolution and contended
tns0 the only Jurisdiction Cong ress had
over the matter was given in the Joint
Iesolu9lon Of 1892, which provided the
commission. consisting of the president
OF ohe Army Of Tennessee, (Gen. Dodge),
the Secretary of War and the general of
the army, who were to select site for
tne sSaene and prepare the pedestal on
Wnlch IL should rest. Referring to MT:
hohI-snith Of Chicago, MIR. Allison said
~ WAS well known that one OF the artis6
Of one commission, Mr., st. Gaudens, was
an open and avowed enemy OF Mr..
Kohl i-Smith and accused him of stealing
bis (St. Gauden's 81 likeness of Gen. Sher-
man.
MIR. Allison said that the final award
was made by the Secretary of War,
general Of the army, president OF the
Gen. John W. Noble, Col. Cabell. They
had sat in Judgment on the models.
Was 1t to be supposed, Mr.. Allison asked,
that these six men betrayed, for favor
itism,. the truest reposed in them, or
"Juggled" with artists with the purpose
OF helping some favorit. Should these
men he degraded by an inquiry as re-
spected their competency. their honesty
might d. he wogld not vote for any yvs such
inquiry or such stigma upon these
men.
MIR. Hawley opposed the resolution.
What he favored was popular statue Of
Gen. Sherman, such one as his old sold
i4rs would recognize at half mile dis
tance; not a mere work OF art, which
might be entitled "The American Gen.
"Old Teoumseh.
Mr.. Mills opposed the resolution. The
committee of artists who arrogated to
themselves the exclusive knowledge of art
would be, he said, she last people to
whom he would refer on such subject.
He would refer to the venerable brother
and children Of Gen. Sherman and as
between the soldiers who followed Gen.
Sherman and the subordinates who
served under him. he would say that
they, and not committee of artists
were the proper judges.
Mr. Wolcott renewed his protest against
the disfgurement of the city Of Washing
ton by inartistio statues He had been
informed, he said, that the successful
artist included on his panel, pictures Of
the judges who had passed upon the
work, while the others had not. The ac-
tion Of that committee of artists had been
Intelligent and disinterested, and ought
to have weight.
A vote was taken and the resolution
defeated
The Senate bill In relation to contempts
of court, based on the Debs contempt
Case, was taken up, was discussed some
time and set aside informally.
The act granting a pension OF $50 a
month to FTanois Il. Hoover, vetoed by
the President on the ground that the
pensioner was drawing S12 month un-
der the act of 1890 and his helplessness
had no relation to his army service, was
taken up. The discussion on this bill
was interrupted to permit MIR. Hale to
present the final conference report on the
naval appropriation bill. The report was
agreed to.
The conference report of the Indian
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. After further discussion the
enate proceeded to vote on the ques-
tion whether the Hoover pension bill
should pass over the objection of the
President. but as no voting quorum was
present, no final action was had.
The Senate at 5. 40 adjourned until to.
morrow at II a. M, leaving the sundry
civil bill and the District of Columbia
bill the only appropriation bills not final
1y acted on