The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-08
Butler and Pritchard Friends
Once More.
AND SPEAK AS THEY PASS
Pritchard All at Once Becomes
Strangely Silent.
BUTLER TIRED OF BARGAIN TALK
Woodard Unanimously Accorded His
Seat by and Shaw's and Lock
hart's Gases Set for
Next Week.

Washington, d. c.. April 7.-(spc-
cial) Sure enough Pritchard and But
Ter madc friends to-day. For the first
time in many days the two Senator's
spoke to one another and shook hands.
Mr. Pritchard stood leaning over But
lers desk, chatting cordially for some
time, and the incident was noticed even
by those in the galleries.
Butler told me that he had been talk
ing to Pritchard about legislative mat
ters, and smiled significantly when !
asked him how they made it up. !
asked Pritchard if he had seen Butler,
and he said he had shaken hands with
him, and said he ought to hurry back,
as his colleague was speaking. 1t was
too touching.
So the healing process viii no doubt
continue until the meeting on the 10th.
Butler said to me that he was tired
of hearing indefinite references to an
alleged bargain by which he was put
in as Senator; that there was no bar
gain as far as he was concerned; that
he was in the Senate because the men
who voted for him were sent to the
Legislature on that condition prece-
dent.
In reply to what Senator Butler
said touching his not having been elect
ed 10 the Senate ON a bargain with
Pritchard to give him the next term,
which statement / read to Mr. Pritch-
ard, Senator PrItchard said:
II do not care to discuss this or amy
other political matter until after the
committees have met on the 10th, and
decided on the policy they viii pursue
Ny views are we'll known and it is
useless to reiterate them" So ther is
mighty silence over the irritated
Pritcbard of 48 hours ago and all for
love.
Butler made a speech to-day adyocat-
ing his amendment to the Constitu-
ton to limit the veto power Of the
President. lie said that the patronage
Of the President was SO great that
when coupled with the veto power, II
virtually made an autocrat of the Pres
ident; that the founders ofGoyernment
never intended the veto power to apply
except on constitutional questions;
that it was relic Of monarchy, and
the present use Of it was never foreseen
ny OHt 1OEEIdtitEFS.
Butler broke out into a smile OF un-
concealed JOY when, to his evident sur.
prise, his amendment 10 the Postoffiee
bill was passed by a vote Of 27 to %.
II provides for $4,000 to be used in
making the experiment of carrier de-
livery Of mails in the country. The
amendment contemplates a trial in
the sparse, as well as in thickIy settled
States.
Senator Pritchard's bin appropriat-
ing $4,000 for monument to Nathan
rel Green, on Guilford Battle Ground.
was reported favornbly to-day Both
he and Senator Butler are now endeay-
oring to get $1,000 year for the battle
ground, additional, and Senator Butler
said ne thought he would succeed.
Senator Buffers bill passed to-day get
ting condemned cannon for the battle
ground
Elections Committee No. 2 took vote
to-day and seated Woodland unanimous
". The report has not yet been for
mally brought into the House. The
cases Of Lockhart and Shaw were to-
day set down for the 18th and 14th.
respectively. Mr.. Lockhart has sent for
his lawyers. There is some inside news
about these cases which shows the
nasty methods of the committee in
ease OF any closeness.
In Shaw's case it is said that it has
been decided to turn Cyrus Thompson
down 50 that, as a return. the Republ-
cans will consent to his being Governor.
This is the latest gag and is said TO
have the consent of Butler if not of
IY-ifph phnF FI Tho r%C a
Shaw will be seated, but that Iockhart
will be turned down as ii has been
determined that at least one Populists
must be seated as bait to them to
be friendly to the Mckinley Republi-
cans, the majority Of the committee
Republicans being for Mckinley. This
story comes to me absolutely authenti-
cated,and as corroboratiye OF IT Senator
Pritchard, / am reliably informed, bu-
sled himself to-day frequenting the
rooms Of Committee No. 2, and was
instrumental in hurrying mp the cases
on the plan laid down above. and for
some reason Lockhart, whose case came
first on the list, was put before Shaw.
Shaw receiving notice and he none. Mr..
Locllhart was justly outraged at the
treatment when / told him the story
and was severe on Senator. Pritchard
in thus having meddled, as was alleged. |
in business not his own. Mr.. IocI1b st
says he will fight his case on its mer- |
its, bootlicking nobody and all who
know him know this to be the man
Meanwhile Tommy Settle may take |
comfort in not beating Woodland which, |
III is said was his hearts desire Mr..
Woodard's case was simply a Gibraltar /
against which even partisan prejudice
could not stand.
w. e. CHRISTIAN. /