Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02
Mr.. Wellington's Excited Speech in
the Senate.
ASKS FOR SENATORIAL PREROGATIVES
If Not Granted Will Know the
Reason Why.
NOT TO BE DRIVEN OUT

Senator Wellington brought his griev-
| ances into the Senate this morning Rising
| to question of personal privilege, he read
| extracts from the story in todays WASH
| lngton Post of the hearing before the Sem
| ate commerce committee concerning the
| nomination of Mr.. b. H. Warner jr., to
| be consul at Leipsic. He appeared to be
greatly excited, and spoke in a passionate
manner.
He talked for ten or fifteen minutes in a
| manner to provoke a broad smile ON the
faces of the democrats. He said:
Mr.. President, 1 rise to a question Of
personal privilege. I hold in my hand a
| copy Of the Washington Post of this MORN
| ing, and upon the front page will be found
| headed article which is so grossly un-
| just and so utterly untrue that 1 cannot
| allow it to pass by unchallenged. In 1t
find an attempt, but thinly veiled, to in
1ure me with the constituency L have in
my state and embroil me unnecessarily
with the President of the United States.
| The article is headed:
Mr.. Warner will win-The consul to
Leipsic is certain to be confirmed-Lively
scenes in committee-Mr. Warner, ST., and
Senator Wellington meet face to face-The
Senator attacks both father and son, and
President. criticising the appointments
| made by the latter-Some of the inside
facts
"Then they go on in this article to pre-
| dict that Mr.. Warner will be confirmed
| They give what purports to be a full his
| tory of the meeting of the committee yes
terday.
I'm the first place. ccording to my idea,
| committee which meets to consider a
nomination which the Senate itself is later
to consider in executive session certainly
meets in executive session itself, and all
the proceedings of that committee should
hA ov,A hn16 fhnYn 7 Drlr
| to know how this newspaper procured
report Of the proceedings of that commit
tee, and why when that report was made
| 1t was not made truthfully and without
coloring. l do not presume for a moment
that any officer or member of that commit
| tee could have made that report. Who else
could have made it? l refused 10 be inter
viewed upon the facts in the case. Who
the creoture who was present yesterday to
give testimony before the committee?
What is the report here given? Let me
read part of it.
I'm his inter Sc antagonism Senator We'll
| ltngton has not cnly arrayed himself
against all of Mr.. Warmers friends ami
| against the entire delegation from the
state, to say rothing of Governor Lowndes
cans, but he has gone out of his way to
attack the President in the most bitter
terms The angry scorn with which he
mentioned Mr.. Mckinleys name in the
committee room Yesterday was but one of
the many interesting features of a very
remarkable occasion. Nearly every MEM
Der .f,.o OF the committee was present.
Ihen later on they say: The democrats
had very little to say, although thew
watched the developments with intense in
terest. The committee adjourned with nut
acton and without even fixing day upon
Wfich to reasse mble 1t is known how
ever, that the impression created by Mr..
warmers presentation of his sor's case
was most favorable &C.
Claims the Maryland Delegation.
In the first place, here is a charge male
that l have arrayed against myself the
entire Maryland delegation 1t is false
mood, without any foundation In fact what
ever The Maryland delegation will stand
with me in this fight. They say l have ar
rayed against me the governor of the
state. 1t Is false, false from the bottom
up. Ihey say that but yesterday in the
committee room I attacked the President
~ 2s tne ohited States 1t is false again.
aid no such thing. 1 have criticised the an
potntments of President Mckinley I am
Tree man. l am a senator of the United
states, and reserve to myself that liberty
Oh Judgment which will permit me TO criti-
Sise any appointment made by the Presi-
cert OF the United States whicn, in INV
Judgment Is an error or should not he
maze for the benefit of the service
prIs;d nave critieised the appointments of
SION oHer when, in my judgment, it is nee
essaTy l Will do SO again. But when 1 did
crl.icise f, them yesterday I did it in a re-
spectful manner. 1 did not yeni any
spleen, and do not intend that this news
paper shall place me falsely either with
.he PRESIDENT Of the United States or with
my constituency ~
Il have been the friend of tho ,dr,i,;s.
tratlon. l was the friend of the present
PRESIDENT of the United States before his
nomination. non stood by him in the conven-
IN the state of Maryland to bring tbat
ancient Bourbon state out of the demo-
cratic column and place it among the trium-
pnant states which cast their votes for
the work in that state which in nv i,:da
ment deserves some consideration. We
converted democratic majority of 30 GO
. TO repubncan majority of three and thirty
thousand for William Mckinley That was
some of the work we did there
- nave a right to expect the same con-
sloerat1on that is given to other sena1ors
upon the republican side of the chamhar
! nave the same right, and if it is not to
De given to me, well and good The move
VIII soon be made. l can exist without If
But sir, II the price Of patronage is to be
Servlle obedience then 1 refuse tn yiva II
l am free man. 1 stand upon INV nre-
rogatives es senator of the United States
ana Will not be misrepresented. 1 will
not be misjudged by reason of such utter
ly untrue newspaper reports
NOW, then. going on with this viIlainous
statement, they say: Mr. Wellington was
plainly In angry and ill-natured mood when
he appeared before the &C mmittee He he
gan at once with an attack upon the char
acter of young Mr.. Warner, although in the
same breath almost he admitted having
recommended him for the consuIship al
Southampton. He claimed however that
he had simply signed letter which MIR.
Warner, senior. had written, and that he
had not had the time to make any in
Qufries, ETC.
Then they go on further: To this letter
Mr.. wellington admitted the President had
paid no attention. not even acknowledging
1t, but on the very day that 1t was re
ceived sent Mr.. Warmers name to the
Senate. This seemed to be an affront
which Mr.. Wellington could not brook
without feeling the highest degree of re-
sentiment. II want to know" he ex-
claimed, whether I am to have control
Of the Maryland appointments or not. If
am want to know it: IL not wash NV
hands Of the whole thing
Here Is a statement that is utterly IN
true. No such words were ever uttered
In the committee room. and every member
OF the committee who was there present
will say that they were not. AS he con-
tfnued Mr.. Wellington grew more and more
excited. He was especially incensed at
report that Mr. Warner had assisted him
to be elected senator. Why" said he
's0r. Warner canuot vote in Maryland and