The times., 1897-07-03


the senate will furnish for itself.
Now. then, the arlcle goes on TO give
a Dretended reply of this creature, In
which there is very little truth. IL goes
on further and states what purports TO be
the In side facts OF the case 1t Is too long
70 inflict upon the Senate, l 10 not intend
10 DO so upon this occasion 1t was but
a half noun before l came here that this
Infamous article was called to my atten-
tlon, and as IL endeavored to place n'e ia
a falls, position with the President. could
not for a moment hesitate to reseat it.
Nr President. l intend TO he piaced
fairly I intend 10 be upon this floor as
1 came here, a Republican standing 10y
Republican principles and voting for a
Republican tariff mll in line with thc
Administration OF President Mckinley from
first 20 last But II my Senatorial pre-
negatives are TO be interfered with. then
/ viii make war so Ear as that Is con
ceraed l did not make ''piteous APP
peal 60 the committee of the Senate.
ask no farOrs from the committee OF from
the Senate, but l say 10 the committee
aud to the Senate I have a right 80 have
impartial justice aaC / have right 70 pe
treated as other Senators have bcentreatcd
III this body / have a right 10 the adj
VSntage of Senatorial prerogative, and II
that L. not given me, then L viii know
the reason why. 1 win remain upon the
floor OF the Senate; there. VIII be no driv-
ing tae out l viii remain right here. No
man ever struck me blow but that l
returned il with interest," and they will
fiad ne on deck if the struggle is to
begin
The speech was the cause OF q good
deal OF Comment around about the Capitol.
1ir. Warner, according 10 some OF the
reports. is basing his claim TO recognition
OF personal political service. The presence
OF Mir Warner at the convention at which
Nj Wellington was elected has been stated
tohave been in the interestof Mr. Yelling
ton, but there are conflicting stories about
the circumstances. One Of the interesting
alleged incidents CT the meeting OF tie
Commerce C0mmitte tee is this, related by
the BALTIMORE News OF yesterday:
After Senator Wellington mad concluded
ET. B. II. Warner, sr., took the floor in
beaaif Of his son He denounced The state
nients that his son was unfit and in
competent Tor the Leipsic consulate He
admitted that his son while at Princeton
had been wild and that he had Withdrawn
him nom there and brought him home;
where, surrounded by home influences, all
had since been wei with tie young man.
be SAID that both he and his son had done
much haId work Tor The Republican party
la Maryland and had contributed effective
iy IN tire and money to the success OF the
party.
Ec dcnJunoed Mr Wellington as a reck-
less and arrogant boss. Turning suddenly
to Senator German, who was an interested
auditor 3f every word, Mr.. Warner safd:
Senator German, you have been called
q boss. But maSterfal as you are, you
al. al infant alOn gside of this oyerbesr
ing new boss in Maryland, who has earned,
by his silly and Impudent demands. the
title OF the d uke of Welhn gton.' >
AS 10 his power in Maryland politics.
Mr. Warner said that he had shown
whether lie could cast vote or make one,
sndit was with poor grace that Senator
Wellington doubted it. When the Iegis-
lsture of Maryland was in deadlock AZ
Annapolis. night after night, continued
Mr.. Warner, it Was he W no had opened
that deadlock"
1t wasI, gentlemen said Mr.. Warner,
'who made tHis man Senator
That IS an infamous lie fairly hissed
LII. Wellington spIinging TO his feet.
1t is not a lie, and you know ii is not,
Tctorted Sir, Warner as hotly-
." i can bring Sydney Mudd and State
Senator Sloan here. They will prove
every word OF what I say. You know
what was the situation. and how / per
suaded Sydney Mudd TO change his vote
snd 80 elect you +"
Discussing the Warner nomination, Rep
resent atiye Mudd of Maryland said TO a
Times mai yesterday afternoon:
Il do not know what MI Warner means
when he speaks of the terms on whiet
he prevailed on me 10 change my vote
The fact is, Mr.. Warner did not prevail
UInn ne TO change my vote for Senator
Wellington
Il supported Mr.. Wellington for Sen.
ator at the time 1 did for reasons salts
factory n myself believed him the
ablest and best qualified TO represent the
State IN the Senate of the United State.
OF any Of the persons then candidates
That there was some appreciation on Well
ing'on's part for my support I do not
deny.
Il felt then and I have felt since that
j deserved the Senator's friendship In my
own political interests and ambitions fol
the support then brought him, and have
received it in perfect good faith on lis
part There were no terms IN any Other
sense than what 7 have just referred to
il there Were any other terms than these
have mentioned ! would like Nj Warner
To STATE them, specifically and cfreum
stantially'
Nj Warner was asked yesterday what
he had 70 say about the remarks Of Mr
Wellin gton. Mr. Warner said:
''Senauor Wellington attempted 10 ex
plain h!raself by speech he delivered
this morning in the Senate I think la.
beitrr not say too much before report
is made in regard 70 the matter.
j feel certain that the members Of The
committee are al. fair men and will not
alloEg : Senatorial courtesy tointerfere witt
what they deem just
Il wish 10 state that did not give ou-
any information whatever regarding m,
appearance before the committee yester
day, and tnat it must have come from sonll
other source"
The next regular meeting of The com
nnittee .vill he next Thursday Senato
FTve. chairman of the committee, ha.
stated thatif the tariff bin was out of III,
way early enough he would call specia
IHaeiing Of the committee before THURSDAY
but that otherwise there would be no ses
sion Of the committee earlier than il
regular day.
Talk of Currency Commission
The President and Secretary Gage have
been giving some attention to the ad
Visibility OF asking authority of Con
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