The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-17

HaHea lue eout1 uAk0tAh 20 TASK F0t
BOltlnE the 81, LoalS Convention, Aftsr
Being Pledged TO Mckinley, and Then
Advocating BryAn-mr. PstIlgrsNv De.
nounseI ths Assertion a, "AB,oIutsly
FAl's"-AI.lvsly Interchange Of"ssnn.
tOrIAl COartsslssH
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Feb. lG--sen-
atOr Chandlers speech in the senate to-
day In advocacy of bi-metnlllsm was one
Of the notable efforts of the present ses-
sion, not only for the scholarly care for
which the senator presented the ques-
ton from his standpoint, but for the Bit
ter sarcasm addressed to Senator Pal
mer and the indianapolis convention,
the arraignment OF silver senators who
bolted the st. Louis convention, and
for the dramatic personal exchange be.
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Pettigrew,
the latter being one of the boilers from
the st. Louis convention. Mr.. chand-
ler's speech lasted three hours and was
replete with incident. II was an argu-
ment against single standard OF either
metal. gold or silver, and warning
against q policy OF mOno.metalllsni.
| Then the senator turned to political
| phases OF the question, speaking in
turn OF Bryan. OF Palmer and Of Nc.
| Kinley. Mr.. Palmer sat across the aisle
and was frequently addressed by the
speaker as one who had contributed to
the election OF Mckinley.
- IL n
presentation of the principles OF finance,
the senator arguing against the single
standard OF either metal. silver or gold,
Mr.. Chandler took up the fall OF
prices. particularly in farm products,
resulting from silver decentralization,
The senator declared that within the
| last twenty years there had been n
steady fall OF prices In oil classes OF
property. His conviction, that silver
decentralization was at the bottom OF
this downward movement in prices,
caused him to seriously doubt whether
the err OF restored prosperity was near
at hand. He was led to the conclusion.
he said, that prices had not yet "touch-
ed bottom"
II 1t had not been for the fortunate
balance OF trade in our favor during the
past year, he said. there would have
been a business Catlclysm in this Couns
| try which would have prOstrated all In
terest and produced Infinite misery in
our business and domestic affairs.
At one point Mr.. Chandler caused
much amusement by addressing him.
self to Mr.. Palmer, who sat across the
aisle.
Mr.. Palmer remained in his seat,
| smiling occasionally ut Mr.. Chambers
sarcastic illusions to him. This, how
I hut ~
tiOnnl episode between Mr., Chandler and
Mr.. PettIgrew,
A SsnSaiISnaI Scene.
The New Hampshire senator, said
Mr.. Pettgrew, had been sent to the st.
Louis convention on pledge that he
would support Mckinley and ''sound
money" and yet within two weeks,
that senator had repudIated his pledge,
had bolted Mckinley and n sound
money platform and soon thereafter
had come out as n supporter of Bryan.
| Mr. Pettlgrew had entered the cham
bfr as this statement was made. He ad-
vanced TO his seat, and Interrupted
DO you make that statement Wn your
own responsibility, or as a Quotation?"
he asked.
II make the statement" answered Mr..
1 NfAlauNlNAb kthAAk ~ lIIlll tllG AAGWSpWRSA
reports which are understood TO have
| given n correct statement OF the case
| Mr.. PettgTew, with explosive empha-
sis, replied: II brand that statement As
wholly and unQualiAedly false In every
| part. ] have made that explicit denial
before, and have placed II In the record.
so that the senator (ChRndlcr) should
know It Is absolutely false"
II understand that the senator CPetti-
| grew declares the statement wholly
| false. Does he mean to say he was not
| In a convention which named him as q
| Mckinley dclegate?"
"I say" interrupted Mr.. Pettlgrew ve-
hemently. that the purpose OF your
statement II absolutely and wholly
falsc."
"Ah, the purpose OF my statement IS
/ what the senator questions! Now ask
| him whether he attended convention
| favorable 10 sound money and was
named as delegate by such a eonven-
tlon?"
u was a delegate" said Mr.. Pettlsrew
calmly.
"Then do not understand this per-
formance Of the senator" proceeded Mr..
Chandler. There Is not so wide differ
| ence between US as might appear He
declared that my statement was wholly
\ false. He admits he went to the national
convention as delegate OF a sound
money convention"
Mfr. PettIgrew declared that he had
made HIS position perfectly clear before
the state convention prior to his being
chosen az a delegate.
| The incident was brief, but was ems
phaslzed by the personal manner IN
which the senators addressed each other,
Mr.. Chandler closed at 3:3O p. M, hav-
ing spoken for three hours,
Last nights pension night having
practically failed OF Its purpose owing to
the difficulty in securing quorum, tho
house to-day vacated the order for
night session tonight and devoted the
day after the routine business had been
disposed OF to the consideration Of prl.
| yatc pension bills. Thlrty-nlne bills in
nil were passed. Including bills to PEN
ion the widnw OF Gen. Sam A. Duncan at
$50 tho widow OF Col. d. Derussey at $50.
the widow OF Gen. g. A. Hickman at $50
and the widow OF Gen. VandGvGr. far-
ner member of the house from Cnllf0r-
mia, al $50. For the first time thlS ses-
sIon the house on n vote declined 10 over.
ride a pension veto submitted u 1t for
action. The bill was that TO pension
Nancy q. Allabach. the widow OF PetCr
II. AilnbaCh. OF the l3lst Pennsylvania
volunteers, at tile rate OF $50 per month.
The house sustained the veto li5.-7g.
Tho redulsltc pyO-thIrdS not voting to
oyer.rlde the veto. A bill was passed to
define the Jurisdiction OF the United
| e,t,i.,, s,n,,.tS IN cngpg for infrinEempnt OF