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given a correct statement Of the case"

SIS, replied: Il brand that Statement as
wholly and unqualifedly false In every
part ] have made that explicit denial
before, and have placed K in the Record
so that the Senator lChandler) should
know it is absolutely false
Il understand the Senator Pattigrew)
declares the statement wholly false
Does he mean to say that he was not in
a convention which named him as q Nc
kinley delegate''-
Il say" interrupted Mr. Pettigrew We
hemently, "that the purpose Of your
statement is absolutely and wholly
false"
'Ah the purp0rt Of my statement is
what the Senator questions. Now /
ask him whether he attended conven-
tlon favorable to sound money. and was
named as delegate by such convention"
Il was delegate" said Mr.. Pettigrew
calmly.
"'Ihen I do not understand this per.
formance Of the Senator" proceeded Mr..
Chandler "There is not so wide n diff
ference between us as might appear"
lie declared that my statement was
wholly false. He admits he went to the
National convention. was delegate from
sound money convention"
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that ne had
made his position perfectly clear before
the State convention prior to his being
chosen as a delegate.
The incident was brief. but was en-
phasized by the personal manner in
which the Senators addressed each other.
Mr.. Chandler, resuming the thread of his
remarks, spoke Of the opportunities
ahead of the Republican administration
in checking the money power and limit
ing corporate influences.
In conclusion, he said: Il declare nv
belief that President Mckinley and the
other leaders of the party, in their ad-
vent to power, may, by wise designs and
virtuous deeds, indefinitely prolong the
ascendency of the Republican party in
this country. This can surely be done
by making it the true party of the people
to the final confusion and discontinue Of
these pretenders, the blind leaders Of the
blind, who were so summarily on the
third Of November last, all thrown into
the ditch together. IT, on the contrary,
this is not done, and the Republican par
ty shall content itself with seizing and
enjoying the sp0ils of office, surrendering
unreserYedly to the money power which
50 effectively contributed to its recent
victory acquiescing permanently in the
existing gold standard and treating bi,
mattelism as Juggling humbug" and
the promise to promise it as a pledge
never intended to be fulfilled, Republi-
cans will speedily find the tide Of poll
cal battle once more turned against them
and they will soon exchange places with
their now sore, bleeding and PROSTATE
foes
Mr.. Chandler closed at $3.50 D. m, hav-
ing spoken for three hours.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up, the bankruptcy bill giving way
temporarily.
AT $50 p. m, on motion Of Mr.. Cor
don, the Senate went into executive ses-
sion
The executive session was brief. and
the open session resumed at 4:15 nm.
The bankruptcy bill was taken ND and
Mr.. Hoar spoke in favor of the bill.
At 5:15 p. M, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-Last
nights pension night having practically
failed of its purpose owing to the difficulty
in securing n quorum, the House to-day
@acated the order for a night session to-
night and devoted the day, after the
routine business had been disposed of,
to the consideration Of private pension
bills.
Thirtynine bills in all were passed, in
Guiding bills to pension the widow Of
General Samuel A. Duncan at $50; the
widow of Colonel u. DeRussey at $50;
the widow Of General G. A. Hickman at
500, and the widow of General Vandever,
former member of the House from
California, at $50. For the first time this
session the House. ON a vote, declined to
override a pension veto, submitted to it
for action. The bill was that to pension
Nancy G. Allabach, the widow of Peter
ii. Allabach, of the 131st PENNSYLVANIA
volunteers at the rate Of $50 per month.
The House sustained the veto-115 to
I9-the requisite two-thirds not voting to
override the veto. A bin was passed to
define the jurisdiction of United States
courts in cases for infringement of letters
patent
Mr.. Wheeler Dem, AIabama) tried to
get consideration of a bill to pension the
widow of the late General Thomas A.
Casey, late Chief Engineer, at S75 Der
month, but Mr.. Blue (Rep., Kansas)
moved to adjourn. The motion was car
ried and at 4;45 p. m. the House ad-
journed.