Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-04
SSH CONGRESS.
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senator from Rhode Island. Aldrich. a
leading member Of the finance COM
mittee had risen and had made spec
iaI and sweeping denial to the Senate.
i So that. declared the senator, II Is the
word OF Nelson W. Aldrich, against
/! that OF the correspondent Of any news
paper. Which was the Senate to ac-
cent? Was there to be moments hesi-
tation in accepting the statement Of
Mr. Aldrich?
Can Senator Aldrich and the com
mittee deny hearing?" queried Till
man, when the paper making the
charge offered to appear and prove
the charge Gallinger said this
investigation of charges might go
on indefinitely. Tillman was still
standing at his desk and hurled back
the answer IF these charges are false,
then It is time to stop the lies spread
before the public this slander OF ink,
and to punish the men guilty of the
falsehood. and until you do so you
stand convicted before the American
people
The time had not arrived, Galllnges
! calmly proceeded. when the American
rress was TO be muzzle in the manner
suggested by the senator from South
Carolina.
/ Gallinger then referred to the SPECIFIC
denial Of Senator Smith. Again, h'
said. senator's word was against that
Of q correspondent. The charges Were
vague and were aimed at senators
lloved and respected by their associates
Galllnger closed with an earnest pro-
test against "Raiiroading the resolu-
tIon out of the committee and def
lance Of precedent and the usual cour-
tesy prevailing.
II desire TO call your attention,
again interjected Tillman. to the fact
tfhat your side Is railroading through a
tariff bill and as soon as ii is passed
you propose to adjourn so that II there
is 10 he any sugar investigation II Is
time to begin 1t at once" Gallingei
Iwas led into further reply. He referred
itp the futility of investigations and tn
humiliation 10 which senators were sub
iected in being brought before the
former sugar investigation. He again
rotested against action which would
degrade the committee having charge
lef the resolution.
| AT this stage, an exciting colloquy
occurred which appeared 10 involve &
lauestion OF veracity. Tiilman inter
lrupted 10 state that he had II from the
chairman Of the committee, Jones oi
Nevada. that ne was ready at any time
to report the resolution back. Gallln-
lger said such an assertion could not be
tcorrect as the committee had met or
lthe day of the alleged statement by the
chairman and had not reached de
termination. The chairman told mt
THAT he was ready 10 report" insisted
lTillman.
Here Jones Of Arkansas. the Other
member OF the committee. in positive
Itores, declared. The chairman could
mot have made such a statement as II
lwas not So"
But he did make it," again asserted
lTnman.
Then let him make it here" de-
lmanded Jones.
The senators were facing each other
land the exchange was direct and per-
sonal. Tillman said he had seen that
1.-The Republican senators had eau
cussed at a dinner" and had decided
Inot to support this investigation. Was
this another lie? The Democratic sen
ators were also said to be opposed to
investigation But" he added, turn
ing to his associates. If there is ras-
callty we ought to know it. 1t lays
with you by your votes to be relieved
of the charges before the American
people.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas, of the com
lnittee. gave assurance that the resolu-
tion would be reported in due time un-
less taken away from the committee.
/ =. lal7
Il cannot shut my eyes to facts con-
/ nected with this subject. | believe thu
! Senate Of the United States is an hon
orable body / believe senators are
| sentlemen--as rule.
| Jones went on to say that manv sell
ators came here time and again. ic-
{ peatedly honored by their states and II
WAS not for the Senate to say whether
or not sovereign states selected men "f
character and integrity Here Hoar OF
Massachusetts, demanded a vote on the
lmotion and Gallinger moved to lay tht
lmction on the table. Tillman again
arose. In view of the fact that two
members of the committee had given
assurances that the resolution woul'
he reported he would. he said with
ldraw the motion so that senators could
INOte on the mann question, WISi piS-
sented. without complications as e
committee procedure.
| For moment ii looked as though
, the vote would be taken despite the
withdrawal of the motion. as the Vice
president stated the question and was
about To call for the vote. Berry oi
Arkansas and others insisted that q
lsenator had the right to withdraw al
lany time before a vote.
The Chair understood that the sena-
tor expressed his willingness to with
draw the notion" stated the presid-
, | ing officer.
Il withdraw it," responded Tillman
''but go on if you want to, you can't
J. bother me-
4 Does the senator withdraw the reso-
Y lution?" queried the presiding officer
rather sharply.
II withdraw it," answered Tillman
+. This closed the exciting episode ano
the Senate turned to other business.
The tariff bill was then taken up
Paragraph 149 in relation to penknives
, razors. etc. being the immediate sub