The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-04

again made good progress on the tarih
bill to-day, covering about ten pages Of
the metal schedule and about COM
pl.,Iug H. The formal contest against
,he measure was maintained, but all
amcndments tending to change the bill
A, repor,ed were voted down. and the
anapee committee was sustained. The
debate was mainly OF q technical char
seter the Republican senators eontin-
ulnE the policy OF refralninE from
making speeches
Before the tArin was taken up, Sena-
tor Tnlman, OF South Carolina, gave
the senate another hour OF exciting con-
troyersy over the proposed sugar inves-
tlration He defended himself from
published charges relative TO his Ad-
u,iulstrHtlon OF the guVernoTuhip OF
south Carolina. and then moved that
Inc committee having charge OF the
sugar resolution be discharged from
further consideration OF II. thus bring
ing the subject directly before the sen
Mr. GaIllnger, OF New Hampshire. in
behalf OF the COMMITTEES, made spir-
tied protest against this protest. ana
also urged that the senate should not
turn aside from It's public work 10 m
ycsllgate charges concerning the pm
yate character OF senators.
There we're frequent lively exchanges
between Mr.. Tillman. Mr.. GallinEer and
Sir. Jones tNevada), but In the end MI
Tiilman withdrew his motion.
A bin was passed for public building
at san Angelo. Texas, TO cost 100000.
Sir. Vest OF Missouri. offered reso-
lu.lou. which was adopted. recitins
that the skeletons OF American soldiers
Killed At BuenR Vista in lsi7 were now
exhuued. and aslEIng the state depart
uIent 10 Investigate the subject and re-
port the facts to Congress.
letter wRA read In this connection
from Consul General CTittenden, saying
the matter should receive the attention
OF the authorities at Washington. \
clipping was enclosed stating that tne
bones of American soldiers were pIeaSh-
Ing in the sun.
PuIman's Statement.
Mr. TIllman began his statement by
presenting a newspaper clipping which
referred to charges made against him
in connection with his administration
while governor OF South Carolina. These
charges. he declared, were stale. He
had TBst them before and he read an
open letter written 10 the people OF
South Carolina. characteriZlng the
charges as ISLANDERS. This was an at
tempt 10 divert attention from the su-
Far scandal. the senator declared, but
ihe attempt would fail. AL the crimes
In the decaloEue had been charged 10
him. He had appealed to his people
and they had sustained him, sending
him 10 the senate after a heated can
yasS. Now the same old eggs were
brought forward. u any man desired
10 look into his character, then, salu
Mr.. Tiilmaa. he couTted the FULLEST IN
quiry. And any other senator asAlhSI
whom there was the breath OF scandal,
should have the charges probed TO the
bottom and have the scandal dispeiled.
Mr.. Gallinger then secured recognition
for a statement OF the attitude OF the
committee. Every man In public HE
feels the sting OF false charges" he said.
"and must the senate pause every time
such accusations are brought, 20 spend
lis time and the money Of the United
States In pursuing these charges? II
this was to be the case. then there
would never be u tnriR bill or any other
bui."
As for himself 8rr. Gallinger said he
would decline 10 enter into an inquiry
~ 10 the character Of the senator from
South Carolina, or any other member
Of the senate. In It's own good time and
after the resolution had been carefully
considered, there would be report TO
the senate, Mr.. Galinger said.
Here Mr. Vest suggested that there
was n precedent for Ignoring charges
against the personal character Of a sen-
ator. He referred to the attitude OF
Senator Thurman when an investiga-
ton was proposed against one or his
associates. He had held that the courts
were open for private redress and that
Il was not for the senate TO undertake
10 right private wrong.
GaIIInEsF's Good Sense.
Str. Tinman was again on bis feet.
The newspapers were trying to make a
Are In his rear, Ne said. while he was
engaged in a fre in front. His resolu-
ton simply sought TO determln9 wheth-
cr the finance committee was the Great
ure NJ the sugar trust, whether senators
were the tools and paid agents OF the
sugar trust - or whether they were here
performing their duties a. honorable
men.
Sir. GIlIngOr proceeding said the peo-
pie Of each senator's state must pass
upon his character. limitations and
vague charges had been made against
the members Of the finance committee
and against the senator from New Jer.
sey (smithl. Thosa who knew these
senators needed no investigation "a
show that the charges were false. The
senator from Rhode Island (AldFich)
n leading member Of the finance com.
mittec, had risen and had made n com.
pletc and sweeping denial to the sen
ate. So that. declared the senator. II Is
tho word OF Nelson w. Aldrich against
that Of the correspondent Of a New
York newspaper. Which was the sen
ate 70 acrept2 Was there TO be a mo.
nncntH hesitation In accepting the state
meut OF Mr.. AldTich?
can Senator Aldrlch and the com,
mittec deny n hearinE7" querled Mr.
TuIman. when the paper making the
charge offered to appear and prove the
charger"
Mr. G5Illngsr said this Investigation
NJ charges might 20 on indefinitely
SUPPOSE another paper made another
charge. Must the senate start an In
vestiEatlon of that charger
Tffiman Ae's fI.iIdisit.
Mr, Tinman was stlli standing at his
desk and hurled back the answer. ~
these charges are false, then It * tlmt
10 stop the lies spread before the pub,
i,t. this slon!s- o.: irk Faa the mer
salty u the fslsefoOd; ard untli ypt
40 50 sou sand convicted before the
American people"
Tho tifns had not arrived, SIR. Cal
unEaE proceeded calmly, when thi