New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-,
THE REGULAR REPORT.
SENATE.
BEN II II
prvr,1Jp BILL FINISHED UP TO THE
BOND PROVISION.

SENATE.
VAR REVENUE BILL FINISHED UP TO THE
BOND PROVISION.
u-..btnston June AT tho opening Of to-day's
..sSon the Senate passed a bill conrerrins AmeH-
ran register on the steamship China one OF the
o.et Of the Pacific Mall Steamship Company Inc
CHINA has been chartered nv thu War Department
"a transport troops 10 the Philippines She Is now
under the Hawaiian flag
Consideration Of the Var Revenue Dill was TO-
.rmsa and Ny BUTLER OPop. N. C) addressed
81. s.nata He regretted that the Finance COM
rn,ttee had not seen At TO present a genuine re.e
MIA hill In tho circumstances the respohsiplhly
for delay rested he said on those VINO psoeo III
the bill provisions that had no place IN revenue
MEASURE He expressed his regret that those ho'o
,nr peclliar v1ows on the money question hAu Soo"
a, 20 raise those controversial questions OF nnaios
INCORPORATED IN the measure, as " fotceu @n'
,,,o a,rrered from tho committee on those ques-
,ons 10 discuss then- Mr.. Butler msde cnAiao
,sr4,,,o attack on the Republican party III "'loH
y. srra,sned what ne said was the de'ernhnAuon
~ tho majority Of the Senate TO incorporate IN 'o
bill provision for tho iseoe OF ponu a,, aS.rytrs
sertous reflections the Senate Nseii ohaIsihs
49,, g. u.iorttv had been 'unduly Influenced on
the question OF oonoA
1IYrIER'e CHARGES REFUTED
IN. abatement brought to his feet Mt oAl-
rINcER Rep. n. HI. who DEMANDED 'na' MI
Butler make his charge more specinc'
In the course Of q colloauy between the TWO een
..or, Mr. Butler declared that immense sums hsu
-, contributed to the Republican presidential
.Ion ,und nv 1.-The trusts and monopolists and
hondhoders and money-changers. and that 20 per
cent Of the money had been raised ana paid over
80 tho Renubl,can party under contract that GER
tain legislation promoting tho interests Vi '"'
,rus.s and monopolies should be enacted
Mr. Gallnser insisted that the charges shouio 10
-. scac,fc. that Mr.. Butler had no right uhoer
IN. rules 10 arraign him or his party unless no nu
daon,te and specific charges TO present ana Il INC
miles of the Senate gave him that rlsnt 'ne' oNe
to be changed 49,.
So, hrAu,,nR for several minutes became general
Mr. KYLE Gnd.. 8. d. inquired OF MY butier
What authority ne had for saying that % per cen.
81 the money paid the Republican campaign Iulo
wHs paid undsr contract tha' TIC '
have special legislation.
ct wish TO congratulate the Repuohcah par"
IN q. new defender" replied Mr.. Butler.
"If expressing desire for oennlte inioi in1.'o
10 defending the Republican party oeciaie GU ~
Kvle Il am glad to 60 II. AS the CHAIRMAN vi 'i,o
Populist party the Senator CMr Buuer) mas mus
a charge that 10 at least exuavasant He Is max
try his statements the representative OF tho
ponulist party and he ought TO be certain oi MS
pos.tion before making them
Mr. Butler said that while ne believed tho STATE
csnt 10 be true he had not made II on his own TO
II have learned" he said in the course OF my
.x,sr,ence as chairman OF the Populist party COM
rn,tte4 that there interests which VIII cohliio
ute 10 the support OF any party IN return LOT HI
Agreement that that party will support Legislation
favorable 10 those interests
Mr. HAWLEY Rep.. Comm. remarked thai no
had no doubt Senator Butler know what he was
talking about. but Republican Senators mao ho'
been approached IN any such manner as ino'ca'eo'
PARTY CAMPAIGN METHODS
Mr. GaIl.nger and Mr.. Allen had heated COLO
GUY over the resolution introduced 10y inc 'a',e''
nroviSing for an Investigation OF the campaign
rrs,hod q, tho various parties in tho last Presi-
dential campaign- The former, who is a Hempe'
OF the committee TO audit and conuoi tne co"-
tnrent expenses Of tho Senate. 10 which 'he 'eso
luton was referred said he was Wiling 10 go i'o
the investigation at any time. but no PROOF hnp
been presented to the committee that II WAS neceS-
sary He ponted out that the other two members
OF the comrnt,tee had supported the same fresi-
Dental candidate In 1896 as had MT. Alien anu
that he ought to labor with them II he desired
action on his resolution.
Mr. Allen insisted that Mr.. Gallineer was enoeaF
orng 10 escape responsibility by a'te'np''s ~ '
II upon the shoulders ~ others
M TELLER ISL Rep ColJ in the course or
brief but heated statement that the charges "a'e
by Mr.. Butler believed by inc peop'o ~
ought to be Investigated by the Senate oecihieu II
was notorious that the RepuDllcsh PAL " Hh' 'F' "
money in the campaign OF 1895 IMAM u
had spent in all previous campaigns since 400 ne
added that no party had ever employed methods
In a campaign so corrupt as were me me'hooS Oh
the Republican party IN that campaign. ana that
such methods were menace 10 the American Io'ih
o. government. He would be glad ne salh. 10 si'o
up three months Of the hot weather In making such
On Investigation as proposed by the resolution
Of Mr. Allen
Mr. Gallinger replied that ne was willing TO begin
the Investigation as soon Mr. Teller could IN
ouce his political colleagues 10 take action. no
directed attention 10 the fact that the commute.
was composed OF ono Democrat. Mr.. Jones OF At
Hansas chairman OF the Democratic National COM
mtee; Mr.. Jones' OF Nevada, a member OF inc
Popuist party and himself. Republican MI
Galinger said he had directed attention 70 'he
charges OF the large OF money by the hepuph
can Campaign managers in 1895 and had suggested
mat they ought TO be Investigated but the reso,u
uon Of Mr. Allen had gone 10 It's death on the
fourth Of last March mot through any fault OF the
oaiinger family through any faut OF inc
New-Hampshre family. but solely through inc
iauit OF the Jones family
While expressing willingness that every act OF
The Democratic National Committee should be
ecrutlnized Mr.. JONES Dem. Ark). did not be-
neVe that any tangible results would come from
such an investigation as had been contemplated
af. Butler then finished his speech In the course
% which he opposed any increase OF the bonded
debt
FINISHING THE BILL
Ane work Of perfecting the bill was then re-
sumeo Mr.. Jones. OF Arkansas. offering for the
financial Committee some formal amendments to
e paragraph relating to the stamp tax on medic-
~ articles put up proprietary articles AZ
-'snoed the paragraph reads:
''aso thaf no stamp TAI shall DO imposeo