Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-10
SENATE AND HOUSE.
interesting and Important Proceed
ings I'm Roth Bodics.

"tS IN noun boutes.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June s.-At to-
days session OF the Senate. MIR. Carter,
OF Montana. in connection with the re-
lection by the government OF the steam
snip Centennial as transport, made
some ugly charges against the ship
owners on the Pacific coast. He said
that they had been endeavorng to hold
up the government, and compel 1t TO
pay inordinate and extortionate charges
Tor ships to be used to transport troops
TO the Philippines. MIR. Perkins, of Cali
forna, denied the statements of Mr..
Carter. declaring that the vessel-owners
OF San Francisco had placed their ships
at the disposal of the government. at
rate fully 50 per cent. less than they
usually received for them.
The cause OF this debate Is a bill re-
ported from the Committee on Com
merce, providing American register for
the steamers Olympia, Tacoma, Colum-
Dia, Arizona. and Argyle. Of the North
ern Pacific Steamship Company, was
passed.
Mr.. Lodge, Of Massachusetts precipi-
tated a lively discussion by Offering the
following:
THAT the Committee on Claims be re-
quired TO investigate and report to whom
money was paid on behalf of the
Methodist Book Concern. South, and also
all circumstances connected with the
passage of the bill for the payment of
said chaim; and the subsequent pay
ment Of the money under said act of
Congress.
Senator Lodge explained mat when
the bill appropriating S2SS, 900 to pay the
claim of the Methodist Book Concern
was before the Senate, he had offered an
amendment providing that not more
than 5000 should be paid TO any agent
or lobbyist for working for the bill.
His amendment had been received with
indignation as reflection upon the
honor of men who were rendering to
the Methodist Church, South, a service
Of love.
1--WE were assured" said Mr.. Lodge,
that no part of the sum appropriated
was to be paid to agents; but 1t now
develops shat a contract existed for the
payment of IS per cent. of the proceeds
Vi lilt NAdiHi " iObbS iStos anu bHtAN SAiN
man has received the immense sum of
800, 500"
NO CHARGE AGAINST THE CHURCH.
Mr.. Lodge then presented several news
paper clippings, in which the whole
schame was exposed In response to
suggestion. he said he made no charge
against the Methodist Church. South, but
in the clippings which he presented there
were serious charges against the accredit-
ed agents of the Church.
Mr.. Bate, of Tennessee, who had
strongly advocated the payment of the
church claim, was much exercised over
the disclosures. He denounced the action
of the agents as an outrage upon indi-
vidual senators and upon Congress. He
favored a thorough investigation of the
transaction, to the end that the respon-
sible persons might be exposed
MIR. Bate read a telegram from Barbe
& Smith, agents of the Methodist Book
Concern, stating that nobody was to re-
ceive a commission for working for the
hill.
Mr.. Pasco made a statement similar 10
that of Mr.. Bate.
Mr. Tillman asked Mr.. Bate If he did
nor think sucn "thieving pracuces" wouid
operate against the payment Of other
southern claims pending against the gov
eminent He declared that il was an out
rage and a swindle.
Mr.. Wilson said the proceeding was an
outrageous one and II was evident that
the government had been buncoed.
Mr.. Pasco said the government had not
been cheated out of anything, as no more
was paid than should have been. 1t was
the Methodist Church that had been
beaten He thought the Church should
make an investigation.
With the dispatching Of the Lodge mo-
ton the Senate passed the omnibus-clalIn
bill. carving somewhat over @.OOO,OJO;
forty private pension bills and several
measures from the general calendar. one
Of them granting the use of certain iands
in St. Augustine. Fla, for a public park
On the omnibus BILL" which is Senate
substitute. Messrs. Teller, Pasco, and
stewart were appointed conferrees
Al 4.l5 =. NJ. the Senate went into eT-
ecutive session, and soon afterward ad-
Iourned.
House Proceedings.
After five hours. devoted to the con-
sideration of the bill To enable volunteer
soldiers to vote in congressional elec-
tions the conference report upon the
war-revenue Dill was presented 10 the
House to-day. Consideration was inter-
rupted by a recess to O'Clock this eve
ming. at which hour the report was taken
IN again, ana dIlef lHitt hOuio uND''N'
involving a wide range Of subjects, ana
some sensational features, ii was adopt
ed-lG to lOl.
The Republicans who voted against the
adoption of the conference report on the
war-revenue bill are Messrs. Brewster,
1endry Of connecticut, HIN, Littaure,
and Mcintyre. The Democrats who voted
for the report are Messrs. Cummings,
briggs. Fitzgerald, McAleer and McC4ei-
Ian.
The election measure VIII be disposed
Of Tomorrow immed'atefy after the
meeting OF the House.
SENSATIONS.
ro-night Mr.. Pierce DemocraD made
q vigorous attack on the prosecution or
the war. and the alleged unwarranted
delay i'm sending relief TO the Cubans.
A sensational feature was clash be-
tween Mr. Grosvenor WepuDncan), or
ono. and mr. swanson Democrat), OF
virginia. growing out of the formers at
tack upon the latter's speech in criticism
of the revenue Dill.
The House adjourned at 1885 p. M.