The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-21
~ N0NEY WELLINGTON EPI8ODE

r#INLHA H.E1E t +iAt NHHuH ist HHtat 45 5tAAtt AIl1i W A&is-
srp, into the plid face Of Senator wellington 81 MARYLAND.
Urame as te climax 81 scene such Is the senate has never before
witnessed Itwas tbohe direct Years ago Senator voorhees, almost
missed into the eats Of Sanator Ingalls, who bad made him the target OF
bttsrtnveetge: "The Senator from Kansas is great liar and a dirty
dog" Lamar the leoajne senator from Mississippi once told Roscoe
|CoaGiug that he uttered au unml5gated aIsehood. Last night, however
there was no cquivocatoa or indirectou IN the language gThen you Iea
exclaimed the tan and muscular senator from Mississippi wellington did
not take issue with the statenent. He simply called upon the vics-ues.
dent to preserve order in the senate
All day long the senate bad moved steadily ana With dec0ram. ne
debate had proceeded on high plane, with a remarkable lack Of person.
altg Scarcely ripple mad occurred which could even be dtgnifod BY the
nameof an incident AS the evening wore on and the efforts Of the adyc-
blood, which showed ttselfu a personal coluquy between Senator Foraker
and Senator Hale over the atters attempt to force quorum Of The senate
Even this however had Been passed over without exciting more than K
passing remark, and the quiet Of the senate gave no indication Of Tie climax
that was to come.
It was nearly 10 o'clock when Senator Jonos, of Arkansas, endeagored to
bring The senate to some agreement a st OF vote on the intervention resda-
tons stood 10 the center isle and started an informal discussion. The
senators ~hoare opposed to any action whateya-SenatGs Wellington.
Gallery and White being included in this category--had demanded time to
present their views and this had been accoded to. Senator Wellington.
however, was not content with the settlement Of the question, but persisted
In informing the senate that he proposed 4 to express his views. He seemed
. take particular delight in singing out Senator Money as one Of Che sena.
"S VINO nd oen 2ccupying tme, although the latter bad not taken part
2 the present debate. Mr. Money had announced, however, that lie would
Dc forced to object any agreement that did not carry with it a fixed hour
for tile vote.
UP to this time tie discussion. While sbam. had not Bean mrse5 I,
any apparent i'll feeling, except that Senator Wellington seemed tobe ia ID
irritable mood Senator Chandler who was standing near BY could nt re.
at the temptation TO say a sarcastic word. II hope" he said III iocular
asnlon 'ttat tbe arrangement will be agreed to- l know the senator
from Mississippi does net wish to vote upon this question until he has heard
q" s9naa[ iron MaFyanan full" hearty laugh from the galleries and
The floor followed this remark 1t was the spark that preceded the exolo-
H. s@4 ~ "eIas1ons G's grew as req as lobster and he Jumped angerly to
~ pcO ~ seems 70 me-. ne burted out speaking with great apdHy
ma angry warmth 'that the senator from New Hamsbre has gone out Of
ms way 10 indulge IN his pleasantly here do not intend to intimate that
q Is necessary for the senator from Mississippi to hear what [ have to saw
about this matter but represent and here MI. wellington spoke With
much pomposhy Of spirit zone Of the sovereign states of this Union
"e SAY mere a listened 70 the senator from Mississippi he continued,
again turning to MI. Money, whom he seemed determined to aggrayate,
"1e ne returned as one OF the agents Of a newspaper in New York, but I
Desoye JaI the people Of MARYLAND
Mr. wellington was instantly interrupted. Ashe uttered the words
agent Of a newspaper, Mr. Money had quickly risen, but stood quietly and
calmly. y want to correct the senator from Maryland, he said with en-.
phasi@ 1.-THE remark he has Just made s. absolutely untrue
Mr. wellington persisted, even after this denial. aAnd want tosay IS
nc exclaimed notify "That the New York journal said that IT'S commission
es hd returned
- don't care what the Journal said +" retored Mr. Money Sim san-
contained
wellington. annaren1v dafoq,f,oa III IN 97 i"@teu 'h
made bv the naysnaror ~ Twp Y ~
Mr. Ra,ov ,arngro5 H. t
~ 'N"@5' pW'oAeu by JhS inSstenca now began to show irritation
mmse" ~ am eorIeoungy ou and not the Journal he said. ~ M ar
remark you made isl not true"
The dfaUgue helwopn fin to man a zu-
ro ,tt,o4an ar " 49," 0"9ulug Z ppIhU NheTei 10
"'" va Wo IMMENSE oNa IN te galleries while the sana-
os ~ uo Hot oohea from one to the other of the principals ana wondered
what Tue outcome would be. The viceppsident held his oara M an.
to rap for order, but SO fr there Ind been oior,ct,an
retorts were growing sDaroar MA toy vao naE9. :" I9 RUE 1he
7' 6 "''p1' 'y uy were within bounds Mr. Money
vas Standing db MS desk on the rear row OF the dpnoa7ot. %Ia III