The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-03
CAMPAIGN METHODS.
Heated CoIloquy In tho Senate Over tho
Presidential Election.

Presidential Election.
washington, June 3.-Mr. Gallinger
and Mr.. Allen had heated colloquy In
the senate yesterday afternoon over
resolution introduced by the latter pro-
viding for an investigation OF the cam
paign methods Of the various parties In
the last presidential campaign. The
former, who is a member OF the COM
mittee To audit and control the contin-
gent expenses Of the senate to which the
resolution was referred, was willing to
go into the investigation at any time,
but no proof had been presented to the
committee that that was necessary.
He pointed out that the other two mem
bers of the committee had supported the
same presidential candidate In 1895 as
had Mr.. Allen, and that he ought to labor
with them IL he desired action upon his
resolutions. Mr.. Allen insisted that Mr..
Gallinger was endeavoring to escape re-
sponsibility by attempting to load 1t
upon the shoulders Of others.
Mr.. Teller in the course Of brief but
heated statement that the charges made
by Mr.. Butler were believed by the peo-
pie and ought to be investigated by the
Republican party had spent more money
in the campaign Of 1896 than 1t had spent
in all previous campaigns since 1856. He
added that no party had ever employed
methods in a campaign so corrupv as
were the methods OF the Republican
party In that campaign, and that such
methods were a menace to our form OF
government. He would be glad. he said,
to give up three months of the hot
weather in making such an investigation
as was provided for by the resolution Of
Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Callinger replied that he was will
ing to enter upon the investigation as
soon as Mr.. Teller could induce his po-
l.tical colleagues to take action. He
directed attention to the fact that the
committee was composed of one Demo-
crat--Mr. Jones of Arkansas. chairman
of the Democratic committee: Mr.. Jones
OF Nevada, a member OF the Populist
party. and himself, a Republican.
Mr. Chandler said he had directed att
tention to the charges OF the large use
OF money by the Republican campaign
managers In 1899. and had suggested teat
they ought to be investigated. but the
resolution OF Mr.. Allen had gone to it's
death on the 4th OF last March-''not
through any fault of the Gallinger
family. nor through any fault OF the
New Hampshire family. but solely
through the fault OF the Jones family"
The work of perfecting the revenue
bill was then resumed. Mr.. Jones (Dem..
Ark) Offering for the committee formal
amendments TO the paragraph relating
- fha avx,v, "a - A. vroat~tuo IL a rtioi..
put up as proprietary articles. As
amended the paragraph reads: PRO
vided that no stamp tax shall be i'm
posed upon any uncompounded medicinal
drug or chemical; nor upon any medicine
sold to, or for the use OF any person which
may be mixed or compounded for said
person according 70 the written receipt
or prescription Of any practising ply
sician or surgeon. And the stamp taxes
provided for In schedule II apply TO all
medicinal proprietary articles COM
pounded by any formula. published or
unpublished. which are put up In style
or manner similar TO that OF patent. trade
mark or proprietary medicine In general.
or which are advertised on the package
or otherwise as remedies or specifics for
any ailment or as having any special
claim to merit or to any peculiar advan-
tase In mode of preparation, quality. use
or effect"
Mr.. Allison said that az the bill was
now completed so far as the committee
was concerned. except as to the bond pro-
vision and the substitutes offered for II,
he would be glad IL an arrangement for
final vote could be effected. He gave
notice that he would ask the senate to
remain In session today until the bill
was completed and passed.
Mr.. White offered an amendment levy
Ing tax OF one-quarter Of percent upon
the gross recei-ts Of every person. firm
or corporation operating sleeping cars
on railroads. In offering the amend
ment he said: This amendment will
permit the payment Of part OF the war
burdens by the sleeping car companies.
They have been long desirous OF con-
tributinE TO the governments expenses.
but could not because OF the lack of
necessary legislation. Such tax "a
propose will not fall. I fancy. upon the
consumer"