The Portland daily press., 1898-06-03
ALL COMMITTEE AMEND
MENTS AGREED TO.
Bond PrOyisO Now Remains 10 Be
Voted Upon,
EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE COMMIT
TEE AMENDMENTS FAILED.

Mr.. ADAson Asked for an Agreement TO
Vote t oday and When Refused Said He
Should Ask Senate To R<mafn IN Con-
ainuous Session Until Vote Was
Was Resohed-Both Sides Agree That
Measure Is Iikely To p Passed Tods.y.
Washington, June 2.-When the Senate
adjourned this evening the war revenue
measure, so far as the finance committee
Is concerned, was completed, with the ex-
ception of the bond provision and the
amendments proposed by the Democrats
in lieu of the bond paragraph. While no
agreement was reached fixing time for
the taking Of final vote upon the bill, it
was the expressed opinion on both sides
Of the chamber that vota would be
taken tomorrow. Mr.. Allison in charge
of the measure announced that he would
ask the Senate to '7emaln in session to-
morrow until vote was reached, ALI CT
she coInmittes amendments, except those
1oted were agreed to this afternoon.
Several efforts were made to amend or
eliminate the committee amend dmepts but
the efforts in each werespnsuecessful
ME- BuSler, Popnlist of North Carolina,
mad the floor for three hours and half
this sfueruosr Within fifteen minutes
after he began to speak ne brought on a
general political engagement which lasted
for more thar an hour. The debate,
which was heated and at times decidedly
personal, turned upon the amount of
money spent oy the Republican managers
In the Presidential campaign of 1896.
snnators on beth sides of the chambe,
wers brought into the debate and good
deal of ill-feeiing ~as manifested.
Washington. June 2.-At the opening
Of today's session, the Senate passed bill
comforting American register upon the
steamship China, of the fleet of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company. The China
has been chartered by the War Depart
Inent to transport troops to the Philip
pinss The China is now under the
Hawaiian flag.
Consideration of the war revenue bill
Was resumed and Mr.. Butler, Populist Of
North Carolina, addressed the Senate
He regretted that the finance committee
had not seen fit to present to the Senate
genuine revenue bill. He expressed his
regrets that those holding peculiar views
tho Ic< "a
aise controverted questions of finance in
sorporated in the measure as it forced
'hose who differed from the committee on
these questions to discuss them.
MIR. Butler made an attack upon the
Republican party and he made serious
reflections upon the Senate itself, charg-
ing that its majority had been "unduly
influenced" upon the question of bonds.
Mr.. Gallinger, Republican Of New
Hampshire demanded that Mr.. Butler
make his charges Inore specific.
Mr. Butler declared that immense Sums
lad been contributed to the Republi can
presidential campaign fund "by the trusts
snd monopolists and bondholders and
money changers" and chat 90 per cent of
Eae money had been raised and paid over
% she Republican party under a contract
tha* certain legislation promoting the in
tsres5 of the trusts and nonopolis should
oe enacted.
Mr.. Galltnger insisted shat the charges
should be made specific.
Mr. Kyle Populist of South Dakota,
inquired of MIR Butler what authority he
had for saying thst 90 per cent of the
fund was paid under contract that the
donors should have special legislation.
81 wish tc congratulate the Republi-
can party upon its new defender" replied
MIR. Butler.
eff expressing desire for definite in :
formation is defending the Republican
party" declared Mr., Kyle II am glad to
party, the Senator (Mr Butler) has made
a charge that is at least extravagant. He
is making his statements as the repre-
sentative of the Populist party and he
ought to be certain of his position before
making them"
Mr. Butler said that while he believed
She statement to be true, he had not made
it upon his own responsibility with per-
sonal knowledge of its truth.
81 have learned" said he, Sin the
course of my experience as chairman of
the PopuIist party committee that there
are interests which will contribute to the
support of any party in return for an
agreement that that party will support
legislation favorable to those interests >
Mr.. Hawley Of Connecticut, interjected
the remark that he had no doubt that the
Senator (Butler) knew what he was
talking about. But Republican Senators
had not been approached in the manner
designated.
Mr.. Gallinger and Mr.. Allen followed
in heated colloquy over the resolution
introduced by the latter, providing for an
VaGtiratiOn of the m no ON rnathodc of
the various artists in the last Presidential
campaign. The former, who is a member
of the committee to audit and control the
contingent expenses of the Senate, to
which the resolution was referred, said he
was willing to go into the investigation
at any time, but no proof had been pre-
sented to the committee that that was
necessary. He pointed out that the other
two members of the committee had sup
ported the same Psssidential eandidats IN