The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-03
ATTACK on REPUBLICANS
SENATE THE SCENE OF A HEAT
ED POLITICAL, ARGUMENT
Butler Pop.. N. o. Charges Repub-
lican Managers IN Presidential
Campaign of 1896 With Receiving
Money Under contract That Do
nors Should Have-Special Legis-
lation-COntrnYeFs General.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-When the
senate adjourned this evening the war
revenue measure, 80 far as the finance
committee is concerned, was completed
with the exception Of the bond provis-
ion and the amendments proposed py
the members in lieu cot the bond para
graph. While no agreement was
reached for a time for the taking of
final vote upon the bill, it was the
expressed opinion Of both sides of the
chamber that a vote would be taken
tomorrow before adjournment
Mr.. Allison Rep., Io3, in charge of
the measure, announced that he would
ask the senate to remain in session to-
morrow until vote was reached All
the committee amendments except
those noted were agreed to-. Several
efforts were made to amend or elimin-
ate the committee amendments, but
the efforts in each case were unsuccess-
full. -NF ~.S.
Mr. Butler Pop., N CO had the floor
for three hours and half this after
noon. Fifteen minutes after he began
to speak he brought on political ar
gument which lasted for more than an
hour. The debate, which was heated
at times, turned upon the amount Of
money spent by the Republican man
ayers in the presidential campaign Of
1896. Senators on both sides of the
chamber were brought into the debate
and great deal of Ill feeling was man.
ffested.
MR.. GALLINGER OBJECTS.
The statement brought to his feet
Mr.. Gallinger (Rep., N. H.) to demand
that Mr. Butler make his charges more
specific.
In the course Of a colloquy between
the two senators, Mr.. Butler declared
that immense sums had been contrib
uted to the Republican presidential
campaign fund by the trusts and mon
opollsts and bOndhOlders and money
changers" and that 90 per cent Of the
money had been raised and paid over
to the Republican party under a con-
tract that certain legislation promot-
ing the interests oftrusts and monopo-
lies should be enacted
Mr.. Gallinger insisted that the charg-
es should be made specific, that Mr..
Butler bad no right under the rules to
arraign him or his party unless he had
definite and specific charges to present
and If the rules Of the Senate gave him
that right they ought to be changed.
At this point the political engagement
which had been brewing for several
minutes, became general. Mr.. Kyle
IT Cp., p ~ injured Oh MI. Butter
what authority he had for saying that
80 per cent of the money paid to Re-
publican campaign fund was paid un-
der contract that THE donors should
have special legislation.
II wish to congratulate the Repub-
Hcan party upon it's new defender" re.
Piled Mr.. Butler.
IF expressing desire for definite in
formation is defending the Republican
party" declared Mr.. Kyle, II ann glad
to do 1T. AS the chairman Of the Popu-
list party, the senator (Mr. Butler) has
made a charge that is at least extrava-
giant. He is making his statements as
the representative of! the Populist party
ard: he ought to be certain of his posi-
ton before making them"
BUTLER TAKES WATER.
Mr.. Butler said that while he believed
the statement to be true, he had not
made it upon his lawn responsibility
with personal knowledge of its truth.
II have learned" he said ''in the
course of my experience as chairman
of the Populist party committee, that
there are interests which will contrib,
ute to the support Of any party in re.
turn for an, agreement that that party
will support legislation favorable to
those interests"
that no party had ever employed meth
eds TN a campaign so corrupt as were
the methods of the Republican party in
that campaign, and that such methods
were menace ito our form of govern
ment. He would be. glad, he said, to-
give up three months of the hot
weather in making such an investiga-
ton as was provided for by the resolu.
ton of Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Gallinger replied that he was
willing to enter upon the investigation
as soon as Mr.. Teller could induce his
political colleagues to take action.
An amendment was adopted, provid-
ing that upon all articles and prepara-
lions at present in the hands of manu-
facturers or of wholesale or retail deal
ers the tax stamp shall be paid by the
dealer when the articles are sold at re-
tail.