Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-02
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 2.
government.

The Senate passed q bill comforting
American register upon the steamship
China, CT the Pacific mail steamship
company, that has been chartered to
transport troops to the Philippines.
Consideration of the war revenue
bill was resumed and Mr.. Butler adj
dressed the Senate. In the circum-
stances tie responsibility for delay in
the passage of the pending measure
rests, said be, upon those who have
placed in the bill provisions that have
no place in revenue measure.
Mr.. Butler made an attack upon the
republican party, in the course of
which ne arrsigned what he said was
the determination of the majority of
the Senate to incorporate in thu bill a
provision for the issue of bonds. He
made serious ref ctions upon the Senate
itself, charging that It's majority had
been ''unduly influenced upon the
question of bonds.
The statement brought to his feet
Mr.. Gallinger, who demanded that Mr..
Butler make his charges more specific.
In the course of q colloquy between
the two Senators, Mr.. Butler declared
that immense sums had been contrib
ted to the republican presidential cam
paign fund by the 'trusts and monoIo-
lists and bondholders and money
changers" and that SO per cent. of the
money had been raised and paid over
to the republican party under con
tract that certain legislation promoting
the interests of the trusts and monopo
lies should be enacted.
Mr.. Gallinger insisted that the
charges should be made specific, that
Mr., Butler had 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 engage.
ment which had been brewing for sew
eral minutes became general.
Mr.. Kyle inquired of Mr.. Butler
what authority he had for saying that
80 per cent. of the money paid to the
campaign fund was paid
under contract that the donors should
have special legislation.
II wish to congratulate the republi.
can party upon its new defender" re-
piled Mr.. Butler.
"4f expressing desire for definite liz
in defending the republican
party" declared Mr.. Kyle, II am glad
10 do it, as the chairman of the popu-
list party the Senator (Mr. Butler) has
made charge that is at least extrava-
CANT. He is making his statements as
the representative of the populist party
and he ought to be certain of his po-
sition before making them"
Mr.. Butler said that while be beliey
the statement to be true he had not
made it upon his own responsibility
with personal knowledge of its truth.
II have learned" said he, ''in the
course of my experience as chairman of
the populist party committee, that there
are interests which will contribute to
the support OF any party in return for
an agreement that that party will sup
part legislation favorable to those in
terest."
Mr. Hawley interjected the remark
that be had no doubt that the Senator
Butler knew what he was talking |
about but republican Senators had not
been approached in any such manner
as indicated.
MIR. Gallinger and Mr. Allen follow
I'd 10 heated coloquy over the reso'
ution introduced by the latter, proyId-
ng for an investigation of the campaign
methods of the various parties 10 the
asst presidential campaign. The form
er, who is q member of the committee
% audit and control the contingent ex
,epses of the Senate, TO which tie reso.
ntion was referred, said that be was
aiiiing to 60 into tbs Investigation 81
ing time but no proof had been pre-
ented to the committee that that was
necessary. He pointed out that the
,ther two members CT The COMMITTEES
lad supported the same presidential
in 1896 as had Mr:. Allen, and
hat he ought to labor with them if he
lesired action upon his resolution.
Mr.. Allen insisted that Mr.. Gallinger
vas endeavoripg to escape responsible
ity by attempting to load it upon the
houiders of Others