Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT.
Every Republican Senator and Eight
DemOcrats Voted for 1t.


The Senate agreed to the conference re-
pert on the war revenue bill yesterday
afternoon shortly after o'clock The vote
on the pa: sage of the bill was IS to o. as
follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Baker, Burrows,
Caffery, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom,
Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye.
Gallinger. Gear, German, Hanna, Hans
trough, Hawley, Hoar. Kyle. Lindsay, Nc
Bride. McEnery, Mantle, Mason, Mitchell,
Morgan. Morrill,, Murphy. Nelson. Penrose,
Perkins. Platt Comm, Pritchard, Quay,
Shoup, Turpie, Warren, Wellington, Will
son, Wolcott-43.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Butler, Cannon, Chill
ton. Clay. Cockrell, Daniel, Heitfeld, Jones
(Ark), Jones (Nev.) ,McLaurin, Martin, Mills,
Money, Pasco, Pettigrew. Pettus, Rawlins,
Roach, Sullivan, Teller-22
Every republican voted for the measure
and their votes were supplemented by those
of eight democrats, one silver republican
and one independent The democrats who
voted for the adoption Of the report were
Messrs. Caffery, German, Lindsay, Nc
Emery. Mitchell, Morgan, Murphy and Tur-
pie; the silver republican was Mr.. Mantle
and the Independent was Mr.. Kyle. The
vote against the report was cast by sixteen
democrats, three silver republicans and
three popuiists.
Mr.. Aldrich moved that when the Senate
adjourn yesterday it be until Monday next,
and the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Clay (Ga.) then entered upon brief
discussion of the disclosures concerning the
disposition of the money paid by Congress
in liquidation of the claim of the Book
Concern of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. He believed the claim was a just
one. and expressed his qualification that
the Senate had rallied to its support The
attitude of the senators from the northern
states who had supported the measure was.
he said, appreciated by the people of
Georgia and of the entire south. He was
certain, too, that they would disapprove of
the action of the men who had misled the
Senate. Such action could be interpreted
only as 'palpable fraud upon the Metho-
dist Church." ard the entire transaction
ought to be exposed. He expressed the be-
lief that when the facts We're brought to
the attention of the church authorities
they would repudiate 1t, and he demanded
that the investig3 ton Of the matter be
thorough and searching.
BY sending to the clerks desk and hav-
ing read 4 press clipping detailing the vote
of the Senate on the bond proposition of
the war revenue measure, which classed
Mr.. Kyle Is. d. as a populist, Mr.. Butler
On. c. precipitated an acrimonious DO
litical discussion, involving the political af-
fill atoms of Mr.. Kyle. Mr.. Butler desired
it to be understood that not a single popu-
list voted for the issuance of bonds and.
as the chairman of the populist national
ment to be Slarder.
Mr.. Butler was proceeding when Mr..
Galliuger On. HI made the point of order
that there was no question before the SEN
ate. and the point was sustained.
On a question of personal privilege how
ever, Mr.. Kyle secured the floor and replied
sharply TO Mr.. Butler. II am responsible"
he said, Ito my conscience and to my con-
stituents for my political views and
actions. and to them only. i thank the
good Lord that do not get my political
ir spiration through the quill of the senator
from North Carolina CMr Butler) He
believed that the people would stand by
those who. in time like the present, stood
squarely behind the national administra-
ton.
Mr.. Money (MIss) called I'D a bill to ex-
tend the time for the construction of q
bridge across the Yalobusha river. between
Lefiore and Carroll counties, Mississippi,
and taking advantage of that Mr. Petit
grew Is. d. supplemented the attack made
by Mr.. Butler upon Mr.. Kyle. He charged
him generally and specifically with trading
election, the understanding being that he
would vote with the republicans upon all
close questions.
Mr.. Kyle declared the statements of Mr.,
PettiSrew TO be Intentionally and ma
Dciousy false
After some further discussion the bill
called up by Mr.. Money was passed, and at
O'Clock the Senate went into executive
session. and thirty minutes later adjourned
until Monday.