The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-13
SENATORS IN A SQUABBLE
MR.. CHANDLER, OF NEW H1MP-
SHIRE, CALLED Il LAR.
Senantionl Climax to the Hearing in
Concord on Charges of Violation of
Political Assessment Inw-Senators
Chandler and Gallinger Had to be Re-
strained from ResOrtins to Blows.

Concord, N. H., July 12.-The hearing
before the United States civil service
commission on charges of the violation
of the law on political assessment by
United States Senator Jacob II. CAL
linger is practically concluded, but the
final session proved most sensational.
Not only did Senator Gallinger accuse
his colleague, Senator Chandler, of
| speaking an untruth, but he offered to
back up his statement outside the COM
mlttee room, Previous to this episode
Senator Chandler became involved in a
warm dispute with Chairman Brewer of
the commission and not only accused
him of partiality but threatened to ask
for his removal.
After an exchange of opinion as to the
opening and closing of the case and the
admission of evidence after the close of
the hearing, argument and brief, Sena-
tor Chandler remarked: 'The commits
sion seems to have found out everything
connected with this investigation, ex-
cept who wrote the assessment, penned
the office eholders, who fixed the sums
to be assessed, who directed the envel-
opes and who sent them out The es-
sential things have not been ascertain
ed. 1t is called a commission to do this,
and find these men,
Here he was interrupted by Mr.. Brew
er: L object to these things being talk
en- down"
Mr.. Chandler-'Very well, l will say
it without having 1t taken down"
Mr.. Brewer-''Not in this room; this
is my room, and I pay for it,"
Senator Chandler-'I am not to be
muzzled in this room; l have my
rights.
Mr.. Brewer-"You have no rights ex-
cept those of a gentleman" After a
further colloquy in which each by i'm
plication called the other to be without
the class called gentlemen, Mr., Chand-
Ter proceeded to say that the man most
wanted in connection with the investi-
cation did not happen to be present.
Mr.. Thayer is in this city to-day and T
believe he has been kept away from
here by Senator Gallinger," said Mr..
Chandler Senator Gallinger and his
counsel, Attorney General Eastman, at
once shouted: That is absolutely false;
it is not true
Mr.. Eastman continued, calling him |
"a liar and said: II do not care If |
you are a United States senator
Senator Chandler retorted: And / |
do not care if you are attorney general |
and are defending criminals when you |
should be prosecuting them" Senator |
appealed to the chair. Sena-
tor Chandler said: Men who call other !
men liars do not need protection. | re-
peat, 1 believe Senator Gallinger has |
kept Mr. Thayer away" Senator Cal |
inger said: You don't dare to come |
outside this room and say that"
Il will go outside and say it, replied
Chandler. starting for the door.
Friends restrained both men and after
4 few minutes of confusion the hearing
went on.
The author of the assessment circular,
William S. Thayer, did not testify be-
'ore the commission, and it was the i'm
preston tonight that no further evil
lenCe would be taken. The commission.
however, has already received COM
from Mr., Thayer in which
le stated that he prepared the circular
IN his own responsibility, but that Sem
ltor Gallinger knew of its being sent to
ederal office-holders. The hearings
both yesterday and to-day have been
marked for their bitterness on the part
# both senators.