Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-08
LAST HOURS OF coNeRees.
Tboy Were MARKED by venomous Po.
sItlcal Debate in both Branches -
Bedlam Reigncd for Hours.


Washington, June Ga tornado OF
partisan debate swept over the SEN
ate Tuesday with Senator's Hanna,
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, and Car
ter, of Montana, the chief actors. For
sensational ordinations and recrim-
nations, for bitter personalities and
for poignant invective the debate eN-
ceetled anything heard on the floor
of the chamber for many years. The
lie was not passed directly, but the
truthfulness of statements was chal-
lenged very sharply.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) precipitated the
scene by repeating charge made
several days ago by Mr.. Pettigrew
that Mr.. Cramp, the Philadelphia
shipbuilder. had contributed 100000
to the republican campaign fund IN
1892. with the understanding that he
would be reimbursed by contracts
for the construction of warships for
the government. This charge, Mr..
Bacon said, had been denied neither
by Mr.. Hanna, the present chairman
of the republican national commit
| tee, nor by Mr.. Carter, who was
| chairman of the committee IN 1S92.
| Then the storm broke.
Mr.. Hanna vigorously denied any
knowledge of such transaction and
expressed his opinion that it was
| false. Mr.. Carter declared the state-
ment could be branded only as lie.
NJ. Pettigrew not only reiterated the
statement. but created tremendous
sensation by asserting that his au-
thority was Mr.. Cramp himself, and
| T. Cnr-
ter that senator had verified the
story. He also attacked Mr.. Hanna
relative to his election to the senate
Mr.. Hanna replied in kind and ex
pressed doubt of the South Dakotan''
sanity. He was followed by Mr.. Car
ter. who not only denounced the
charges as figments of Mr.. Petit
crews Imagination. but warned thu
democratic side, who now We're the
associates of the Dakotan, that i
they would ''lie down with dogs the.
would get up with fleas."
Most of the day was given to con
terence reports and odds and ends o
business preparatory to final adjourn
ment. a night session was held, a
which the house antitrust bill wa
referred to the judiciary committee
! thus killing it for this session.
. House.-The house entered tn
throes of dissolution and all day an
all evening the galleries were CROWD
ed with spectators. Partisan passio
running high in the face of the iii
, pending presidential campaign brok
, out several times during the after
, noon and hot words were bandie
across the political aisle. Mr.. HUI
of Iowa, and Mr.. Lentz, of Ohi'
/ crossed swords and later Mr.. Gro
. venor. of Ohio, and Mr.. Gaines, {
Tennessee, had n lively encounte
:. Throughout the day at every oppo
i tunity there was a play for politics
9 advantage and taunt and challene
=. were banded back and forth. Bl
= all this was merely incidental to Il
, work of crowding through the b
y supply bills which had the right
N way.
= During the interims between Il
>, consideration of conference repor
members clamored like madmen
the wheat pit on panic day for re
. ognition for bills upon which the
!, political salvation might depend.
- At the night session the floor w
a veritable bedlam. Hour after no
the conferees struggled on with The
-, reports, the speaker steering t
- house through the turmoil.