Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-29
CALLS TOR 1R[ PROOF
Senator Lodge Calls Down yelling.
ton on His Secret Alliance
Charges.
Asks For Proof Of the Charges and
the Maryland Man is
Floored.
Lively Debate in the Senate on
Boer Question-The Wash.
ington News.

Washington. May 29-ln the course of
his speech in favor of the adoption Of a
resolution expressing he4senate's SYM
pathy for the Beers. yesterday, Mr..
Wellington. of Maryland. referred to Il
secret understanding existing between
the United Statesand Great Britain.
When Mr.. Lodge. of Massachusetts,
demanded proof that such an UNDER
standing existed, MIR. Wellington said.
that, in the circumstances, it Mas diff
cult to present tangible proof, but he
believed the proof could be found in the
secret archiyes9e of the state department.
Mr.. Lodge replied that under our
form of government no such under
standing could eNist. ard as the seere
taly of state had emphatiealls denied
the existence of any alliance OF under
standing. he believed the country
would accept his statement as trlie.
Mr.. Wellington. OF Maryland. called
up Mr.. Tellers resolution expressing
sympathy for the Beers declaring the
desire that This government should ex-.
tend its friendly offices With view 10
bringing the war to a close He main
tanned that congress would not have
performed the full measure of its duty
ii. before adjournment. it did not re-
deem its pledge TO give, the people of
Cuba a free and independent govern
ment, declare its policy as TO the Philip
pines. the holding of which he unaltei
ably opposed. and IL ii did not take def
riite action in favor of the Beers. AIl.
Wellington discussed at lenght.l the or
igin of the pending war and declared.
that what Great Britain was unable to
otherwise accomplish she has accom-;
iplisiaed by Representation and liz
bel" He denounced England for what
he declared was its polic- of aggres
sion against the Beers, driving them.
from plaee to place. each of which have
been purchased BY money of the Beers
ard baptised With their blood. Despite
the treaties Of friendship between the
Beers and Great Britain. they were vio-5
lated because. he maintained, England
never kept a promise where it was 10
her advantage to break it,"
The reading ofsthe sundry5 civil appro-3
priation bill was completed. but rot all
OF the committee on amendments have
been disposal of.
a lively debate was precipitated oyer
the proposition to continue the life of
the industrial commission until Oct. 81,
1901.
Mr.. Jones. of Arkansas. attacked the
commission because it Was not. he said,
what had been intended by the Law ere
ating it, a nom partisan body. He
thought not to exceed nine members of
the commission should be of the same
political party
Mr.. Mallory. Of Florida, who is a
member of the commission, at the re-
quest of Mr. PsttigreW, announced the
political affiliations Of some of the ma,n-
bers of he commission. When he
reached the name Of Mr.. Kyle. Of South
Dakota. he remarked The senator
from South Dakota can no doubt tell
the politics of his colleague
Il Go not know his politics" laugh
ing.y commented Mr.. Pettigrew.
The junior senator from South Da-
kcta. retorted Mr. Kyle. warmly, is
able to take eareof his own politics and
he Is satisfied the people of South Da-
kota Will take care of the politics of the
senator tPettigrew) The coming elec-
tior.
Mr.. Psttigrew complained that the
subcommittee of the commission on la
Dor and capital was composed of five
men. including his colleague. Mr.. Kyle,
iawho We're in sympathy With the present
administration. This. he declared. was
| a perve1sipn of the original intent Of the
commission
Nh. Carter. Of Montana. said that OF
1.-THE five members Of the committee APP
| pointed from the senate only one was q
/ repubEcan-Mr Penrose, Of Pennsylva-
4 MIA Four Others represented the oppo-
i5sition TO The republican party. He adj
United that Nj. Kyle and Mr.. Mantle
%ers. now regarded as republicans. TIL,
several REPRESENTATIVES uf Gi'esarlized la
bor on the commission. he said, had tbs
i confidence 9. the country. and the ac-
3lton Of the president in appointing then
4 VIZ guided by the wishes of organized
labor. politics did not enter into thu
3anatter.
Alr. Alien, Of Nebraska. declared tina,
the commission was sham and {
fraud
4 Mr.. Mallory offered an amendment
providing that in filing vacancies ap
i continent shall be made so that no
\ more than nine members of the com
\ omission shall belong to the same politi
Ecal party. This amendment was agreed
Ito.
/ Mr.. Jones raised what he regarded a!
a very serious point. viz. that the com
/ omission had What was called an edit
Ling committee" He had understood h
said. from persons who had appearet
4 before the commission. that their state
A ments had been "outrageously garbled.
Mr.. Kyle explained that no change
We're made in the Statements of any wit
4 ness exceptin mere matters of gramma
4 and phraseology. Once or twice the en-
4 tire commission in considering teati
|mony had ordered parts of it struck on,
This was true, he said, of the testimon
of a witness named Lockwood, becaus
4 of it's character.
i Mr. Pettigrew said Mr.. Lockwood wa
4 president Of the antitrust league. Hi
4 testimony had been substantially an
. materially changed. If that was sam
4 pie of the commissions work, said Nj
!, Pettigrew, it would better be reorgan
lied or abolished at once.
After further criticism on the sam
lines by Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. CATER,
the committee amendment was agree
to, the amount appropriated being In
creased from 1922, 300 to s129, 500.
Under the paragraph. territory Q
Hawaii" an amendment was inserte
d prnyidin FIR a Ia,