The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-06
LIE is PASSED
IN THE SENATE
Hanna and Carter RetOrt
Ang.rily to Pettigrew.
LATTER TELLS OF
CRAMP CONTRIBUTION
Charges a 100000 @Touchn
By the Republicans.

Washington, June ga tornado of
partisan debate swept over the SEN
ate today with Senators Hanna of
Ohio, Pettigrew of South Dakota and
Carter of Montana, the chief figures.
For senatorial examinations and re-
ordinations for bitter personalities and
for poignant inveetive, the debate ex-
ceeded anything heard on the floor of
the chamber for many years. The lie
was not passed directly, but the truth
fulness of statements was challenged
very sharply.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga) precipitated the
scene by repeating a charge made sew
eral days ago by Mr. Pettigrew that
Mr.. Cramp, the PHILADELPHIA ship
builder, had contributed 100000 to the
Republican campaign fund in 1892 with
the understanding that he would be
reimbursed by contracts for the con-
structiOn of warships for the govern
ment. This charge, Mr.. Bacon said.
had neither been denied by Mr. Hanna
the present chairman of the Repub-
hcan national committee nor by Mr
Carter, who was chairman of the com
mittee in 1892.
Cites Cramp as Authority.
Then the storm broke. Mr.. Hanna
vigorously denied any knowledge of
such a transaction and expressed his
opinion that it was false. Mr. Carter
declared the statement properly could
be branded only as a lie Mr.. Petit
grew not only reiterated the statement,
but created a tremendous sensation by
asserting that his authority was no
less a person than Mr. Cramp himself
fI~A
Carter, that senator substantially had
verified the story.
He also attacked Mr.. Hanna relative
to his election to the senate Mr.
Hanna replied in kind and expressed
doubt of the South Dakotan's sanity
He was followed by Mr. Garter, who
denounced the charges as Pigments of
Mr.. Pettigrew's imagination.
Most of the day was given to con-
ference reports and odds and ends of
business preparatory to final adjourn
ment.
A night session was held.
Attack on Pension Department
During the transaction of routine
business, Mr.. Turner (Wash) pre-
scented a bill upon which ne said he
desired to submit some remarks The
bill was TO establish a court of pen
sion appeals. which Mr. Turner said
he had introduced several months ago
at the request of the G.. A. r. He made
an attack on the administration of the
pension department because, he said,
by its peculiar construction of the
laws passed by grateful congress, it
was denying just and proper pensions
to the old soldiers of the republic,
their widows and orphans"
Mr.. GallingeT. reDiVing to Mr. Tur-
neT. said congress had been very lib
eral in the treatment of the ex-sol-
diers, both Of the great political par
ties having shown a disposition to deal
fairly with the pensioners. The facts,
he said, demonstrated that the charge
that the policy of the present admin
istration OF the pension department
was 'illiberaP' was unwarranted and
unjust.
Stirs Up Kansas Pacific Case.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
THE committee on judiciary is in
Structed 10 examine and report
whether. any Just right of the United
States was lost or abandoned, in the
consent agreement made by counsel
representing the government in the de-
cree confirming the report of the mas
ter in cases stated in the report of the
attorney general, dated May 9, 1900.
which is herewith referred to said
committee.
What cases are referred tor" ir-
quired Mr.. HOar.
They. relate to the cases of the Kan
sas Pacific railway" replied Mr.. Nor
gan.