The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

d1luu4tfl c1aIE1uHu OF tne pension com
miotee, that time be fred Tor the con.
Of South Carolina, said he would object
70 the consideration Of any further PEN
| sion bills passed hy the Hoiise Of Repre-
sentatiyes until bill giving Mexican
war veteran Of his state which he had in
troduoed In the Senate, had been passed
by the House. The Senate then resumed
copsiderqtlQn OF the sundry civil appro-
priatlon bill. The Item appropriating
5000 for compensation Of the womhn COM
missioner to represent the United States
and the National Society OF the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution at the
Paris exposition was stricken from the
bill at the suggestion OF Mr.. Allison, who
said the ID. A.. r., preferred to bear the
When the COMMITTEES amendment ex-
tending the life of the Industrial Com
mission until October 81, 1901, was
reached, Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas, attacked
the commission because II was not, he
said, what had been intended by the law
creating IT,, a non-partisan body. He
therefore offered an amendment providing
that not to exceed nine OF the members
OF the commission should be Of the same
political party. The amendment was an
tagonized by Mr.. Allison who said 1t
would amount to an overturning OF the
entire commission and perhaps destruc-
tAOn VI uluIn VI It's WOEA.
Mr.. Mallory OF Florida, who Is menu
Der Of the commission, at the request OF
Mr.. Pettigrew, announced the political
affiliations Of some OF the members OF the
commission. When be reached the name
Of Mr.. Kyle Of South Dakota, he re-
marked: 1.-THE Senator from South Da-
a aCsa can 20 doubt tell the politics OF his
81 do not know his politics." laughing
ly commented Mr.. Pettigrew.
1.-THE Junior Senator from South Da-
kota," retorted Mr.. Kyle, warmly, lis
able to take care of his own politics, and
he Is satisfied the people OF South Dakota
tor (Pettigrew) at the coming election"
IA man with such a variety OF politics
as my colleague" Mr.. Pettigrew began,
when he was interrupted by Mr.. Kyle:
Mot as much Of variety as my col
league has"
Mr.. Pettigrew complained that the sub
committee of the commission on labor
and capital was composed OF five men, in
Guiding his colleague, Mr.. Kyle, who were
in sympathy with the present administra-
ton.
This committee, said he, '.is to sit
until after the election and publish to the
world such bulletins as will be OF advan-
tage to the Republican party In the COM
ing campaign This he declared was a
perversion Of the original intent OF the
committee.
Mr.. Carter of Montana, said that Of the
Ave members of the commission APP
pointed from the Senate, only 'one was a
Republican-Mr. Penrose OF Pennsyl-
vania. Four others represented the oppo-
sition to the Republican party: He ad-
mitted that Mr.. Kyle and Mr.. Mantle
were now regarded as Republicans.
.SMr. Mallory offered an amendment pro-
viding that in filling vacancies appoint
ments shall be made so that not more
than nine members of the commission
shall belong to the same political party.
This amendment Mr.. Jones accepted and
1t was agreed to.
a Mr.. Jones raised what he regarded as
very serious point, viz, TINT the commits
sion had what was called nm editing
He had understood, he said,
from persons who had appeared before
the commission that their statements had
been "outrageously garbled."
Mr.. Kyle explained that no changes
were made in the statements OF any wit
ness except in mere matters OF grammar
and phraseology. Once or twice the en-
tire commission in considering testimony
had ordered parts of II struck out. This
was true, he said, of the testimony OF a
witness named Lockwood because of Its
character. Mr.. Pettigrew said Mr.. Lock
wood was president of the anti trust
league. His testimony had been substan
TALLY and materially changed.
II that was sample of the commits
sion IS work, said Mr.. Pettigrew IL would
be better to have it reorganiZed or abol-
ished at once. Mr.. Chandler believed that
IL witness appeared before the commits
sion he ought TO be given the benefit OF
his own statement. Mr.. Gallery OF
declared that the discussion
had convinced him that the commission
ought TO be abolished. The committee
amen dment was agreed to, the amount
Appropriated being increased from $l22,
800 to $i29, 900.
Under the paragraph TERRITORY Of Ha-
vail an amendment was inserted pro-
' iding for a private secretary to the gov
srnor at salary of 5000. = The bill was
then laid aside for the day.
A bill requiring the disbursing officer
of the census to file an additional bond
was passed.
After a brief executive session the SEN
ate at $3.50 p. m, adjourned.
ALASKAN BILL PASSED.
Washington, May es.-This was duh
lay in the House considering the near
approach of the final adjournment. The
civil government bill was passed
and some odds and ends of legislation
were cleaned up. Mr.. Dalzell gave
notice that the antitrust would be con-
sidered Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Of this week under special order. A
bill was passed TO establish Calais, Me-,
as IA port of entry.