The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-04
THE DEBATE SPIRITED
The Free Home" Bill Passed by the
House.
SPEECH IN ITS FAVOR BY G. A. GROW
Mr.. Kitchin Discusses the North Carolina Elec-
lion Law in Reply to Some Recent Re-
marks by Mr.. Linney. Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, May 3.-The Senate today
adopted the motion of Mr.. Hoar to take
up the resolution of the Committee on
Elections declaring that Mr.. Clark, of
Montana, was not duly elected to the
Senate and then postponed consideration
of the question for a week. The great
er part of the day was occupied in the
consideration of the Army Appropriation
Bill The discussion was at times very
spirited. The bill was passed without
division. The day closed with the pas
sage of number of private pension bills
among them being bills granting a PEN
sion of 500 per month to Mrs. Julia McV.
Henry, widow of the late General Guy
v Henry; $40 month each to General
James Longstreet, Mrs. Margaret M.
Badger, widow of the late Commodore
Badger and Mrs. Harriet Gridley, widow
of the late Captain Gridley of the Navy.
The Senate agreed to a motion by Mr..
Hoar to take up the Clark resolution and
postponed further consideration for
week.
Before this agreement was reached
there was a spirited controversy oven
some remarks made by Mr.. Chandler yes
terday Mr. Bacon took exception to the
fact that Mr. Chandler had said he had
heard it stated that there was a purpose
TO delay the consideration of the resolu-
tion in order TO prevent the Governor OF
Montana from making an appointment OF
a Senator to succeed Mr.. Clark in case
the seat now occupied him should be de-
clared vacant. The fact, Mr. Bacon sai3,
that Mr. Chandler had stated that he
had heard this talk outside of the Senate
chamber did not relieve it from its OBJ
jectionabe character. for he could see no
motive for the statement of the Senator
from New Hampshire until some impliea"
tion of Senators was intended. And as
for himself he could not say what his
own action would be on the Clark resolu-
ton He regarded himself as judge Sit
ting in that case and he would, he said.
claim the right to investigate it thor
oughly before entering judgment.
Mr. Chandler said that his remarks re-
garding a desire to delay the considera-
ton of the resolution had not been
called out by anything that Mr.. Bacon
had said but that he had had especial
reference to Mr. Stewards threat "to
read in the Senate, if not given time to
the committee.
"Threatened?" said Mr.. Stewart, who
had risen in a question. Threatened 20
do what?"
Threatened" Mr. Chandler replied
that if any attempt was made to rus'!
the Clark question three volumes of tcs~
timony would be read for the purpose o.
delay"
I, J,nI do N
statement as a threat; but he would re
peat that if time was not give to read
the testimony outside of the Senate cham
Der time would be taken to read it in the
chamber. The case should be considered
deliberately and decently, and especially
in view of the fact that much of the tes-
timony was irrevelant.
Il don't propose to be lectured" he
continued Il don't like it, and particu-
larly don't like it from the man who
has gathered up all sorts of hearsay mat
ter and printed it as testimony"
when the Senator attacks me or the
committee Over which l preside, rotor
ted Mr.. Chandler "he will get lecture
from me-"
To this Mr. Stewart replied
well you'll get lecture from me on
the irrelevant scandal you've put into the
testimony presented here"
This closed the incident.
The Senate then passed the House Lii
for the amendment of the census Law.
The bill was amended so as to ,rovile Tor
$3.50 additional compensation TO census
supervisors.
The Army Appropriation Bill teine
taken up, Mr.. Pettigrew continued his
criticism of the treatment of the voun-
teer soldiers in the Philippines. ile read
a number of letters from members of the
South Dakota regiment, complaining of
their treatment there.
Some of these contained profane e%-
pressiOns which fact caused Mr. CALM
ger to enter a protest against their being
printed in the record. Such language
should he said, be obnoxious to any man
occupying a seat in the Senate.
To this Mr.. Pettigrew replied that the
letters were from men conscriptad to
fight in a cause in which they did nor
believe and placed in circumstances which
were generally Objectionable, all, calt,,-
lated to make men swear.
Mr. Hawley referred to the letters as
blasphemous and gave notice of his inten-
ton to move or have stricken out of the
permanent record letter from Mr. Pet
tigrew to the President, which the former
had read yesterday.
Mr. Tillman and Mr.. Pettigraw had a
discussion as to affairs in the Philippines.