The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08

senate.
LAS the statement reflects upon me-"
said he. II assume 1t my privilege to
reply. First, il Is said that Mr. Cramp
made the statement that he contribut-
ed 100000 to the republican campaign
fund in '92. / do not believe Mr.. Cramp
ever made that statement He could
not truthfully have made ii and be-
lieve him to be a truthful man. From
the senator OF South Dakota has come
the intimation that Mr.. Cramp ever
gave such an amount to the committee
and that any part Of that purported
contributed had been diverted wrong
fully"
Senator Carter said the reported con-
versation between himself and Petit
grew was a pure creation Of the imag-
ination as he thought the converse ton
between Senator Pettigrew and Mr..
Cramp as reported by the former must
have been. Turning TO the democratic
side, Senator Carter said:
III these alleged conversations ever
had occurred they carried with them
between gentlemen a tacit understand
ing which no gentleman anywhere
would disregard. Brethren on the 9TH
er side Of this chamber, you are to
henceforth associate, God knows how
long, with the gyrating political career
OF the senator from South Dakota.
Ever keep in mind the statements
made by him today-statements which
L brand, in SO far as 1 am concerned,
as untrue. The senator was mistaken
In the person with whom he talked.
His memory is at fault; but if with Mr..
Cramp the conversation did occur l
should admonish those who manage
political affairs on the other side to
beware and constantly bear in mind
the old adage: Those who lie down
with dogs must expect to get up with
feas'"
Senator Pettigrew's reply was brief
He asserted that his converse tionS
with both Mr.. Cramp and Senator Car
ter had occurred as he had related. He
said he had made no charge that Sen
ator Carter as chairman of the ma
tional committee had diverted the
funds. He also repeated that the re-
ported conversation with Senator Car
ter had transpired. 1T took place. he
said, here in the senate chamber
Senator Butler asked unanimous con-
sent that vote be taken at once upon
the pending motion to refer the anti
trust measure to the judiciary COM
mittee. 1t was carried-43 to 23
At 2:30 o'clock this morning, the sem
ate was still in session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The house today adopted the confer
ence report on the bill creating a ter
ritorial form of government for Alas
ka, and the bill goes to the president.
Conferences were ordered on the Neely
extradition bill and the bill for desig-
nation of government repositories in
the insular possessions.
Objection was made to non-concur-
renee in the senate amendments to the
military academy appropriation bill
and the house went into committee of
the whole to consider them, with an
hours debate on each side.
Mr. nj of said q inn
portant amendment to the bill was
that increasing the rank of the senior
major general and the adjutant gener-
al of the army.
]. r. Williams, of Illinois, devoted
twenty-five minutes to criticism of the
administration Philippine policy.
Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee, introduced
the subject of the New York ice trust,
charging that Mr.. Ray, of New York,
in giving a resume of the democratic
politicians involved in it had fail
ed to name the republican politicians
involved. He then drifted into a dis
cussion of the fight against the Stand
ard Oil Company in Ohio and clashed
heavily with Mr.. Grosveor of that
state. The lie was exchanged in par
liamentary language and finally Mr..
Grosvenor protested against 1.-The
bawling, bowling insanity of the
gentleman from Tennessee
Mr.. briggs, of New York, criticised
severely the proposition to raise Cen
eral Miles to the rank of Lieutenant
General, which he stamped as an out
rage. This rank had hitherto only
Sherman and Sheridan. He called at
tention to the marvellous "rapidity of
General Corbin's promotion since 1896
when he was a lieutenant colonel"
Mr.. Grosvenor said General Corbin
had risen in his regular order of SEMI
ority.
Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, made an on
slaught upon the proposition to pro-
mote General Corbin and severely ar
raigned the republican members of the
military affairs committee for their
attitude against printing 10000 copies
of the Occur d'Alene investigation. It
was, he said, another step in the direc-
ton of militarism.
During the closing hours of the last
congress, as in this, Mr.. Lentz said,
General Corbin had been hanging
about the corridors of the capitol
begging for promotion. 81 have not
any more respect for military beggars
than 1 have for political beggars," B"
said he. Il believe that military men
should fight for their promotions and
not beg for them"
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, rose to reply amid
great excitement. THE adjutant gen.
eral of the army" said Mr.. Null, lis
virtually under our present system the
chief of staff of the secretary of war,
and through him of the president. /
never yet heard him in the capitol of
| the nation asking a chairman of the
1 committee or any other member of
! congress to give him this promotion
! Mr.. Lentz: rs it not a fact that he
! appointed sons of members and indi-
! rectly got their influence in that way
! Mr.. Hull: He has appointed a good
many staff officers. The gentleman
| from Ohio is evidently anxious to get
! the fact before the country that have
| a son in the army who has served in
| the staff department at Manila. That
| is something 1 am very proud of. He
went and enlisted first with his own
| regiment, having served in the nation
/ al guard for ten years and got COM
/ mission by the votes of his own COM
| rades for the rank of captain. loud
/ applause on the republican side)
| His regiment is coming home and
4 both myself and his good mother have
/ tried at the war department for the
i last five months TO get him ordered