The National tribune., 1900-06-14
IN CONGRESS-.
Synopsis of the More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.

The closing week in Congress was more
or less dramatic in some of its features
and the usual lively scenes marked the
adjournment.
TUESDAY.
In the Senate on June ; an exciting epi
sode engaged the rapt attention of the
| solons and the galleries.
| The antitrust bill had been laid before
the Senate for its second reading, and
| Mr.. Pettigrew had asked for its immc'
| date consideration. Senator GallingeT
moved that the measure be referred to the
judiciary Committee, motion which took
precedence, and was decided to be dcbata-
| BILE.
Senator Pctticrew thercupon asserted
that the bill was not to be passed, be-
cause ii was to be used as Il club to eX-
tort campaign contributions from trusts
and other corporations and declared that
he would oppose adjournment until it was
acted upon.
Senator Stewart declared that Congress
would make laughing stock of itself If
it passed the bill without committee con
sideration, and Senator Bacon gave no.
tice to the Senate and 10 the country that
Il vote to send the bill to the committee
was a nail in the coffin of the measure.
Mr.. Bacon suddenly switched off from
the antitrust bill to express his aStoniSh-
ment that a charge made in the Senate
two days go had not been answered. This
was. he remarked, to the effect that
Cramp. the ship builder. had contributed
100000 to the Republican campaign fund
of 1892, with the understanding that the
money would be returned to him in con-
tracts for building war ships. 1t was all
the more strange that the charge had
Il. h., lnI
Senator Hanna and Senator Carter were
in the chamber when it was made.
Senator Hanna said: "If | undertook
to reply to all such statements made upon
this floor | would occupy more time than
the Senator from Georgia does"
Mr. Hanna added that he did not know
the details of the campaign of 1892, but
he did not believe the charge was true.
Then he continued:
THE chairman of the Republican COM
mittee of 1892 is present, and can speak
for himself. but so far as any such insinu-
alton extends to the campaign of 1896, /
deny it
Senator Carter said he had knowledge
of what was done in the campaign of 1872,
floor who knew of each and every trans
action connected with the conduct of that
campaign who would bear him out in the
statement that the charge that any prom,
Use of any kind, character or description
was made during that campaign pledging
the Republican party or any member OF
it to any policy or anything not legiti-
matcly proclaimed in its platform was "a
statement absolutely false and n state
ment that can only be branded as q lie.
Senator Pettigrew then arose. Il stated
q few days ago upon this floor he be-
gan. that in 1899 the Cramps contrib
uted 100000 to the Republican campaign
ii TO l,S., ,,fI Af
contracts for building ships for the Gov
ernment. My authority" he continued
was Mr.. Cramp himself"
This statement caused great excite
ment. Mr.. Pettigrew continued:
Mr.. Cramp himself told me the facts
on a return trip from Europe on one of
the ships of the American Line. He did
not make them private. He said he be-
| lieved the money was not expended for
the purpose for which it was collected;
| that he was assured that with that sum
| the Republican party could certainly win
! the election; that he was told where il
would be expended. and that he had put
detectives out, and found the money had
not been expended where il was promised
| it would be. and that the result was dis
| astrous. They had been beaten, and he
consulted with me as to whether there
was any possibility of his getting any pOr-
tion of his money back from the commit
tee. He intimated that it had been used
for some other purpose than for campaign
! purposes.
| Il stated these facts" he exclaimed. ''to
| the gentleman who was that year Chair
man of the Republican National Commit
| tee and he smiled and said: We did hit
the old man pretty hard Now you can
| draw your own conclusions"
Mr.. Pettigrew then suggested TO Mr..
Hanna that he might proiitably spend a
brought against him of securing his cleo
| ton TO the Senate through the bribery of
members :. the Ohio Legislature Mr..
| Pettigrew had uron his desk Il copy Of the
memorial presented to the Senart by the
accusers of Mr.. Hanna and read ext Il: IS.
Senator Hanna. his manner splaying
| his emotion. asserted that the readiness
with which Mr.. Pettigrew found the re,
port of the Senatorial bribery case sh hlwed
| that the attack upon him was prearraucel l.
1t is well known to the country he
said. that there was pretty lively scrap
ont in Columbus. 1t is also known that
| it was conspiracy on the part of the
| Democratic party and few traitors in
the Republican party, of the same nature
and kind as the gentleman from South
Dakota.
| ..As to the political phase Of this ques-
| tion-and that is all there is in it do
not believe and / do not think that the
| SsnaiDf fFOm South DakOta believes that
his haraDgue will produce any effect on
the country. ! have sat in my seat some
times and wondered if the man was sane. .
added Sir. Hanna, growing warmer and
using strong language, ito have the au.
dacity to appeal to a patriotic and intel
| ligent people with such rot as he puts into
the Record
When it comes to personality" he as
serted, in conclusion, Il will stand uI
against him and compare my character
with his. l will let him tell what ht
knows, and then l will tell what l know
about him"
Senator Carter claimed the floor as E.:
matter Of personal privilege "It is al
legged" he began, that Mr. Cramp stated
that he gave 100000 to the Republican
campaign fund of 1892" Then he paused
a moment and looked at Pettigrew, hi,
arm upliftcd, as if it held lance or jaw
elm. Il do not believe" he cried, .'tha
Mr.. Cramp ever made that statement. TIL
supposed conversation with Mr.. Cramp ol
the steamship was a pure creature of tn,
imagination, precisely as the conversation
assumed to have taken place with me a
later date"
SO far as thc alleged conversation be
tween himself and Mr.. Pettigrew was con
cerued, he would repeat that it never tool
place Oh the face of this globe
Mr.. Pettigrew calmly reiterated wha
he had said, adding:
''As far as the alleged conversation be
tween the Senator from Montana and ms
self is concerned, it occurred in this chan