The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

Washington, June "a tornado OF
partisan debate swept over the Senate
today with Senator Hanna of Ohio, Pet
tigrew Of South Dakota and Carter of
Montana, the chief figures for sensational
ordinations and determinations. For
bitter personalities and for poignant
invective the debate exceeded anything
heard on the floors of the chamber for
many years. -
The lie was not passed directly but the
truthfulness of statements was challenged
very sharply. Mr.. Bacon OF Georgia pre-
cipitated the scene by repeating a charge
made several days ago by Mr.. Pettigrew
that Mr.. Cramp, the Philadelphia
shipbuilder, had contributed 800, 900
to the Republican campaign fund in 1892
with the understanding that he would
be reimburs ed by contracts for the con-
struction of warships by the government.
This charge, Mr.. Bacon said had been
denied neither by Mr.. Hanna, the present
chairman of the Republican National
committee, nor Mr.. Carter who was
chairman Of the committee In 1892. Then
the storm broke. Mr.. Hanna vigorously
denied any knowledge of such trans
action and expressed his opinion that the
charge was false. Mr.. Carter declared
that Mr.. Pettigrew's statement properly
could be branded only as lie. Mr..
Pettier,w not only reiterated the state :
ment but created tremendous sensation
by asserting that his authority was no
less person than Mr.. Cramp himself
and that In a conversation with Mr..
Carter that Senator substantially had
verified the story. He also attacked MIR.
Hanna relative to his election to the SEN
ate. Mr.. Hanna replied in kind and ex-
pressed doubt of the South Da kotan' s
sanity. He was followed by Mr.. Carter,
who not only denounced the charges as
Pigments of Mr.. Pettlgrew's Imagination
but warned the Democratic side who
now were the associates of the Dakotsrn
that II they would Gle down with dogs
they would get up with fleas."
Most of the day was given to conference
and orders and ends of business prepara-
tory to adjournment. A night session
was held.
At the opening of today's session of the
Senate, the chaplain, in his invocation
referred to the bereavement of former
Senator John Sherman in the death of
his wife.
Mr.. Turner of Washington presented n
bill to establish court OF pension APP
peals, which Mr.. Turner said he had an
troduced several months ago at the re-
quest of the q. A. II.
Mr.. Turner made an attack upon the
administration of the pension department
because, he said, by its peculiar con,
struction of the laws passed by grateful
Congress it was denying just and proper
pensions 10 the old soldiers of the repub-
lie, their widows and orphans" In the
course of his speech, Mr.. Turner discussed
briefly almost every big question before
Congress upon which action had not been
taken and urged that Congress ought
not to adj ourn tomorrow while SO many
important measures were lying Enacted
upon, including this billfor the further
relief of soldiers.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman of the COM
mittee on pensions, expressed sincere
regret THAT member of the pensions
committee in the closing hours of the ses-
sion felt 10 his duty to make an argument
that is nothing If not political and
partizan "
MIR. Gallinger replied at some length to
Mr. Turner, criticising sharply Mr..
Patrick, the writer of one of the letters
read by Mr.. Turner and expressing doubt
NntLntI MI. IhlIlCh Ilttu
which entitled him to stand sponsor for
pension legislation and to speak for the
| q. A r. He concluded with n review of
the work accomplished in pension legis-
| lation.
A bill appropriating $50, 1000 tfor the
erection of a public building at Marble
| head. Mass, was passed.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama offered the
| following resolution:
1.-The committee ON the Judiciary Is
| instructed to examine and report
whether any just right Of the United
States was lost or abandoned In the con-
| sent agreement made by counsel repre-
| senting the government in the decree con-
| firining the report Of the master in cases
| stated in the report of the attorney gen
eral dated May 0, 1900, which is herewith
referred to said committee"
"What cases are referred to?' inquired
/ Mr.. Hoar.
| ''rhey relate to the cases of the Kansas
| Pacific railway, replied Mr.. Morgan.
| docs the Senator think 1t possible, =
/ inquired Mr.. Hoar, ito get q report from
the committee at this session."
| mo" returned Mr.. Morgan, Il do not
think it possible; and If it were do not
/ think the committee would report upon
it,"
The chair then laid the House antitrust
bill before the Senate. 1t was read q
second time.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota moved
to proceed with its considera ton.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire moved
TO refer the measure TO the committee on
Judiciary.
/ The latter motion, the chair held, tool
precedence. In course of brief speech
Mr.. Pettigrew inquired:
WAS this bill passed by the House tc
become a law III so then we must re
main in session until 1t is passed. Was
| it passed to be used as a club to be held
over corporations this summer to get
| campaign contributions? Then every
| body knows who win use the club.
II shall resist the passage OF any reso
luton to adjourn until this bill has been
1 considered"
/ "We cannot deceive the country int
| the belief" declared Mr.. Bacon Of Geor-
gia, THAT we are proceeding in goot