The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-29

Inc Senate yesterday resumed consider
| alton of the Sundry Civil Bill. The
| paragraph continuing till December
| 1901, the existence of the Industrial
| Commission gave rise to an extend
ed discussion, Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas
| Directing that it was not as the law re-
| quired it to be- partisan. and Mr.. ALI
son contending that it was non partisan
| in the sense that the nine members OF it
| who were appointed by the President had
been selected on account of their business
| fitness.
Mr.. Gallinger stated that he did not be-
lieve that the expenditure justified the
continuance Of the commission.
THE reports of the body are about as
I, valuable as the back pages Of book on
the last census said he The time has
come when we must bring the work of the
commission to close. The reports may
be valuable to the antiquarian, but not to
busy man."
Mr.. Mallory, who is member of the
commission. began to state the politics
OF the several other members in reply to
MIR. Pettigrew, and when he named Mr..
Kyle dts chairman) he said: THE Sena-
tor from South Dakota knows the politics
of his colleague
Il do not know his politics. Mr.. Petit
grew broke in.
The junior Senator from South Da-
kota, Mr.. Kyle remarked, lis able to take
care OF his own politics, and I think that
the people of South Dakota will take care
OF my colleagues politics in the coming
election"
"A man with such variety of politics
as my colleague" Mr.. Pettigrew was saw
ing when Mr.. Kyle interposed the remark
About as much variety OF politics as my
colleague has
Il am unable, of course, to define the
politics OF my colleague" Mr. Pettigrew |
continued, but he has leanings in the |
direction OF patronage on which / would |
not dare to comment. He has informed |
me that he is able to take care of his |
politics, and ! am sure would rather he /
took care of them than have the task i'm
posed upon me. He Is on sub committee
OF this commission composed Of FIVE men
Including my colleague) in entire sympa-
thy with the Administration, and that is
TO sit until after the next election. and
put forth such infOrmatfon1as it may con-
ceive to be OF advantage to the RepubIi-
can party in the coming campaign"
Mr.. Carter said that OF the five Senators
appointed on the commission there was but
one Republican ia
Who was that?" Mr. Jones asked
Mr.. Penrose,' Mr.. Carter replied He
was the only Republican in the entire
bunch. have no doubt that in the pres
in the course of the investigation the
Senator from South Dakota (Mr KYLE
underwent a change of heart, which did
him very great credit. '''.F -- ..lf
Mr.. Kyle-Was that the case with former
Senator Mantle, the member of the com
mission from Montana ?7-F q
Mr.. Carter-1 have no doubt that Mr..
Mantle is back in the Republican party.
Primarily, there was but single Repub- |
ican in the Senate placed on that commits
sion. As to the labor representatives on
the commission the President was re-
Iuired by the law to recognize organized !
abor in Its composition. After passing
through four years OF Democratic ,ule
here could scarcely be found an intelli- ,
gent laboring man who would not vote for ,,
dr. Mckinley; but it would not be fair
o argue from that fact, that the commits
ion was not non-partisan. c
Mr.. Allen characterized the Industrial {
Commission as sham or fraud and a g
without any useful purpose in
his world. or in the world to come
AT the end OF a long discussion the PARA
,raph was amended by adding a proyiso :
hat. in filling future vacancies, appoint q
nents shall be made so that not more than ],
line members OF the Industrial Commits
ion shall belong to one political party.
new point was stated by Mr.. Jones
II Arkansas, who said that he had been
Informed by persons who had testified be-
ore the commission that their testimony !,
ad been outrageously changed, and that J.
here was committee known as the edit
ng commission committee: and he asked =
ir. Kyle whether there was such an edit r
lg committee.
Mr. Kyle admitted that there was, but e
e asserted that no material changes were =
flowed TO be made.
Mr.. Jones mentioned the name of Mr..
chulteis of this city, who complained of .
aving his testimony tempered with. and :"
eferred to an important statement of one :,
the Arbuckles aG to buying sugar lands "
j Cuba which had been entirely omitted
ON the testimony.
Mr.. Pettisrew mentioned Mr. NJ L.
lockwood. President OF the Antitrust ~
eaguc of the United States, VITO had tes-
ned before the commission and who COM
lained that the most important parts of B
IS testimony had been struck out; and =,
G argued that the commission ought ~
Their to be reorganized or abolished He
'Ked that Mr.. Lockwood's testimony as al
wen Showing the portions struck out S,
iould be printed il the Record and it b,
as so ordered. q,
Mr. Kyle said that no testimony Rad ci
zen modihed or changed in any material S,
'int, but that where witness had made d;
'rsohai attacks on individuals as Mr. sc
lockwood had done, 1t was thought not te