The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-06
THROW DIGNITY
TO The WINDS
Senators Mark Closing Sessions
by DisgracefuI Debates.
HOUSE NOT MUCH BETTER
Every Speech Tlngsd With the Coming PO.
lticaI campaiEn--Ihe Open Lie on the
Floor Narrowly Avoided Important
Presidential Appointments.

WASHINGTON. June 5.-A tornado
Of partisan debate swept over the SEN
ate today, with Senators Hanna. Pet
tigrew and Carter. the chief figures.
For senatorial ordinations and re-
examinations. for bitter personalities
and for poignant invectiye. the debate
exceeded anything heard on the floor
Of the chamber for many years. The
lie was not passed directly. but truth
fulness OF statement was challenged
very sharply.
Bacon (dem.), Of Georgia. precIpitat-
ed scene by repeating the charge
made several days ago by Pettigrew,
that cramp, the Philadelphia ship
builder. had contributed 100000 to the
republican campaign fund in 1892 with
the understanding that he should be
reimbursed by contracts for the con
struction OF warsLips for the govern
ment.
The charge. Bacon said had neither
been denied by Hanna, the present
chairman OF the natioaal committee.
nor by Carter, who was the chairman
OF the committee in 1892.
Then the storm broke.
Hanna vigorously denied any knowl-
edge OF such a transaction and ex-
pressed his opinion that 1t was false.
Carter declared the statement. prop
eriy, could be branded only as a lie.
fettigrew not only reiterated the
statement, but created tremendous
sensation by asserting that his au-
thority was lao less a person than Mr..
--.-... ..,.nse.s, and .haJ, in converse
ton wil Garter. that Senator had
substantially verihrl The st1Ty.
He also attacked Hanna relative 10
his electiln to the senate.
Hanna /, &c in kind. and expressed
a doubt Of the South Ldsvlans san
ity.
Most Of the day was given TO con-
ference reports and odds and ends Of
business, preparatory to final adjourn
menr. A night session was held.
The house entered the throes Of dis
solution today and all day and all
evening the galleries were crowded.
Picturesque incidents were few.
Pratisan passion. running high in the
face of the impending presidential
campaign, broke out several times dur
ing the afternoon, and hot words were
banded across the political isle.
Hull (rep), of Iowa, and Lentz (dem.l
of Ohio. crossed words and latel
Grosvenor (rep), of Ohio. and Gaine:
(dem), Of Tennessee, had a lively en-,
counter. Throughout the day, at every
opportunity. there was play for poll
teal advantage and taunt and chal
lenge were banded back and forth.
But all this was merely Incidental t
the work of crowding through the bis
supply bills, which had the right-of
way. During the intermim between
consideration of conference reporst
members clamor4d like mad men il
a wheat-pit on a panic day. for recog
milton for private bills upon whicl
their political salvation might depend
AT the night session the gaderie
were thronged with gaily arrayed wo
men and the iloor was veritable bed
lam.
Hour after hour the conferees strug
gled on with their reports, the speak
Ell, firm and resolute, steering Tn,
house through the turmoil and confu
sion.
Toward midnight the galleries thin
ned out but the legislators, with pros
poets of an all night session ahead, re
mained in their places, getting wha
comfort they could from the lxnowledg,
that tomorrow the end would come.
The president today sent the fol
lowing nominations to the senate: JOIN
A. Russell, Illinois, attorney -gneeral o
Puerto Rico; Samuel c. Boutwell,
Puerto Rico, marshal supreme OF Puer
to Rico; William H, Elliott, Indiana
commissioner of interior, Porto Rico
W. f, F'rear. Hawaii, chief justice o
the supreme court of Hawaii; c. A
tGalgragiht and Antonio Perry. Hawaii
associate justices of the supreme cour
of Hawaii.
The senate today confirmed the nom
nation of Brigadier- General Elwen S
otis to be major general.
The president today nominated Brig
adler General Joseph Wheeler. U. S
", to be brigadier- general. U. s. A.