Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-06


lnmbus.'' said he, good-humoredIy. ut
was due partly to the Democratic party
and partly 70 The work OF traitors to their
| ator from South Dakota" Then he read
a clipping from a South Dakota news
paper in which Pettigrew was character
| lied as a traitor to his country and 10 his
state and which declared that he did nnt
| represent the people of South Dakota
That" declared Hanna. vehementlv.
| 's my accuser in the Senate, and that is
! the estimation in which he is held by the
J people of his own state. Much OF the
stuff the senator has uttered on this floor
| IS the veriest rot, and ! have often as /
sat listening to him thought him insane.
| "When it comes 10 personalities =" holly
| asserted Hanna. II will stand IN with
him and compare my character with his.
He may tell what ne knows about me.
| u will tell what | know about him.
| Carter said: First, it is said thai
| Cramp made the statement that he con-
/ tributed 500 COO to the Republican cam
paign fund in 80 ] do not believe Mr..
| Cramp ever made that statement. From
| the senator from South Dakota has come
| the first intimation that Mr.: Cramp ever
gave such an amount TO the committee
| trbution had been diverted wrongfully.'
| Carter said the reported conversation
| between himself ana PettiSrew was "A
pure creation of the imagination as he
thought the conversation between Petit
| grew and Cramp as reported by the for
mer must have been
| Carter, closing. said: But let ME give
| a note of warning to the breathren on the
| other side Of this chamber. You are to
| henceforth associate, God knows how
long with the gNratlng political career
| of the senator from South Dakota Ever
| keep in mind the statements made by
| him. today, statements which brand, in
| SO far as | am concerned. as untrue.
| Pettigrew, replying, asserted that his
| conversations with both Cramp and Car
ter had occurred as he had related.
Foraker said that the country would
understand the political purpose Of this
debate He did not doubt, nor did he
| think that the people OF the country at
| large would fail to appreciate the situa-
| ton nor To make response as oregon mad
| responded, yesterday.
| Bacon then continued his remarks, urg-
| ing that il was the duty of Congress to
remain in session indefinitely until the
| important antitrust legislation was en-
| acted
| Teller suggested that if Carter felt ag-
grieved over Pettigrew's charges he could
| secure an investigation BY committee or
| the Republican Senate
| The conference report on the Alaskan
code bll was adopted The bill now goes
| to the President.
Pettigrew. resuming his Yesterday 5
speech on the Philippine question. con-
| tended that Admiral Dewey had rccog-
nizrd Aguinaldo'S official rank and as
serted that Manila was taken by the
| y
Aldrlch presented conference report
an the bill to provide better facilities FOR
the deposit of public money In the Philip
| pines cuba and Puerto Rico, and il was
At 40 i. NJ. the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session At 5u5 L. NJ the Senate
resumed legislative business. Lindsay
presented resolutions EXPIRE ssIve Of the
sorrow u: the Senate At the death OF Hon,
Evan +. Settle. late representative from
kentucky. Eulogies upon the dead states
man were. pronounced by senators Linz
say. Chandler. Bate. Carter and Deboe.
| The resolutions were adopted and at dc
the Senate took recess until clock.
/ When the Senate rtcunvrned, ut
O'Clock the GALLERIES We're thronged with
4 brilliant crowd of spectators. A mes
sage was received from the House agree
ing TO a further c"nfrrrnc" on the naval
appropriation bill ANA asking Il conference
on the general deficiency and military
academy bills. The requests for confer
/ enCeS Were agreed to.
The CHAIR d'ryel announced that the
antitrust measure WAS before the Senate
, with motion pending 10 refer il To the
Judiciary committee Hutlcr, n C.. then
took thu floor to address the Senate on
he antitrust measure.
the conference" report on the bill Ia
/ ratify an agreement with the Indians oi
the Fort Han Indian Reservation in
| Idaho and making an appropriation Il
carry il into effect Was agreed to.
Tie conference report On thr emergency
river ana harbor bill was presented ANA
adopted
Fairbanks presented the conference re-
port IN the eXtrlditiou bill ana it was
agreed to. The bin now goes Is The Pres
ident. Scwcil called mp She conference
report on the Military Academy appr"pri-
alton bill ana il yas agreed to- Thc biz
now gees tu the President.
Allison presented conference report nl
| the sundry civil appropriation bill In,
only question III DISAGREEMENT was that
relating to the claim of the stat" IF Ne
| Vada against thv | nited States. The con-
| ference report was agreed 70 ard N
senate insisted upon its amendment. Nj
| lison said the Senate amendment u~ TIL
the adjustment Of the claims Of various
states had been stricken from the bill.
Hale preSCut,l a Disagree mrnt on tha
naval appropriation hin. The report
was accepted and Il further conference
| was agreed 10.
Chandler presented resolution confer
ring authority upon the committee On
privileges and elections t. sit during the
recess of Congress to investigate the
! claims Of w. A. Clark ANA Martin Ma
| ginnis to the vacant stnltorship of Mon
tana The resolution went over.