Evening star., 1900-05-03
CLARK CASE PUT OFF
Controversy Between Stewart and
Chandler.
AN EXCHANGE OF BITTER WORDS
House Takes Up the Free Homes
Bill.
OVATION FOR MIR. GROW

When the Senate convened today Mr.
Hale. from the committee on naval affairs
reported the naval appropriation bill, say
ing that he would ask to have it considered
as soon as practicable after the disposition
of the army and fortifcations appropria-
tion bills.
A bill restoring Captain Henry d. Hale to
the revenue cutter service was passed
a resolution requesting the civil service
commission to supply the Senate with in
formation concerning the violation of the
civil service law in 1899 was adopted.
The Senate then agreed to a motion by
Mr. Hoar to take up the resolution declar-
ing that W. A. Clark not duly elected
to the Senate from the state of Montana.
and then. in accordance with Mr.. Hoar'
further suggestion. postponed further con-
sideration of the subject until one week
from today
A Spirited Controversy.
Before this agreement was reached there
was a spirited controversy over some re-
marks made by Mr.. Chandler yesterday.
Mr.. Bacon took exception to the fact that
Mr. Chandler had said he had heard it
stated that there was purpose to delay
the consideration of the resolution in order
to prevent the governor Of Montana max
ing an appointment of a senator to succeed
Mr.. Clark in case the seat now occupied by
him should be declared vacant. The fact,
Mr. Bacon said, that Mr. Chandler had
stated that he had heard this talk outside
of the Senate chamber did not relieve 1t
from its Objectionable character. for he
could see no motive for the statement of
the senator from New Hampshire unless
some implication of senators was intended.
As for himself he coald not say what his
own action would be on the Clark reso-
luton. He regarded himself as q judge
sitting in that case, and he would, he
added, claim the right to investigate it
thoroughly before entering Judgment.
Mr.. Chandler said that his remarks re-
g&rding desire to delay the considera-
tiun of the resolution had not been called
out by anything that Mr.. Bacon had said,
but that he had had especial reference to
MIR. Stewards threat ito read in the Sem
ate if not given time to read out of it. the
testimony taken by the committee"
Threatened" said Mr.. Stewart. Threat
ened to DO what?"
Threatened, Mr. Chandler replied.
that if any attempt was made to rush
the Clark resolution the three volumes of
testimony would be read for the purpose of
delay"
Mr. Stewart said he had made no such
statement as threat: but he had said. and
he would repeat, that # time was not
given to read the testimony outside the
Senate chamber time would be taken to
read it in the chamber. The case should
be considered deliberately and deceRtly,
and especially in view of the fact that
much of the testimony was irrelevant it
was not unreasonable to ask for time for
investigation.
II don't propose to be lectured" he con-
tinued- Il don't like it. and | particularly
don't like it from the man who has gather
ed up all sorts of hearsay matter and
printed il as testimony"
When the senator attacks me or the
committee over which l preside, retorted
Mr.. Chandler. ''he will get a lecture from
me"
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gHt lecture from me on the irrelevant
scandal you've put into the testimony pre-
sented here"
This closed the incident
The Senate then passed the House bill
for the amendment Of the census law. The
bill was amended so as to provide for $3.50
additional compensation to census super
visors.
Nr. Pettigrew Resumes Criticism.
The army appropriation bill being taken
up. Mr.. Pettigrew continued his criticism
of the treatment of the volunteer soldiers
in the Philippines He read a number of
letters from members of the South Dakota
regiment, complaining of their treatment
there
Some of these contained profane ex-
pressions which fact caused Mr.. Gallinger
to enter a protest against their being print
ed in the Record. Such language should.
he said, be obnoxious to any man occupy
ing seat in the Senate.
To this Mr.. Pettigrew replied that the
letters were from men who had been con-
sCripted to fight IN cause in which they
did not believe and placed in circumstances
which We're generally Objectionable. These
conditions were, he said, calculated to
make mean swear, but, while the South
Dakotans occasionally dropped into this
bad habit. it was still true that the re-
hgtous sentiment was as strongly devel-
oPed IN them as in the senator from New
Hampshire
Mr.. Hawley referred to the letters as
blasphemOus. and gave notice of his in
tentlOn TO move to have stricken out Of
the permanent Record a letter from Mr.
Pettigrew to the President, which the for
mer had read yesterday.