The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06


tor from South Dakota required some re-
ply. II was an Ohio matter. he said, and
the Ohio senator's felt abundantly able To
take care of IL.
WARM REPLY BY HANNA.
Mr.. Foraker yielded to Mr.. Hanna who
said he felt like offering apology to the
Senate for pursuing the subject further
and he would not do so if he did not desire
ito show to the Senate that the whole mat
ter was conspiracy-a part of a concerted
plan TO work up some political capital
There was a lively scrap in Columbus"
said he, good humoredly. 1T was due
partly to the Democratic party and partly
to the work of traitors TO their party and
to their country, like the senator from
South Dakota"
Mr.. Hanna then went at length into the
charges made by Mr.. Pettigrew, saying
they had been published first in DEM
ocratic newspaper of Columbus and fully
and completely denied by him at that time.
He referred TO Senator Burke, of Cleveland,
as one of the chief conspirators in the SEN
atorial election. and denounced him as a
traitor and a scoundrel, who had as a
Republican lent himself to the conspiracy
against his party, and subsequently had
been disbarred and disgraced in his native
city. Then he read clipping from South
Dakota newspaper in which Mr.. Pettigrew
was characterized as a traitor TO his coun-
did not represent the people of South Da-
kota.
That" declared Mr.. Hanna. vehemently.
lis my accuser in the Senate of the United
States and that is the estimation in which
he is held by the people of his own State.
. / have often sat in my seat listen
ing to him and thought him insane Much
of the stuff he has uttered on this floor is
the veriest rot
when ii comes to personalities" holly
asserted Mr.. Hanna, in conclusion, II Will
stand up with him and compare my char
acter with his. He may tell what he knows
about me and Herewith emphasis on
every word-'T will tell what 1 know
about him."
Mr.. CARRIERS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Carter obtaining the floor as a mat
ter of personal privilege, said: First, 1t is
said that Mr.. Cramp made the statement
that he contributed 100000 to the Repub-
lican campaign fund in 1892. I do not be-
Iieve Mr.. Cramp ever made that statement.
He could not truthfuly have made 1t and
1 believe him to be truthful man." Mr.
Carter said the reported conversation be-
tween himself and Mr.. Pettigrew was
pure creation of the imagination, as he
thought the conversation between Mr.. Pet
tigrew and Mr.. Cramp, as reported by the
former, must have been. If Mr.. Pettigrew
had ever informed him that Mr.. Cramp had
made any insinuations that the funds hac
been Inverted. Mr.. Carter said that his
own sense of honor would have impelled
him to call on Mr.. Cramp for an explana-
ton. There was certainly no truth in the
reported conversation between himself and
Mr.. Pettigrew. If there was any truth in
the reported talk with Mr.. Cramp II was
a private conversation.
Mr.. Carter in closing, addressed the DEM
ocratic side, saying: But let me give
note of warning TO the brethren on the
| tbAr cid of hfc chov h0r l.
legged conversations ever had occurred they
carried with them between gentlemen
tacit understanding which no gentleman
anywhere would disregard Ever keep in
the mind the statements made by the sem
ator from South Dakota to-day, statements
which brand. in so far as am concerned.
as untrue. But if with Mr.. Cramp the
conversation did occur, i admonish those
who manage political affairs on the other
side to beware and constantly bear in
mind the old adage: Those who lie down
with dogs may expect TO get up with
fieas.'
PETTIGREW REPEATS CHARGES.
Mr.. Pettigrew reiterated that his CONVEX
sation with both Mr.. Cramp and Mr.. Car
ter had occurred, as he had related. He
said he had made no charge that Mr.. Car
ter, as chairman of the national Republican
committee, had diverted the funds. He also
repeated that the reported conversation
with Mr.. Carter had transpired and said it
took place in the Senate chamber.
Mr.. Foraker then read extracts from the
minority report of State Senator James r.
Garfield the investigation into the Ohio
senatorial election. This report had, he
said, satified the people of Ohio and he be-
lieved had satisfied the people of the
United States that the investigation was
not one of serious import. Mr. Garfield's
statement had been accepted by a large
majority of the people of Ohio an
adequate explanation. The country would
understand the political purpose of this de-
bate, he did not doubt, nor did he think
the people of the country at large would
fail to appreciate the situation, nor to
make response as Oregon had responded
yesterday
Mr. Bacon. resuming his speech. con-
tended that Ii was the duty of Congress to
remain in session indefinitely until the
important antitrust legislation was en-
acted. Mr.. Bacon predicted that when the
campaign began the Golfers of the Repub-
lican managers would be full TO running
over with trust contributions.
Mr. Teller suggested that IL Mr.. Carter
felt aggrieved over Mr. Pettigrews charge
he could secure an investigation by a
committee of the Republican Senate. He
(Teller) would like to see not only the
campaign of 1892, but that of 1896. i'm
partially investigated
The conference report on the Alaskan
to the President.
Mr. Scott then addressed the Senate on
the Philippine question. He was followed
by Mr.. Pettigrew on the same topic.
Mr. Aldrich presented q conference report
on the bill TO provide better facilities for
the deposit of public money in the Philip
pines, Cuba and Porto Rico, and 1t was
agreed to.
Mr. Lindsay presented resolutions ex-
pressive of the sorrow of the Senate of the
death of Hon. Evan f. Settle, late repre-
sentative from Kentucky. Eulogies upon
| the dead statesman were pronounced and
| at 6:10 the Senate took a recess until s
o'clock.
When the Senate reconvened at o'clock
| the galleries were thronged with brilliant
| crowd of spectators. A message was re-
ceved from the House, agreeing to fur
| ther conference on the naval appropriation
deficiency and Military Academy bills The
requests for conferences were agreed to,
Sewell. Warren and Harris being named as
conferees for the academy bill and Hale,
Allison and Cockrell for the deficiency bill.
The conference report on the emergency
river and harbor bill was presented and
discussed at length. 1t contains a provision
for the termination of the contract with
James p. Eads and TO pay S200000 to the
| Eads heirs for all real estate and appli-
| ances at South Pass in the Mississippi
| river, which was vigorously opposed. The
report was rejected-l0 to 46.
1t was agreed TO take vote on the mo-
/ ton TO refer the antitrust bill, and IL was
| carried CAS- to 2) as follows:
| Yeas-Aldrich, Baker, Bard, Beveridge,
| Carter. Chandler. Clark. Cullom Deboe,
| Depew. Elkins Fairbanks. Foraker. Fos-