The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-02
SENATOR'S DEBATE THE DISA-
GREEMENT ON THE ARMOR
PLATE MEASURES
FRIENDS OF TRUSTS IN SADDLE
THUS MIR. ALLEN, OF NEBRASKA.
CHARACTERIZE THE APPEAR
ANCE OF MIR. HANNA
REPUBLICAN LEADER SCORED
Trust Issue Occupied the Attention
of Roth Branches of the Con-
gress During Fridays
Session.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The senator
ial debate today was caustic and as
warm as the weather outdoors. At times
the exchanges between senat ors bordered
on the personal character. The course of
the discussion was of a political nature,
although in themselves the subjects
were not essential
Soon after the senate convened a me-
mortal was presented from the people CT
California asking that the government
provide some relief for the starving peo.
pie OF India Mr.. Hale, of Maine, with
this as a text, severely arraigned Great
Britain for eXpending hundreds of mil
lions Of dollars in crushing liberty and
freedom in South Africa instead of car
ing for the helpless and dying people Of
England's chief colony
Mr.. Aldrch, of Rhode Island, charged
Mr.. Hale with making political speeches
on irrelevant matters, and a little later
when Mr.. Hale reported a further dis
agreement on the naval appropriation bill
an exciting discussion arose over the
ermOr plate question
A sharp political twist was given to
the debate by speech which Mr.. Hanna,
of Ohio, delivered in favor of leaving the
whole matter in the hands of the senate
conferces, and of conferring discretion
airy power upon the secretary of the navy
in accordance with the house proposition
He became involved in a controversy
with Mr.. Iillman, of South Carolina and
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, over the gov
erlments ability to manufacture armor
satisfactorily, in the course OF which the
sparks flew to the intense interest of
tie auditors. Mr.. Teller, of Colorado;
Mr.. Allen, and Mr.. Pettigrew, Of South
Dakota, replied to Mr.. Hanna, all speak.
ing in political VEIN
CHAMPIONS OF TRUSTS.
Mr.. Allen said this discussion had
brought out the fact that the friends of
the trusts were in the saddle. No pre-
vious discussion had been sufficient to
bring Mr.. Hanna or Mr.. Ell1ins to the
front, but the moment that we attack
one of these trusts, that are preparing
to rob the country OF millions of dol
lars, he said, they appear here as ad-
Nocatcs OF this great octopus. and under
take to persuade the senate that the gov
ernment should not manufacture armor
plate, but that 1t should stand up and
allow itself to be rifed."
He would not be so unlkind as to say
that the Carnegie and Bethlehem com
panies would prepare the '1nvulnerable
political armOr plate Of the Republican"
that he would leave that to the interest
of the senators from Ohio and West Vir-
ginia in this question.
Mr.. Teller said that long before the
senator from Ohio had taken any part
in pubic life he had been advocating
and voting for the increase in the navy.
Now" he said, 1--WE are guilty of
treason If we do not fall into the ideas
of the administration on Imperialism, and
If we are not willing to allow the gov
ernment to be robbed, We are charged
with being against the navy"
Continuing, Mr.. Teller said he had not
intended to bring politics into this con-
troVeTsy, but that when the chief repre-
sentative of the Republican party, as he
regarded Mr.. Hanna, came here as the
champion of the combinat tions, he felt
that he was justified in saying that the
Republicans expect to repeat this year
the tactics of 1896, which consisted of
levying assessments upon every manufac-
turing institution in the country.
MIR. HANNA DENIES.
'I deny the statement" interrupted Mr..
Hanna, ''it is not true"
Il expected the denial" responded Mr..
Teller. Technically the charge may not
be true, but substantially it is. It is
notorious that the national banks were
all assessed. Even the banks of Colora-
do were notified that they were expected
the Republican ticket"
Mr.. Hanna: The First National bank
of Denver was the recipient of all the
contributions for the Democratic cam
paign fund and its president was the
solicitor general for them"
Mr. Teller: "If that is true, the amount
raised was inconsequential."
Mr. Hanna: over 100000"
Mr. Teller: "Oh, no; l know of every
dollar that went through that bank for
the campaign"
$50 do l." responded Mr.. Hanna
''Then" replied Mr.. Teller, "the SEN
ator knows that the amount was not
$4,000 nor 100000 either"
Continuing, Mr.. Teller said that in
view of the fact that the policy of 1886
was to be repeated in 1900 it was not diff
fcult to account for the interest Of the
friends of the armor plate manufacturers
in the senate. He did not suppose that
the disposition of the armor plate ques-
tion had anything to do with Mr. Carne-
gies declaration for Mr.. Mckinley, but
he did know that the class of men for
whom he stood seems to think that it was
essential that he should be reelected
This was a mistake If they meant to pur-
sue fair methods. He concluded with the
assertion that the methods of the friends
of the administration would not bear in
Vestigation for an hour.
ARMOR PLATE COMBINE.
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that the two
armor plate manufactures of the country
had been built up on profits received from
the government; that they were in collu-
sion, and that they had sold armor plate
to the Russian government for $3.50 per
ton. He said that if the price to Russia
had been increased, as Mr.. Hanna de-
clared, to S545 per ton, it was only be-
cause there was an international armor
plate combine. He said he was not sur
prised to find the men who collected the
funds for the Republican party In 1896
standing up in the senate and defending
this combination for plundering the
treasury of the United States"
A yea and nay vote was taken on Mr..
Hale's motion further to insist upon the
senate amendments to disagree to the pro-
posed amendment of the house as to
armor plate, and that the senate agree
TO further conference. The motion was
agreed to unanimously, sixty-three votes
being cast.
Messrs Hale, Perkins and Tillman were
appointed as conferees.
The military academy appropriation bill