The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-04
ARMY BILL PASSED.
Also Several Special Pension Bills
Clark Case Postponed Again.


Clark Case Postponed Again.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The Senate to-
day adopted the motion of Mr.. Hoar to
take up the resolution of the committee
on elections declaring that Mr.. Clark, of
Montana, was not duly elected to the Sem
ate and then postponed consideration of
the question for week. The army appro-
priation bill, after rather spirited debate.
was passed without division. The day
closed with the passage of a number of
private pension bills, including bills to
pension Mrs. Julia MacV. Henry, widow
Of the late Gen. Guy v. Henry, Gen. James
Longstreet, Mrs. Margaret M. Badger,
widow of the late Commodore Badger, and
Mrs. Harriet Gridley, widow of the late
Captain Gridley, of the navy.
Before the agreement in the Clark case
was reached there was a spirited contro-
versy over some remarks made by Mr..
Chandler yesterday. Mr.. Bacon took ex-
ception to the fact that Mr.. Chandler had
said that he had heard it stated that there
was purpose to delay consideration of the
resolution in order to prevent the Governor
of Montana making an appointment of a
senator to succeed Mr.. Clark in case the
seat now occupied by him should be de-
clared vacant. AS for himself, he could
not say what his own action would be in
the Clark resolution. He regarded himself
as a judge sitting in that case and he
would, he added. claim the right to investi-
gate it thoroughly before entering judg-
ment.
Mr.. Chandler said that his remarks re-
IL ill.,
of the resolution had not been called out
by anything that Mr.. Bacon had said, but
that he had had especial reference to Mr..
Stewards threat Ito read in the Senate,
if not given time to read out of it. the
testimony given by the committee"
'oThreatened?" said Mr.. Stewart.
Threatened to do what?"
Threatened" Mr.. Chandler replied, that
If any attempt was made to rush the
Clark resolution the three volumes of testi-
mony would be read for the purpose of de-
lay
Mr. Stewart said he had made no such
statement as a threat. but he had said
and he would repeat that IL time was not
given to read the testimony outside the
chamber time would be taken to read Ii
in the chamber. The case should be con-
sidered deliberately and decently, and es-
pecially in view of the fact that much OF
the testimony was irrelevant it was not
unreasonable to ask for time for investigG-
ton. II don't propose to be lectured, he
continued 81 don't like ii, and l particu-
larly don't like 1t from the man who has
gathered up all sorts Of hearsay matter
and printed Ii as testimony.
when the senator attacks me or the
| committee over which l preside" retorted
Mr.. Chandler, The will get lecture
| from me-"
| To this Mr.. Stewart replied: "Well
you'll get a lecture from me on the irrele-
want scandal you've put into the testimony
presented 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 $25t
| additional compensation to census super
| visors.
| The army appropriation bill being taker
up. Mr. Pettigrew continued his criticism
| of the treatment of the volunteer soldier:
| in the Philippines. He read number OF
| letters from members of the South Dakots
regiment complaining of their treatment
| there. Some of these contained profans
| expressions, which fact caused Mr.. Gal
| ing printed in the Record Such language
| he said should be obnoxious to any mar
| occupying n seat in the Senate.
To this Mr.. Pettigrew replied that ths
| letters were from men who had been con
| scripted to fight in a cause In which the,
| did not believe and placed In circum
1 stances which were generally objection
| able. These conditions were. he said. cal
| culatcd TO make men swear. but while tn
| South Dakotans occasionally dropped int
this bad habit, II was still true that the re