The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06
IN THE SENATE.
Pettigrew stirs Jp n Hornets Nest
by Reckless Charges md Reports
of Alleged Conversations.

of Alleged Conversations.
| WASHINGTON. June "a tornado OF
| partisan debate swept over the senate
| today with Senators Hanna, Pettigrew
| and Carter the chief figures. For sena-
| torial elimination and recrimination. for
bitter personalities and for poignant in
| vective the debate exceeded anything
| heard on the floor OF the chamber for
| many years. The lie was not passed d.
rectly but the truthfuness of state
| ments was charged very sharply.
| Bacon precipitated the scene by repeat
| ing charge made several days ago
| by Pettigrw that Mr.. Cramp. the Phila-
| dephla shipbulder. had contributed 500 900
| TO the Republican campaign fund In 1892.
| with the understanding that he would
| be reimbursed in contracts for warships
| for the government. The charge, Bacon
| said had neither been denied by Hanna,
! present chairman Of the Republican ma
tlonal committee. nor by Carter, who was
| chairman of the committee iu 1892
Then the storm broke. Hanna vigorous
| Iy denied any knowledge of such a trans
| action and expressed his opinion that It
was false. Carter declared the state
| ment properly could be branded only as
lie Pettigrew not only reiterated the
statement. but created a tremendous sem
saton by asserting that his authority was
| no legs a person than Cramp himself.
| and that In a conversation with Carter
that senator had substantially verified the
| story. He also attacked Hanna relative
| TO his election to the senate Hanna
| piled In kind, and expressed doubt OF the
| South Dakotan's sanity. He was followed
! by Carter, who denounced the charges as
Pigments OF Pettigrews Imagination.
Most of the day was given to conference
| reports and odds and ends OF business
| preparatory to final adjournment.
| A night session was held
At the opening OF today's session OF the
| senate. at 10 q. m. the chaplain In his
| invocation. referred to the bereavement OF
former Senator John Sherman. in the
| death OF his wife. He spoke Of her as
| keeping her home-bred virtues and show
Ing TO all the type OF a divnely noble
| Christian character"
Turner's Pension Court Hill.
| During the transaction of routine busi-
| ness Turner presented a bill on which he
| said he desired to submit some remarks.
| The bill was TO establish a court OF pen
sion appeals. which Turner said he had
| introduced several months ago at the re-
| quest OF the G. A r.
| He presented several letters from prom
| Inent members and officials of the c. A.
| r. in support OF tho measure.
Turner made an attack on the admins
| trauon OF the pension department be-
| cause, he said. by its peculiar construc-
| ton OF the laws passed by a grateful CON
| gress II was denying Just and proper
| pensions TO the old soldiers OF the repuo-
| lie, their widows and orphans"
In the course of his speech Turner spoke
briefly Of almost every big question before
congress upon which action had not been
| taken and urged that congress ought not
| 10 adjourn tomorrow while so many i'm
! pottant measures were lying Enacted upon
| including the bill for the relief Of soldiers
Gaiiingrr Answers Turner.
Gallinger replying to Turner said con-
gress had been very liberal in the treat
| ment OF the eX-soldiers. both OF the great
J political parties having shown "A dispo-
! stion 10 deal fairly with the pensioners
! The facts he said. demonstrated that the
| charge that the policy OF the present adj
! ministra'lon 81 the pension department
! was 'tlli0eral' was Unwsrranted and uu-
| just
| When the antitrust bin was laid before
| the senate, Pettisrcw moved to proceed
| VITA tts consideration. Gallinger moved
| 10 refer the matter TO The committee On
| Judiciary.
bacon Repeats rcttigrcw'. thargr.
| In The course n "A speech ON the sub
! leet Bacon said DE was profoundly sur-
| prSrd that the statement made few
! days aSo tv Petugrew that the cramps.
( IN" efupbutldcrs ~ Philadelphia had con-
( 'lhAtri $50 q" 20 she Republican ma
/ uoHAl 'Riupa.gn fund for lsls with The
/ promise that they would be recouprd Nv
! ,'n'r" rs fog the building ~ warshlps
| hai n"t been denied lie REGARDED IL AS
! % most remarkable statement. and direct.
/ 81 attention Gu the IA; that MI Hanna
/ art 'nr'er. Intimately connected Win d..
/ ,3mraiEu W'rc $40 The chamber ana heard
/ ,3e statement
carter nrnounees IL n. False
| 'tf''r. 0n' N8s chairman OF the Re