The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-07

Washington, March 6.-Probably not
in the history of the senate was there
ever shown so little interest in the final
vote on a great measure as was mani
tested today in the vote on the con- n
ence report Of the financial bill. The
report was before the senate for nearly
two weeks, yet only four speeches we're
delivered on it, including Mr.. Aldrich' 8
explanation of the changes made in the
senate bill by the conference.
Iouay discussion ceased on the bill
IIteen minutes before the time fixed
ior the vote. and the senate actually
began the consideration of minor bills
on the calendar to consume time. The
conference report was agreed to by a.
vote>of "A to 26, the report thus having
a majority Of is.
Mr.. Hansbrough IN d. reported a
house joint resolution directing the sec
rotary of the interior to place under
Dond the Mammoth Tree grove" and
the South Park grove Of big trees in
Caiaveras and Tuollomne counties,
California, the idea being that the gov
eminent acquire the groves. The reso-
luton was adopted.
OAoSon senatorial case.
AT the conclusion OF the morning bus
mess, Mr.. Simon (Ore0 called up the
resolution on the seating of former
senator Quay. He addressed the SEN
ATE IN answer to the speech Of Mr.. Car
ter delivered yesterday, In the course
Oh which the Montana senator adverted
10 the reasons which induced him to
vote against Mr.. Corbett, who was an
appolntee of the governor of Oregon.
de said Mr.. Carter had made the dis
tinct charge that Mr. Corbett had cor
rupted the Legislature and defeated the
desire Of the people of Oregon. He
could not. he said, permit this unjust
and untrue charge to go unchal-
lenged.
He declared Mr.. Corbett was in no
way responsible for the failure of the
legislature to elect a senator, nor for
the failure Oh the house to organize.
The failure of the house TO organize. he
said, was due to former Senator Mitch
ell, and to him alone, and he denied the
lmputation Of corruption on the part of
Mr.. Corbett.
Mr.. Simon then directed attention to
the fact that Mr.. Quay as q member
9f the senate was paired against Mr..
Coroett, and said on principles of JUS
dce Mr.. Quay should be stopped by his
paired vote against Mr., Corbett.
Carter Makes Reply.
Mr.. Carter replied to Mr.. simon's
statement. He had not spoken with
view Of making z. personal assault on
Mr.. COrbett.
I assigned ds a reason for voting
against Mr.. COrbett the belief l en-
tertained then, and which L still en-
terrain, that the proceeding in oregon
of the legislature was a revolutionary
proceeding to which Mr.. Corbett was
Il party"
Mr.. Carter then had read a letter
discussing the situation from George c.
Brownell. chairman of ehe joint assem-
bly, of the state of Oregon. He fol-
lowed this letter with the assertion
that Mr.. Corbett and the governor of
the state were in the combination, not
only to defeat Mitchell. but to elect
COrbett. The latter's entire effort, he
said, was 10 prevent the organization
Of the legislature in order that he
might secure the appointment
In reply. Mr.. Simon said he was in
Guced to believe that Mr.. Carriers
statements were somewhat warped and
exaggerated by the peculiar atmosphere
CT Montana politics. in which, if what
had been heard about the case during
the past few weeks Appropriated the
truth it was the general practice 70
use money in big figures.
How Montana Senators Are Elected.
In fact" said he. cit has been said
that one gentleman in Montana, the
candidate for an honorable office, has
separated himself from about $500 000."
He did not attempt to assert the truth
of the case, but he felt that Mr.. Carter
might have obtained his ideas about the
corrupt use of money nearer home than
was the state of oregon.
Mr. Scott CIV. Va introduced a res
OlutiOn authorizing the president to
govern the Philippines until congress
shall otherwise provide
a bill was passed for the erection Of
public building in Wheeling, W. Va,
10 cost not to exceed $4O0, O00
Mr. Allen CNeb) then addressed the
senate on the financial bill. He did not
SUPPOSE il would be denied that the
adoption OF the gold standard was a
gross violation Of She Republican pol
icy as euunciated in the Republican
platform Of 1896. nor would it be de-
MED he thought, that the Republican
party had made no honest effort TO
bring about bin, taliism. Mr.. Aldrich,
chairman OF the finance committee,
said:
Il will interject into the senator's
remarks. with his permission, denial
of every statement he has made and
the probability is that at the cOnclu-
sion of his speech can enter the same
denial.
Aldrich Makes Denial.
Later on, when afr- Allen declared
the bill required the payment of all
debts, public and private, in gold coin,
Senator Aldrich entered a straight de-
NAL and did the same thing when Mr..
Allen asserted that it conferred unlimit-
ed power for the issuance Of bonds
Mr.. Allen retorted that the whole
measure reduced every contract TO the
gold standard. He especially attacked
the measure because Of favors which.
he said, it extended to the national
banks. The pending bill would be more
far-reaehing in its blighting conse-
quences than any measure he had ever