The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-28
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members Of Congress should have a
share of the commission II the sale toSE
place; but the two geistie;nens ag1eation
expenses, etc, bills in restaurants and
hotels. i had to pay. The two press as
sociations Abner Mckinley and Brown,
Evans. Knox and others, had promised
that their contracts should be- Suaran-
teed By the house of SehSman. To this
the banking house agreed, as 1t should
in one way or another have to be- re-
cocnized by the Danish Government
PROPOSED INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Richardson said he did not chaTga
that airy Senator OF member of Congress
lad been bribed- He had simply pre-
sented the allegations of this agent that
money had to be used for brioinS con-
sressrnen The charges had been pub
lished in this country and abroad. Id
said, giving the impression that condi-
tons in the United States were Simply
horrible" He, therefore. proposed this
inquiry so that each member could dis"
claim the charges so far as it affected
him. Mr.. Richardson said there was one
objectionable feature to the affair. IN
that the State Department must have
known Of the publication OF these
charges prior to the ratification of tho
Danish treaty.
Mr.. Cannon moved to postpone consift-
Grafton of the resolution until tomorrow.
Mr.. Underwood. of Alabama, declared
stake in this matter. 1t mattered not, hs
said. whether Christmas was thief or
knave. he had made the charges. They
should be thoroughly Investigated.
The Speaker put the question OF Mr..
Cannon's motion to postpone. The Re-
publicans generally voted for the motion,
but such stentorian chorus OF noes
came from the Democratic side that tha
Speaker announced:
THE noes seem to have 1t.
Mr. Cannon did not ask fer a division.
and the Speaker declared the motion lost.
The resolutions were then perfected by
the insertion Of sit is alleged befora
all assertions. At the suggestion OF Mr..
Lacy, of Connecticut. the reference in the
resolution to newspapers was changed to
.'newspape or press associations.
With these changes the resolutions weri
put to vote and were carried without q
dissenting voice.
in the Senate.
CIV Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 2I-ln
the Senate to-day Mr.. Harris, of KAN
sas and Mr.. Quarles, of Wisconsin. spoke
at length on the oleomargarine bill. MR.
Harris supported the measure. but urged
that an amendment. which he proposed.
placing a tax of ten cents pound on
aduIterated butter and regulating the
manufacture and sale of renovated bue-
ter. ought to be adopted.
Mr.. Quarles vigorously denounced this
oleomargarine industry, as at present.
conducted as a fraud, and insisted thai
IN the interest, not only of the five mil
lion Of dairymen, but also in the Interest
of the whole American people. the pend
ing bill ought to be enacted into law
Mr. Patterson. of Colorado, sharply
criticised the methods by which General
Funston captured Aguinaldo. and sought
to show that General Funston's state
ment published to-day, that he had not
violated the articles of civilized warfare,
was not accurate
Mr.. Patterson said that all authorities
upon international law and the articles
of civilized warfare declared that the
use Of the enemy's uniform was not war
ranted. and that man in an enemy's
uniform who killed another man was
guilty of assassination and outside the
pale of protection
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
Would Not Effec. Treaty.
tBy Associated Press.)