Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-26

although ii was a question which should
have been answered in a gentlemanly way
Mr. Cockran's answer had implied thar ~
stood on q higher plane, while MT. Dai1eA
was playing politics for profit.
Mr. Dalzeil said that he had never Ve'eo
anything but the republican ticket.
Reading from the public press 1t Wouiu
seem that he had made an attack On M :
Cochran while the fact was tnat nj.
Cochran had made q mean. contemptple
and unjustiiable one on Mr.. Dalzeil; MI.
DaIzell said that the public press had peer,
full of the charges that Mr. COCHRAN Ia1
accepted money for political services, ano
that charges to that effect were current 10
this day.
Claimed He Was justified.
Mr.. Dalzell said he was justified in say
ing he had been informed that 1t was pront-
able to the gentleman from New York 70
support Mckinley. because Of the current
belief that exists to this day that the gen.
tleman received money for political work.
1t was not a matter, he said, that permit
ted of positive proof. but it was so storngly
shown by circumstantial evidence That ne
would rest his case upon It,
He next reviewed the polftical history
of Mr.. Cochran saying he had started oue
as a greenbacker and as such had adyocat-
ed fat money at 100 cents to the doliar.
But In the Mckinley campaign ne nao pc
come such a sound money advocate tnat ne
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renublican platform because it was SOUND
money platform.
In 1900 Mr.. Cochran was found IN sup
port of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Dalzeif saIo eme
Gentleman from New York was consecu-
lively a greenback, a sound-money man
and a free-silver man. He had deem q
Bryanite and an anu-Bryanfte. he askeu
il Mr.. Cochran was for Bryan now OF ~
he was for some one else up IN we" ioi N
or in New Jersey.
sIf he is for Grover Cleveland. said MT.
Dalzell. che has more wisdom than some
Of his brothers. But perhaps ne IS Loa
some political nonentity in New York. VINO
is said not to have a single convlction OF
any public question, but IL willing TO stano
on any platform that may be written LOT
him. ,+,n,ad
Mr.. Dalzell ''enough to make people pc
lieye that there were other inducements
than matters of conscience to bring the
gentleman to the support OF Mr. Mckinney
in 1862
Calling for Information.
When the House met today Mr.. jenkins
(wts.) J. chairman OF the committee on Jul
dietary, moved the adoption of the reso-
lutions recently favorably reported by ms
committee inquiring what action hao
been taken by the Department OF Justice
regarding an investigation of the coal
trust" and whether or not any criminal
prosecutions have been instituted by tnat
department against the individuals found
guilty of violations of the "anti-trust
law in connection with the merger de-
cision The resolutions were adopted
without discussion or division.
From the committee on rules Mr.. Gros-
venor (Ohio) reported a resolution pro-
yiding that upon it's adoption the House
should take up and consider the bill re-
garding the employment of vessels Of the
United States for public purposes.
The previous question was ordered--l3S
to 97-and forty minutes were allowed
for debate on the rule.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) discussed the bill
itself and said 1t was nothing more nor
less than a thinly disguised subsidy
measure. The effect of the passage of the
bill would not only be to grant few
of the public treasury. but would give a
bonus to the managers Of the republican
party in the coming campaign.
In urging the adoption OF the rule Mr..
Stevens (Minn) said the bill tended to
encourage the American people to enlist
themselves and their means for the ma
tiona1 defense. 1t was, he said, a bill that
gave privileges to American ships as
against foreign ships.
The Bill Taken Up.
On a rising vote the resolution was
adopted-12S to lit, a strict party vote
and the bill was taken up.
It's consideration temporarily was de-
ferred in order to make way for the con-
ference report on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill, which occasioned
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