New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-24
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HILL SUPPORTS PETER.
HIS ATTITUDE A SURPRISE.
THE NEw-YORK SENATOR TAKES ISSUE
WITH GORMAN AND VOORHEES,.
PASSAGE AT ARMS IN THE SENATE OVER
THE RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY INTO THE
METHODS OF NEw-YoRK CITY AND OTHER
NATIONAL BANKS-A VOTE IN
THE MANTLE CASE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE.1

THE MANTLE CASE
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUYE.1
Washington, Aug. 23.-The unreasonable ano
ugly temper which is sure TO show itself in the
Senate at the slightest passage-at-arms over tho
financial situation broke out in q rather unex-
pected quarter this morning, when an excited and
bitter debate was precipitated on Mr.. PETERS
resolution of inquiry into the methods Of business
now being followed by New-York City and other
National banks. The Kansas Senator's resolution
read as follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the Treasury be Il.
rected inform the Senate,
First whether and in what respect the National bsnks
any Of them, I'm the cities OF Boston, NewYork and
PHI ladephla being conducted violation Of law.
Second whether said banks dep sors' checks
promptly In lawful money
Third whether said banks or any OF them, do.
mandng Of interest higher than those provided by
law for the loan OF money in dscounng notes and
bills.
Mr. PETERS inquiry had been suggested by pas
sages of last weeks debate the National Bank
Circulation bill, in which the issuance Of clearing
house certificates had been somewhat disap-
provngly referred to. The resolution Of course.
was aimed at Secretary Carlisle, as well as at tho
banks, and sought to convict him OF allowing
relaxation of the law in the present emergency-a
relaxation Of which the banks were not slow to
reap the benefit.
Mr. PETERS course in Offering the resolution was
vigorously criticised unpatriotic and injurious
70 the public welfare, by Mr.. HOar on one side
and Mr. VOORHEES, and Mr.. German on the other;
and Mr.. IIoar promptly moved to sidetra"k the
inquiry by referring it TO the Committee on
Finance This motion would no doubt have been
carried and the resolution buried without further
excitement if Senator Hill had not come, amid
Danc
4 he senior New-YorS Senator took issue boldly
with both Mr.. German and Mr.. Voorhees,, and
favored full examination of the present methods
employed by the banks, in spite of the assurances
of the two older Democratic leaders that the pas.
sage of such resolution would force the abandon,
ment Of the only means of relief now available in
New-York and drive the National banks there to
suspension
Mr.. Hill, in his two speeches, showed himself
quite Indifferent to the good cOunsels of his
associates, being moro anxious, apparently, to
score a point with the ant-National bank senti-
ment of the Western and Southern Democracy
than 10 relieve the Secretary OF the Treasury and
the banks from the burden of an inquiry clearly
dangerous to public welfare in the present en-
barrassmcnts of business.
Extended debate on the PETER resolution car
red il through the morning hour, and 1t went
To the foot Of the calendar, whence IL can be
taken up only by majority vote. The incident,
however, gave a striking indication OF the ugiI-
ness of feeling latent in the Senate, where tho
slightest turn in debate may bring on at any
time intense and bitter clashes of sentiment, which
traverse equally established party lines and party
friendships of the longest standing.
The Senate took one vote on the Lee Mantle case
to-day. and then, pending motion to reconsider
that test of strength adjourned until tomorrow.
On the face of the vote Mr.. Mantles title seems
in n fair way to he rejected as spurious. Tho
vote on substituting the report of the minority
OF the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
which denies Mr.. Mante's title. for the report
of the ma iOrity, which indor-es IL, "a yeas
10 81 nays Mr. Henderson subsequently chang
ing his vote in order to move reconsidera-
ton the totals footed up officially as 80
TO 30 Feeling, doubt, that il would be better
to fight the question out tomorrow, when fuller
attendance may be secured. the Senate adjourned
without passing on the resolution as amended.
Although the rejection Of Mr. Nantes title
will Involve the loss of three seats 10 the anti
rcpealers in the Senate, the Montana case being
ia all respects similar TO those pending from
Wyoming and Washington, the vote on the NIL
norty resolution showed an utter lack Of division
on party. silver anti-silver, or any other con-
cniyable lines Meesrs. Varce, Vest. Coke, George,
Mitchell of Oregon, PETER. Kyle. Martin and other
ardent free-coinage men Joined with many Eastern
Parnblicans and Administration Democrats to ex-
cludc Mr.. Mantle: while his right 10 his seat
was supported by both silver and anfi-silver
Republicans and by both Administration ana
anti Administration Democrats. II no change oc-
curs Tomorrow in the lines of division. and Mr.
Vanccs resolution is adopted. the 3ntrrpea forces
will lose three votes which they have securely
connted on so far the membership of the Senate
for the present sessSSn will be reduced to eighty:
Eve and the forty three Senators now committed
70 rereal will form an indisputable majority OF
tha whole body.