The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-30

would not constitute acrims. II the COM
mittee desired to get at the facts why did
they not call the senators whose names
stead OF prosecuting the newspaper men
who had no personal knowledge, and
whose information was obtained from
confidential sources?n
But" interjected Allen, "if the ques-
tions asked the newspaper men were ir-
relevant, they should be exempted from
testifying."
"Why call the newspaper men instead
Of the men themselves? ?" retoried Hill.
Gray. chairman OF the committee, here
interrupted TO compare tho investigation
In coroner's inquest and wanted to
know OF Hill IL the witness, having made
q statement that he had heard that one
man had been killed by another could re.
fuse TO give his authority?
Hill parried this question. A trial In
court was legal investigation, he said,
and very different from a congressional
inquiry. There eye witnesses were
wanted.
That is just about what we want said
Gray.
well, you're going long way around
the horn TO look for them," retorted Hill,
with some irony in his tone.
"How are We TO get them?" asked Gray.
Call tho senator's replied Hill, I'M
puisively.
SLOW are We to tell who the senators
are?" asked Allen.
II don't know" said Hill, with great
al .n -.
you have foolishiy, as ! think, entered
upon this investigation. 1t is your duty to
exhaust it,"
Hill declared that IL newspaper men had
made statement rejecting on his honor
or integrity, and should 60 before the
committee and testify he had no personal
knowledge Of the truth Of the charge, he,
Hill, should insist on being the next wit
ness. "As long as you have entered upon
this field Of inquiry, the whole Of il should
be exposed. have appealed from the
decisions for certain reasons. First, the
newspaper men ar from my state; they
represent your papers in my state; Sec
ond, desire 10 present my views; third.
] believed the senate was entering upon
ground it ought not TO tread upon, and
that no good could come from the prose-
cution OF newspaper men, Tor deny tho
right Of tho vice president TO certify those
facts to the district attorney under the
statute without affirmative action by the
senate; and fifth, believe the senate has
no right to go further than IL has gone"
Then, after some wrangling Harris
moved to table the appeal and 1t was
carried without division,
Hill then offered another resolution to
the effect that the certitications of the re-
calciirancy should not be made 10 the dis
trict attorney until the senate had taken
further action. Harris objected when Hill
said he had no objection TO the resolution
going over. The vice president said: ut
will 60 over,' Harris said IL could not &c
| over because IL had not yet been intro
duced and could not be, but the chair did
not alter the ruling.
The senate then resumed the considcra.
tion Of the lumber paragraph Of the tariff
bill and Squire addressed the senate in
| opposition TO free lumber.
Hale then offered an amendment to
place uniform duty Of 81 on all lumber
defeated. Allen moved to place all lum.
ber, shingles, boards. ETC., used in build.
| ing residences. upon the free list.
Without action on Aliens amendment,
| the senate went into executive session
and a few moments later adjourned until
| Thursday.