St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-30

the facts. why did they not call the sen
ators whose names had been connected
with these charges, instead of perse-
cutting newspaper men who had no per-
sonal knowledge. and whose informa-
zion was obtained from confidential
SOurcese"
But" interjected Mr.. Allen, "if the
questions asked the newspaper men
were Irrelevant, they should be exempt
from testifying."
/"tFhy call the newspaper men instead
of the men themselves" retorted MIR.
Hill.
MIR. Gray. chairman of the committee,
here interrupted to compare the investi-
CATION to a c0roner's inquest, and
wanted to know OF Mr. Hill If Il witness
making a statement that he bad heard
that one man had been killed by
another could refuse to give his au.
thOrity.
Mr.: Hill parted this question. A
trial In court, a legal investigation, he
said. was a very different thing from a
~ CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY.
Their eye witnesses were wanted.
THAT is just about what we want"
said Mr.. Gray.
"Well, you are going a long way
around the horn to look for Them" re.
torted MIR. Hill, with some irony in his
tone.
How are we to get them?!" asked
Mr.. Gray.
Call the senator's replied Mr.. Hill
lmpulsiyely, That is the best way"
"How are we to tell who the senators
are?" asked Mr.. Allen.
IF you don't know" said MIR. Hill
with great emphasis. ''call them all. So
long AS you have fooiishly, as | think,
entered upon this investigation, it is
your duty to exhaust it."
MIR. Hill declared that if a newspaper
man had made a statement rejecting on
his honor or integrity. and should 90
before a committee and testify that he
mad 10 personal knowledge of the truth
OF the charge, he (Mr. HilD should ill.,
slst upon being the next witness.
AS long as you have entered upon
his field OF inquiry, the whole OF it
should be explored. l have appealed
from the decision for certain rea-
from my state; they represent
papers i'll my state; second. l desire 10
present my views: third, | believed that
h senate was entering upon ground
1t ought not to tread upon, and that
no good could come of the per-
secutlon of these newspaper men;
fourth. L deny the right of the vice
president to certify those facts to the
district attorney under the statute with
out affirmative action by the senate,
and, fifth. l believe that the senate has
no right to 20 further than it has gone"
Then, after some wrangling between
NJ. Harris and Mr.. Hill, during which
the interchange OF courtesles was
QUITE ACRIMONIOUS,
and after aD Intellectual effort on Mr..
HIPS part to introduce a resolution
declaring that the questions asked the
newspaper men for which they were TO
be held Ill contempt were not pertinent
and that the facts should not be certi-
fed to the pistriet attorney.
Mr.. Harris moved to table the appeal,
and 1t was carried without division.
MIR. Hill then offered another resolu-
ton to The effect that certificates of the
recalcitrancy should not be made to the
district attorney until the senate bad
taken further action. Mr.. Harris OBJ
jected. when Mr.. Hill said he had 10
objection to the resolution going over.
The vice president said: ''It will go
over"
MI. Harris said it could not go over
because it had not yet been introduced
and could not be, but the chair did not
alter the ruling.
The senate then resumed consldera-
ton of the lumber paragraph of the
tariff bill, and Mr.. Squire rep. Wash.)
addressed the senate In opposition to
free lumber.
Mr.. Hale then offered an amendment
to place a uniform duty of 81 OH all
lumber. Defeated.
Mi. Allen, OF Nebraska, moved to
place all lumber, shingles. boards, etc,
used i'll the building OF residences upon
the free list.
Without action on Mr.. Aliens aemnd-
ment. at 6:20 The senate went into tx
ecutive session, and a few minutes later
adjourned until Thursday at 10 O'Clock.