The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-30
HILL ON The RACK AGAIN
Ha Doesn't Seem 10 HlV, Many Friends
In The Senate.
ALLEN JUMPS ON HIM
And They All Grin and ClgRIe When
the Senior Senator From the
Empire State Takes the
Floor to Talk.

the right of newspaper correspondents TO
refuse 10 give Senator Gray's bribery and
sugar investigating committee the sources
Of their information was brought before
the senate to-day in report from the
committee concerning the refusal of Cor
respondents Edwards and Shriver to
answer questions.
In the morning hour Kyle, in order to
avoid further conflict over the passage OF
the resolution declaring the sense OF the
senate against non-interferenee with the
affairs of the Hawaiian islands, agreed to
waive vote on his resolution IL vote
could be secured on the Turpio resolution
reported from the committee on foreign
relations.
Vest offered q substitute for Turpie's
resolution, one declaring that from the
facts and papers before tho senate II
would be unwise and inexpedient to con-
slider the project of annexation; that the
highes, international interests require
that the people Of the Sandwich Islands
chose their own form OF government and
line Of policy; that foreign interference
with the affairs of those islands be re-
garded as an act unfriendly to the United
States.
A motion by Hoar to lay the Vest
amendment on the table was defeated, IL
ayes, IS nays.
The tariff bill was taken up. Proctor
addressed the senate in opposition.
Pettigrew followed In opposition to tho
bill. lie said he had feeling OF contempt
for eastern senator's who are trying TO de-
ceiye tho people by protesting friendship
for silver. In his opinion the western
senators who advocated tho free coinage
OF silver and protection were right.
Gray, at the close of the speech by Pet
tigrew, presented the report OF the COM
mIttee delegated to investigate the charges
in regard to impropriety in the framing Of
the sugar schedule. Hill objected. Gray
said II was privileged. The senate agreed
and the report was read.
The committee, after reciting the testi-
mony Of Edwards and Schriver and the
questions they refused TO answer, says
"These witnesses are in contempt Of tho
senate and ought to be dealt with under
the law providing fne OF 500 10 81 900
and imprisonment from one month to a
year"
senator 'ray suom't'ea 10 'ne Vice
president warrant oirecuns 'ne uis'r'c'
attorney TO proceed against 'ne Witnesses
The discussion was renewed as to whether
the report was privileged or not, Hill
claiming II was not. The vice president
ruled u was. hiii Appealed anu ihaue
vigorous speech. Inc vice presiaeht re-
fused TO allow any resolutions regaruihs
newspaper correspondence 10 Do intro
ducod regarding the report oil inc comm'''
'ee ana held that the presentation
OF the report was Pr"neseu anu
that the statute prescribed the duty
OF the chair and upon the demand OF ,he
regular order he stated tnat inc tariii oiil
was before the senate. Inns means tna'
tho report VIII oe cer''neu 10 'ne u's'r'e'
attorney Tor rproceeu'hss against Iu"aras
and Schriver.
Hill proceeded TO discuss the questions
involved IN the oecision. no arRueu tna'
the senate coulu not lose Jurisuicuoh
simply because the cotnmit'ce mace 'he
report that It s'iii mad tho right TO re-
commit tue report, and II re-conmitted IN
law, II was as u the report never nad neei
made. he said ne had nopersonai interest,"
in tho investigation. ne 'hougnt u proper
enough to investigate the charses OF al
tempted oribery' out doubted the wisdom
and proprie'y oi this proceeding. "he'hei
the newspaper men always told the truti
or ever told the tru'h was aquestiof
which, II the senate entered upon IL could
be Kept busy untii inc emu OF 'ne session
The senate smiled audibiy at TINS state
ment OF the New YORK senator nut 1t LED
to very interesting debate between h'il
and Allen, a member OF the bribery com
mittee.
Allen interrupted Hill TO say II was no
the truthfulness of the correspondents
the committee was charged TO investigate
II was whether attempts lad been made
TO bribe the senators; whether the sugaI
trust had mado large political contrlbu
tions for the purpose OF influencing lesis
iation ana wbether ihe senators nau oecf
speculating in sugar stocks. He asket
Hill II he contended that tho senate had
right to investigate the charge that Tho
senators had specuiated IN sugar STOCKS
mot exactly" replied Hill, "but have
grave doubts IL the senator should conn
before tho committee and refuse TO an
swer questions relating to his private
business. whether the committee coult
compel him to do SO. The decisions o
the courts are against it,"