The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-14
THE NATIONAL
CONGRESS.
Some Record Of What the Peo-
pies Representatives Are
Trying to Do.
THE PETER RESOLUTION
Passes the ssnate-HiIi Tried Hard to
Talk IL to DeAth-The FINANCE Commit
tee to do the Insestigating-High links
In the Pension Busfnsss-A Salary Grab
Carnival.

Ten pension bills introduced.
Mr.. Butler introduced a joint reso-
luton to carry into effect two resOlu-
tions Of the Continental Congress, d.
recting monuments To be erected to
the memory Of Gen. Francis Nash and
William Davidson, of North Carolina.
The resolution provides for an appro-
| priation OF $1,000 for each monument.
HOUSE.
| Ten pension bills were introduced.
| Representative WOodman, of Hi
nois, introduced a resolution provid-
ing that the House Of Representatives
directly request the President to make
immediate proclamation that a cOndi-
ton Of war in Cuba is recognized, and
that it is the purpose of this govern
ment to preserve position of neutral
ity, and that the United States will
look with especial disfavOr on the con-
tinnance of any methods of warfare
not recognized in the rules Of war as
practiced by the leading nations of
the civilized world. In the preamble
it is recited that "the executive de-
partment of the government has not
seen fit to act on the almost universal
recommendation of the people as ex-
pressed by both branches OF Con-
I
most unhappy island is becoming a
stencil in the nostrils of Christendom;
the murders, the Outrages, the barbar-
tiles, and horrors perpetrated by the
Spanish in Cuba are so notorious that
civilization itself stands appalled,"
| Tuesia,. MAJ 5.-3enate.
Six pension bills were introduced.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill
for the purchase of site and the con-
struction of suitable school building
for a school for the Croatan Indians in
Robson county, N. G.
Appropriation bills were discussed
during the day.
The chief feature of interest during
the session was the bringing up OF
Senator PETERS resolution to investi-
gate those secret bond sales. Hill, the
watchdog for the rascals," was on the
alert, and again began scheme to
talk the bill to death if he could. In
his long winded harangue he intima-
ted lots of rascality which PETERS
resolution did not quite r. ach, and he
threatened the Republicans that if
they did not vote down this PETER
resolution, he would expose some of
the JnO. Sherman deals. He lost his
|
the Senators with being about to make
fools of themselves by passing "fool-
ish, contemplate, and absurd" resolu-
ton. He talked about the "persecu-
tion and mud-slinging' with which
the Secretary of the Treasury was be-
: ing threatened. He commented at
some length on the contracts for the
bond issues, and said that August Bel
: mont Sc Co., DreXel, Morgan & Co.,
representing Rothschild & Son, of
! London; Seligman IL Co., of New
York, and others were those who con-
tracted with Secretary Sherman.
Then, as now, said the Senator, the
syndicate got the bonds. Men who
had the money invested it.
He said that it was not that he cared
anything for Mr.. Carlisle Or for the
J administration, but if these bond con-
) tracts were to be paraded son the
stump" in the coming campaign, then
t he proposed to place the Sherman con-
/, tracts alongside the Carlisle contracts
showing that the former were with
= the same bankers, "the same J. Pier
= pont Morgan that you are throwing in
: Mr.. Cleveland's face"
, TIRE CAUCASIAN hopes that the viii
: lainy and rascality of the whole rotten
l gang will get an airing and be ex-
posed some day. If it conld all be
: known the people would wipe both
these thieyIng parties off the earth in
= the next election.
Y Hill strung his speech out over
). about fourteen pages of the Congress.
s siOnal Record in his time-killing oper.
t alton.
| Mr.. Pettigrew believed in a search
0 ing operation, which would clay bare
e the secret features of the bond tran.
e sactions. A sharp controversy occur.
f red between Mr.. PettigreW and Mr.
} Hill as to what course Secretary Car,
: Isle should have pursued in awarding
y forfeited bonds, Mr.. Pettigrew assert
n ing that the award to Morgan & Co
= was "rOtten and dishonest to the core
Y Mr.. Pettigrew also criticised Mr.
f Sherman for his recent tribute to thu
= Treasury administration.
: "WhO is more competent to express
d such tribute" asked Mr.. Hill, thar
e the distinguished Senator from Ohio
= himself a Secretary of the Treasury?
y "That is matter Of opinion" re
;. sponded Mr.. Pettigrew. 81 do no
e doubt that the Senator from New Y orl
and the Morgan syndicate will foreve
: proclaim that the Senator from Obi
# is the best authority that can possibl
J, be found, so long as he openly indorse
o the plumber of the people and the rob
II berry of the Treasury"
+, About a hundred pension bills wer
passed.
u HOUSE.
= Ten pension bills introduced.
s The naval appropriation bill wa
It discussed. This bill originally pro
d vided for the building of four battl
e ships. The Senate reduced the mum
Is Der to two. The House stuck out fo
d, four Of these ships costing about eigt
8, million dollars apiece, and refused t
" agree to the Senate's reduction by
it vote of l4l to 81.
III Wednesday, May 6.-Senate.
- Only two pension bills introduced.
The PETER resolution to investiga1
h. bond sales came up again. Hill, ''tf
ad watch dog for the rascals" renewe
,s his efforts to talk the bill to death. L
q, resorted to the expediency of accu
ing the Republicans of being as b
o. rascals as the Democrats were, ar
al in this he was right. In proof of tn
is he read telegram sent by "Morga
at Morton, and Seligman" from Lond(
sit to President Hayes during boz
he transaction in 1877.
MI Mote the name Norton" said NJ
an Hill. "This is the name of the di
IN tinguished Governor of New York al
aai candidate for the Republican nom
itv nation for the Presidency. If t
rs. lightning should strike the distin
on uished Governor, for whom personal
l have the greatest respect, l propo
on to read this telegram from 'Morgs
To Morton, and Seligman,' as to payil
on bonds in gold. 1t may shed sol
M light on the ticket-Morgan, Mortt
oSt Seligman, and victory"
SO some more of the rascality |
gins to be made known Ed
n me John Sherman moved that the res
90 luton be referred to the Finance Co
nd mittee. This was lost by vote
mt II to 35. Then Senator Lodge, a n