New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25
MR. MORGAN STILL TALKS ON
HE REVIEWS THE HISTORY OF CUBA
FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS
BELIEVES THE STORIES OF WHOLESALE MoH-
nrp RIFT FoRGETs HIS AUTHORITY FOR
rHEM-A PENSION FOR MRS. GkEsh-
AM-MR HILL. TALKS DOWN
THE LODGE BOND
RESOLUTION.

xrsh,,oton Feb 2i-The continuation or the
eneecb of Senator Morgan Oem., Ala) IN 'he oen-
ate to-day in support OF the concuiie' 10, .
for the recognition Of Cuban beLiseiehc! uu ~
arouse a particle of the excitement ana el.i'"'''
which the first part of the speech, last THURSDAY
together with other speeches OF that oa!' d. o"'
7, was TOO much O: a historical review. ana was III
,ersnersed with the reading of too many letters ''
reports Gor the most part tedious anu -
40 attract attention or to arouse enthusiasm
The resolution of Mr. Lodge Rep, Mass ioi ~,
,nonirv into the circumstances OF the rece". oo''
.,,as vas taken I'D and discussed till the close o'
.hs morning hour, when II went 10 the oai'"N"'
without action. . .ooo . ,ortb N the
-,idow of the late Secretary OF STATE "a'ei y.
Gresham. as Brigadier-Geherai WIN Oh so,r The
,epor,ed by the Pensions Committee reuu0''lS Wv
rnourt ~ s1O0) was taken up, and MI Iurpie tDei'
1ndD moved that the amendment De coii0u' m
He proceeded to address the senate vi 'i'e e''
The Committees amendment was agTeeo ". 80 al 4
,he b,ll granting Mrs. Gresham pension OF si" d
month"; was passed , -, tho
A. callineer (Rep n. h. chairman or the
Committee on Pensions. rising 10 question: VI
privilege referred to correspondence i" me ~
York SUM- rejecting upon that comrhi.'ee ,oi .
speed with which pension oliis were ius".A 20,
.ha Senate last Wednesday. He stated that III
,a.a os 100 bills being passed in an hour' there
we're sixty-seven passed in two ana three-qu"i.,
hours The total increase in these DIS was eA"'''
Si2.O72 ..o, conyr.ss
could not do its years work in ten years Il II N'1
no, relv on the reports OF Its committees.
". Iya,-,ay f2en Comm, a member of the Com
,,,,,as on Pensions defended the work OF that com
p,i,,ee What the chairman OF the commute 'au
said as to the care exercised oy 'ha' coi'''e0 "
scanning pension bills was entirely true
The bill for the construction and equipment Oh "o
steam revenue cutters for service on inc "ieA'
80 ~, "a cost more than 100000 each-was
passed. A. 1oaco
The resolution heretofore offered by MI LouSo
fRep Mass.) for investigation by the FINANCE Oo'i'
sn,ttee of all the facts and circumstances connects.
NTH the sale of United States bonds for 1854 10 lS''
,rc,rs,ve was taken up and substitute for 1t was
offered by Mr.. PETER pop. KAN, ehiarsiIs INC
scope of the inquiry and directing IL 10 DC 'due "
select committee OF five Senators
Mr. Lodge moved TO lay the SUBSTITUTE on inc 'ao,e
Mr.. Hill Dem. ~ W desired TO discuss the sub
,ect but was cut of by the motion to lay on the
fable Mr. Lodge remarking that he had MADE tha'
motion cut off discussion
Il will find an opportunity OF making my re'haihs
on that subject" Mr.. Hill said
The motion to lay the substitute on the 'aoie Was
disagreed to: Yeas. l6 nays. 81
Mr. Harris dem. TENN moved to amend the sub
stitute by striking out the provisions for select
committee and allowing the inquiry to be conducted
by the Finance Committee.
Mr. Hill (Dem, ~ ~ said that. far as Mr.
tionabe in form. 1t treated the Secretary or the
Treasury courteously. and was In other respects un
Objectionable But he did not assume that II was the
province of the Senate TO investigate every subject
that might be suggested by a Senator Before vot
lng for such investigation the Senate should as
certain motive behind IL. and the objects to bt
subserved by 1t. II was strange thing that every
act of Department was to be investigated on the
emple, bare suggestion of a Senator.
The better rule in such cases was that before or
dering any investigation there should be something
tangible presented. something definite. somethn;
specific Senators should not another
In their haste for investigation. He opposed
to the resolution. not because 1t attacked Demo
cratic Secretary Of the Treasury He would oppos'
It II his worst political enemy occupied that higi
office
The resolution, he asserted. based upon tn
walls and complaints of disappointed bidders. 1t
edoption would imply the existence the well
founded suspicion, OF some wrong doing. The Sena
tor from Kansas, in his remarks when he propose
the inquiry had said that he proposed II Ito gratif
public curiosity" He (Mr. HID would not vote 70
inquiry any such ground. He regarded II
"a stab In the dark-an attempt to insinuate tina
which, II true should be boldly asserted
Mr.. Hill was still speaking when theVice- President