The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-07
He Adds Another Installment
to His Speech.
ON THE BOND INQUIRY
But He Has Failed to Talk 1t to
Death.
A VOTE TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY
The Cuban Question Revived bY Res
olution introduced by Senator
Morgan to Recognize the
insurgents.

insurgents
Washington, May 6--The final vote
on the resolution for an investigation
of the recent bond issues will be taken
iu the Senate at p. m. tomorrow. An
agreement to this effect was reached
today after several test votes had been
taken which clearly disclosed the SEN
tilnent of the Senate on the resolu-
tions.
The first vote taken was on the mo-
tion of Mr.. Sherman to refer the reso-
luton to the Finance committee. This
was defeated, yeas II, nays 35. An
amendment by Mr.. Lodge was then
adopted, providing that the inyestiga-
tion should be conducted by the regu-
lar Finance committee intesad of a
special committee as at first proposed.
Another amendment by Mr. Villas, pro-
posing notifications in the resolution,
was voted down, the affirmative vote
being only seven. After these tests
the agreement was reached for a final
vote, when the resolution undoubtedly
viii pass.
The voting came after Mr.. Hill had
added another lively installment of his
speech, including a sharp criticism of
MIR. Pettigrew and a personal exchange
with Mr.. Wolcott when the latter tried
to call Mr.. Hill to order. Early in the
day when a difference OF opinion de-
ytloped between the two Florida Sena-
tors, Mr.. Pasco and Mr.. Call, as to the
resolution of Mr.. Call requesting the
President to protest against the execu-
ton of the American citizens taken on
board the schooner Competitor by a
Spanish gunboat. Mr. Call wanted inn
mediate action. Mr.. Sherman moved
to refer the resolutions to the commit
tee on Foreign Relations. Mr.. Call pro-
tested, saying that, with death hang
ing over American citizens, the Senate
should act"
Mr.. Pasco differed with Mr.. Call, say
ing he had had several interviews with
the Secretary of State and had learned
that Mr.. Olney was doing everything
possible in all of this class of cases.
Mr. Call expressed vigorous disagree
nsent with his Florida colleague. The
resolution was referred.
Following this, another Of Mr.. Calls
resolutions for the investigation of al
legged election irregularities in Florida
was referred to the committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, by vote of 20
to 20.
Mr. Hill also read a speech made
recently at Sioux FaAs, s. d., by Mr..
Pettigrew, who had gone home, said
Mr. Hill, to influence the primaries,
Mr.. Hills running comments on the
PettiQrew speech kept the Senate in
laughter. This was supplemented by
Mr. Hills reading Of the South Dako-
Ia newspaper reports of the State con-
vention, when as the reports stated,
"Pettigrew is turned down. ''He met
his Waterloo" etc. One statement
read by the clerk at Mr. Hills request
was bitter and personal criticism of
Mr.. Pettigrew, declaring that he had
"humiliated," himself, agreeing to
give up his silver views in order to get
at the foot Of the delegation 20 the
National convention.
At this point, Mr.. Wolcott who sat
alongside Of Mr.. Pettigrew, rose and
made a point of order against the
further reading of these extracts.
1T is contrary to every canon of
decency and good taste" declared Mr..
Wolcott, hotly, "to read an irrespon-
sible newspaper article personally
sIandering q member Of this body If
=
it himself"
I'm answer to the unnecessary and
entirely unbecoming statement of the
Senator from Colorado" responded
Mr.. Hill, addressing Mr.. Wolcott, 'let
me tell him that on yesterday the SEN
ator from South Dakota (PettigreW)
read a newspaper article bitterly
slanderous and abusive Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and the
Secretary of the Treasury, and can
such articles be read without retalia-
ton in Rind?
Mr.. Hill took the article from the
clerk and proceeded without further
objection from Mr.. Wolcott.
Mr.. Hill asked where ''this sensitive
Senator" (Wolcott) was yesterday
when Mr. Pettigrew was 'hurling
course epithets against Senator Sher-
man" Where was 'this defender of
decency," when Mr.. Pettigrew dcclar-
ed that the bond transactions were
for the gain of the Presidents favor
ties; if not for the President himself"
Mr. Hill paused moment and then
exclaimed: "And where was my
friend my English friend from Colo
rado, who has trumpeted for English
statesmen, English soldiers, English
policise and everything English but
not one word for an American policy,
or United States citizen"
The ringing tones of Mr.. Hill and
the directness of his utterances Great
ed noticeable stir in the galleries.
Mr.. Wolcott had left the chamber a
moment before. The remark of Mr..
Hill was recognized as referring to Mr..
Wolcott's speech of eulogy of English
achievements made during the Monroe
doctrine debate.
The intimation of a revival of the