Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-14
SENATOR HILLS SARCASM Plays Upon the Devoted Heads of North Carolina Brethren. SENATOR MORGAN SPEAKS L
 Red Hot Respects to John Sherman and the
 Syndicate Heroes. SENATOR CALL AND HIS CUBAN CAUSE The House Takes Up Pension Appropria- tions, Which Are About the Same as
 Last Year, Amounting to
 $40. .ooo.o
SENATOR MORGAN SPEAKS
SENATOR CALL AND HIS CUBAN CAUSE

Washington, Jan. 13.-In presenting numerous petitions in favor of recognlz- ing belligerent rights in the Cuban rev. olution MT. Call democrat of Florida, asked to have them printed as public document, with the names of the signers, stating that it was important for con fl gress to be made aware of the feeling or the people on any great public question like the war in Cuba; but objection was made by MT. Platt, republican, Of Con necticut who stated that all the peti- tions were on the same printed form and that there was a rule of the senate forbidding the printing of names in such cases. The vice-president ruled in ac- cordance with MT. Platts views ana MT. Call withdrew his request
 Mir. Kyle, populst, of South Dakota, introduced concurrent resolution em- towering and directing the president or the United States to receive such per sons as may present themselves, satls- factorily accredited, to act on behait or the Cuban patriots and on the produc- tion of evidence showing that they nave established a seat of government on the island of Cuba and that majority or the native born residents are actively supporting and defending 1t with arms or are in sympathy with the cause, ex- tend belligerent rights to the Cuban pa triots.
 The resolution was referred to the committee on foreign relations
 MT Pritchard, republican,, of North Carolina. replied to the criticism indulged in by MT. Hill, democrat, of New York few days ago against the two North Car olina senators, who, though chosen u, a' the same time and by the same combi- nation, stood on opposite sides on the tariff question: He reviewed MT. HilIs speeches and votes on the wilson tarii bill and referred to the fact that one or MT. Hilps political supporters Tn Troy was now counting in Sing Sing the hours that were to elapse before his electrocu- lion and suggested that the difference between his colleague (Mr. Butler) and the New York senator was that the for mer left the democratic party because its abuse could not be corrected insloe or the organiza tion, while the latter had been kicked out and "branded as traitor"
 MT. Hill, democrat, of New York. said that he was not aware that he had said the other day anything that could force such an elaborate speech as that just made by the senator from North Caro- llna As to his (Mr. Hilps) having been kicked out of the democratic party, he said: "The democratic party has met with some reverses within the Iast two .,, or three years. That Is true. But still I fiatter myself that am lively mem Der of what is left of that organization. daughter) .
 As to MT. Pritchards allusion to Bat" Shea and John Y. McKane, Shea had got into a row at local election fight in the city of Troy which had started at republican primary, and at the time of his (IIlps) and his colleagues CMr. Murphy election to the senate MT. Mc- Kane was republican.
 But" MT. Pritchard said, "Mckane never got into the penitentiary until after he joined the democratic party:
 MT. Butler defended his political course and his present position on the tariff question, contrasting both wlth those of MT. Hill.
 MT. Hill commented upon MT. Pritch- ards statement to the effect that North Carolina was republican and had been republican ever since the war, IT there had been fair elections there; and upon the fact that the other North Carolina senator (Mr Butler) had acted with the democratic party all the time that the party was charged with being so corrupt. He could not understand why MT. Pritcn- ard should have made 'so vicious an at- tack upon his colleague" He was in- clined to believe that they had had pretty fair elections down in North Car olina, and that in 1896 the people Of North Carolina would still stand for the true, not the spurious principles, of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, which the two North Carolina senators were so fond of alluding to.
 Then" said MT. Butler, ''it will have to nominate a man for the presidency who does not favor a single gold stand ard
 Still harping on my daughter" MT. Hill quoted amid laughter. Every dis cussion has something inserted in rela- ton to gold and silver am pretty well convinced that North Carolina is not going to be satisfied at the next election. I think that either the democratic ticket or the republican ticket will be elected. I hope it will be the democratic ticket, but I am inclined to believe from the in- consistent claims made here today that 1t will be utterly impossible for either of the two great parties to gratify the fickle constituency of North Carolina.
 An interruption by MT. Allen, popu- list, of Nebraska, caused MT. Hill to ex- claim with the Duke of Gloucester: An other Richmond in the field" Loud laughter)
 The colloquy between MT. Hill. MT. AL len and the two North Carolina senators was still going on when the vice-presi- dent at D. m. put stop to it by an-, nouucing as the unfinished business the house bond bill, with the finance free silver substitute therefor, and MT. Nor gan addressed the senate in favor of the substitute.
 The speech was directed principally against Mr Sherman's course both as senator and secretary of the treasury, adverse to the recognition of silver on an equality with gold in the payment of the lia bilities of the government. He spoke of Mir Sherman in sarcastic vein as the Napoleon of finance and predicted for him an approaching Waterloo and a relegation to Saint Helena" He charged him with having done all that could be done to drive silver out of cir cuIation and to deprive 1t of it's bullion value The senator from Ohio. MT. Nor gan said, was the author of five measures of finance that had given the people and the country more trouble in handling 3346 GOO, 900 of greenbacks than they had in paying $l2, ,O00 000. 900 of appropriations and $S.00O. .o00. 900 of public debt. These