The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-17
BOND ISSUE INVESTIGATION.
Spirited IebatG in The Senate in Which
Mr.. Hill is a Leader.
WRONG LOING IS ONLY IN INUAlED
lie Says, and Demands of the Advocates OF
the Resolution What Is to be Insesti-
Cated-AIlen Says the Allegations OF
New York Newspaper.

| WASHINGTON, April l5.-In the sen
| ate to-day Mr.. PETER claimed the right
under the unanimous consent given nm
Yesterday. TO have his resolution for an
| investigation Of recent bond ISSUES 'aheh
I'D for consideration.
Mr.. Cullom asked Mr.. PETER to allow
| the Indian bill 10 be acted upon.
Mr.. PETER suggested that this was the
| long session OF Congress, ana mat as
senators were paid yearly alaries, the
public business should "a funy dis-
| posed of before adjournment lie knew
that the presidential campaign was m
| pending. but there was time enough 10
| do all the business before TIE Senate IN
Il reasonable time. and he regarded the
bond resolution as a yrey important
matter.
The resolution having been laid before
the Senate. Mr.. PETER stated that the
! friends OF the resolution did not intend
to expend any more time in its discus
sion.
| Mr.. Hin called for the reading OF the
resolution, and 1t was read In IuI!.
Mr. Allison. chairman OF the COMMITTED
on Appropriations, asked unanimous con-
| sent that the resolution be laid aside Tor
| the time being, and that the indian ap-
preparation bin be proceeded with.
Mr.. PETER objected.
Mr.. Hill opposed the resolution, and
commented upon Mr.. PETERS remarks
that the friends OF the resolution dld
| not propose to discuss II any further. IL
was. he said. a Populist resolution. II
had it's inspiration In the populist party
Investigation was pressed without formal
| charaes without specifications, with al
| legations Of wrong doing, OF irregularities
or OF corruption.
The only reason assigned for ii by the
| senator from Kansas was public curl
| ositv." The resolution was TO be passed
| i'm the dark II was TO be passed, II AT
all. not because of specific allegations
against the honorable Secretary ot lhe
| Treasury, but because public curiosity
was 10 be grauhed. The resolution ulu
not charge wrong-doing, but 'nsihua'ea ~
The 'larmtrs'' of the Senate the
senator's from Kansas, Nebraska, and
| south Carolina-Pefer. Allen. and TIL
| nsn-had al various times denied the au-
| thoritv of the Secretary OF the treasury
! 10 issue bonds under the act OF leiV.
NJ Hill asserted that the resolution mad
been cot up I'm aid Of speculative la"
suit a3salnst the Secretary OF the ires,C
ury. The House Of Representatives, NC
sald. was open to pave impeaehfileiID
proceedings began against the Secretary
law in any particular. but the trouble was
that the resolution was only part OF the
clap-trap Of the times II was part OF
an endeayor to get up scandal In order
! 10 aHect "A political question.
RECOGNIZED AS BcLLIGERENTS.
He Zreferred to the Populists in the
! g mate las having been recognved as
belligerents. though no one should tel
on which side they would train Ion any
subject that would the government have
done he asked, II the President and the
Secretary OF the Treasury had not issued
0aw or no law Government boonds last
year The Secretary OF the Treasury
Mr.. Hill declared. deserved the thanks
OF the Senate for his steady purpose In
maintaining the credit OF the country.
serators might differ with Mr. y)ar-
Hsle. They might think that he had
erred in the discharge of a portion OF
his duty That was one thing II did
not follow that It was proper TO ihvesu-
qate under the snsinuation ,conrak bl
in the resolution, whether some OF the
money might not have stuck 20 his fing-
ers. :
The object Of the :esolution." Mr.. Hill
continued "is 10 disseminate scandal
The Popullst party lives and thrives on
disseminating scandal against the two
old parties"
THE SUGAR INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Hill then went on TO comment Upon
the SugaT-Trust investigation, as another
remarkable instance Of silly investiga-
tlons. lie described the humiliation OF
senators in having TO be trailed upstairs
to the committee-room, and in being put
through a lot OF questions 20 whether
they had speculated in sugar stocks.
And under oath. too" Mr.. Hawley
Rep). Of Connecticutt, sugl ested.
"Of course. under OATH" Mr.. Hin re-
plied. They would not take a senator's
word. And what was the result? They
found one senator who came before the
committee, and said, Yes, / did buy some
sugar stock. | should do u again. l have
a right 10 do It. What are you going
20 do about it2" and to-day that distin-
guished senator (Mr. Quay is the candi-
date, the fayorite son OF leading Repub-
lican state in the Union for the presi-
dency, and no has got as many aild as
warm friends as any man who Is can
didato FOR the presidency"
Without concluding his speech. Mr.. Hill
yielded for a motion TO proceed 10 exc
cutive business. and az $50 p. NJ, the
Senate adjourned Until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April l6-The
fight against the recollection Of General
W. y. Franklin. as a member OF the
board Of managers OF the National Sol
dier's home resulted in the defeat OF those
who opposed him, the House to-day vot-
ing li9 TO 50, to continue him on the
board as recommended by the Committee
on Military Affairs.
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