Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-06


telling. he said, what influence they
might then have had upon legislation
and good sense. lie referred TO the
action OF the House al the time the bill
was passed. stating that the Committee
on Naval Affairs found from its first
meeting n pressing demand from mem
bers OF the House. bellgerent sggres-
siveness. that II should go beyond what
70 recommended There was a great deal
OF Cuba In the air then
Mr.. Cummings OemocraD. OF New
York. followed Mr. Bouteile in opposi-
ton TO the motion TO concur He re-
called the action OF the Senate last year
on this bill. They struck out one battle
ship and then manoeuvred 50 that the
House never after that had an opportuni-
~ OF voting upon their action, and were
compelled 20 accept the naval appro-
pr.ation bin as il came from the Sen
ate. and thus the provisions Of the Con
cttution were virtually violated. He
thought the time had arrived for this
House 10 stand upon its dignity, and TO
have some say, with regard TO appro-
priatlon bills at least.
After some further debate Mr.. Sayers's
motion 20 concur IN the Senate amend
ment, reducing the number OF battle
ships from TO 2. was rejected-yeas,
81 nays. al.
Mr.. Boutelle moved that the Senate's
request for conference be concurred
in. and # was agreed 70, and then the
House at as p. NJ. adjourned until to-
morrow.
Senate Proceedings.
After the routine morning business had
been disposed OF, Mr. Call Democrat,
OF Florida. offered and asked immediate
.n,r 10 vne.1trffnFa rannagffrcr
the President to protest against the ex-
ecutlon of United States citizens captured
on board the schooner Competitor by a
Spanish cruiser. and 90 request and de
mand Of the Government OF Spain that
they shall not be subjected TO cruel treat
mcnt, but be held only as prisoners OF
war.
The resolution was on the point Of be-
Ing declared by the Nice-President agreed
TO- by unanimous consent, when Mr.
Wolcott Republican. OF Colorado. inter-
posed with the remark that II the facts
were as stated by Mr.. Call chat the YES
sci was merely carrying war MATERIAL,
40 was the manifest duty Of the President
10 interfere. and II was rather unusual
20 request the President to do his duty
lie should like 20 see how II looked In
print. He therefore objected, and the
The river and harbOr bin was then
taken w. The first opposition to COM
mlttee amendments was manifested on
tho item OF $50 90 for improving the har-
Dor at Sabine Pass. Texas. The commit
tee amendment was 70 Increase the ap-
Precipitation 10 $4,000. and 10 strike out
the Continuing contract" clause.
Mr.. Mills opposed the striking out and
offered as compromise 20 let the $50
900 and the Continuing contract clause
stand as in the original bill. After dis
cussion both committee amendments
were rejected. and the item remains as
agreed TO by TIE House-&0,coO and con-
tinuing contracts.
In the course Of the discussion Mr..
Frye Republicar). Of Maine, spoke or
the great pressure brought 10 pear IN
securing enormous contracts, and or the
procession Of people besieging the COM
mittee-roOm with that object
The item as TO Savannah, Ga, involved
the same question. except that the COM
mittee recommended striking out the ap-
propriation OF 5000. and also the clause
Ior continuing contracts. The amend
ment was opposed by the two Georgia
senators. Messrs. Gordon and Bacon; ana
the House item was restored, except that
the aggregate cost was reduced from
81 G93 $50 TO $500.
After dlsposing OF thirty pages OF the
bill. the hour Of o'clock arrived, and
Mr.. Frye said that he would not press
the consideration OF the bill further to-
day. .
The PETER bond resolution was then
taken up, and Mr.. Hnl continued his ar
gument. begun yesterday, in opposition
to it.
Mr.. I'M said that he had been asked
Yesterday why he opposed the resolu-
ton. HIS answer was that he opposed
IL because it was wholly unnecessary anu
uncalled for, and would establish
most pernicious and unwise precedent
II was "a foolish. a contemplate an ao-
surd resolution. OF course there was
NO law against II. There was no law
AGAINST the Senate's making a fool OF
itself. II it had n mind 20. He Analysed
the various points Of the proposed In
qulrv. including the authority for the
issue Of bonds. ON that point Mr.. Hin
exclaimed: Read the statutes, and you
will know. II YOU cannot understand
them, resign your seats
Mr. HW devoted the better part OF an
hour to a discussion Of the Graves case,
and had read. In connection with II, the
affidavit Of Secretary Carlisle. lie de-
nouuced the whole thing as persecution
getting ND scandal, and throwing mud
The affidavit was long one, and IT'S
reading by the Clerk gave Mr.. Hiil a
rest, for ne had been speak
ing very rapidly and energeucally, and
seemed somewhat tired.
Half an hour later Mr.. Hill said he
would again TASK the Secretary TO spell
me awhile by reading the paper which j
send TO the Clerks desk
Mr. PETER objected TO its being read by
the Clerk. and suggested the absence OF
a quorum.
4 quorum was found to be present. and
the reading was decided TO be proper The
paper was thereupOn read by the Clerk
il being the agreement between Secretary
Lot. NJ. Morrill, and the
Rothschild syndicate in 1876. IL was fol-
lowed by the reading Of several similar
contracts In 1871 and 1878 Mr.. Hills OBJ
ject in having these papers read was 20
show that these financial syndicates were
not a modern invention, and that although
the government loan might be called
popular loan" II was the capitalists who
got the bonds. He said that in the coming
campaign ne wanted these Republican
syndicate contracts 70 stand side by side
with the Carlisle syndicate contract
AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. Pettigrew Republican,, Of South
Dakota, asked Mr.. Hill II he would Yield
the floor 10 him TO make some remarks
on the bond resolution, and as Mr.. Hill
politelv ala so, Mr.. Pettigrew read what
he called "a history OF the bond sales Of
the present administration" their object
being. he said. to destroy the use OF
silver as money and 10 allow certain
persoas 10 realize enormous profits.
Mr. Pettigrew laid much stress upon
the defaulted Graves bid for four and a