The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-06
Resumes His Speech Against
the Bond Resolution.
AND TALKS TO KILL TIME
He Consumed the Entire Day
of the Senate.
AND NO VOTE is YET IN SIGHT
But Senator Peffer Has Announced
His Purpose of Pressing the
Senate to Some Final
Action To-Day.


Washington, May 5.-Senator Hill
added another day-the fifth day-in
opposition to the bond resolution.
Early in the day Mr.. PETER, author of
the resolution, announced that he
would seek to force a vote tonight by
holding the Senate in session until the
resolution was disposed of. 1t was
evident. however. that Senators would
not submit TO the hardship of possibly
an all night session, and Mr.. Petfer
did net carry out his announced pur-
pose. He stated, however, that the
resolution would certainly pass to-
morrow, which, however, is doubtful,
in view of Mr.. Hills apparent ability
to speak indefinitely.
Mr.. Pettigrew (Rep., South Dakotal
/ supported THE bond resolution and
| severely criticised the administration
of the treasury. He also criticised Mr..
| Sherman for his recent approval OF
the treasury administration.
Some progress was made on the River
and Harbor bill by taking it up in
the morning hour. The only changes
made to-day were those restoring the
authorization of contracts of 81, ,403, 900
1OE G@ADlllC Il dSSs 4GAdSs anu D50t spbO
for Savannah, Ca, harbor.
a large number of pension bills were
passed at the close of the day.
Mr.. Hill, in speaking in opposition
to the bond resolution, said he was
endeavoring to prevent the Senate
from making itself ridiculous. 1t did
that often enough. IF you can't COM
prehend the reports already made then
RESIGN yOur seats - he said
Mr.. Hill declared that this was a
move TO manufacture campaign mater
iaI on the eve of a Presidential els.ction.
The Senator yielded long enough to
permit Mr.. German to give notice Of
an amendment to the pending resolu-
tion providing that the inquiry as to
bond issues be conducted by the Senate
Finance committee instead of special
committee of five, as originally pro-
| posed.
Mr.. Hill, resuming, said that as one
| means OF meeting this persecution and
| 1aud singing" at the Secretary of the
| Treasury, he would introduce the affi-
| davit of Mr. Carlisle in the suit brought
| by William Graves to secure S4,500,O00
bonds.
The affidavit was read at great
length.
At another point, Mr.. Hill read from
1 Philadelphia newspaper, saying il
onght to be good authority, as it repre-
| sented the views of Mr.. Quay, .receBt
/ candidate for nomination for the Pres
/ idency." There was laugh at the EN-
| phasis Mr.. Hill placed on the recent. .
Mr.. Hill said that it was not that he
cared anything for Mr.. Carlisle or for
| this administration, but If these bond
contracts were to be paraded son the
| stump" in the coming campaign, then
he proposed to place the Sherman con
/ tracts alongside the Carlisle contracts,
| showing that the former were with the
sdme bankers, "the name Of one OF
which is the Pierrepont Morgan you are
| throwing into Mr.. Cleyeland's face"
Mr.. Hill yielded the floor temporarily
to Mr.. Pettigrew rep, S. d., for a
| speech ON tariff and finance.
| The speech was succinct record Of
| government transactions for the last
| FIVE years. 5Fs
/ Mr.. Pettigrew asserted his belief that
| recent financial scares had been pur-
posely worked up by the present ad-
/ ministration In order to force Congress
| to pass measures, and afterward to
| compel financial transactions ito en-
rich the fayorites of the President, if
| not the President himself" There had
| been, he said, a deliberate conspiracy
| on the part of the administration TO
| break down the governments credit.
Mr.. Pettigrew spoke of the part taken
by former law partner of Grover
| Cleveland" +" in negotiating the bond
/ contract with the Morgan syndicate.
| The Senator said that if some mayor
or Governor or less favored individual
| than a President had acted in this way,
| Impeachment, or criminal prosecution
would have followed at once.'
Mr.. Pettigrew believed in a serch-
1 ing investigation, which would "lay
bare" the secret features of the bond
transactions. A sharp controversy
occurred between Mr.. Pettigrew and
MFR. Hill, as to what course Secretary
| Carlisle should have pursued in a.
warding forfeited bonds, Mr.. Petit
| grew asserting that the award to Nor
| gan and Company, was ''rotten and
| dishonest to the core"
Mr.. Pettigrew also criticised Mr..
Sherman for his recent tribute to the
| treasury administration.
| who is more competent to express
/ such tribute?" asked Mr.. Hill, than
| t1c dloIIiiS uisHeu senator from OHlo,
himself Secretary of the Treasury"
THAT is matter of opinion" res
ponded Mr.. Pettigrew. 81 do not doubt
that the Senator from New York and
the Morgan syndicate will forever pro-
claim that the Senator from Ohio is
| the best authority that can possibly
by found, SO long as he openly endors-
| ed the plunder of the people and the
robbery of the treasury"
The bond resolution was laid aside,
! Mr.. Hill retaining the floor, Mr. PETER