The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-25
THOSE BOND ISSUES
Lodge Wants the Finance Committee
to Investigate.
SENATOR HILL OBJECTS
Morgan Resumes His Speech In
Support of the Cuban Resolu-
tion-The "Sun" Roasted
About Gresham.

of personal privilege when the senate
assembled to-day and in vigorous lam
guage denounced the publication in the
New York Sun, purporting TO be a re-
port OF the action of the senate in pass
ing a number of private pension bills
last Tuesday. 1t has been asserted that
| all records had been broken by the
senate MILL" 12o bills being passed in
an hour. with little or no consideration.
few members being present, etc. Gal
linger declared this was a tissue of mis-
representations. Sixty-seven bills were
passed In two and three-quarters hours
and the total increase was $12O72 a
| year. The senator was very caustic con-
cerning the violation OF journalistic
privilege.
| Hoar of Massachusetts said each pen
sion bill had passed the inspection of
| the senate and house committees, great
| er In number than the membership Of
| the supreme court or court of appeals.
Hawley of Connecticut said IL was inn
possible for a newspaper to avoid being
led into occasional errors. He fully up
held the facts stated by the chairman
of the pension committee. but added
that there was quite a prevalent feel
ing against large pension expenditures.
| Gallinger called up the bill granting
| a pension to the widow of the late Wal
ter Q. Gresham as brigadier general at
| 5000 a MONTH with an amendment re-
ducing the allowance to 500. Turpie
spoke in support of the amended bill.
| Gresham had stood at the front Of the
republican party. and he entered into a
democratic association in which he had
no close personal friends. At the outset
he was threatened with isolation, but
his bon homme won him personal
| friends. while his special ability and
| tact commanded respect. Mr. Turpie
| spoke of the difficulties in the Hawaiian
and Bering sea complications and the
| tremendous labor involved therein. At
the conclusion OF Turpie's remarks the
/ bill. as amended. at 800. was passed
without division.
The resolution OF Lodge directing the
finance committee to inquire into the
circumstances OF bond issues during
1ss4-95 96 was taken up. PETER offered
an amendment broadening the resolu-
ton, directing that IL be made by
special committee OF five senators.
Lodge moved 10 lay the PETER amend
ment on the table. Hill had sought to
discuss the subject. but Lodges motion
1
TO table was defeated. Yeas. 16; nays.
"a. Among the nay votes were Baker.
Brown, Cannon. Carter. Mantle. Per-
kins, Shoup. Teller. Hill. Morgan. Tur-
pie, Vest, White. Allen. Butler. Jones.
| CNevada) PETER.
1T is not because this is a democratic
secretary of the treasury that 1 oppose
this investigation" said Hill with great
vigor. II would oppose 1t IL my worst
political enemy occupied the chair OF
the secretary of the treasury" He op-
posed It, he said. because this investi-
CATION was based on idle rumor and
sensational newspaper gossip. IL voiced
the wall and complaints OF disappoint-
ed bond bidders"
"If this investigation is begun, there
will be no means of stopping an inves-
tigation of every trivial rumor. IL there
is anything in the recent bond sale re-
quiring investigation" said Hin. there
should be a formal resolution stating
Just what was charged. in order that
the results might be compared with the
| expectation. AS the resolution stood
| now it was a stab in the dark II was
an attempt TO insinuate what the au-
thor of the resolution PeffeD was
afraid to state boldly"
At this point, o'clock intervened.
setting aside the bond resolution and
bringing up the Cuban question, which
is the regular order.
Morgan resumed his speech in support
| of the resolution to recognize the Cubans
as belligerents. The senator reviewed the
policy of the United States regarding
Cuba since the time OF President Adams
| The latter prophesied that within 20 years
1 a l.. .f NR fufF a
States. and thereafter Webster. Clay
jefferson and other statemen uniformly
| urged the acquisition OF Cuba by the
United States Morgan said the atrocities
OF the Spanish in controlling the Cubans
was almost without parallel In history.
In the last war not only had 1900 Cubans
been killed in battle. but H.o00 prisoners
had been put 10 death.
The present war, said Morgan. was but
a renewal OF the former. General Gomez
had returned 10 his command and Cts-
nero the insurgent president returned TO
his task. The United States could 90 no
farther in its foTbearance without a stain
on its honor IL was the imperative duty
OF to-day 10 declare state OF war exist
ing Morgan said the bloody code Of Cen
eral Weyler was without a parallel in
modern warfare. IL was aimed against
women and children and innocent trades
men. II this inhuman code was directed
against one American citizen. said the
senator. then Spain should understand
that seventy million people would visit
upon her such a redress as would make
the Cuban uprising a mere trifie In com
parison. Morgan spoke until Sis p. m.
and will continue his remarks to-mor-
| row.
White offered a substitute for the pend
ing resolution as follows:
Resolved. That the senate c0ntem-
plates with solicitu1e and profound re-
Eret the suffering and destruction ac-
| cOmpanyinE the great civil conflict now
In progress IN Cuba While the United
States have not interfered. and will not.
unless their vital interests so demand In
terfere with existing colonies and de-