The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-05
To Get His Bond Resolution Be-
fore the Senate
Successful, and Senator Hill
Talks Two Hours
PURELY TO KILL TIME.
Galleries and Floor Empty Out
Rapidly.
A Defense of Secretary Car
isles Integrity.

Washington, May 5.-Senator PETERS
bond resolution after a hard struggle
got before the senate late yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Frye, in charge Of the
river and harbor bill, moved to pro-
coed with that bill. The effect Of this
motion if adopted would have been
to displace the bond resolution and
practically to kill it.
The motion was defeated, % yeas,
80 nays, as follows:
Yeas. ublicans-Burrows, Cul-
lOm, Davis, Elkins, GaIlinger, Hans
brough, Mcbride. Mcmillan, Mitchell.
of Oregon, Morrill, Nelson. Platt, Por-
tor, Quay. sewen, Shoup. Squire, Thurs
ton, Wetmore and Wnson-2O. Demo
crats-Caffery, Faulkner, Hill, Lind
say, Mills. Palmer, Pascoe, Vilas-S.
Total IS.
Nays: epublicans-Brown, Cannon,
Carter, Dubois. Lodge, Perkins. Petit
grew, Sherman, Teller. Warren and
WOlcOtt-11
Democrats-Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Brice, Cali, Chiffon, Cock
! rell, Daniel, George, German, Harris.
Irby, Jones, arkansas Mitchell, Owls
consin) Morgan. Pugh, Tillman, Turpie,
Vest, Walthau and Whites.
Populists-Allen, Kyle. PETER and
SteWart-5. Total 80.
When the vote was announced Mr..
Frye remarked that he was indiffer-
ent to the result but it should be I'M
derstood that this action was a ser
ious blow to the river and harbor bill
Let me suggest to the senator from
Maine. interposed Mr.. Wolcott, that
the country will be delighted to know
that these appropriation bills, carry
ing millions have been laid aside until
some Information is had as to the
bonds which furnish the funds for these
vast appropriations"
Mr.. Hill secured the floor, taking up
the thread Of his speech opposing the
bond resolution begun many days ago
Mr.. Hill referred to the ''NIassachu-
setts and Maryland combination" in
speaking Of the votes of Mr.. Lodge and
Mr.. German. just given in favor Of the
| bond resolution
Mr.. Sherman asked Mr.. Hill to point
! out any Objectionable feature in the
resolution, adding that he would like
to know If there was any reflection on
( Secretary Carlisle, for if there was he
would object to it as the secretary was
not open to offensive criticism.
Mr.. Hill responded that this senate
! had forced the author of the resolution
to strike out the offensive statements.
| On that alone the senate and country
! it looked as though the senate was
/ bound to throw mud II would have
/ the senate treat John G. Carlisle just
/ as a Democratic house of representa-
/ tives treated John Sherman" said Mr..
Hill
Mr.. Sherman rose to say that he had,
while secretary Of the treasury, viii
/ lingly submitted to every congressional
/ inquiry.
1T should be known. said he. that
there is law, dating from the time Of
/ Alexander Hamilton, requiring the
/ secretary Of the treasury to submit to
I any inquiry from congress"
Mr.. Hill thought that should the
/ house or senate desire any informa ton
as to the sale Of bonds or other data
/ regarding the conduct of the trea sury
/ department, that a courteous note ad-
/ dressed to the head of that department
| to appear in person before the com
/ mittee and give the facts desired, or
! even reply by written communication,
| would be promptly met and would
suffice. Messrs Sherman, Gray and
Gordon supported Mr.. Hill in this po-
/ sition, the former reading the statute
I providing that any committee of the
house or senate might cali on the sec
/ rotary of the treasury for any data
he might have as to the business OF
that department, or might call on him
to appear in person.
Mr.. Hill continued at length.
Tt became apparent that Mr.. Hill
was speaking mainly to consume time
and the galleries became thinned and