The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-07
HILL AFTER PETTIGREW.
NEW fORK SENdfOK GfTES ms
SARCASTIC POWERS EIERCISE.
The House Adopts Concurrent Resolu-
tion Providing for the Adjournment Of
Congress on the 18th Instant.

| WASHINGTON, May 6.-The conference
! report on the legislative. executive. ana
| judicial appropriation bill was presented
|, 40 the Senate to-day. The chief point oil
difficulty had been the arrangemenJo of fees
and compensation of United state as
| trict attorneys and marshals. The sched-
ule OF salaries has been agreed upon
! Tor those officers, the amount varying III
several judicial districts. The report
states that there are still many ameilu-
ments in which no agreement had beeh
reached. Mr.. Hill said that it was impor-
| tant that ihe conference report should
be printed. and suggested that II go over
| till tomorrow. 1t was so ordered.
The resolution offered yesterday by MT
| Call as 10 United States citizens, cap
tured on board the schooner Compaator
was laid before the Senate. Mr.. sher-
man moved 10 refer II TO the Comrnftee
on Foreign Relations. That motion was
oppOsed by Mr. Call who spoke or tne
extreme anxiety Of friends or she men
over whom death was hanging, but VINO
were properly subject TO no othef treat
ment that that Of persons captured o"
board Of vessel carrying things con-
trahand Of war. Mr. PascO said ne haa
been TO the State Department on the sun
lect. and was satisfied that all proper
means known 10 diplomacy, would DC
used to secure fair treatment Tor those
men. The resolution was referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
BELLlGERENT RIGHTS.
The resolution heretofore offered by MI.
Morgan. relating to the recognition OF
belligerent rights I'm Cuba, was, at his
request: laid before ahe Senate. lie moved
its reference To the Committee on for-
oign Relations. and expressed the nope
that ,lhe committee would, before congress
adjourned. report some action that WouIa
be deliberate, firm, consistent, ana ener-
petlc for the solution OF the question.
He did not believe that Congress coulh
adjourn finally leaving that question as
il now was. The resolution was, WIN
similar one which had been onered py
Mr.. Call, referred 10 the Committee on
Foreign Relations
Another Of Mr. Calls resolutions aS 10
railroad CORPORATIONS interfering with elec-
IONS in Florida. was also laid before the
Senate. and was, by a vone of y TO 20
referred 10 the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
The river and harbor bill was teen
taken ND. and proceeded with until T.
NJ. when II was laid aside and uhe Pei
fer bond resolution was taken up, Mr.
Hnl continuing his argument against the
resolution.
Mr.. PETER endeavored 10 have time
fixed for taking a va q on the resolution
bvt Mr. UuI resolutely declined 10 have
any time fixed: and Mr.. PETER gave no
tlce that objection would be made to every
other proceeding uWll vote was taken
on the resolution. and that he would ask
the Senate to remain in session until that
time. .
HILL AND PETTIGREW.
Mr.. Htll went on to analyLe Mr.. Petit
Crews speech OF yesterday. and read with
sarcastic comments, parts or speech
made some time ago by Mr.. Petugrew
in severe criticism OF the metropolitan
newspaper press, from which the senator
had quoted SO literally yesterday against
the President and Secretary Of the Treas
ury. one Of Mr.. Pettigrew's preliminary
remarks in that speech was that ne would
not say anything Of value Il nave eX-
amined the speech" said Mr.. Am. and
1 must say that he relgiOusly kept his
promise" daughter Mr.. Hill also sent
TO the Clerks desk and had read extracts
from "red-hOt silver speech delivered
by Mr.. Petugrew at Sioux Falls on the
18th of February last. in which these sem
tences occur: Gold is the thieves
money. Unchanged gold.' what rotten
nonsense" what Is that?" Mr.. Hill
asked the clerk when each or these SEN
tenceS was read. Please read tnat
again" General lauebter)
II endorse that doctrine now" Mr.. Pet
tigrew interposed.
In view OF that statement" said Mr..
Hill. II viii now have read form a Sioux
Falls newspaper the proceedings OF a
convention recently held there. when The
senator was introduced for Mckinley. his
political enemy. and was also instructed
for what IS called sound money" The
article was read. stating that "AIr. Pet
tigrew met his WATERLOO: that ne
had "A complete and emphatic turning
down by the Huron convention: that he
goes TO 81. Louis pledged 10 work against
free silver and 10 work for ms political
enemy Mckinley; that he was IN a
'humiliating and equivocal position" and
that he had "repudiated his views and
foresworn himself"
SAUCE FOR THE GANDER.
At this point IN the reading Air. VOL
colt (KepublicauJ, OF Colorado, interpOscd
and said that. in his opinion. IL was IN
violation OF every canon OF decency and
good taste for senator 70 have read an
IRRESPONSIBLE newspaper editorial, breath
Ing slauderous abuse against q brother
senator, but II any senator did think 1t
llAlLE anu WlHtg anu proper ne rLDull
read IL himself.
II think II IS entirely appropriate and
becoming" Mr. Hill replied, when a
senator read an article from any news
paper yesterday attacking the President
Of the United States and the Secretary
Of the Treasury. 10 have another article
I'm reference 10 the senator himself read
/ will read the rest OK the article myself
(To the clerk Pass il here"
After finishing the reading or the ar
tlcle, Mr.. Hill asked where the senator
from Colorado (Alr. WolcotD was yes
serday when the senator from South
Dakota referred 10 Senator Sherman as
endorsing the plunder Of the people and
the robbery OF the Treasury. Where was
them" he continued, the senator, when |
that coarse fling was made on the floor
OF the Senate. and when an inslnuation |
was made that the President or the |
United States had shared in the profits |
OF the bonds?' His English friend from |
Colorado 0aughter) had not a word 10 say |
in regard 10 that. He defends" said |
Mr.. Hill. passionately. "Englishmen, Eng |
lsh government. English statesmen, Eng |
lsh politicians, but he has not a word 10 |
say in defence of the President OF the |
United States"
While Mr. Hill was criticsing Mr.. Pet !
tigrew's remarks yesterday as 10 Ne Pres |
dents former law partner. Mr.. Stetson |
having signed the syndicate contract as |
a witness. he was interrupted I'm order |
that "a message might be received from |
the House. The message announced the |
massage of a concurrent resolution for an |
OF Congress on the 18th Of |
May.
Al this point Mr.. Hil said that as the