Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-28
HILL VERSUS ELKlNS.
Political Controversy PTecipitatsd BY
Former in the Senate.
A ROW AMONG REPUBLICANS.
IL Takes Place nj the Evening ses-
sion of the House and Arises
from Pension Taik-Reeds S"h-
didacy.

present week. IL appfop4ialeS III i""
numbers IS, 10000. There was mueh ue-
bate upon it--hrst on Senator Shefihah
motion to strike out all provisions feidI-
ing to the change Of COMPENSATION Ifoh
fees to salaries for United states disI''S'
attorneys and marshals.
Mr.. sherman's motion was deteated-
yeas. IS; nays. $3.50 that the bill remains
lin that respecD as 1t passed the House
A motion. made by Mr.. Hill, TO STRIKE
out the provision that the leslSla'lFe
assembly Of New Mexico snail meet IA
May developed a political controVerSs'
and notice was given BY Mr.. TorIiia"
DemocraO. of Maryland. that the discus
sion could not be cut off, but would as
sumo pretty large dimensions. Win the
object Of avoiding this threatened po''i-
cal debate. Mr.. Cullom Q}epublican), OF
Illinois. who was in charge OF the oii'
moved to lay Mr. Hilrs motion on the
table, but MIR. Cullorns motion was DIS
agreed to-yeas, q: nays. %. The Demo
cratic senators were aided By the votes
OF the Populists and Of two Republicans
Senator'S Frye and Wolcott. Thereupon,
Mr.. CullOm Withdrew all opposition 10
Mr. Hills motion. and II was agreed 10
That practically ended the cqhsitfratlo ,,i
OF the bill, ana IL was passed without n
division. The Senate then, at 400, ADJOURN
ed until Monday.
Mr. nm inaugurated the trouble in
connection with the New Mexico Dill,
by eXclaiming vigorously: This IS a
small, mean, contemplate political trick
1t IS "A provision sneaked into this appro-
pratiOn bill to force the approval OF the
Pres sident" The Senator went on u ex-
plain that the present Legislature, when
was Democratic, would meet IN Dtceln-
Der. But IL was attempted by the amend
ment to put of the meeting OF the Legs
lature until May, in The hope that he
publican President might be inaugurated
in the mean time.
Mr.. EinIns tKenublican). Of West Nir-
ginia. protested against Mr.. Hllis char
| acterizaton of the amendment, but with
HILLS BREEZE.
Mr.. Hills motion that raised the breeze
IN the Senate was 10 strike out the para
graph making appropriations for the leeis-
| lative expenses OF the Territory OF New
Mexico "a prOvisO that the next session
of the legislative assembly shall COM
mence on the first Monday IN May. 1871.
! Under existing law IL meets IN December.
/ lie said that this was another instance
| OF general legisation' that it was a politl-
cal Amendment. "sneaked in on an APP
prOpriatiOn bill: and that IL was "a small,
! mean. contemplate. silly attempt 20 gain
political advantage.
Nj. E,klns Republcan). OF West Vir-
/ giua. asked Mr. Hill what he meant by
| the phrase "sneaked in
Il thought Mr. Hill replied. with aui-
nation. that ] would stir up the senator
| from New MeXicO-I mean the Senator
| from West Virginia; but u is about the
! same thing. The territorial LEGISLATURE
wiU under existing law. assemble next
December: but this llttle trick is 10 post
| pone the meeting until May. 1891, when
there may be a Republican President OF
| the United States and Republican Gov
/ ernor and territorial ofcers.
Mr. Elkins reminded Mr.. Hill that he
| had not answered his question as to
| what he meant by saying that the rroyiso
/ had been "sneaked in That was a
! serious charge.
MIR I'm: / VIII explain precisely what
/ ] mean. mean that this proYisn has
| no business here. legitimately OF properly.
/ IL ought not TO be here. That is what
j meant by H. IL was put in I'm violation
| Of the rules OF the House. That IS |hat
Mr Elkins: Is not the House the Judge
| Of its own rules and proceedings
Mr. Hill: According 10 the statement
| made this morning by the Senator from
! Iowa Cir. Allison the House has no
| fixed rulcs VIII the Senator from New
| Mexico. or from West Virginia, deny that
! this Is a political amendment
Mr.. Eikins: 1 do deny IL. | would Ike
you to explain what you mean 10y saying
| that this prOvisO was "sneakcd in
! Mr. Hin: II ! have not explained 10
sufficiently. even for the comprehension %
| the Senator from West virginia. l snail
not ATTEMPT il again. The people Of the
! Legislature 10 assemble IN May. That is
the time that they are most occupied in
! their sheep Industry. Why not let the
| LEGISLATURE meet In December, a. IL is
I in the habit Of meeting Why make ap-
/ propriation bills mere sewers 10 gather
In all the odds and ends and scraps?
sPASMODIC
| Mr.. Cullom Republican), OF Illinois. In
charge OF the bill, made an explanation
OF the matter, and made "a remark as %
! Mr. HuIs getting into a "spasm' about II.
Mr. Hill declared that the spasm
was on the other side OF the chamber
Mr.. Carter CRepublicanl. Of Montana.
! made an explanation Ot the prOvisO and
I stated why il should be enacted He r=-
ferred % an allus.on Of Mr.. Hills as to
/ the presence In the Senate chamber OF
[ th- DELEGATE from New Mexico. and said
/ that the delegate was simply dlscharging
his duty. And he reminded Mr. Hul that
a Territorial delegate Is not a delegate
/ merely 10 the House of Representatives
but to Congress, and his right 20 be- on
! the floor Of the Senate was as strong as
his right TO be on the floor OF the House
Mr Hill protested that he found nl
/ fault with the Delegate from New Mexico
/ for attending 20 his duty, but he did not
I understand that II was part of his duty
l 10 endeavOr TO place on an appropriation
| the present instance. the Senator from
I Montana (Air. CarteD had boldly admitted
that the amendment was a political one
/ After remarks by Senator'S Daniel and
l Call Mr. Elkins suggested that the Scna-
tor from New York oMr. HID was not an
authority on questions OF taste after
having charged the House OF Represents
tiyes with having "sneaked IN" "A prOvisC
into an appropriation BILL and after
havlnC charged the Senate Committee OF
Appropriations with attempting e
Nr' Price CDemocraO. Of Ohio. asked
Mr. Elkius why II the people OF New
Mexico wanted the time Of meeting OF
the legislative assembly changed from De
cember TO May. ne had not when he was
delegate from that Territory proposel
Mr.. EIkins's answer was that the ques
ton had never come up, and he addec
that he would like 10 hear Mr. Brice'.
impression about the Governor OF New
Mexico
with great pleasure. The Governor O
New Mexico had withdrawn from th'
presence Of the Committee on Territories
every statement which he had made II
Mexico having been fraudulently issued
The Governor had withdrawn the state
ment, and had said that there was NJ
s'9N'ip What ala he say about the Senator
from OhlO?' Mr. Eikins asked
Mr.. Brice: He had said in his telegram
that the Senator from Ohio had endeayOr
ed TO make the people OF New Mexico pay
a bond that was fraudulently Issued. III
Withdrew that statement before the Com
mittee on Territories, and said that there
bad not onlv not been any fraudulent issul
~ honda. but no ground for believing
that there had been. He said that th'
telegram had been sent through inadver
| tence Re had not sent II personally, hu
as a member Of a miscellaneous gather
FAULKNER SECONDS HILL
Mr.. Faulkner areued in favor Of strik
ing out the prov.so ana sall that IN
,,r6,ive FOR il was the hope that by mex
Nav there would be a Republican Presi
dant of the United states and a ReDubh
can Governor OF New Mexico; lie Has IN
tsrruntcd by a question from Mr. Wolcott
- 20 whether he had prophesied that th'