The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-06

The House Rejects the senate Amend
ment 10 Build Only Two Battle
ships-Thirty-one Republican SEM
ators Sign . weol Petition.

before adjournment tomorrow. Hill stated
before Pettsgrew made his speech that
he would not desire TO GO on for more than
an hour tomorrow. but he may find Petit
Crews remarks a text for further COM
ments. IL Is not known TO the managers
OF the resolutions vfether other senator's
viii desire to spsaA IN opposition to the
measure. though is - considered possible
tha, Villas may. Hill. In speaking of the
situation today. said he nad no disposition
10 niibuster. and that ne proosb'y would
not have occupied rs much time as he has
but for the fact that he mari resolutions
Sere taken up without giving him due
warning. The oppol srts ef The reeolu-
ton believe that II viii ,e 50 modified
before the final vote Is reached as 10
provide that the committee on finance
shall make whatever Investigation Is TO
be made. and they are not 80 stroagly o.
posed to II In that form.
Early In the day Peffsr. author OF tie
resolution. announced that he would seek
L. force a vote tonight by hosiing the SEN
ate In session until the resolution was us
posea Of. II was evident. how -yer. that
t.it senator's were not -irpose.i TO sub
NIT to the harsiships of a protrac.ed and
possibly aIl-night session, and PETER dd
not carry out his announced purpose. He
stated. however. that the resolution would
certainly pass tomorrow. which. how
ent ability to speak indefinitely.
When the senate met Call fn-
troduced a resolution requesting the
president TO protest against the
execution OF American citizens taken
on board the schooner Competitor by a
Spanish ginboat, and to demand of Spain
that the prisoners be not subjected TO cruel
treatment. Call asked for immediate adop-
tion. and ON viva yoce vote IL was adopted
with faint response. few senators being
present. Wolcott quickly interposed. point
ing out that this was surprising course.
making a protest and demand on Spain
without any consideration Call insisted
that the case was urgent. reports being cur
rent that the prisoners were to be exc
cuted. IL Great Britain were involved,
there would be no hesitation In protesting.
Wolcott answered that II the facts were
as Call stated II was the duty of the presi-
dent to protest. and it was premature for
the senate TO request the president to do
his duty. He objected TO immediate action.
The resolution went over.
Frye then moved to take up the river
and harbor bill. and in doing SO said:
II do not mean to antagonize the bond bill
at O'clock l regard the vote OF yester-
day as instruction to me not TO urge the
river and harbor bill against the bond
bin at o'c.ock." After this explanation
there was no objection to proceeding with
the river ana harbor bill. The senate re-
instated under the contrac. system the
Sabin pass. Tex. Improvement. and the
channel between Beaufort, s. C. and Ss-
vannsh. the latter total being reduced
TO s9s7, so
BY unanimous consent bill was passed
re-snacting the law for a free bridge
across the Arkansas river connecting IAt-
tie Rock and Argenta.
Al 2 o'clock the bin was laid aside. thirty
pages having been disposed Of and the
bond bill was taken up. AS HIll was
about TO resume his speech. PETER, author
OF tho bond resolution, arose and said;
Il VIII ask the senate to remain In ses-
sion tonight until this resolution is pass
ed" Han said he was willing to Yield as
rule. but he did not propose to he taken
from the floor arbitrarily, and he would
not yield TO PETER.
Hin proceeded with his opposition TO the
resolution. He was endeayoring. he said
10 prevent the senate from making itself
ridiculous. II did that often enough. he
added. This resolution called for facts
that were already reported TO the senate
Why, therefore, should the senator's ad-
nit that they were ignorant" To be sure
said Htii. there Is no law against sena-
tors making fools OF themselves but they
ought not to do Il neediessiv by the fool
ish. contemptibie' resolution. IF You
taA tOffpEtDtUu iEr rEINFf< AlyeaTv
made. then resign your seats he said
savagely. I'm declared that this was a
move 30 manufacture campaign material
on the eve Of the presidential camnaign
The senator yielded long enough 10 ner-
NIT Gordon TO give notice OF an amend
ment 20 the pending resolution providing
that the inquiry into the bond issues he
conducted by the senate finance commit
tee instead of by q special committee OF
ave senators. as originally proposed.
Hin. resuntnE, said tina, as one means
of meeting this persecution and mud
slinging" az the secretary Of the treasury.
he would introduce the affidavit OF Mr.
Carlisle In the suit brought by William,
Graves 20 secure 81. sca.esl of bonds The
affidavit was read Al great length.
NJ another point Hiil Rad frorr, a Phil
adelphta newspaper, saying II ought 10 be
good authority. as u represented ,ha
views of Mr. QUAY, a recent candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
Fresifrncy. There was a laugh at the
emphasis Hln placed on the recent -
ifll, commenting on the contracts. sr.ska
cf The fact that August Belmont 4 Co.
DrcSel. Morgan A. Co. represensgn-
Roth$ch'ia 4 son. OF London sSsilgrnan a
Co. of New York. and others wers those
Who contracted VITA Secretary sherman
Then. as now said The senator. the svn-
dscste got tho h1ads The me- Who haA
the money Invested s. The senator Ssis
if was not that he cSnsi arv.hiay fsr
Mr. Carl sic or his alminfStr lfgars ouf ~
these bond con. racfs were - hs parasse4
''on the stump" in the coming earauatzn.
then he proposed 20 place he sherman
contracts ALONGSIDE the Carlisle contracts.
showing that The FORMER were with ~.
- me bankers. the same Pierpsnt Morgan
thh; you are throwing IN Mr.. gfsveIau.Pk
face"
Hla yielAcd the foor temporarily 20
pettsgreS. RoEs. :. n. for A xpeech ta
the tariT nd tsnRucs. The speech WAS a
saccinct record az government trassas,-
tiorS for the las- five years. Petstsres as
serted hts belief that the rT-o~nt anzr-
eiAg sc&rrs had been purpos~iv worked
nisan by the preseni administration In Or
der 70 force congress to pass SaTnsngstra-
ton measures and after that 60 ccrur.el
financial transactions TO eaTfch the "a
Norffes Of the president. Y not the p-e@i-
cert himself Thers had ben A aa-
Neersse conspiracy On the part % re
administration TO drown the <oTernrnsnt-s
ersSflt rettigrsa spesr % the rzrt AK,
ev ~forf,er ias partner 81 Grover t-aexy-
land In negotiating the bend eoutrar,
~fth the Morgan syndicate. The senator
sasa - mayor o. governor % less "a
xorssi individuality than a president aaa
acted RI ;Air Nay. ~inap-4rhns-vst or crt-,-
lnai persecution veul3 have followed AZ
once Petsivsew believed IA a svareA-
sssx investigation which xca3s '-lay bars
the -ecrct features os tAc 5ous trznSae-
items
A sANrr controversy eecs4rre4 h~swe~r,
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