The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS.
Senator TIn lose. Hts Head ln colloquy
with Senator EIlCius,

Senator Hill Loses HIS lieau tu Colloquy
with Senator EIkins.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March H.
The senate indulged in an acrimonious
political debate to-day which devei-
oped much personal and party feeling
and brought on two sharp personal ex-
changes between Mr.. HIN and Mr..
Elklns ard between Mr.. Brice and Mr..
Elklns. The controversy arose over Mr..
Hllrs motion to strike from the pend
ing appropriation bill the proposed
change OF the date OF assembling the
New Mexico Legislature from December
to May. Mr. Hin bitterly denounced
the change as a political trick, which
had been "sneaked into" this appro-
pTat!on bill In order, as he claimed, to
postpone the meeting OF the Demo-
cratic legislature In tho hope that q
Republican President would be elected
and the Republican control OF the ter
ritory changed. Mr.. Elkins protested
against the use OF the words "sneaked
in"
The exchange between the senators
was very animated, but Mr.. Hill per-
sisted IN the use Of his adjectives.
Later Mr.. Brice sought to question
Mr.. Elkins, upon which the latter
brought up the offensive personal dis
patch which had been sent to Mr..
Drlce from New Mexico. The debate
took wide range. Senators German,
Faulkner, Cockrell and other Demo-
Gratis attacking the provision as poiit-
teal, while Senator'S. Elklns, Carter,
Cullom aud other Republican senators
defended It, Mr.. Cullom sought TO
table MIR Hill's motion, but n motion
70 this effect failed, I-29. whercupon
Mr. Cuilom yielded to the Hin motion
end the New Mexico provision was
struck out
At the close Of the day the senate
passed the legislative appropriation
t!l!. carrying SCI 100000 Aside from
Providing the usual appropriations, the
bill is important In erecting a reform
o. the system OF compensation for
United States district attorneys aud
mHrsEaIs, salaries being substituted for
icos.
Tile senate adjourned until Monday.
The house committee attempted TO
take up the sundry civil appropriation
hiil to-day, but the members who were
Interested IN bills on the private cal
cAahr defeated them by vote OF l42
10 in The members of the aprnoprin-
lions committee do not view their de-
ie2t as the result OF uppo5itlon to the
appropriation bill. Members from the
north, who nre interested In pension
legislation, and those from the south,
Who are interested In war claltna, have
been chaiinG for some time over the
Inability 10 proceed with the work on
the private calendar. To-day, by n sort
" combination. the appropriations
tnmE.Ittce was defeated. The Victory,
however. was completely barren 70 far
a" The southern men were concerned,
as fitcr the house went Into commit
zee tho Republicans forced q motion 20
pass over all olaims on the calendar.
Tho southern men retallAtod by fill
buFirriHg against the pension bills. so
that the net results to-dny was less
than half dozen bills png8ed. II de-
Ihi4Icd during tho DAY uint lively
IELt would be prectpitnted Monday
vixen the aundry civil bill is called up
on account or the fGct that the bill
c7Hics appropriations for continuous
contracts on river and harhOr work
aud public buildings for only eight
iInH'lg OF the next fiscal year. That
would carry the appropriations mp "a
March !, 1889.
tun appropriations committee nuf-
i'T"I ruothcr reverse Just before tho
mouse took recess tonight II was
Mr. Cannon's Intention to force the
house to sit tomorrow and proceed