The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17


when question OF this kind was ap-
preached
MT Hill asserted that the resolution
had been got up In the interest of a
speculative law suit against the Secrc-
tary OF the Treasury The holder he
said. was open to have impeachment
pr ceedings begun against the Secretary
OF the Treasury IL he had violated the
law in any particular but the trouble
was the resolution was only part OF the
etap-trap-of the times. 1t was part
Oh an endeaVor to get up scandal, in
order to affect political question
He referred to the Populists In the
Senate as having been recognized as
beiligerents. though no one could tell on
winch side they would train on any
subject. What would the government
nave done. he asked, If the President
ana the Secretary OF the Treasury had
not issued Claw or no law government
bonds last year? The Secretary of the
treasury. he declared, deserved the
thanks of the Senate for his steady
purpose in maintaining the credit of the
country. Senator'S might differ with
Mr; carlisle. They might think that he
had erred in the discharge of a portion of
his duty. That was onc thing. II did
not follow that II was proper to investi
gate under the !nsinuation contained in
the reSolutiJn-whether some of the
money might not have stuck to his fin
gers.
| Mr.. Stewart asked Mr.. Hill whether
the administration was opposed IN tbe
| investigation.
am not authorized to speak for the
administration" MIR. Hnl replied. ~
| nav never exchanged word with any
olncer OF this administration high or
| low, on this subject and I do not nro
pose to- | oppose 1t as / would oppose
any fooish, silly. unnecessary investi-
Satlon, which can only lin my humble
| Judgment add disgrace to the Senate.
III this resolution pass. the men who in
stituted the investigation will be covered
with humiliation and shame and will
| deny that they ever charged anythinp
wrong against Mr.. Carlisle and his sub
| ordinateS."
Mr. Hill went on to anaiyze Mr.. Pef
ters speech in support of the resolution.
and to ridicule the prctension that Mr..
Peffer and his Populist friends were
the representatives Of the people, and
| he compared the pretension with the
proclamation Of the three tailors of
Iooiey reet"'beginning, I'VE the peo-
pie of England" He characterized the
populist Senators as deserters. and as
having offered to sell or exchange their
votes on the tariff question. They had
no settled. fixed purpose And this
Senate he said. lis deliberately to
| agree to this Populist resolution of in
| NesttGation on the eve of a Presidential
| election. so as to enable these men to
threw mud at the Democratic party and
al the Republican party. 1t is about
! time for the Senators who represent
States interested in this question TO act
| together"
At this point Mr.. Stewart sought to
| interpose remark
| Il knew you could not keep Your
word" said Mr.. Hill. alluding to MIR.
| PETERS opening remark that the friends
| a RI
cuss it knew you could not keen
your word, You cannot trust one of
these Populists five minutes at time. -
daughter)
| he object of the resolution" Mr. Hill
| continued, lis to disseminate scandal
| Ihe Popul!st party lives on dsseminat-
| ing scandal against the two old parties -
| Mr.. Hill then went on Il comment
| upon the sugar trust Investigations. He
described the humiliation of Senators in
| having trailed up stairs to the commit
Tee room, and in being put through lot
OF questions as to whether they had
speculated in sugar stocks.
| And under oath, too" Mr. uow,av
| suggested
piled. -A''' re-
| They would not take a Senator's
WORD; And what was the result? They
found one Senator who said "Yes. 7 d,d
buy some sugar stock. / sh,uld do ~
again. nave right to do IT, What
are you going to do about ito" And To-
DAY that distinguished Senator (Mr
Quay Is the candidate, the favorite son
OF the leading Republican State In Tho
| Union. Tor the Presidency: and he has
got as many and as warm friends as anv
man who is candidate for the Presi.
| dency."
In that connection, MIR. Hill creo+ed
amusement by referring to Senator Nc
| i'herson's maid and Senator Ransom's
| son as other spectators in sugar stock
| cine latter having invested $40 or so5 i'm
| a bucket shop" speculation. And that
| he said was the best result of th,. rrea /
| investigation which had been got nm on
| account of the newspaper clamor
| Without concludingthis speech. Mr. I5,u
yielded for motion TO proceed to execu-
tive business, and at $40 the Senate
| adjourned until tomorrow
| Housc.-The fight against the re-elec-
| tion of Gen. w. p. Franklin as a mem
| Der of the hoard of managers of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home resulted In the
| defeat of those who opposed him, the
| House voting to continue him on the
board as recommended by the committee
| on military affairs. Messrs. Tracy (RepD
| OF Missouri: Hepburn (Rep), OF Iowa
| kirkpatrick tRep). of Kansas: Caldhead
| (Rep.). OF Kansas. and Mr.. Blue (Rcp) J.
| Kansas. favored the amendment pro-
| posed by the latter TO substitute the name
| OF Gen. .. o. Howard as manager in
| place of Gen. W. B.Franklin and II was
| opposed by Mr.. Mahon (Rep) Pennsyl-