The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-28
HILL AND ELKlNS
IN CONTROVERSY
Senator's Engage In Sharp Personal
Encounter Over Assembling Of
New Mexico Legislature.
TT WAS A POLITICAL DEBATE
Mil Charged Political Tricksry. Which Did
Not Meet Favor NTH Elkins.- Debate
10 the House on the Sunday Civil
Appropriation Bill.

Washington. March z7.-1The senate in
dulged In an acrimonious political de-
bate today. which developed into much
personal politics. and brought on two
sharp personal exchanges between Hill
and Elklns. The controversy arose over
Hllrs motion TO strike from the pending
Appropriation bill the proposed change
OF date Of the assembling OF the New
Mexico legislature from December to
May HUI vigorously denounced the
change as a political trick" which had
been "sneaked" into this appropriation
In order. as he claimed. to postpone the
meeting OF The Democratic legislature,
In the hope that a Republican president
would be elected and the political control
OF the territory be changed. Elkins pro-
tested against the words "sneaked in"
The exchange between the senators was
very animated. but Hin persisted in the
use OF his adjectlves.
This Is the first time In twelve years."
said Gorman. that a purely political
question has been brought into the dls-
cusslon OF an appropriation bill. There
should BE- full opportunity for debate,
and there must be"
culiOm opposed adjournIng over Sat-
urday. and demanded a roll caIl on
which the motion to adjourn over Sat
urday prevailed. . TO L.
CuTlom moved 10 lay on the table the
motion OF Hll to strike out the New
Mexico provision. German appealed to
Cuilom not 10 seek 10 cut OF the debate
on such a MEASURE. we are entitled 10
fun discussion and we will have IT,"
said German. Cullom said his only pur-
pose was TO secure test vote and. as
such. German said he was ready for It,
Cullom's motion TO table The Hill motion
was defeated, n 70 ..
on the announcement OF the vote. Cul-
lom stated that he would not further re-
sist Hills motion TO strike out the New
Mexico provision. Thereupon. the Hill
motion prevailed on a viva voce vote,
without division. The legislative appro-
priation as amended. and including
change Of the compensation of district
attorneys and marshals, was passed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. March 1.-THE apprOpria-
tions committee attempted to take up the
sundry civil appropriations bill today. but
the members who are interested In the
bill on the private calendar defeated
them by 1l2 TO q. Members OF the ap-
preparations committee DO not view their
defeat as a result OF opposition to the
bill. The members from the North who
ara interested In the pensions legislation,
and those from the South interested in
war claims. have been chatting for some
time over their inability to proceed with
the work on the private calendar.
Today. by a sort OF combination, the
appropriations committee was defeated.
The victory. however. was completely
barren. SO far aS the Southern men were
concerned. and after the house went into
committee the Republicans forced the
motion to pass over the claims on the
calendar, The Southern men rstahated
by filibustering against the pension bills.
50 that the result today was less than
hal' Il dozen bills passed.
1t developed during the day that a
lively fight would be precipitated Mon
day when the sundry civil bill is caTlsd
up. on account OF the fact that the bill
carries an appropriation Tor continuous
contracts on river and harbor work and
public buildings for only eight months
OF the next fiscal year. That would carry
the appropriations up to March l. 1897
The appropriations committee suffered
another reverse Just before the house
took a recess. II was Cannon's intention
to force the house TO sit tomorrow and
proceed with the sundry civil bill. but
the members were overwhelmingly in IA
vor OF taking holiday and by big ma
Jority voted to adjourn untii Monday.