The record-union., 1896-03-28
Passed in the Senate After Being Debated
Every Day the Present Week.
A Motion by Hill Develops a Political
Controversy.
The New York Senator Carries His
Two Republicans Voting With the
to the Meeting of the New Mexico
LEGISLATURE.

tention of that body every day during
the present week. 1t appropriates in
round numbers twenty-five and one
half million dollars. There was much
debate upon it-first on Senator Sher-
mans motion to strike out all the sec
tions relating to the compensation of
United States Marshals, Clerks and
District Attorneys quitting them on a
salary system instead of the present
system of fees); second, on Senator
Hills motion to strike out proviso
changing the time of the legislative as
sembly Of New Mexico.
Sherman's motion was defeated-yeas
IS, nays $3.50 that the bill remains
Tin that respect) as it passed the House.
Hills motion developed a political
controversy, and notice was given by
German of Maryland that the discus
sion could not be cut off, but would
assume pretty large dimensions.
With the object of avoiding this
threatened political debate, Cullom of
Illinois, who was in charge of the bill,
moved to lay Hills motion on the table,
but Cullom's motion was disagreed to-
yeas 21, nays 20. The Democratic
Senators were aided by the votes of the
tors-Frye and Wolcott
Thereupon Cullom withdrew all oppo-
sition to Hills motion, and it was
agreed to. That practically ended the
consideration of the bill, and it was
passed without division.
The legislative appropriation bill was
taken up after some minor business was
disposed of, the question being on Sher-
Sc, -
graphs relating to the compensation of
United States District Attorneys,
Clerks and Marshals.
After some discussion the Senate de-
feated-30 to 1S-Sherman's motion to
strike out of the legislative bill all the
sections relating to the compensation
of United States District Attorneys,
Clerks and Marshals.
The amendment offered by Villas was
rejected without a division
Hill moved to strike out of the para
graph making an appropriation for the
legislative expenses of the Territory
of New Mexico a proviso that the next
session of the Legislative Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday in
May, 1897. He said that this was an
other instance of general legislation;
that it was" "sneaked in on an appro-
priation bill and that it was a small,
mean, contemplate, silly attempt to
gain a political advantage.
Elkins Rep) of West Virginia asked
Hill what he meant by the phrase
''sneaked in.'
II thought" Hill replied with ami
nation, "that I would stir up the SEN
ator from West Virginia, but it is about
the same thing The Territorial Legis-
lature will, under existing law, assem-
ble next December, but this little trick
is to postpone the meeting until May,
1897, when there may be Republican
President of the United States and
Republican Governor and Territorial
officials
After further discussion, Cullom
moved to lay Hills motion on the table.
The motion being unbeatable, German
appealed to Cullom not to persist in
it, and he repeated the remark which
he had already made as to the ques-
ton being a political one on which
Senators were entitled to have a dis
cussion far beyond the bounds which it
had now taken.
Cullom said his action was to have a
test case.
''If you want a test vote," German
said, I'VE are ready for it now
You can beat u.s. Frye remarked
in an undertone.
The result of the vote showed Frye
to be right 1t was: Yeas y, nays %.
On the yea and nay vote the Popu-
lists voted with the Democrats in the
negative, and there were also two Re-
publican Senators voting in the same
way-Frye and Wolcott.
Then Cullom withdrew his opposition
and Hil1s motion to strike out was
agreed to. The bill was then passed
without a division. 1t appropriates
about twenty-five and half million
dollars.
The Senate then, at 4:50 o'clock, pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business, and soon afterward adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Quite
unexpectedly, the House of Repre-
sentatives to-day, by vote of 142 to
X, refused to consider the civil appro-
priation bill, reported yesterday, adopt
ing the motion of Hepburn Rep) of
Iowa to take up the bills on the private
calendar for the first time this session.
The adoption of this motion exhausted
an hour, and another hour was spent
in discussing motion by Pickler (Rep)
of South Dakota that only pension and
private relief bills reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs be con-
sidered This was finally agreed to.
Only three bills were considered, and
they were reported to the House, with
a recommendation that they be passed.
The House then, at o'clock, was de-
clared in recess until o'clock, the even
ing session to be devoted to the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills.
The evening session of the House de-
veloped a family row among the Re-
pubIicans regarding pension legislation.
The first bill taken up was that dis
cussed last Friday night, a Senate bill
granting a pension of $50 month to
Charles A Jones, a photographer for
injuries resulting from wound re-
ceived while taking a picture of Long
streets Notifications at Suffolk, Vir-
ginia.
Connolly N(Rep.) of Illinois antago-
nized the BILL and in the course of his
speech severely criticised the Commit
tee on Pensions for bringing in bills of
this class to pension men who were not