The morning times., 1896-05-07

A fter the voting in the Senate yesterday
afternoon on amendments to the PETER
resolution TO investigate the bondissues, Mr..
Hill substantially admitted that the reso-
luton would pass, and said he would con
ciude his speech in about an hour. He
knew, he said, What the result would be,
but he wanted TO round up his discussion OF
the subject in good shape. 1t was then
$50 p. m, and the disposition OF the
Senate was TO adjourn.
Mr. Peffer was anxious, however, to
reach a vote before adjournment, and said
so. Mr.. Hill, after a little discussion, said
energetically, that he was entirely pre-
pared to finish the matter at once, After a
number OF Interruptions for routine mat
tiers, he began the conclusion of his argu-
ment, but had not proceeded far when the
Senate agreed 10 allow him to finish to-
day, and TO take the vote at p. m.
The omptconclusion OF thismatter, with
the Dingiey resolution in the House, TO
adjourn on May 18, are taken TO argue an
earlier close OF the session than has re-
Gently been believed TO be possible.
In the reading of the river and harbor
bill, before p. m, the para graph as 10
Port oxford Harbor, Ore, having been
reached, Mr.. Mitchell opposed the amend
ment OF the Committee on Commerce, which
Mr.. Frye defended the action OF the COM
mittee. stating that the business of the
place consisted of one daily stage coach,
one feed store, one church, one school,
one saloon, and one small sawmill.
Audyet, through theeffortsor the Senators
from Oregon, three boards OF army officers
had been sent out to make estimates for
a harbor OF refuge there and had reported,
seyerally. ten millions, nine millions, and
eleven millions. Congress had appropri-
ated 81 900 10 begin the work; but the
engineer was sensible enough to refuse
to expend any of 1t. "And now, said Mr.
Frye, 1.-The Senator proposes 10 appropriate
$3.50, 900 to build a wharf for one sawmill." ."
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN GENEROUS.
Mr.. Vest. a member of the Committee
on Commerce. said that the committee haC
been unusually generous to the Pacific
States. Out OF an aggregate of seventy
millions, in direct appropriations and con
tinuing contracts. eleven millions had gone
to the three States of Washington. Oregon
aud California Oregon getting the larges
share of that amount.
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
Mr.. Hill reSuming his speech at 2 O'Clock
went on to analyZe Mr.. Pettigrew's speech
of the day before and read. with sar-
castle comments, parts OF speech made
some time ago by Mr.. Pettigrew in severe
criticism OF the metropolitan newspaper
press from which the Senator had quoted
so literally against the President and Sec
| retary of the Treasury.
one OF Mr., Petugrew's preliminary re
marks in that speech was that he woulc
not say anything OF value; Il have eX
| amined the speech" said Mr.. Hill, ''anc
| l must say that he religiously kept Iii
| promise" (Laughter.)
Mr.. Hill also sent to the clerks dest
| and had read extracts from "A Red Ho
| Silver speech delivered by Mr.. PettigreV
| at Sioux Falls on the l3th of February last
| IN which these sentences OrrTIrr-
'.Gold is the thieves Iuuney-uucnange,
| gold. What rotten uunreUs-,.
What is that" Mr.. Hill asked the
| clerk when each of these sentences Wer
read. Please read that again. Ger
eral Iaughter.)
Il indorse that doctriue now Mr.. PETIT
| grew interposef.
| I'm view of that statement" said Nj
HILL Il Will now have read from a Siou.
Falls newspaper the proceedings OF Il cor
v65>fionrcCenu yheldtEere hen the Sen ate
was Instructed for Mckinley, his polite;
enemy. and was also instructed for what
called sound money -
The article WIS read, stating that m
Petugrcw met his WATERLOO that lie ia
had "a complete and emphatic turning dow
by the Huron convention;" that lie ''go6
to st. Louis pledged TO work against IRE
silver ana TO work for his political enem
/ Mckinley that he was in "humiliatin
and equvocal position" and that be Ia
'repudiated his views and fOresworn hin
self"