New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
IT'LL GIVES UP THE FIGHT
orr ON THE PETER RESOLUTION TO
BE TAKEN TO-DAY.

>rw-yoRK SENATOR AvAIIs HIMSELF OF
u,r OPPORTUNITY OFFERED BY Mr.. LODGE
AND BACKS DOWN GRACEFULLY.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
,,,..h,reton. May 6.-Mr. Hill yielded to the in
rio to-day and gave up his flibustering
',.uggle against the PETER bond-sale investiga-
~ rssolution The amendment fastened on the
'.o,rt,on by Mr.. Lodge transferring the task OF
,-,.ost,eation from special committee OF five 10
~. committee on Finance. gave to Mr.. Hill the
"" -ortunity he needed to retire gracefully from
~ contest. and on the acceptance OF MI Lodge
-.,.s,tion the New-York Senator pracucaiiy
pp.ondoned his fbustering tactics and agreed TO
.. tho amended resolution come to vote TO-
" '..royr afternoon. This compromise will happi-
" .,,oove one OF the few serious obstacles 10 an
xiv adjournment Of Congress
~. pefer endeavored to have time fixed for
..,.c vote on the resolution. but Mr. Hill reso-
.-.., declined to have any time fixed. and Mr..
49, gave notice that objection would be made
.,orv other proceeding until vote was taken
.ha resolution, and that he would ask the
VI ~. - remain in session until that time
ar.., course" Mr. Hill said with smile, will
.,.oonvenience me- 1t will only Inconvenience
- Senators who desire to transact public
business
SARCASM FOR Mr.. PETT1GREW.
", Hill went on to analyze Mr.. Pettigrews
..ch OF yesterday and read with sarcasuc
'.mments parts of q speech made some time ago
m, pettigrew in severe criticism or the metro
Titan newspaper press from which the Senator
"a cuoted so literally yesterday. against the
n..,,dent and Secretary of the Treasury one OF
". psttgrew's preliminary remarks in that
-..ocn was that he would not say anything OF
-'.,r. 81 have examined the speech said Mr.
mn and must say that he religiously Kept MS
.,or,se" Qaughter) Mr. Hill also sent TO the
.,.r..s desk and had read extracts from "a red
-, silver speech" delivered by Mr.. Pettigrew at
Sou, Falls on February 49,. in which these sem
.a,ces occur: Gold is the thieves money,
unchanged gold: what rotten NONSENSE!
mw,a, Is that" Mr.. Hill asked the clerk when
.och Of these sentences was read. please read
that again" General laughter)
"Iindorse that doctrine now" Mr. Pettigrew in
terposed.
an view Of that statement" said Mr.. HILL
~ will now have read from Sioux Falls news
manor the proceedings of a convention recently
hold ,hare. when the Senator was instructed for
Mr. Mckinley, his political enemy, and was also
instructed for what is called sound money. y
Tho article was read. stating that Mr.. Petit
grew met his Waterloo; that he had had "a
complete and emphatic turning -down by the
Huron convention" that he goes TO ST. Louis
r,edyad n work against free silver and to work
for his political enemy. Mckinley; that he was
Sin q humiiating and equivocal position" and
that he had "repudiated his views and for
sworn himself
Al this point in the reading Mr.. Wolcott Rep.,
COLI interposed and said that in his opinion II
was In violation of every canon OF decency ana
good taste for a Senator to have read an IRE
sponsible newspaper editorial breathing slander
and abuse against a brother Senator. But If
any Senator did think it fitting and wise and
proper he should read it himself
4 think 1t is entirely appropriate and becom-
w," Mr. Hill replied when Senator read an
uucle from a NewYork newspaper yesterday
hacking the President of the United states
and the Secretary of the Treasury. to nave reao
mother article In reference to the Senator HIM
,eIr will read the rest Of the article myself.
To the clerk Pass 1t here"
WHERE WAS wOLCOTT THEN?
After finishing the reading of the article. MI
Iz,u asked where the Senator from Colorado
Mr. Wolcott. was yesterday when the Senator
rom South Dakota referred to Senator sherman
,s indorsing the plumber Of the people ana th'
-ohberv Of the Treasury. Where was then.
no continued. "the Senator when that coarse
fling was made on the floor Of the Senate anc
when an insinuation was made that the Presi
dent Of the United States had shared in the
nrodts of the bonds? His English friend IRON
Colorado naughter) had not word to say III
regard TO that. He Defends said Mr. Hill, pas
s;onately. "Engislmen. English Government
r. gllsh statesmen, English politicians; but ne
ha., not one word TO say In delehce Vi 'iie ie'
dent of the United States"
While Mr.. Hill was criticising Mr.. Pettigrew's
rsmar,,s Yesterday as to the Presidents former
law PARTNER. Mr. Stetson. having signed the syn
d,cata contract as q witness. he was interrupted
in order that a message might be received IRON
tho Eouse The message announced the passage
OF a concurrent resolution for an adjournment o.
Congress on May IL.
81 am glad to hear the date OF adjournment
NJ Hill saia iokingly. II will endeavor to close
my remarks about that time" General ia.eh
teri
Proceeding with his speech. Mr.. Hill referred u
the sheer nduleed in by Mr.. Tillman few days
ayo when he smoke OF the President giving lei
millions 10 q lew" Has it come to this. MT
Hill exclaimed. that nationality is to be ursee
as an objection In the Senate Of the UnlteC
States? A Jewish citizen is as good as any othel
citizen II he behaves himself. He has the rlgh
20 be treated respectfully. lie belongs 10 rac'
which it Is not necessary TO defend or euiogize
Where was the Senator from Colorado theh-'h'
defender Of the dignity and honor OF the oena'
where was ne when Senator rose ana h'sse'
out the word Jew"
SLIGHT PROSPECT OF MORE FUN
MI Hill next made an excursion into the issu
OF bonds when Mr.. Sherman was Secretary OF tn
Treasury. and read with great JUNCTION teie
gram to President Hayes from Messrs. Morgan
morton and Seligman in London. He referred L
Mr.. Morton as the present Governor OF New-Yorl
ana until recently also Republican canoioa !,
tor nomination to the Presidency. III, sai'
ce. the lightning should strike the Distinguish,