The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-07
Ihe resolution was referred to the
committee on Foreign Relations.

at his request. laid before the Senate.
he moved Its reference to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, and ex-
pressed the hope that the committee
would before Congress adjourned. report
some action that would be deliberate
hrm, consistent and energetic for the
soiutlon of the question. He did not
believe that Congress could adjourn
inally, leaving that question as It now
was. The resolution was. with a SINH
lar one which had been offered by Mr.
Call, referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
Another of Mr.. Calls resolutions as to
railroad corporations interfering with
elections in Florida. was also laid before
the Senate, and was by q vote of 90
10 70. referred TO the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections.
The river and harbor bill was then
taken up and proceeded with until 9 H.
m, when It was laid aside and the Pfef-
Ter bond resolution was taken up Mr.
Hill continuing his argument against the
| resolution.
Nlr Pfeffer endeavored to have a time
fixed for taking vote on the resolution,
but MIR. Hill resolutely declined to have
any time fixed, and Mr.. Pfeffer gave no.
tice that objection would be made to
every other proceeding until vote was
taken on the resolution and that he
would ask the Senate to remain in ses-
sion until that time.
Mr.. Hill went on to analyze Mr.. Petit
crews speech of yesterday, and read
with sarcastic comments. parts of a
speech made some time ago by Mr. Petit
grew in severe criticism of the metropo-
Titan newspaper press, fiom which he
had quoted so literally yesterday against
the President and Secretary of the
Treasury. One of MIR. Pettigrew's pre-
liminary remarks in his speech was that
he would not say anything of value.
a ava MI I'M ha ;l
Mr.. Hill. ''and must say that he religi-
ously kept his promise" Laughter)
Mr.. Hill also sent TO the Clerks desk
and had read extracts from "a red hot
silver speech" delivered by Mr.. Petit
grew al Sioux Falls on the 10Th of Feb
ruary last in which these sentences oc-
cur:
Gold is the thieves money. unchanged
gold! What rotten nonsense!'
What is that?" Mr.. Hill asked the
clerk when each of these sentences was
| read. please read that again" Gen
eral Laughter)
Il endorse that doctrine now" said
Mr.. Pettigrew. interpos.ng.
I'm View of that statement" said Mr.
Hill. 81 will now have read from a Sioux
Fails newspaper. the proceedings of a
convention recently held there when the
Senator was instructed for Mr.. McK!n-
ley. his political enemy, and was also
instructed for what Is called sound
money.
The article was read, stating that
Mr.. Pettigrew met his WATERLOO: that
he had had "a complete and emphatic
turning down by the Huron conven-
ton: that he "goes to St. Louis pledged
to work against free silver and to work
for his political enemy Mckinley; that
he was in a "humiliating and eQuivocal
poHtt2n." and that he had repudiated
his views and foresworn himself"
l,t Agt,t f,1.
colt Rep). of Colorado. interposed and
said that in his opinion II was in viola
tion OF every canon of decency and go d
taste for Senator To have read an lire
sponsible newspaper editorial. breathing
slander and abuse against brother
Senator But If any Senator did think
II fitting and wise and proper, he should
read 1t himself.
Il think 1t is entirely appropriate and
becoming" Mr.. Hill replied, when
Senator read an article from a New
YORK newspaper yesterday attacking the
President of the United States and
Secretary of the Treasury, to have an
other article in reference 10 the Senator
himself read. l will read the rest of
the article myself" To the Clerk: pass
it here"
After finishing the reading of the
article Mr.. Hill asked where the Sena-
tor from Colorado. Mr.. Wolc H. was
yesterday, when the Senator from South
Dakota referred to Senator Sherman as
endorsing the plunder of the people and
the robbery OF the Treasury Where
was then, he continued the Senator
when that coarse fling was made on the
moor OF the Senate, and when insinuation
was made that the President of the
United states had shared in the profits
OF the bonds? His English friend from
Colorado Qaughter) had not a word to
say III regard to that. He defends"
SAID Mr.. Hill, passlonately "Enelish-
men. English government, English
statesmen, English politicians; but he
has not one word to say In defence OF
the President OF the United States.
While Mr.. Hill was criticisine Mr.
Pettigrew's remarks yesterday as TO the
PRESIDENTS former law partner. Mr.
Ste:son, having signed the syndicate
contract as witness he was inter-
rupted in order that a message might be
received from the House. The message
announced the passage OF a concurrent
resolution for an adjournment of Con.
gress on May 1S
Proceeding with his speech, Mr.. Hill
referred to the sneer INDUCED in by
MT Tillman few days ago when he
spoke OF the President giving ten
millions to Jew" Has ii come TO
this. Mr. Hill exclaimed. that nation
ality Is to be urged as an objection in
the Senate of the United States? A
Jewish citizen is as good as any other
citizen If he behaves himself He has
the right to be treated respectfully. He