Kansas City daily journal., 1896-03-28
HILL And ELKINS CLASH.
ACRIMoNIoUs DEBATE IN THE SEN
ATE YESTERDAY.
Mr.. nm sharply Critieises What He Terms
a "Mean, Contemptible, Political Trick"
other senators Drawn Into the
Bitter Controversy.

Washington. March 27.-The senate In
dulgrd in an acrimonious debate to-day
which developed much personal ana party
feeling, and brought on Two sharp personal
exchanges between Mr.. nm and Mr.. FL
Lins. and between Mr.. Erice ana Mr., FL
kins The controversy arose from Mr.
Iiu's motion 60 strike from the pending
appropriation bin the proposed change Of
the date of assembling the New Mexico
LEGISLATURE fIum December TO May. AIR.
lin bitterly denounced the change as "A
Small mean, contemplate, political
trick" which had been "sneakei into this
appropriation bin, iu order, as he claimed,
10 postpone the meeting of the Democratic
lesislature IN the hope thar a Republican
president would be elected and the political
control OF The territory changed
What right have yoW 10 say 'sneakei
ing interrupted AR. Eiklus "Nhat au-
Ihority have sou for such "a statement
"Ah." responded Alr I'm, with uuction,
II thought Ia stir up the senator from
New Mexico. I see beside him the author
of this plan, who on the minute Is here
10 whisper IN his ear IN support of H. What
] mean by surahei m ls lhat Al u IN
worthy that thls political trick should De
tried IN connection with great apprupria-
"But Tie senator has made a serious
charge persisted Alr. Elkins. Yet him con-
line his explanation 10 assertion % sneak
ing in What does he mean b. that
u mean that SUCH political plan mas no
place mere. II has crepi lH, snrdhrI m
Viii the senator deny that this IS "a polit-
Mr. ElEns responded that the house OF
REPRESENTATIVES, In the exercise of lts rights
had introduced this proposed change
Mr. Hill reiterated tnat the amendment
had "rraNled in OF course, the senator
from West Virginia would deny II. Mhen
IL denied that this was "A political trick he
showed Ms capacity for rneESt Hcles.
some senator IA the rear Of Mr. Iiill whls-
prrsd thar Mr. Eikius had not made "a
denial Then, II he mas not denlea lt, ne
y.iU I.uv IT," continued Nj. Hlll, FOR he
docs not want 70 father This petty little
irbe i4Ii'a srbIIor asserted that appropriation
bfIl~ should not be- made sewers 70 re
ceiye all tine scraps everyone might seek
10 put into Them an
tEar ~ Ms surprised az this Gutburst OF
sxritemefIt from the New York senator
Who. he feared, would nave spasm BE-
i0h, no" interIe.ted Mr. Hill. Il was
never cooler In my life.
Mr. Cullom explained thal the ame1a-
Trent came from the house IN the regular
way He expressed the hope that there
should be no personal reflection on ne
d-iegate from Kew Mexico, 10 whom Mr
mn rad referred as sitting beside Alr. FL
later. AIR Bree sought 70 question Mr.
Fikip- when the latter brought Up the
e4nt te Mr. Brice from New MeNieo. The
d.hat- took a y de range, senators hoI-
man. Faulkner, CockrsH and other i3tm9-
-r3t- fakiug The provision a. pphucai
while = nators Elkins carter, taliom anu
other Republican senators drirhdta II. MI
C,,iIo,n solsht to table Mr. HilIs motion
r,otiSn 10 this effect failed, y 10 -.
t-bsrafInon AR CullOm yielded TO the nm
motion ana the New Mexico provision "aS
slI' sbe Close Of the day the senate pass
ed the legislative appropriation b;lL car
rylng 81. 10000 Aside from proNlllhs ths