The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-06

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Senator Hill
added another day, the fifth, in oppos--
ton to the bond resolutions in the sem
ate.
Early in the day Mr.. PETER, author
of the resolution, announced that he
would seek to force a vote tonight, by
holding the senate in session until the
resolution was disposed Of. 1t was evil
dent, however, that senators were not
disposed to submit to the hardships of
a protracted and, possibly, all night ses-
sion, and MIR. PETER did not carry out
his announced purpose. He stated. how
ever, that the resolution would certain
ly pass tomorrow which. however, is
doubtful in view of Mr.. Hills apparent
LIABILITY to speak indefinitely.
Mr. Pettigrew (Rep. S. ID supported
the bond resolution and severely criti-
cised the administration Of the treas
ury. The senator also criticised Mr..
Sherman for his recent approval of the
treasury administration.
Some progress was made on the river
and harbor bin by taking it up in the
morning hour.
The only changes made today were
those restoring the authorization of
contracts of $1003,000 for Sabine Pass,
Texas. and 1887 GEO for Savannah har-
Dor. Ga.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
When the senate met today Mr.. Call
(Fla.) introduced a resolution request
ing a protest against the execution Of
American citizens taken on board the
schooner Competitor by the Spanish
gunboat and to demand of Spain that
the prisoners should not be subject to
cruel treat ment Mr.. Call asked inn
mediate adoption. The resolution on
viva voce vote was about to be adopted
with faint response from the senators
being present.
Mr.. Wolcott (Colo.) quickly inter
posed, pointing out that this was a sur
priSing course, directing a protest and
demand on Spain without any consider
alton.
Mr. Call insisted that the case was
urgent, reports being current that the
prisoners were to be executed. If
Great Britain were involved, there
would be no hesitation in protesting.
Mr.. Wolcott answered that if the
facts were as Mr.. Call stated it was the
duty of the president to protest, and
it was peculiar to request the president
to do his duty. He objected to action
being taken and the resolution went
over.
Mr.. Frye then moved to take up the
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL,
and in doing SO he said:
81 do not mean to antagonize the
bond bill at o'clock. I regard the vote
of yesterday as the instructions of the
senate to me not to urge the river and
1arbor bill against the bond resolution
at o'clock
With this explanation, there was no
opposition to proceeding with the river
and harbor bill. BY unanimous consent
a bill was passed, reenacting the law
for free bridge across the Arkansas
river connecting Little Rock and Ar
genta.
AT 2 o'clock the bill was laid aside,
thirty pages having been disposed of,
and me bond bill taken up. AS Mr..
Hill was about to resume his speech
Mr.. PETER author of the bond resolu-
ton arose, and said:
Il will ask the senate to remain in
session tonight until this resolution is
passed
Mr.. Hill said he was willing to yield
as a rule, but he did not propose to be
taken from the floor arbitrarily and he
would not yield to Mr.. PETER.
ton to the resolutions. He was en-
deavoring, he said, to prevent the SEN
ate from
MAKING ITSELF RIDICULOUS.
1t did that often enough, he added.
This resolution called for facts that
were already reported to the senate
Why, therefore, should senators admit
that they were ignoramuses?
ITO be sure" said Mr. Hill "there is
no law against senators making fools
of themselves, but they ought not to do
it needlessly by the foolish, contempt
ible' resolution. If you can't comDre-
bend the reports already made, then
resign your seats,'' he said savagely.
Mr.. Hill declared that this was a
move to manufacture campaign mater /
ial on the eve of pres. entail cam |
paign.
The senator yielded long enough to |
permit Mr.. Gordon to give notice of an |
amendment to the pending resolution. I
providing that the inquiry into bond I
issues be conducted by the senate
finance committee instead of by spec
ial committee of five senators as orig |
inally proposed.
Mr. Hill, resuming, said that as one
means of meeting this
PERSECUTION AND MUD SLING |
ING"
at the secretary of the treasury. he
would introduce the affidavit of Mr..
Carlisle in the suit brough by William |
Graves to secure 81, 500 900 bonds
The affidavit was read at great length. |
At another point Mr.. Hill read from a |
Philadelphia newspaper saying it ought
to be good authority, as it represents /
the views of Mr. Quay, recent candi- /
date for TIE Republican nomination
for the presidency"
There was a laugh at the emphasis
Mr.. Hill placed on the recent"
Mr.. Hill. commenting on the contracts,
spoke of the fact that August Belmont
& Co., Drexel. Morgan & Co., represent