The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
SENATOR HILL PUTS In ANOTH-
Err DAY SPEAKING ON BOND
RESOLUTION.
THE HOUSE REFUSED 70 CONCUR
In the Senate's Amendments to Navy
Bill, Reducing the Number of Bat
tleships From Four to Two.
River and Harbor Bill

Washington, May Ex-senator Hill
added another day-the fifth-in opposi-
ton to the bond resolution in the senate
| today.
Early in the day Mr.. PETER, author of
the resolution, announced that he would
seek to force vote tonight by holding
| the senate in session until the. resolu,
tion was disposed of. 1t was evident,
however, that senators were not dis
posed to submit to the hardships of a
protracted and possibly all night session
and Mr.. PETER did not carry out his
announced purpose.
He stated, however, that the resolu-
ton would certainly pass tomorrow,
which, however, is doubtful, in view of
Mr. Hills apparent ability to speak in
definitely.
Some headway was made on the river
and harbor bill by taking it up in the
today were those restoring the authori-
zation of the contracts of $4,000 for
Sabine Pass and S125,000 for Savannah
harbor, Georgia.
A large number of pension bills were
passed at the close of the day.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, May 5.-When the senate
met today Mr.. Call (Dem) of Florida
| introduced a resolution requesting the
president to protest against the eXecu-
ton of American citizens taken on board
the schooner Competitor and to demand
of Spain that the prisoners should not
be subjected to cruel treatment. Mr..
Call asked for the immediate adoption
of the resolution and it was adopted.
| Mr.. Wolcott (Rep.) of Colorado quick
ly interposed, pointing out that this was
a surprising course, directing a protest
and demand on Spain without any con-
| Sideration.
Mr.. Call insisted that the case was
urgent, the report being current that the
prisoners were to be executed. If
Great Britain was involved there would
be no hesitation in protesting.
Mr.. WolcOtt said that if the facts were
as stated it was the duty of the presi-
dent to protest and it was the duty of
the senate to call on the president to do
his duty.
Mr. Frye then moved to take up the
river and harbor bill. In doing so he
said: 81 do not mean to antagonize the
bond bill, but | regard the vote of river
and harbor bills of primary Importance. y
BY unanimous consent II bill was
passed re-enacting the law for free
bridge across the Arkansas river con
Meeting Little Rock and Argenta.
At 2 o'clock the bill was laid aside
thirty pages having been disposed of
and the bond bill was taken up. As
Mr.. Hill was about to resume his speech
Mr.. PETER. author of the bond resolu
tion, rose and said:
Il wish the senate to remain in ses
sion tonight until this resolution is passed
Mr. Hill was willing, he s,iid to yield
as rule, but he did not propose to bt
taken from the floor arbitrarily, and he
yielded TO Mr.. PETER.
Mr. Hill proceeded with his opposition
to the resolution.
He was determined, he said to prevent
the senate from making itself ridiculous
This resolution calls for facts that were
already reported to the senate. Why
therefore, should senators admit that they
were ignOramuses.
To be sure, said Mr. Hill, there is NJ
law against senators making fools OF
themselves, but they ought not to do il
needlessly by this foolish contemplate
absurd resolution.
IF you can not comprehend the repor
of the secretary of the treasury, you ar,
not entitled to seats" he said savagely.
Mr. Hill said this was move to manu-
facture campaign material.
The senator yielded long enough to per
nit Mr.. Gordon to give notice of al
amendment to the pending resolution pro
viding that the inquiry into the bond is
sues be conducted by the senate fnanc,
committee instead of by special COMMITTEES
as proposed.
Mr.. Hill, resuming, said that as on,
means of meeting this persecution ant
mud-slinging" at the secretary of tn,
treasury, he would introduce the AFFIDAVIT
of Mr.. Carlisle in the suit brought b!
William Graves in the bond matter. Th'
report was read at great length.
Mr.. Hill said that this ought to be au
thority.
Mr.. Hill, commenting on the contracts
spoke of the fact that August Belmon
& Co., and Morgan 4 Co.. representa-,
Rothschild and Sons of London, wer,
those who contracted with Secretar.
Sherman.
The syndicate got the bonds. Men wh'
had the money invested it. The senate
said that it was not that he cared any
thing for Mr.. Carlisle or for this admins
tration, but if these bond contracts wer
to be paraded on the stump in the comin'
campaign, then he proposed to place tn
Sherman contracts alongside the Carlisl
contracts, showing that the former wer
the same bankers, "the same J. Pierpon
Morgan that you are throwing in Mr
Cleveland's face"
Mr.. Hill yielded to Mr. Pettigrev
(Rep) of South Dakota, for a speech ol
tariff and finance. The speech was sue
cinct record of government transaction
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