Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28
SHARP EXCHANGES
Take Place During the Debate
in the Senate.
HoAR Is REMINDED OF A STORY,

Hill Acts the Kole Of the Hornet and Stirs
Up the Grave Statesman and Ellins
Makes PERSONAL Aliusions to I:rice-A
Political Amendment Finally Goes I'm
der, disappointing German, Who Shifted
an Oratorical Hattie In the Air.
Obliged in an acrimonious political debate
which developed much personal and party
feeling, and brought on two sharp Der.
sonal EXCHANGES between Hill and Elkins
and Brice and Elkins There was also an
incident in which Hoar got q little testy
and had a whack" at Allison. The lat
ter had spoken against the practice of
placing ''ridcss" on appropriation bills,
but said he regarded the one under con-
sideration exceptional and desirable.
1.-THE position Of the senator from
Iowa" said Hoar, reminds me of the
Scotch lassie who said she had found that
the best way to get rid Of temptation
was to yield to it."
When the Hill Trouble Began.
The Hill incident began when the New
York statesman moved to strike out n
provision that the legislative assembly of
New Mexico shall meet in May. ''This is
n small, mean, contemplate political
trick" exclaimed Hill with great vigor.
cit is a provision sneaked into this ap.
preparation bill to force the approval of
the president" The senator went on to
explain that the present legislature,
which was Democratic, would meet in
December. But it was attempted by this
amendment to put of the meeting of the
legislature until May in hope that Re-
publican president might be inaugurated
in the meantime. 1t was n contemplate
trick To sneak in" Il political advantage.
EIkins Demands the Authority.
what right have you to say 'sneaked
IMP" interrupted Elkins. what author
ity have you for such a statemont?"
'.Ah," responded Hill, with JUNCTION, 81
thought I'd stir up the senator from New
Mexico. see beside him the author OF
this plan, who on the minute. is here to
whisper in his ear in support Of it, What
l mean by 'sneaked in is that it is I'M
worthy that this political trick should be
tried in connection With a great appro-
priation bill.
But the senator has made a serious
charge" persisted Elkins, 'let him con-
NnC his cApiisudtNh W stsScrtiou Vi sHc1h'
ing in What does he mean by that?"
Carter Defends the Amendment.
II mean that such q political plan has
no place here. 1t has crept in, sneaked
in. Will the senator deny that this is a
political amendment?" Eikins responded
that the house of representatives in the
exercise of its rights had introduced thi:
proposed change. Carter followed in de
Tense of the amendment He referred to
Irregularities in the New Mexico assem-
bly,. where many men were placed on the
rolls without credentials.
Brice of Ohio soon got into the debate
and asked Elkins why he had not when
delegate asked for the legislation. Elkins
replied that the people had not asked fol
IL at that time.
Brings Up Some Brice Charges.
Elkins then referred to the fact that thu
governor OF New Mexico had sent tele
gram making serious charges agains
Brice and insisted that Brice should stat
exactly what the telegram stat ID.
Bricc said that the governor of New
Mexico had withdrawn the statement
and Elkins then said that if the governo
of New Mexico was SO far mistaken o,
| such an important matter rs charging tn
| senator from Ohio with attempting to sc
| cure the payment of fraudulent bond
| was it not possible that he was also mis-
| taken when he claimed that the delegat.
4 from New Mexico was not properly repre-
septing his constituents in asking for tn
| legislation, and said that in his opinion
that was the proper view.