The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-05
PAYsoN BLOCKS BUSINESS.
Everything Held Back to Defeat the
Funding Bill.

Funding Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. AIN the House this
morning the speaker proceeded to call the
states for the introduction and reference of
bills. Filibustering was inaugurated by
Mr.. Payson of Illinois, who sent to the
clerks desk and asked the reading of long
printed bill t. establish e court OF appeals.
His opposition was directed against the
Union Pacific funding bill, and on his desk
rested a pile of bills, the reading OF winch
would consume the entire day, unless ne
received assurances that NJ effort would DO
made to pass that mea sure under Suspen-
sion of rules
The court of appeals bill having been
duly read and referred, Mr. Payson brought
forward for reading and reference the bank
ruptcy bill, which owing to its length, is a
favorite weapon of filibusters who desire to
kill.
MR.. PAYsoN's EXPLANATION.
Mr. Payson stated that his opposition to
the Union Pacific bill is not directed against
consideration of the measure under the Or
dinarY rules of parliame ltary procedure,
but against its consideration under a sus-
pension of the rules, when but limited
time for 9bats and no opportunities for
amendment are presented. With q pros
pect of a long, monotonous task before him,
the reading clerk did not put the customary
vim into his voice, but drearily drawled
out the well known provisiO Ons of the banA-
ruptcy bill.
A break in the monotony was made by
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, VINO, stating that 1t
was apparent tn nothing would be done
under a suspension of the rules, called up,
as matter of highest privilege, the confer
ence report on the bill to ameId the inter
state commerce act. The points upon which
the conferees have been able to come to no
agreement relate to the transportation of
oil in barrels and in tank cars, and to con-
ferring concurrent jurisdiction upon state
courts TO hear and determine questions aris-
ing under the act.
DISCUSSION OVER OIL.
The amendment relative to the trans
portation of oil gave rise to some discussion,
Mr.. Bayne of Pennsylvania making a
motion that the House recede from the
amendment. The motion was advocated
by Messrs. Bayne, Stewart Of Vlrmont
and White of New York, and was opposed
by Messrs Crisp of Georgia and Grosvenor
of Ohio.
The motion was lost, and the conference
report was agreed to and further confer
ence ordered.
The Senate amendments to the diplomatic
d consular approp prlation bill were non
concurred in and a conference ordered.
OIaIuJ Ol 0lSSOuIl buon Cdllod up
the conference report upon the Nlcaraguan
canal bill and ex lained it. Pending action
on the report the House at 4:45 O'Clock
took a recess until 7:30 o'cloc (, the evening
session to be for the consideration Of bills
reported from the committee on Indian
| affairs.
THE BILL IN THE SENATE.
In the Sena to-day the Union Pacific
funding bill was taken up, and its consid-
Grafton occupied the remainder Of the after
noon session. The reading OF the bill and
the report upon it consumed considerable
time The question pending is motion by
Mr.. Mitchell to recommit the bill with in
structions TO the comm ttee to include legis-
lation in reference to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company. A conference was
| ordered on the consular and Diplomatic APP
preparation bills, and Messrs. Hale, Allison
and Cockrell were appointed conferees on
tn part of the Senate. The Senate then
adjourned.