The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12
In the Senate,

III tn6 S6ndt6s
WASHINGTON, September lin the Sem
ate, the conference report on the railroad
land forfeiture bill was taken up. Mr.. Nor
gan opposed the report as a log rolling
scheme, gotten up for the benefit of all the
land grant roads. 1t could scarcely be
said that any land was forfeited by the bill
to the government in consequence of the fail
of the original grants. The most that could
be said of it was that a few small railroads
mad not friends enough in the two Houses to
stand up for them and hold up their hands:
CLOSING over and vanishing false pretense
of general forfeiture. After speaking over
four hours, Mr.. Morgan said he knew the
questions he had been discussing were going
he desired to give them decent burial. He
had wished to erect headstone over the
graves of the rights of the people ON
the. line of the Northern Pacific so
that that I'll. the historic record might be
mind the people of the United States of the
vast robbery perpetrated by that company
which was now sanctioned by this bill.
Without finishing his speech, Mr.. Morgan
yielded for motion to adjourn and the Senate
at $50 adjourned
1t Was Famous Victory.
WASHINGTON, September 11.-Maj. Nc
Kinley held an informal levee last night.
being surrounded for a couple of hours by
personal and political friends, who came to
talk with him about Mr.. Reeds success and
to congratulate him on the part he bore in
bringing about the result. ut was a famous
victory" said the Republican leader of the
House, "and was somewhat surprising to even
the most sanguine Of the Speakers friends.
| regard it in the light of double triumph,
vindication of Mr.. Reed and Endorsement
both of his course and of the party. Its eff
fects will be widespread, and cannot help
but rebound to the advantage of the Repub-
licans In every section of the United States"
Congressman Flower, chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Committee, has
found his voice as to the Maine election; he
says: "a great many Maine Democrats are
Pr0hibitionists, and didn't like the party
platform on that subject. AS to Mr.. Reeds
triumph, that was but natural. Local pride
would even draw him more votes from the
ranks of the opposition, which was the case.
The more man of prominence is attacked
from the outside the closer his home people
rally about his standard"
The House Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, September 11.-As Speaker
Reed entered the House this morning at a
few minutes before noon he received
round of applause from the Republican side
and from the spectators in the galleries.
After prayer Mr. O'Ferall of Virginia
made the point that no quorum was present.
The Speaker, without taking note of the
point, stated that the question was on the
ulucIluS VI tut pIcFtOuo quooIiUU Ou dppEOF-
ing of the journal of Tuesdays proceedings
and directed the clerk to call the roll On
ordering the previous question the vote
stood. yeas 81, nays A. There was no quo
rum and, on motion of Mr.. Mckinley, amid
Democratic applause, the House at u 35 ad-
journed.
BOSTON, September ia Washington
despatch to the Journal, speaking of today's
adjournment of the House, says" 1.-THE mean
ing of this is: The Republican mana
gers of the House do not propose to require
the Republicans who are here to waste their
vital energies in this torrid weather in USE
less contest. They will wait until a Repub-
lican quorum is present before they will at
tempt to transact any further business.
Meanwhile the responsibility for the OBJ
struction of legislation will be placed where
it properly. belongs-upon the Republican
absentees."
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine peo-
pie:
ORIGINAL.
Albert d. Weber, Springvale.
James E. Pelkey, Presque Isle.
Maurice Cannon, Togus.
Charles w. Merrill, Lewiston.
Annie, widow of A. o. Trufant, Bowdoinham.