The morning call., 1894-08-04
MERELY AS AN INCIDENT.
To Debate on the Deficiency
Appropriation Bill.
PLENTY OF MONEY FOR ALL.
Passage of the Last of the Bills
Necessary to Run the
Government.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-The last Of the
appropriation bills-the defciency-was
passed by the Senate this evening after it
ha0 been under discussion nearly the en-
tire day. The bills for the admission OF
New Mexico and Arizona to Statehood
were reported to the Senate and placed on
the calendar.
The House bill for the protection OF per-
sons furnishing materials and labor for
the construction of public works was
passed.
Then the deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up. Among the committee
amendments reported was one appropriat-
ing 81. .S0O,039 to pay judgments rendered
by the Court of Claims in favor of The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. This
opened the question of the relations be-
tween the Government and the Pacific rail-
roads, White of California inquiring
whether it was the purpose of the Appro-
priation Committee to provide for all the
judgments of the Court Of Claims against
the United States.
Cockrell, chairman of the Appropriation
Committee, replied that it was the purpose
to pay all final judgments except as to
bonded railways, but the Southern Pacific
was not bonded company.
1t was doubtful. said White. whether the
company should have been put into the
bill In view of the unsettled conditions of
the Government claims, not only against
the railroads, but against the stock holders
The question arose, he said, whether 1t
would not be better to let the matter re-
main unsettled until the Government;
claims were fully adjusted.
A strong gdiscussion was broughtout by an
amendment proposed by Call 10 pay naval
officers and sailors or their heirs the differ
ence between their sea pay and shore pay
for the time they served on vessels which
never went to sea from 1860 to 1865
Three such claims had been allowed by
the Court of Claims, when Congress in
voked the statute of limitations and barred
all future claims more than six years DID,
Hale opposed the amendment, as did
also George. Frye and Chandler, while
Hoar and Gallinger advocated it. Cock
rell then moved TO lay the amendment Oh
the table, which was agreed to.
On an amendment proposed by Blan-
chard, but which was ruled out of order.
Blanchard appealed from The decision of
the chair and iDaugurated obstructive
tactics by making the point OF no quorum.
On the rollcall fifty-one Senators, eight
more than quorum, answered TO their
names.
Blanchard's amendment gave rise to an
unusual scene in the Senate, for Allen de-
manded that the remarks of Senator
Cuckrell when making his point If order
against the amendment should be read by
the reporter. Coekrell thereupon re-
peated his statement, which Allen inti-
mated was not the Same as the one first
made when the clause in the rule was not
stated, and insisted upon the reading of
the s,enograpber's notes. Senators Hale,
Tucker and other Republicans and Demo-
Gratis explained that the rules did not re-
ouire Senator, in raising point of order,
to state what rule it came under. leaving
that question to the presiding officer. The
pros and cons were fully discussed, until
the presiding officer. Jarvis, directed the
reporters notes to be read. This was done,
and CockrelPs supplemental statement was
confirmed and Allen proven to have been
in error.
The question recurred on the appeal
from the decision of the chair, but Hale
moved to lay the appeal on the table. At
6:10 o'clock the bill was passed. and the
report of the conferees on the river and
harbor bill was submitted, but not
acted on.
A short executive session was had, and
at $50 the Senate adjourned.