The sun., 1895-03-02
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
7nE SENATE LOADS IT DoUN UITn
<MENDMENTS

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Ehe HehrirE sen Indemnify Defeated.
wAsBiNoToS. March 1-Th. Gencrsl lie.
rciency bill tho Last Int one NJ tho tbir,een
great appropriation bills which Congress has to
rnss every session. occupied the attention of tho
senate today. There was but one important
amendment rcp,rted to IL from ibo Committ-.
on Approprintions. and that was ore spproprint-
inq 81 500. jjD TO nay Judgment in favor OF tho
Soutbern Pacific Rnilrond comnapv for trana.
portotion OF the mails This item nrovol cd vrrv
strong opposition and would probnblv bnvc .y-
nerlcncod the fate which b,. ovcrtakon I, s,crv
session for nnnv vears back had 4, po, bccn ro.
tilted by an amendment providing for tho nay.
m.nt of nbout one.hnlf the iudomen,s NJ tho
Court of ClaimH under tho French suo,i,tio, oc,
and under ybnt ia known ns tho Rovman nc,
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III ,ne "eua'e oh 'hts amendment VT. 'ocK-
claim was a Judgment rendered several year,
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ago ana mad no connection whatever with the
Pacific Railroad debts due to the Government.
He added that H. wa. drawing four nor cent In.
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leres. anu there was no reason Whatever why 1t
should not DO paid except tho merely senti-
mental ono that the de bt was due TO a railroad
company.
Mr.. Sherman remarked that the Government
had counterclaims against the Southern Pacific
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Halfway company IN connection with tho Cen
tral Pacific, and he did not think it right to pay
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Coclrell.
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why, c"p vp Se e eoSsrnron, %SSeu mr hnd
the Southern pnci6c R,ilroad Compony
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th'hA. MI ehern'ah repneu' 'hat the
Southern Pacific is responsible for n large part
of the claim OF the United States against tho
central facihc.
Not single dollar" Mr.. Frye asserted.
Tho Southern Pacific owes the United States
hotnlhs' put 'he Ieh'rai racine does.
When the question comes to be determined"
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Southern Pacific Will be held responsible for
ment in connection with the Central Pacific"
Mr.. Palmer uem., ill., objected TO payment
TO any OF those Pacific railroads until ali the ac-
counts between them md the Government wer,
overhauled. The Judgments in favor OF the
that next year the obiiaations W Of The snira s
Pacific would become due, and Congress would
be called upon next winter to deal with the
and BUSINESS Of the cenra sG paey
diverted to the use OF the southern Pacific.
Southern Pacific and diverted the bus ness Of the
Central Pacifc to their own road and they are
inent." p"'
Mr.. Stewart ,Pop;. New denied Mr.. Palmer's
Mr.. ,Hswiey oRep., Conn. speaking of the
Government owed a mure honest debt and
never had there been more shameful repudia-
winch professed to be honorable.
The vote was then taken on the Southern Pa
was agreed to-yeas, :,2; nays a.
The amendment for the acquisition OF the
ing ofiice was ruled out on a point of order by
the presiding oficer. Mr.. Faulkner dem. w. |
senate refused to lay it on the Ia 6le"so to al
and then the opponents OF the proposition gave |
The question Of the Behring Sea indemnity
fund came up on two occasions to-day: First on
u resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan tbem AlaJ
to refer the matter to the Committee on Foreign |
Relations. with Instructions 10 inquire whether
there was any liability. and to what amount. on |
liza abiity of Great Britain or Canada arising out |
OF the controversy.
OF Offering the resolution While the question was |
pending between the two Houses. He under |
i BE by n M Hss R.o Nat point
said that the appropriation of Si55.OO0 had |
been struck out by the House and had not been
Mr.. Morgan. who was one of tho American
delegates to the Paris conference, said: THE
British Parliament, according TO the morning
papers, seems TO be acting on this subject now
by anticpation. Sir George BADEN Powell SAYS
recacirant and rascaliy Americans who
hired themselves out under the British
flag to rob the Government OF the
United States. violate its law. and
dishouor the country, and to pay them in ad-
vance. so as to have a moral claim against the
United States for this S425. 900 not one shilling
OF which is due. not a shilling. propose that
the Committee on Foreign Relations shall in
vestigate that matter. There has been enough
Of faischood and Misrepresentation about this
In official documents and in the newspapers to
require, for the vndIcation OF the honor of the
country, that this investigation shall be made"
have no objection 10 It," said MIR. sherman. |
Mr.; Turpie dem. Ind asked Mr.. Morgan
whether the text of the resolution did not pro-
nose n revision OF the Behrng Sea arbitration,
and was told by Mr.. Morgan that 1t did not.
[ he purpose was merely to ascertain what were
he obligations of the respective Governments
nder IL. To that Mr. Turpie replied that the
liabilities were res ddjudicdtd and he asked that
he resolution should 40 over. SO under the
'ulc the resolution went over without action.
Tho second time the subject came up was in
hs shane OF an amendment offered by Mr.
ockFell TO the Deficiency hill aDDronri atinu