St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-14
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TARIFF MUST WAIT
UNEXPECTED REPULSE MET BY
FRIENDS OF THE BILL IN
THE SENATE.
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS HAVE RIGHT
OF WAYS UNFINISHED
BUSINESS.
II 70
PETTIGREw :. 3 Grows SAVAGE.
3 3
DenOunces as f''Highwaymen and
Conspirators, Those Connected
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED
II 70
PETT1eREw 3. 8 Grows s.
DenOunces as .'Highwaymen and
Conspfrators. Those Connected
With Pacific Railways.

WASHINGTON Feb 13.-The friends
of the tariff bill met an unexpected
repulse this afternoon, when, by the
decisive vote of q yeas to 20 nays, the
senate defeated the, motion of Mr.. Nor
rill, chairman Of the finance commit
tee, to take up the tariff bill. The
negative vote which defeated the mo-
ton was given by Democrats, Populists
and four Republican senators, viz:
Teller, Mantle, Dubois and Carter. The
affirmative vote was entirely Repub-
lican, but it's total of q is less than
half of the aggregate Republican
strength Mr.. Morrills motion has been
anticipated for some days, but it was
not pressed, pending consideration of
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
This measure was disposed of at 4
o'clock today, and the struggle to adj
vance other measures began at once.
Mr.. Morrill, was hurriedly summoned
from the finance committee room to
submit his motion. In the meantime
Mr.. Call had secured the enforcement
of an agreement entered into some
days ago that the Cuban question
should be taken up. Mr.. Morrill, was
not deferred by the agreement, how
up the tariff. There was hurried as
sembling Of senators who remained
at the capitol, but this was consider
ably short of full vote. The result
Of the vote left the Cuban resolutions
as unfinished business, although these
have yielded temporarily to the mill
tary academy and other appropriation
bills.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed
today. 1t carries about s6,OOO,O00, a
considerable increase over the bill
passed in the house.
A resolution was adopted directing
the Pacific railroad committee to make
full inquiry into the status of the Pa
cific railroads .Inisthis connection Mr.
Allen criticised the manner of hearing
the interested railroad officials. and not
the disinterested patrons of the road
Later in the day Mr.. Pettigrew made a
savage speech against the highway
men and conspirators" connected with
| the Pacific railroads, and urged the
foreclosure of government liens.
The adjournment of the senate was
/ until Monday. 50 ~ ~-s.s-
The subject of Pacific roads came in
for unexpected discussion today. Mr.
adoption of resolution calling upon
the secretary of the interior for in
formation as to the status of the Union
Pacific, Kansas Pacific and Sioux
City & Pacific, railroads. Mr.. Brice
Oem., o. suggested that the senate
committee on Pacific railroads could
better conduct an inquiry. He sug-
gested that the committee be directed
to make the Investigation with power
to send for persons and papers. Mr.
Allen accepted the. suggestion Mr.
Wolcott a member of the committee
gave assurance that there would be
the fullest inquiry. This brought out
some criticisms from Mr.. Allen. Thus
far, he said, stockholders, bondhold-
ers and their agents and attorneys
have appeared before the committee
but the patrons of the road had not
been examined.
Mr. Wolcott pointed out that every
one who came before the committee
was heard, including delegations from
Western cities. There was no means
of advertising for patrons of the road
and bringing them here.
LOOSELY CONDUCTED INQUIRY.
Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala.) secured the
adoption of an amendment empower
ing the committee to administer oaths
to witnesses. The senator said the
tee did SO voluntarily, to serve their
personal interests. While there he
wanted them put under oath so as to
| make them responsible for their state
mentS.
The discussion brought out the fact
that the hearings thus far had not
been under oath. The resolution was
adopted, directing the committee to
make inquiries and empowering the
administration of oaths to witnesses.
Consideration of the urgency de-
ficiency bill was then resumed, and
soon thereafter it was passed substan-
TALLY as reported. Immediately there
measures. Mr.. Teller sought to take
up the military academy appropriation
bill. MT. Call insisted that the Cuban
resolution had the right of way by
an agreement entered into Tuesday
last. and this was sustained by con
sulting the record. This made the
Cuban question the unfinished bust
ness. Mr.. Call yielded to Mr.. Teller
to proceed with the military academy
bill. st
In the meantime Mr.. Morrill, had en-
tered the chamber, and vigorously pro-
tested against further delay on the
tariff. He had waited, he said, two
day at much personal Inconvenience to
He would insist on this and he moved
that the senate proceed to the consider
alton of the tariff bill.
This precipitated an unexpected tariff
vote. The vote proceeded amid con-
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