The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-14
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
MORGAN VIRTUALLY IMPEACHES
HUNTINGTON's VERACITY.

He Demands That Any Statements
Made by the Pacific Railroad Mag
nate BE Under Oath-The Free Ship
Bill sheIved-SenatOr Call Consents
to Let His Resolution i'm Reference
to the Cubans stand Over.
Washington, Feb. BIN the Senate to-
day the free ship bill-to encourage Amer
lean shipping-was reported back adverse
" from the committee on commerce and
was indefinitely postponed.
A bill making Jackson's birthday le-
gal holiday was introduced by Mr.. Hill,
dem. of New York, and referred to the
judiciary committee.
The resolution declaring Alonzo H.
Stewart of Iowa. rep, doorkeeper Of the
Senate and Bernard Layton of Ohio.
dem, acting assistant doorkeeper was
taken up and agreed to.
At the request of Mr.. Daniel the House
bill to incorporate the National Society
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton was taken from the calendar and
passed-with a few amendments by way
of addition to the names of the lady in
corporatOrs.
A resolution of Mr.. Allen. pop, of Ne
braska, calling on the interior depart
ment for a great mass of information
touching the past history and present
status Of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany gave rise to some discussion and
was eventually modified so as to instruct
the Pacific railroad committee to furnish
the information; and that committee was
also authorized to examine the witnesses
who come before in under Oath-that con-
dition being insisted upon by Mr.. Morgan,
member OF the commlttee' VINO re-
ferred to Mr.. Huntington by name as
one whose statements he desired to have
made under the Sanctity of an oath.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying APP
preparations to the amount of about S.,
100000 was passed
Mr. Teller having asked to have the mil
itary academy bill taken up, Mr.. Sher-
man suggested that the chairman of the
finance committee, Mr.. Morrill,, who was
not present, desired to have the House
tariff bill, with the free coinage rider,
taken up and made the unfinished bust
Mr. Call, reminded the Senate that he
had secured unanimous consent on Tues
day last that the resolutions in relation
to Cuba were to be taken up after the
urgent deficiency bill; and he asked that
the agreement be now carried out. This
statement appeared to take senators by
surprise, no one having recollection of
such an arrangement; but a reference to
the Congressional Record confirmed Mr..
Calls statement; and Mr.. Morgan'S Cuban
resolutions were laid before the Senate.
Just then, Mr.. Morrill, came to his seat
and moved that the House tariff bill be
taken up. The yeas and nays We're de-
manded on that motion, and being taken,
the motion was defeated, yeas, p; nays,
g; as follows.
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrch, Allison, Brown,
Cameron, Clark, Cullom, Frye, Hawley,
Hoar Mcmillan, Mitchell, Orr, Morrill,,
Nelson, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor,
Quay, Sherman, Squire and Warren-21.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate, Ber-
BTiCR Butler. Carter.
Cockrell, Dubois, George, German, Gray,
HILL Jones of Nevada, Matte, Morgan,
Pasco; PETER. Pugh, Roach, Smith, Tel,
Ter Turpie, Vest, Villas, Voorhees, and
Walthall-29
Mr. Cau having consented to let the Gu
ban resolution stand over for the present,
the military academy appropriation bill
was taken up and Mr.. Teller, rep, of Colo
RADIO, having charge Of it. yielded the floor
70 Mr.. Pettgrew, rep, of North Dakota,
who addressed the Senate on the resolu-
don introduced by him on Tuesday last,
directing the foreclosure of the govern
ment lien on the Union Pacific railroad.
He opposed the reorganization plan.
Inc following were taken from the cal
endar and passed:
The Senate joint resolution authorizing
the National Dredging Company to pro-
coed with the work of dredging the chan
nel of Mobile harbor.
The Senate bill for the issue of patents
TO land in Florida under an act of 1912.
Mr.. Quay offered a resolution, which was
agreed to- inStructing the finance COM
mlttee to inquire respecting the alleged in
Naslon of American markets, and the
menace offered to American manufactur-
ing industries by the products of cheap
oriental labor, and to determine what is
me cause of such menace, and what means
should be adopted to prevent injury to do
nestle producers.
After short executive session, the SEN
ale at 5:lO o'clock adjourned until Mon
day next.
In executive session the Senate confirm
Gu the nomination of ]. L. Fulcher to be
postmaster at Waynesboro, Ga.