The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-14

ing assistant doorkeeper, were agreed to.
The House bill to incorporate the M
tional Society of Daughters OF American
Revolution passed.
The resolution of MIR. Allen, Populist
of Ne braska, calling on the interior
touching the past HISTORY and present
status If the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, gave rise to a discussion and
was modified to instruct the Pacific rail-
road to furnish the information and that
the committee be authorized to examine
witnesses who CONS before 1t under
oath.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was then taken up. An amendmeL0
appropriating $3.50, 500 for fees and ex-
penses of U. S. marshals and deputies
was further discussed and agreed to.
The remainder of the bill as disposed
Of without trouble and the bill passed.
Mr.. Teller, Republican of Colorado,
asked to hav g the military academy bill
taken up.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican of Ohio,
suggested that Chairman Morrill, of the
finance committee, who was not present,
desired to have the House tsrif bill
taken up.
Mr.. Call, Democrat of Florida, stated
that he had the unanimous consent
tuesday that the relation to Cuba was
to be taken up after the urgent deli
Mr.. Morgan's Cuban resolution was
laid before the Senate. just then Mr..
Morrill, came in, and moved the House
Tariff bill be taken up. The motion was
defeated, yeas 25 nays 80.
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrioh, Allison, Brown,
Cameron, CLARK, Cullom, Frye, Hawley,
Morrill,, Nelson, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Squire,
Warren.-a1.
Nays-Messrs Allen, Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Brice, Butler, Gall, Carter, Chill
ton, Oookrell George, German, Gray,
Hill, Jones of Nevada. Mantle, Morgan,
Pasoo, Peffer. Pugh, Roach, Smith.
| Walthall-29.
Mr.. Gail consented to let the Cuban
resolution stand over and the military
| academy appropriation bill was taken
up.
Mr.. Teller having ohargs of it, yielded
the floor to Mr.. Pettigrew, Republi
of North Dakota, who spoke on his raso-
luton, directing the foreclosure of the
government lien on the Union Pacific
railroad. He opposed the reorganization
plan. deolaringg the reorganization COM
mittee entitled to no consideration rep
resenting as it did heartless and nm
sorupulous men, who had been Pobbing
| the government for generation. He
applied equally ST language to the
receivers and COVE ant directors Of
the Union Pacific whom he spoke Of as
operating in the interest of "This Bos-
ton crowd Of highwaymen.
He argued that the government should
take possession Of the road, issue its own
bonds, pay off the first mortgage bonds
of thirty -four millions, refund to the
| treasury fifty-three millions now due,
and take up the floating debt of twelve
millions. He quoted from minority re-
port Of the United States Pacific rail-
road commissioners, (ex-Gov. Pattison' s
report) to show the corrupt management
on the part OF the railroad directors.
After Mr.. Pettigrew concluded, Mr..
Quay, Republican of Pennsylvania,
offered resolution which was agreed to
| instructing the finance committee to in
quire respecting the alleged invasion Of
| the American market and menace
offered American manufacturing indus
tries by the products of cheap Oriental
labor, and determine what means should
be adopted to prevent any injury to do
| mestic producers.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned till tomorrow.