The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
No Agreement Yet Reached in
Reference to San Pedro and
Santa Monica.
BUFFERS bend RESOLUTION
1t Causes an Exchange of Sharp
Language Between Allen
and Hill.

were Delng COnSlQeTeu anu dCUeu upon
ing most of the day. First came the river
and harpor bill, and after short discus
sion the report was formally disagreed to
in order to have an item regarding Bruins
wick harbor, Ga, restored to the bill.
Later in the day the report was again pre-
scented with the Brunswick matter ar
ranged satisfactorily. but with the items
as to the deep-sea harbor in Southern Cal
ifornia still undisposed of in conference.
The report was agreed to as far as it went
and new conference was ordered on the
San Pedro and Santa Monica question.
Frye (R.) of Maine occup led the chair
to-day as chairman pro tenn.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was taken up, all the questions
between the two honses being settled in
conference, except the controversy be-
tween San Pedro and Santa Monica for the
deep-sea harbor in Southern California
aud the harbor at Wilmington, Cal. on
which disagreements were reported.
Bacon CD of Georgia opposed the adop-
ton of the conference report unless the
item as to the harbor at Brunswick, Ca,
was restored to the bill. The conference
report was thereupon formally disagreed
TO and further conference ordered.
The conference report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up for consideration. 1t was
opposed by Platt (R.) OF Connecticut and
Hill (D.) of New York on account OF the
action taken in conference as to United
States Commissioners.
The conference report was defended by
Cullom (R.) of Illinois.
Finally the vote was taken and the con-
ference report was disagreed to-ayes %.
noes 80.
partial conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to, and a further conference was
ordered.
Butler (Pop.) of North Carolina moved
that the Senate proceed to the considera-
ton of the bill introduced by him on jan
uary 80, Ito prohibit the further issuance
OF Understanding bonds without the con-
sent OF Congress"
Hill rose to make some suggestions ad-
verse to the motion, but objection was
made by Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada, as the
motion was not debata bic.
"TheD | move that the Senate do now
ADJOURN" said Hill, land ask for the ayes
and noes on that notion"
The vote was taken and the motion to
adjourn was rejected-ayes Ii. noes 30.
motion to proceed to executive bust
ness was then interposed by Chandler
The vote on this motion was: Ayes IL,
noes 80.
No quorum having voted. the presiding
officer ordered that the roll be called.
Pending the CALL however, unanimous
consent was given to Pettigrew (R.) of
South Carolina to present the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill in
order to have it printed and taken up to.
morrow.
Hill was prom pit in Selling the advantage
which the reception of the report gave
him and he demanded the reading of the
report-a demand in which he was sus-
tanned by the presiding officer Faulkner
of West Virginia).
Allen. after some general skirmishing,
alluded to the filibustering that was going
on with the evident purpose of preventing
the taking up of Buffers bill. He was
quickly interrupted by Hill, who asked
the chair brusquely: what is the ques-
ton and who gives him the right to speak,
and gives it to no other Senator?"
II have a right to speak," Allen broke
in, "and think I will do it, too. Others
have got rights here as well as you
The presiding officer-I will state very
frankly that having ruled on the question,
there is nothing now before the Senate
except the motion of the Senator from
New Hampshire, to proceed to executive
business; and on that the Senator from
Nebraska has the floor, by unanimous
consent.
"Did he request it?" Hill asked.
HE did not" was the reply of the pre-
siding officer. "He rose to point of
ORDER
"Yes,'' said Allen. 'and he is still stand
ing on his point of order"
"Well, it is a pretty slight support, %
said Hill contemptuously.
1.-The chair recognizes the Senator from
Nebraska" the presiding officer said.
when did he request unanimous con-
sent to speak?" Hill asked.
1.-The Senator from Nebraska" the chair
responded, "has not formally made the re-
quest. The chair failed to call him to
order, and no Senator called him to order,
and therefore the chair assumed that the
Senator from Nebraska was speaking by
the unanimous consent of the Senate, and
the chair will so hold until the Senator
from Nebraska surrenders the floor"
"Then the point of order" Hill admitted,
Twill not he."
Allen went on to say that the violation
of the unanimous consent would not have
taken place if the bill had been introduced
by Republican or Democrat. 1t was
because the Senator from North Carolina
happened to be member of the Populist
party, and because the bill was supposed
to be Poyulist measure that unanimous
consent was violated.
81 am giad," Hill interposed, ''to hear it
announced distinctly as Populist meas
ure."
ayes, sir" said Allen, detiantly.
RutIer rose to make a remark, but was
interrupted by Hill, who said he had no
objection to the Senator from Nebraska
continuing, but that he did not believe