The San Francisco call., 1897-07-13
DEFICIENCY BILL
AGAIN TAKEN Up
Hale States His Desire
for Action by the
Senate.
Morgan Finds an Item That
He Claims Would Rob
the People.
Whites San Pedro Resolution Goes
ton Rejected.
Over-ColoneI Noyes' Nominal

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 12.-The
general deficiency appropriation bill was
before the Sen ate to-day. Hale, in charge,
indicated that 1t was his desire and pur-
pose to have it passed so early in the day
send it to conference. In indulging that
pleasing expectation Hale had not taken
into consideration the fact that Morgan
had found in the bill an item to which he
could attach a proposition fo- setting
aside the agreement made between Presi-
dent Cleveland and the Union Pacific re-
organization committee for the sale of the
property under foreclosure and for the
payment of the Government lien upon it.
For three hours aud half Morgan talked
on the subject, going over the whole ques-
tion of the relations of the Government to
the company, and when he got through it
was nearly the usual time for ad iourn-
ment. AS the matter could not be dis
posed of by an aye-and-no vote, there
not being a quorum, the Senate's present
difficulty was obviated by motion to
strike from the bill the item to which
Morgan's amendment was attached, and
that motion was agreed to without ques-
tion.
The only other matter in the bill likely
to lead to debate and delay to- orrow is
tn at in relation to the sum to be paid for
armor plate for the three new battle
ships.
Morgan's amendment provided that
$16, 277 due the Union Pacific Railroad
Company shall be paid into the sinking
furd of the company, and that no part OF
such sinking fund shall be sold or dis
posed OF in pursuance of the agreement
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dent of the United States and the reor-
ganization committee of the comp pany.
In the course of his remarks as TO the
i'm portance of his amendment Morgan
alluded to the House not being in session
to- m orrow or Wednesday, and was told
by Gear that the House would be in ses-
sion tomorrow.
81 am delighted to hear it." said
Morgan, satirically. e"It is so comfortable
to know that we have Congress which is
not running on one wheel. And so tine
House will be in session tomorrow
Then / invite its attention to the fact that
by adopting this amendment it can save
$50, 900, 600 to the Government, which
otherwise the Government will be robbed
of. These are strong words, but l use
them knowing what they mean and that
they are perfectly justified by facts. Lct
Congress djourn withou: taking hold OF
this tran sacton (meaning the agreement
with the reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific), and the Government will
lose $50, 600, 900 and the people will lose
God knows how much in the future"
A resolution offered by White went over
until to- morrow, directing the Secretary
of War to make q contract for the building
of a backwater dam at San Pedro, Cal.
Morgan offered q resolution which also
went over, calling upon the President for
information concerning the arrest and
Imprisonment at Havana last Septem Der
OF Alfredo Fl. Hugnet, an American citi-
zen.
The Senate rejected the nomination OF
Lieutenant Colonel Henry E. Noyes of
the Second Cavalry to be colonel. This
promotion was sent to the Senate June 5
and was reported with adverse recommen
dation by tie Committee on Military Al
fairs upon the charges that Noyes had
failed to pay his debts and was lncompe-
tent. He is now at Los Angeles, CAL, on
leave.