The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-15
!. SENATE IN DEADLOCK
Five Hours Of fi|ihusterlng Against Pa
cific Railroad Resolutions.
Qu0RuhS APPEAR !, AND DISAPPEAR
Morgan Charges the Eh,ir,nan or the
Committee Reporting tho Rcsolu.
fions With Conducting the Fill.
clustering Hosement-House Non.
concnrs III General Deficiency Bill.
washington, July II, 1897.

Ihe Senate was in deadlock for sew
eral hours to-day, with business at
standstill While calls of the Senate,
roll Calls and the parliamentary eNpc-
clients were resorted to. 1t was due to
the effort 10 secure action on the rcsolu-
tion Of MIR. Harris. df Kansas, designed
70 prevent the disposal or the govern
ment lien on the Union Pacific railroad
under the terms Of the alleged agree
ment There We're many roll calls on
Mr.. Harris motion to consider the reso-
tuition, quorums appearing and disap-
peaTing, and from II to 6 o'clock no final
vote on the motion was secured. After
o'clock parliamentary device opened
The subject to debate which continued
throughout the day, Messrs. Montague
!, and Harris speaking for, and Mesa-s.
Ihurston and Gear agaist the rcsolu-
tom It finally went over until to-mor-
row..
Early in the day Mr.. Davis, Of Mime
sofa, from the Committee on Foreign
Rela tions, presented a report on the
resolution recently introduced by Mr.
Berry, of Arkansas, requesting the
president to demand the release Of hc
Competitor prisoners held by the Span
ish government. Mr. Davis simply sub
nitted the report without comment, and
the resolution was placed on the cilen-
Gar.
TO take up his resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO carry out
the provisions Of the act authorizing an
investigation Of the books accounts,
and methods OF railroads which have
received aid from the United States. by
redeeminE or otherwise clearing off the
paramount liens. mortgages. etc. The
vote was 29-19. two short Of quorum
The only motion in order was one to
adjourn or 10 summon absent Senators
and a sharp parliamentary contest en-
sued between TthDSe desiring action at
this session on the pending Pacific rail
road resolutions and those opposing this
course
Mr.. Gear, chairman Of the Pacific
usallrnad Committee, moved to adjourn.
After several calls of the Senate Il quo
rum failed 10 vote. This afforded 4 text
for some Strictu-cs by Mr.. Morgan on
the deadlock which had Just occurred.
The Senate had a pat.intic duty to per
form. The pending Pacific railway
resolution had been una ninnously report
cd from the committee and yet the
chairman of that committee had cor
Quoted the filibustcr. 1t was late in the
session to begin operations Mr.. Nor
gan said. however, that there was no
disposition on the Democratic side OF the
chamber to retaliatc against appropria-
tion bills or the tariff h,li when they
came before the Senate. Democratic
Senators would forbear from reso.lin-
TO this miserable method OF tilibus tc-ing
although they might he fully justified
In retaliating
Mr. Thnr5ton. Of Ncb"a Ska. responded
that on all Pacific railway debate the
Aka bama Senator (AIorgan) and his as
sociates had insisted on occupying all
Of the time. When it was up al The last
session the Senator from Alabama was
l,NN Nt,1J - 49,
ton's) continuing Il speech on tile sub
ject
How many days had YOU sp olscn? 2"
asked NJ. Morgan
Not onc-tenth of the time occupied
by the Senator from Alabama on unim-
nortant questions" responded MI
Thurston sharply. "We have sat here
listening for days and weeks and
months TO the Senator from Alabama
and some Of us have thought that We
had some rights TO the floor, even if 1t
did curtal the lengthy remarks Of the
Senator from Alabama"
Turning 10 the pending resolution. Mr..
Thursson said 1t was designed 70 defeat
the interests Of the government IN the
guaranty that at least S45 cOo, 900 would
be bid when the sale. Of the road oc-
CURED.
Mr.. Gear said he resented the charges
OF Mr.. Morgan as to 4 nlibuster a quo
rum had not been here 10 conside!. this
important question, and for this reason
he lad opposed considering it. lie eX-
pressed disa pproval or the Harris reso-
luton, saying 1t would make the gov
ernment put sGS00O.O00 more into these
roads. He also criticised the resolution
as originally framed as designed TO bring
about government ownership ana opera
ton or this extensive railway propcrty
Mr.. Harris. the author Of the rcsolu-
tion, spoke in support Of 1t, arguing
that the governments interests would
be put III jeopardy If the proposed agree
mcnt for the sale OF the government Hen
in the Union Pacific railroad was exc
cuted.
Mr.. Morgan further discussed the sub
sect, arguing that Congress retained
complete control over the Pacific rold
under the lien originally created in bo-
half of the government. while the pend
ing foreclosure proceedings were based
on the erroneous assumption chat the
government had mere mortgage right
lie said he did not hold Republican Sen
ators responsible for the obstruction
that had occurred. as 1t was no. poli-
>tical obstruction, bat one in behalf Of
MIR Huntington, and others interested
in the Pacific roads.
Mr.. Thurston replied to A1.. Morgan,
and after he concluded the subject wcnt
over.
At > o'clock the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session, and then adjourned
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
When the House resumed its session
to-day after the recess taken yesterday
MFR. Cannon moved non-concurIence In
4he Senate amendments TO the general