The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-13
Senator Morgan's Effort TO Save the Coy
ernment Thirty Million Dollars.
UNION PACIFIC AFFAIRS IN THE SENATE
Deficiency appropriation Bill Under
Consideration - Private Claims
Ruicd Ont--Thurston objects 10
Reing Styled Counsel for the Union
Pacific General Discussion.
Washington, July 12, 1897.

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appropriation bill was taken UP early in
the day, and Mr.. Morgan proposed an
amendment designed TO prevent the con-
summation of an agreement made some
time since for the settlement Of the
governments claims against the road.
Nlr. Morgan spoke throughout the day.
!, severely arragning the Pacific railway
SSSsnanagers Late in the day the entire
subject was disposed OF by the with
d!awal Of he paragraph 10 which Mr..
Morgan had offered his amendment.
The deficiency appropriation hill was
not completed UP 10 the time or adj
journment.
Before the deficiency bill was taken up
a resolution by Mr.. Butler OF Nortn
Carolina was agreed to directing the
Secretary Of State to secure from dip!o-
.natic represent atives abroad full infor-
nation as TO the operation OF postal
telegraDhs. telephones and postal saw
ingS banks
81 The expectancy Of attaching private
'polntnrs ito the deficiency bill was dis
g cusscd at length
Mir. Foraker, OF CA.o, had offered All
amendment covering three Insurance
claims adjudicated under the l3ownla II
act.
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, made 4 point OF
order against the amendment.
The Vice President in deciding the
point. held that private" referred to
such measures as We're for The benefit
of individuals without appli2o ton to
the general public For this rearon the
Foraker amendment was ruled out as
covering private claims not 10 be at
tachcd 70 general appropriation bills un-
der the rules OF the Senate. The tieci-
9ion operated "a exclude a large mum
Der Of private ella inns which Were 10 be
+ DIlf.s sT'-'-' -S'~ - 80 ~t
In view Of this exclusion Of private
claims AIr. Hale secured The adoption
or an amendment HnpropriatinG $1,000
FOR extra labor TO enable the Committee
on Claims TO examine fully all pendin.
claims, and to report q comprehensive
bill, covering Ill meritorious clillls, to
the next session OF Congress.
Mr.. Gear, OF Iowa, offered an amend
ment for the payment Of n .judgmc!l t
OF the cour. Of claims for $!,310.427 in "a
VoT of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company but withdrew it when he saw
that the amendment would lead to a pro-
tracted debate.
MI. Morgan. Of Alabama, offered an
other Pacific railroaa amendment, pro
vidMg that no part of the sinking
fund Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. held in the Treasury of the
United States shall be used III pur-
suance Of any agrecmcn: between the
president Of the United States or any
officer OF the United States and Louis
Fitzgerald chairman or the rr-organ-
ization committee Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, or any other compa-
ny or corpo!ation.
Nir. Morgan spoke ut length in sup
port Of the amendment. saying the
pending agreement between ihc eXccu-
tiveb ranch Of the government ana The
Union Pacific reorganization COMMITTEES
was in fiagran. Disregard OF Law,
amounting to robbery. which, when
fully understood would cause amaze
ment among the American pcCplc Al
one stage Of his remarks MI Morgan
referred to the Rousc not being in scs-
sion tomorrow, and was reminded by
: AR. Gear that the House would be in
Session tomorrow.
II am delighted 10 hear that Congress
viii not be running on one wheel"
proceeded Mr.. Morgan, and invite The
attention OF the House to the fact that
by adoring' this amendment +, cnn save
SIC, 900 to the government which
otherwise the govcrnmen: will be rob-
bed Of. These are strong words but
use them knowing what they mean
Let Congress adjourn without taking
hold OF this transaction, and he United
States government will lose $50 900. 900
ana the people will lose, God knows
how much in future. Mr.. Morgan So
verely criticised the agreement made
with the reorga niZation.
At another point Mr.. Thurston, OF Ne
braska, dcmurred TO AR. Morg1n'. RET
ers Of The Pacific lailroad, saying lie had
not acted in that capacity since De-
cembcr, 1895, and while political ser
vice might not involve any question of
propricty, yet j. was desirable 10 have
the fncts appear correctly. The raceiy-
er5 and their counsel were officers Of the
court appointing them, Mr. Thursto on
said.
Mr.. Morgan made an extended legal
argument to show thai the Union Paci-
tic railroad property could not be sold
without the consent OF Congress,
Mir. Thurston took exception tn Mr.
M0e;an's claim that the governments
lien was not confined t. the aided por-
ton Of the road, but embraced all its
property whether aided or net. Mr..
Thurston cnntonGcd that the United
States Supreme Cou,t had held the lien
OF the government 10 cXtend only to the
mileage aided by the issue Of subsidy
bonds.
Mr.. Morgan spoke for owe: three
hours appealing TO his associates to
support the amendment and prevent
the consummation OF what he regard
ed rs q serious menace to The govern
ment
Mr.. Thurston briefly con.roverscd the
points OF Mr.. Morgan's argument, say
ing the pending proposition was de-
signed to prevent the taking OF The
Union Pacific question out Of the poll
ties Of tho West, and also to cndanger
settlement on q most advantageous
basis.
Mr.. Hale, in charge Of III, bill, claim
new legislation. He withdrew the para
graph to which Mr.. Morgans S provision
was an amendment, thus dsposirlg OF
the entire subject. s8The hill wa c z fI,ars