Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-15
IN THE SENATE.
Quite Lively Debate Takes Place Over Pa.
cific Railroad Affairs.

| Washington, July H.-In the Senate.
| today, Stewart, New. gave notice of a
| motion to reconsider the action by
| which the Senate passed the joint rcso-
| luton. directing the secretary of war
| to proceed with the construction of a
| breakWater. etc, ut San Pedro. Cal.
| White. Cal, remarked that he I'M
derstood the Southern Pacific Railroad
| Company had some objection to the
| resolution, and he said, he would move
| To table the motion to reconsider it
when it came up.
Quay, Penn, called attention to the
absence of Il quorum. The call showed
II senator's, three short of quorum
present, and business came to halt
quorum finally appeared and bust
ness proceeded. Davis, Mimi, from
committee on foreign relations. pre-
scented report on the resolution re-
Gently introduced by Berry. Ark, re-
questng She President to demand the
release of the Competitor prisoners
held by the Spanish authorities. Davis
simply submitted the report without
comment and the resolution was placed
on the calendar.
Ianis, Kan, moved 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 the
railroads which have received aid from
the United States by redeeming or
otherwise clearing off paramount liens,
mortgages, etc. The vote was "A to ~.
or two short Of a quorum
The only motion in order was one to
adjourn or to summon absent senator's.
and sharp parliamentary contest en-
sued between those desiring action at
this session on the pending Pacific Rail-
road resolutions and those opposing
this course.
y quorum was finally secured ana
then the Harris motion was again put
To a vote. Pending the roll call a res
olutipn was passed allowing the sculp-
tor of sherman statute to erect a studio
near the site of the statue
This afforded text for some structures
by Margan ON the deadlock which had
just occurred. The Senate had a pat
riotic duty to perform. The pending
Pacific railway resolution had been
unanimously reported from the Pacific
Railway committee. and yet th. chair
man of that committee had conducted
a filibuster.
1t was late in the session to begin
operations Morgan said, however, there
was no disposition on the Democrats.
SIDE OF the chamber to retaliate against
the appropriation bills or tariff bin
when they came before the Senate.
Democratic senators would forbear
from resotting to this miserable method
Of filibustering although they might be
fully justified in retaliating
Thurston, Neb., responded that on an
the PacI"c Railway debate, the Alaba-
ma senator tMorgan) and his associates
had insisted on occupying all the time.
When it was up at the last session the |
senator from Alabama was the only
one to object to his (Thurston) contin- |
uing his speech on the subject
How many days had you spoken" i
asked Morgan.
Not one-t tenth Of the time occupied |
by the senator from Alabama on unjm- !
portant questions, responded Thurs !
ton, 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 ii did curtail the lengthy
of the senator from Alabama" /
Turning to the pending resolution |
Thurston said it was designed to de- |
feat the interests of the government i'm |
the guaranty that at least $i5. 600 900
would be did when the sale of the road /.
occurred.
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