The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-16
BOTH MIR. WHITE AND MIR. STEW.
ART POINTED IN THEIR RE-
MARKS!
THE SAN PEDRO PROJECT UP.
MOTION OF THE NEVADA MEMBER
TO RECONSIDER ON THE
TABLE,
MORE OFF THE HARRIS Resolution
Length, but No Final Vote as
Yet Reached.

WASHINGTON, July '15.-Pacific
railway affairs occupied the attention
of the senate throughout, and the Har-
ris resolution, relating to the pending
judicial proceedings against the Union
Pacific road, finally went over until
tomorrow. Early in the day Senators
Stewart and White INDUCED in sharp
personalities in connection with the
contest over the San Pedro, Cal, deep
water harbor. The joint resolution
was passed accepting the invitation of
France to participate in the Paris ex-
position of 1900.
The San Pedro matter came up on
a motion to table the resolution of Mr..
Stewart to reconsider the action taken
in directing the secretary of war to
execute the San Pedro project. MI.
Stewart and Mr.. White had a very
personal controversy over the matter.
Mr.. Stewart plainly intimated that Mr..
White represented the Southern Pacific
and White as plainly resented the in
situation. The motion to table was
adopted The doors were opened again
at / :15 .. M, and the Harris resolution,
requesting the president to suspend
proceedings to carry into effect the al
legged agreement to sell the interest of
the United States in the Union Pacific
railroad and in the sinking fund, was
considered. Mr.. Harris spoke in sup
port of the resolution.
The resolution was laid aside tempo
rarily and Mr.. Tillman secured the
passage of the bill in relation to the
i
spirits and declaring such spirits to be
subject to state laws to the same ex-
tent as spirits distilled in the state.
Mr.. Allen (Neb.) spoke in support of
the Harris resolution. Mr.. Allen was
involved in frequent controversies with
Mr. Gear. In the course of his remarks
he urged government ownership and
operation of the Union Pacific road, de-
claring that it would reduce passenger
and freight rates from so to 60 per cent.
Mr. Gear insisted that government
ownership would J increase passenger
and freight rates 45 per cent Mr.
Gear asserted that the managers of the
Populist party had suppressed a report
on government ownership of railroads
after finding from statistics that it i'll
creased rates.
Mr.. Butler, as chairman of the Popu-
MED the statement in toto.
'' Mr.. Tillman came in at one point with
the statement that one-ffth of the rail-
roads of the country were in the hands
of the court which was analogous to
government ownership. Why should
not the president and executive author
tiles run railroad as we'll as an H.
responsible judge? When Mr.. Tillman
referred to his observation, while gov
ernor, of the irregularities in judicial
railroad management Mr.. Gear sug-
gested: THAT only shows the lack of
morals. in South Carolina"
mo, it shows the lack of morals in
the judiciary of the United States in
controlling railroads." answered Mr..
Tillman.
Mr.. Allen had not concluded his
speech on the Harris resolution when,
at O'Clock, the senate adjourned.
USUAL HOUSE ACT.
WASHINGI ON, July 15.-No busine s
was transacted by the house today.
Immediately after the journal was APP
proved recess was taken, on Mr.. Can
nom motion until tomorrow Mr.. Can