The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13

If individuals without applicat ton 10
tie general public. For this reason the
foraker amendment was ruled out as
covering private Claims The decision
operated 10 exclude large numbers of
private claims which were TO he Of
bin.
FOR EXTRA LABOR.
In view of this exclusion of private
claims. Mr.. Hale secured the adoption
OF an amendment approprlating 81 600
Tor extra labor to enable the commit
lee on claims to examine fully all pend-
ING claims and to report a cOlnprehen-
siNe bill, covering all meritorious
claims, 20 the next session of con-
gress.
Mr.. Gear DAD offered an amendment
toi the payment Of a judgment OF the
court OF claims for Sl31O.i27 in favor
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany.
Ii. Allen Is'eb) proposed a modih-
caSlon OF the amendment providing
that the money be retaineoss;,l the
Treasury until the 1inal adjustment of
the claims Of the United States against
The Southern Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads.
Mr.. White (Dem., Cal.) took occasion
10 say that if this amendment was
pressed in its original form there would
adjournment.
Mr.. Hale appealed TO his associates
not 10 press the amendment, saying he
would move TO table it if extended de-
bate resulted.
Mr.. Chandler CReo.. n. HI also ar
gued that The session might be indef
mtely prolonged Is the amendment was
pressed Thereupon Mr.. Gear withdrew
the amendment
Mr.. Morgan CT Alabama offered an
other Pacific railroad amendment nro-
Vidlng thar no part Of the sinking fund
or the Union Pacific Railroad company
held in the treasury Of the TT0ftad
States shall be used in pursuance Of
any agreement between The president
of the United STATES or any officer of
the United States. and Louis Fitzger-
sid chairman of the reorga MIA tion
committee Of the Union Pacific Rail
road company, or any other company
-sr corporation.
AMOUNTS TO ROBBERY.
Mr.. Morgan spoke at length in sup
port OF the amendment, saying the
pending agreement between the ex-
ecutive branch of the government and
the Union Pacific reorganization com
nlittee WAS in fragrant disregard Of the
law, amounting TO robbery which. /
when fully understood. would cause /
amazement among the American peo- /
pie.
At one stage of his remarks. Mr..
Morgan referred TO the house NOT being T
in session tomorrow. and was reminded /
Sily Mr.. Gear that the house would be (
n session tomorrow.
81 am delighted TO hear that congress /
viii not be running on one wheel" pro- /
ceedeu Mr.. Morgan. and / invite the /
attention OF the house 10 the fact thai
by adopting this amendment il can
~
~ hich otherwise the government viii 1
be robbed Of These are strong words, (
out I use them Enaiwing what they
mean. Let congress adjourn without
taking hold Of this transaction. and
the United States government VIII lose
SEQ zoe 600. and the people viii lose God !
knows how much in the future"
AIr Morgan severely criticised the
agreement made with the reorganiza-
ton committee.
At another point Mr. Thurston OF Ne
Draska demurred TO Mr.. Morgan's ref
esence to him as counsel for the receiv-
ers Of the Pacific railroad. savin- he
had not acted in that capacity since
December. 1895, and while a political
service might not involve any question
of propriety, YET, il was desirable 10
have the facts appear correctly The
receivers and their counsel were officers
OF the court appointing them Mr.
Thurston said.
AEr. Morgan made an extended legal
argument TO show that the Union Pa
Cific railroad property could not be sold Z
without the consent Of congress.
TIIURSTON TAKES EXCEPTION.
Mr. Thurston took exception TO Mr..
Aforsan's claim that the governments
lien was net confined 10 aided portions
oe the road, but embraced all It's prop
erty. whether aided or not. Mr.. Thurs
ton. contendeG that the United States
supreme court had held that the lien
Of the government extended only to
the mileage aided by the issue of sub ,
sidS bonds.
Mr.. Morgan spoke for over three
hours. appealing 10 his associates TO
support the amendment, and prevent
he consummation of what he regard ,
ed as serious menace to the govern
Inent-
mr.. Hale. in charge Of the bill. made
the point of order that the Morgan
amendment was new legislation. ana ,
not appropriate in an appropriation !
blk He agreed. however, to Withdraw
e point of order if Z vote could De
AIKEN without delav.
Mr. White demanded d. yea and Jay 4
cote, which promised to bring business
to e halt, as Mr.. Hale declared there
WIS not a quorum OF the senate in the 4
chaieeer or in the city.
MI AHuIStuH DIielS CohfoNefted me 4
points Of Mr. Mergan's argument, say z
ng the pending proposition was de-
signed to prevent the taking Of the 4
Union Pacific question out of the poll =
les of the west and also to endaager a
settlement on q most advantageous z
,asis. He renewed the point of order
by Mr. Hale 4
The presiding officer. Mr.. Clark of =
wyoming. temporarily in the chair.
.nrounced that he would submit tie q
,oint Of order TO the senate. :.
The vote was about To be taken a
rhen Mr. Hale Withdrew that para =
.raph of the bill to which Mr.. Nor
ans provision was an amendment, u
hus dispesing of the entire subject y
,rhe bill was then laid aside. ane at ii
ID the senate held an executive ses-