The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
There Is a Contest for Pre-
cedenCe in the Present
Hearing.
THE SALE OF THE KANSAS
PACIFIC ROAD.
Action to Be Taken to Confer
Authority Upon the President to
Protect Federal Interests.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.
CALL OFFICE 4>IGGs HOUSE,
WASHIN ITON. Dec. 7

SALL OFFICE NGGS HOUSE,
WASHINGTON. Dec. T. |
A new member, II. de S. Money of Mis- |
sissippi, was introduced IN the Senate to-
day, ana after some brief criticism of the |
form OF his credentials :he oath of office |
was administered 10 him.
During the session l08 bills, many OF
which were private pension measures,
were introduced, in addition to several
joint resolutions and some Senate resolu-
lutions.
An interesting contest for PRECEDENCE in
consideration OF Lodges immigration bill
and the proposed legislation to confer
authority upon the President TO act for
the protection of the Governments inter-
est at the sale of the Kansas Pacific was
pending at the close of the session. The
pro bility is that it will be amicably
arranged before the Senate convenes to-
morrow.
The invocation at the opening of the
Senate to-day was delivered by the Rev.
Charles A. Berry, D. D., of Wolvorhamp-
ton, England. He prayed that the AL
mighty might take into his care all the
interests of the nation, and that from this
nation might enanate such feelings of
brotherhood as would be a blessing to all
mankind.
Mr.. Walthall of Mississippi presented
the credentials of Hon. II. S. Money of
NJ ssssippi to succeed the late Senator
George. The Senator's credentials read
that ne should have and hold such office
until his authority should be revoked by
com petent authority"
Senators Chandler of New Ham pshire
and H ar of Massachusetts insisted that
they were not in constitutional form. but
raised no objection to the Senator being
sworn in, which was done after Senators
Walthall Allen OF Nebraska and Teller of
olorado had characte rlzed the objection
as technical and cavillng.
A food of bills and Joint resolutions
was poured into the Senate, Morrill,, the
venerable Senator from Vermont. having
the distin ction of introducing the first
which provided for the gliding of the
statue of liberty on the dome of the Capt.
| tol.
Among the bills introd uced, the greater
| mum ber OF which were pension bids, was
| one by Quay OF Pennsylvania for the re-
LEI of lhe chlldren of soldier OF the
| Revolution.
| Pettigrew of South Dakota secured the
| passage of a resolution calling upon the
| Interstate Commerce Commission to fur
nish the Senate a list OF The railroad COM
| Danies which have complied wholly in
| part or not a all with the law OF Congress,
proving that safety appliances be affixed
TO railroad cars. The resolution also calls
for the total number of persons killei by
| the railroads during the past year.
The contest between the frienus of the
! imm igration bill and those who favor
| prom pit action with reference to the sale
of the Kansas Pacific developed at this
| juncture. Lodge of Massachusetts moved
TO take up the immigration bill and to
| proceed with its consideration. As soon
as the i'm port OF the motion was realized
| Gear of Iowa was on his feet with an OBJ
| lection. Lodge called attention to the
fact that he had made motion to take
up the immigration bill and had not
| asked unanimous consent for its consider
| alton.
Gear adverted to the Importance of CIV
| ing prompt attention 10 that part of the
| Presidents message in which Mr. Nc
kinney had asked that Congress confer
! upon the executive, by Legislation, full
| power to buy in the Kansas Pacific Rail-
| road. He said he would in troduce a reso-
| luton conferring upon the executive the
authority requested, and he hoped that
neither the i'm mmigration bill, TO which he
| was entirely friendly, nor any thing else
| would be permitted 10 interfere with the
prompt consideration of that proposed
| legislation.
| Morgan OF Ala bama expressed his graft
fication that the President had requested
! Congress to confer upon the executive
| power to act at the sale of the Kansas
| Pacific road in such a manner as wouIc
best protect the Interests of the Govern
ment On request of Carter of Montana.
chairman of the Census Comm the
meas ure providing ior the Federal census
of 1900. reported to the Senate at the last
session, was recommitted to the COM
| mittee.
Turpie of Indiana asked that at 2
o'clock Friday. Dece 10 ber II, exercises be
held in memory of the Hon. William s
| Holman. late a Representative In Con-
gress from Indiana. The order was m ade
Tillman presented a resolution, which
was adopted. fixing Tuesday, January is
at 2 P NJ, as a time for memo ORAL service,
or the late Joseph H. Earl, Senator
| from South Carolina
Lodge then gave notice that he would
call up the immigration bill at the conciu-
sion OF the present unfinished business.
Gear announced promptly that he
| would contest that motion.
Allison, IN the hope, as he said that the
gentlemen might reach an amicabie un-
derstanding. moved, at 1 :35 P NJ, that the
Senate adjourn, and tho motion pre-.
| vailed.