Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
The National soioan.us.

A discussion of Union Pacific Railroad
affairs occupied the attention Of the Sen
ate Monday. The deficiency appropria-
ton bill was taken up early in the day
and Mr.. Morgan proposed an amendment
designed to prevent the contamination OF
an agreement made some time since for
the settlement of the Governments
claims against the road. Mr.. Morgan
spoke throughout the day, severely ar
raigning the Pacific railroad managers.
Late in the day the entire subject was
disposed of by the withdrawal Of the
paragraph to which Mr.. Morgan had Of
fered his amendment The deficiency
appropriation bill was not completed up
to the time Of adjournment.
The price to be paid for armor plate
for the three new battle-ships now In
course of construction was the theme
of extended and at times lively debate in
the Senate Tuesday,. Late in the day
an amendment to the deficiency appro-
priation bill was agreed to restricting the
price of nrmor plate to $500 per ton, or
$125 less than the amendment reported
by the committee and recommended by
the navy department as the minimum
rate acceptable to the armor contractors.
Another amendment inserted in the bill
directed the Secretary of the Navy to in
vestigate as to the establishment Of
government armor factory and to report
to the next session OF Congress-. Then
the deficiency appropriation bill. the last
of the great supply measures, was
passed. The House took n recess for one
day without transacting any business.
The Senate was in a deadlock for sew
eral hours "Wednesday, with business Mt
a stanistill, while calls of the Senate, roll
calls and other parliamentary'exp
were resorted to. 1t was due to the eff
fort to secure action on the resolutions Of
Mr.. Harris Of Kansas, designed to pre-
vent the disposal of the Government lien
on the Union Pacific Railway Lr 1er the
terms of an alleged agreement. No final
vote on the motion was secures. 1t
finally went over. In the Hove Mr..
| Henderson of Iowa asked unaninois con-
sent for the consideration of a joint res
| olution to permit the erection of tenn
porary studio on the future site OF the
statue OF Gen. Sherman, for the erection
of which a contract has been made. The
resolution was adopted. Mr. Cannon
moved non-concurrence in the Senate
amendment to the general deficiency bill.
The motion prevailed, and Messrs. Can
non, Northway and Sayers were appoint
ed confcrees.
Mr.. Stewart moved in the Senate
| Thursday q reconsideration of the action
of the Senate in passing the resolution
directing the Secretary of War to pro-
coed in the construction of a breakwater
at San Pedro, Cal. 1t reopened the long
standing controversy over the location OF
| deep water harbor on the Pacific coast
and led to an exciting debate between
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. White of California
The motion to reconsider was disagreed
TO. Mr.. Thurston, chairman of the Com
mittee on International Expositions, Sc
cured the passage Of the joint resolution
accepting the invitation of the French
republic to take part in the international
exposition ut Paris in 1900. Mr.. TillmaI
secured the passage Of the bill in relation
to the interstate transportation Of dis
titled spirits and declaring such spirits
to be subject to State laws to the same
extent as spirits distilled in the State
The House did nothing.
In the Senate Friday the Harris reso
luton relating to the Union Pacific Rail
road was further discussed. The confer
ence report on the deficiency appropria
ton bill was considered. Mr.. Hale salt
the price of armor plate was not included
in the report. Nothing had been done
on that subject except that the Senat'
conferecs had stated positively that thu
Senate would not consider any sum owe
$500 for armor. The report was agreed
to and further conference ordered. Mr.
Morgan secured the adoption Of resolu
ton requesting the President for informa
ton as to the arrest of Alfred o. II. Hug
net, u citizen of the United States, by tn
Spanish authorities at Havana Sept. q
1896. On motion of Mr.. Pettigrew o
South Dakota the bill was passed to Civ
the consent Of Congress to n compact en-
tered into between the States of Soutl
Dakota and Nebraska respecting tn
boundary between said States. III
House agreed to the partial conference
report on the general deficiency bill an,
then concurred in the Senate amend
ment fixing the limit Of cost Of arno
plate for the three attle-ships now build
ing at $500 per ton.