Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-15
OLD FASHIONED DEADLOCK Enjoyed by the Senate on Harris .J Resolution ON THE UNION PACIFIC Morgan, of Alabama, Takes Hand and Meets els Call Down ON l0NG-WlNDED ARGUMENTS Without Final Action the Senate Adjourned House Fails to Concur in the Defi-
 ciency Appropriation Bill
 Taylor's Judicial Bill.
ON LONG MINDED ARGUMENTS

Washingt ton, July 1.-The senate was Y in a deadlock Tor several hours today with business at a stand still while calls for the senate roll cal and other parlia- mantary expedients were resorted to. It was due to an effort to secure action ol a resolution of MT. Harris, of Kansas, , designed to prevent the disposal of the government lien on the Union Pacific railroad under the terms of an alleged agreement. There were many roll calls on Mr Harris meisioa to consider the resolution, quorums appearing ard disap- < bearing and from 12 to o'clock no final vote on the motion was secured. After o'clock parliamentary device opened the subject to debate which continued throughout the day, Messrs. Morgan and Harris speaking for ard Msssrs. Tnurston ard Gear against the resolution. It H. nally went over until tomorrow.
 Early in the day MT. Davis, of Minna7 sota, from the committee on foreign re- lations, presented a report on the resolu- tion recently introduced by MT. Berry, of Arkansas, requesting the president to demaud the release of the Competitor prisoners held by the Spanish authorities. MT. Davis simply submitted the report without comment and the resolution was placed on the calendar.
 MT. Harris of KansaS then moved to take up his resolution directing the SEC retary of the treasury to carry out the provisions of an act authorizing an in-i vestigation of the books, accourlsS and. methods of railroads which have receivad aid from the United States, by redeem.ng or otherwise clearing off the paramount liens, mortgages, etc The vote was "A to 19, two short of quorum The only motion in order was to adjourn or to sum- mon absent senators. and a sharp par liamentary contest ensued hesweeni those desiring action at this session of the pending Pacific railroad resolutions and those opposing this course.
 Mir Gear, of Iowa, chairman of the Pa cifc railroad committee. moved to ad- journ. After several calls of the senate a quorum was finally secured and then the Harris motloE was again put to vote. This afforded text fer some strictures by Mir Morgan on. the deadlock which had just occurred. The senate had a pa- triotic duty to perform. The pending Pacific railway resolution had been unan- imously reported from the Pacific rail- road committee, and yet the chairman of that committee had conducted the fii- buster. It was late in the session to be- gin opera tions. MT. Morgan said, how ever. that tbcrs was rlo desire on the part of the democratic side to retaliate oil the appropria tiCn bills or the tariff bill whsn they came before the. senate. Damocrafic
 
 this miserable method of 6lbust ering. MT. Thurston of Nebraska. rcenonded tlaat on all Pacific railway deheit-s the Alabama senator (Mtrg6n) and his as-l sociates had insisted on occupying all the time. Wnerl 1t was uD a the last sessi o.l- the senator from Alabama was the only one to object to his Thur tons) cont h. uine ep5e<h h on the subject.
 How many days had you spoken?" asked MT. Morgan.
 Not one -tenIth of the time occupied by the senator from Alabama on unimpert- ant questions" responded MT Thurston, sh3rply. "We hav=i sat here listening for days and weeks and months to the. senator from Alabama, ana som: of Us have thought we have some rights to the floor even if 1t did curtaH rhe lengthy remarks of the senator from Ala ma. ?, Turing to the pending resolution, some one said it was designed to to defeat tie interests of the government in Gne guar anty thal. at least $45, 900 GOO would be bid when the sale of the road occurred.
 MT. Gear said he resented the changes Of MT. Morgan as to a filibuster. A quo- rum had not been here to consider i.his important resolution, and for that reu- son he had opposed consideration of it. He expressed disapproval of he Harris resolution saying thst it would make the government put $6S.000 900 more into l.hese roads. He also criticised the resolution as originally framed as designed to bring about governmen'a ownership and opfra- tion of this extensive railway property.
 Mr. Harris, che au thor of the resolution spoke in support of it, arguing that the ssoVNl'rl1nent interest would be but in jeopardy If the proposed agreement for the sale of the government lien in the Union Pacific railroad was execuc ed
 MT. Morgan further discussed the suc- 1ect, arg udng tfta't congress retained com plete control over the Pacific roads under the lien originally created in behalf of ..fne government while the pending foreclos- ure proceedings w re based on the erron- eous assump ion that the government. had mere mortgage right.
 He said he did not hold republican sen ators responsible for the obstruction that had occurred as it was not a political obstruction, but one in behalf of Mr. Huntington and others interested in the Pacific roads.
 MT Thurston replied to MT. Morgan. and after he concluded the subject weut over.
 At p. m. the senate wert iniso execu- tive session and then adjourned
 HOUSE.
 When tlpe house resumed it's session to- day efter the recess taken yes. .erday, Mr Cannon moved non-concurrence in the senate amendments to the general defI- ciency bill, which cams over from the senate today.
 Mr. Hepburn, republican, of Iowa asked if he would not permit separate vote on the amendment relating to armor plates.
 NIr. Cannon replied that the house would be given an opportunity to ex- press it's opinion on that subject, and with this assurance MT. Hepburn with drew his request.
 The resolution prevailed, and Messrs Cannon, Northway and Savers were ap- pointed conferecs.
 MT. Perkins, republican, of Iowa. asked consent for the consideration of a reso- lution to print additional copies of the temporary rules of the Fifty-fifth house.
 MT. Simpson, populist, of Kansas, call ed attention to the fact that MT. Hem derson had at the opening of the session announced that within thirty days a ccm- plete revision of the rules would be sub s aA n he < <t