The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-13
A PACIFIC ROADS AMENDMENT DE-
BATED AT LENGTH AND THEN
WITHDRAWN.
Mr.. MORGAN THE ORATOR.
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
UP IN THE SENATE FOR CON-
SHERATON.
PRIVATE CLAIMS ARE BARRED OUT
Under the Rules Money to Pay Them
Cannot BE Appropriated In
This Way.

sion of Union Pacific railroad affairs
occupied the attention of the senate
| to-day. The deficiency appropriation
| 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
claim 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 tine
paragraph to which Mr.. Morgan had
oiIered his amendment. The deficiency
appropriation bill was not completed
up to the time of adjournment.
Inc eXpediency of attaching private
claims to the deficiency bill was dis
cussed at length when the measure was
first taken up. Mr.. Foraker (Ohio) had
offered an amendment covering three
insurance claims adjudicated under the
Bowman act. Mr.. Hale (Me) made a
point of order against the amendment
The vice president in deciding the
point held that private referred to
such measures as were for the benefit
of individuals, without application to
the general public For this reason the
Foraker amendment was ruled out, as
covering private claims, not to be at
tached to general appropriation bills
under the rules of the senate. The de-
cisiOn operated to exclude a large num-
Der Of private claims which We're to be
offered as amendments to the deficiency
bill
In view Of this exclusion of private
claims, Mr.. Hale secured the adoption
of an amendment appropriating $1,000
for extra labor to enable the commit
tee on claims to examine fully all pend
ing claims and report a comprehensive
bill, covering all meritorious claims, to
the next session of congress.
Mr.. Gear Qowa) offered an amend
ment for the payment of a judgment
Of the court of claims for $1,310,427 in
favor of the Southern Pacific Railway
company. Mr.. Allen (Neb) proposed
a modification of the amendment pro-
viding that the money be retained in
the treasury until the final adjustment
of the claims of the United States
against the Southern Pacific and Cen
trail Pacific railroads.
PROTRACTED DEBATE. .es--
Mr.. White (Cal) took occasion to say
that if this amendment was pressed
in its original form there would be pro-
tracticed debate and no immediate adj
jCurnment. Mr.. Hale appealed to his
associates not to press the amendment,
saying he would move to table it il eX-
tended debate resulted Mr.. Chandler
On. H also urged that the session
might be indefinitely prolonged if the
n
Mr.. Geor withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) offered another
Pacific railroad amendment providing
that no part of the sinking fund of the
Union Pacific railroad compay, held in
the treasury Of the United 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 Fitzgerald, chair
man of the reorganization committee
of the Union Pacific railroad company,
or any other company or corporation
Mr.. Morgan spoke at length in sup
port Of the amendment saying the
pending agreement between the ex-
ecutive branch of the government and
mittee was in fragrant disregard of
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 be-
ing in session tomorrow, and was re-
minded by Mr.. Geor that the house
would be in session tomorrow.
81 am delighted to hear that con-
gress will not be running on one
wheel" proceeded Mr.. Morgan, land
[ invite the attention of the house to
the fact that by adopting this amend
ment it can save $50, 900, 600 to the gov
eminent which otherwise the govern
ment will be robbed of. These are
strong words, but 1 use them, knowing
what they mean. Let congress ad-
jOurn without taking hold of this
transaction and the United States gov
eminent will lose $4,000, 900 and the
people will lose, God knows how much.
in the future"
Mr.. ThurstOn (Neb) demurred to Mr.
Morgan's reference to him as counsel
for the receivers Of the Pacific rail-
road, saying he had not acted in that
capacity since December 1895 and
while political service might not in
volve any question of propriety, yet
it was desirable to have the facts ap-
pear correctly. The receivers and their
| counsel were officers of the court ap-
pointing them, Mr.. Thurston said
EXTENDED ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Morgan made an extended legal
| argument to show that the Union Pa
| cific railroad property could not HI,