The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-16
SENATOR MORGAN
MEETS OBSTACLES
He Is Hlampered BY Various Points of
Order.
NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC
Talk on the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
Given in secret Sessions
sion Day in the House--Bills
Passcd--A Contested Election Case
Settled.

Settled.
Washington, Feb. 15-The morning
business of the senate was broken in
upon today by the vice president lay
ing before that body the joint resolu-
tion introduced last week by Mr. Nor
gan, of Alabama, to declare the Clay
ton 3ulwer treaty abrogated. When
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio. called attention
to the fact that a joint resolution was
not properly subject for Considera-
tion in the morning hour, the vice
president promptly sustained the point
of order, intimating at the same time
tina. he would recognize Mr.. Morgan
to move that the joint resolution be
taken up. Instead of making that mo-
tion, however, Mr.. Morgan appealed
from the decision of the vice president,
and was about to make his speech in
support of the joint resolution when
he was again brought up suddenly by
another point of order on the part of
Mr. Sherman that the appeal was not
debatable. Mr.. Morgan insisted that
it was, and made the cutting remark
that the senator from Ohio had been
so long in the senate that he had for
gotten it's rules. Again the vice -presi
uell sustained MI. IolleIIHdH : punt,
causing Mr.. Morgan to intimate that
he was being victimized "by the chair
and by the senator from Ohio"
The allegation was promptly, and
not without show of annoyance, re-
PEELED by the vice-president. Senators
Faulkner, West Virginia: Quay, Penn
sylVania, and Chandler New Hamp-
shire. made suggestions intended to
clear n Of hr &c
path; and finally the latter made the
formal motion that the joint resolution
he taken up for consideration. and
that motion was carried by a majority
of one, The vote by yeas and nays
was as follows:
Yeas-Allcn Bacon, Gate, Berry, Black
burn, Blanchard. Brown, Call Cameron
Chiffon, GallinEer, Gibson, German, Hans
brough, Mills, Morgan, Murphy, Pasco
Peffer. Pettigrew, Pritchard, Pugh, Quay
Roach, Smith, Stewart. Tillman, Turpic
Vest voorhees,, Walthall Whte--32.
Nays-Baker, Burrows, Caffery, Can
non. Carter Chandler, Cullom, Davis,
Gray, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Irby, Lindsay,
Lodge Mcmillan, Mantle, Martin
Mitchell, of Wisconsin,; Nelson, Palmer,
Perkins, Platt Proctor, Sewen. Sherman,
Shoup ThurstOn, Villas, Wetmore, Wilson
81.
BLOCKED AGAIN.
But just as Mr.. Morgan was about to
enjoy his triumph and deliver his
speech for the abrogation of the treaty,
he was once more blocked by the objec-
tion made by Mr.. Hoar. of Massachu-
sets, that the subject was one for con-
sideration in executive session. Mr.
Morgan suggested that what Mr. Hoar
meant was not an executive session but
secret Legislative session. Taking
the same view of it the vice president
ordered the galleries to be cleared and
the doors locked.
THIS occurred at 1910 and at O'Clock
three bells We're rung, Indicating that
the executive session proper began
then.
1t lasted until near o'clock when
the doors were reopened and the bank
ruptcy bill was taken up as the unfin-
ished business. No progress was made
with it beyond having the senate sub
stitute read in full.
Alter that the conference report on
the legislative bill was presented and
agreed to; and tWenty-four private
pension bills with a lot of other mis-
cellanneous bills We're passed and at 5.15
the senate adjourned until tomorrow
BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE.
Today was suspension uay, and the
house disposed of large amount of
business. The most important meas
ure passed was the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, carrying a total of about
fifty millions and comprising III pages.
In the short time allowed for debate,
one hour this unusual manner of sum
marily disposing of a bill of such i'm
poftance was sharply criticised as
We're also the appropriations of about
sixteen millions for river and harbor
improvements under the contract sys-
TEN. After some reflections upon the
appropriation committee and its
chairman, Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. on
account of an item in the bin a-cro-
priatng 100000 for establishing a new
soldiers home at Danville, Ill. (Mr
Cannon's home), We're warmly replied
to by that gentleman, who stated that
he had urged its location there only
after the unanimous recommendation
OF the soldiers home officials the house
committee on military affairs and the
committee on appropriations.
OF the other bills passed We're the
1olloWlng: ApprOpriating $3.50, 600 tc
close the creVasse at Passa Loutfe
MISSISSIPPI river; to supply the Ma
tlonal Guard of the various states with
modern Springfield rifles; lending tents
to the city of Buffalo, n. Y, for use of
Grand Army encampment next sum-
mer; extending the time for the COM
pletion of certain railroads in Mime,
sofa and furnishing a naval or Other
vessel to carry supplies from Sar
Francisco to the ADMINISTRATION ci
India.
The contested election case of Be,
MOTT VS. Boatner, from the Fifth Louis.
lana district, was settled by the adop.
ton of resolution declaring the lat.
ter entitled to the seat he now holds
The senate amendment to the diplo
matte and consular appropriation bill
was concurred in