The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-23
SENATORS FULL OF SNAP.
ALLEN WANTS AN EXPRESSION or
SYMPATHY WITH THE GREEKS.


senator Morgan Puts n Little Addi-
tiOnaI Ginger in the Proceedings
by Abiding to Speaker Reed ms the
Great White FIibuster-Later On
the Nelson Bankruptcy Bill Ii
Passed by the Decisive Vote of 40
to S-Mr. Allen Proposes Suspen-
sion of Business Except to Pass APP
preparation Bills.
Washington. April 22.-The session of
the Senate to-day was one of the most
eventful since congress assembled. 1t
opened with a proposition for an official
expression of sympathy to the Greeks in
their struggle with Turkey. This soon
was merged into a turbulent debate over
the disorganized state of the Senate. dur
ing which Senator Morgan characte rized
Speaker Reed as the great white filibus-
ter" Later in the day, the Nelson bank
ruptcy bill was passed by the decisive
vote of 40 to 8.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska offered the reso-
luton providing that the chief executive
express the sympathy of the American
people to the government of Greece. The
senator declared that the present contest
was one between Christianity and pagan
ism.
AT the request of Mr.. Davis. chairman
of the committee on foreign relations. the
resolution was referred, Mr. Davis prom
Using speedy action.
The debate on the Senate committees
aroused Mr. Morgan to a speech of un-
usual severity. He spoke of dictator
ships" of the subordination of public bus
mess to politics. He characterized the
condition of inaction iu The House of Rep
resentatives as 1.-The most gigantic and
unheard OF hlibuster" ever attempted In
conclusion. Mr.. Morgan said that the
speaker of the House. who had been
known as the great white car" should
hereafter be known as the great white
hlibuster."
Another stirring chapter to the same
subject was added by MIR. Allen, who pro-
posed a complete cessation of the Senate
business except to consider appropriation
bills, until the committees were filed. The
resolution led to another heated debate in
which Messrs. Chandler. Gear and Allen
participated. The resolution finally went
over.
substitute framed by Mr.. Nelson of Min
nesOta. The success of this substitute in
dis .acing. the committee bill was great
surprise and disappointment to the judi
ciary committee which reported a COM
prehensive bill, known as the Torrey bill.
1t was regarded as a personal triumph of
Mr.. Nelson.
The Nelson bill as passed provides for
voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy,
but the theory of its author was to free
II from harshness and make II of substan-
tial benefit to debtors and creditors The
vote on the bill was as follows
Yeas-Messrs, Allen, Baker Bate, But
Ter, Chandler. Chiffon, Clark. Cullom,
Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker Frye, Gear,
Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris of Kansas.
Hawley, Heitfelt. Hoar, Jones of Arkan-
sas. Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan.
Mantle, Martin, Mason, Mills. Mitchell,
Murphy Nelson. Pasco Perkins, Petit
grew. Plat of New York, Pritchard,
Roach. Sewell. Smith, Spooner, Stewart.
Tillman, Turner, Vest, Walthall, Warren,
Wellington. White and Wilson'S.
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Clay, German.
Gray Lindsay. McEnery, Morgan and
Pettus-S
The following senator's were named as a
committee to participate in the Grant GER
emonies; Messrs Plat of New York,
Murphy, Foraker, Cullom, Cockrell, Proc
tor, Walthall, Shoup. Sewell, Gray, But
Ter, Warren Faulkner and Burrows.
On the announcement of the death Of
Representative Holman, the Senate adj
journed as a mark of respect, the adj
journment being until next Monday.