The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-18
VOTE NOT TO CONFIRM SALE
ACTION OF SENATE IN KANSAS px-
CIFIC ROAD MATTER.

senator Thurston Regards the Settlement
Effected by Administration of Whole
Pacific Business as Eminently Satisfac-
tory, but Turpie's Dissenting Resolution
is Carried by a Vote of 81 to 30.
Washington, Feb. 17.-After a spirit
ed debate occupying more than two
hours the senate to-day by vote Of "a
to 20 agreed to the resolution Of Mr..
Turpie of Indiana. declaring the sen
ates opposition to the confirmation Of
the sale Of the Kansas Pacific railroad.
When the matter was brought before
the senate to-day Mr. Thurston imme-
diately resumed his remarks Of yester-
day. He pointed out that the entire
debt of the Union Pacific railroad.
which included the Kansas Pacific
branch to the government was about
100000. The sales OF the main and
branch lines would return to the gov
ernment $65000.000 or 81 per cent. Of the
roads Indebtedness to the United
States, principal and interest.
This, Mr.. Thurston held, was a piece
Of good flnanciering on the part Of the
president, who, he said, was better in
formed upon the value of the road and
all the details bearing upon that value
than any other official Of the govern
ment, In congress or out. He pointed
out that If the sale Of the Kansas Pa
cific were not confirmed the president
would have no other alternative than
to redeem the first mortgage bonds and
thus, instead Of having In the treas
ury more than $4,000, 900 as a result OF
the sale the government would have to
invest about $7,000,000 more In cash to-
redeem the first mortgage bonds and
then would have on it's hands a proper
ty that was Of SO little value as COM
pared with what some senators imag-
ined that not a single one of the great
railroads centering in Kansas city
thought enough of it I'd venture to bid
upon it. Mr.. Thurston regarded the
settlement effected by the administraL
tion of the whole Pacific business ais
eminently satisfactory, better settle
ment by near $6000O,OO0 than that pro
posed by the Cleveland administration.
Mr.. Harris of Kansas read a tele-
gram he had received last night from
Topeka, Kan.. as follows: Govern
ment lien sold here. Special messages
sent to ST. Louis to have Sandorn ap-
prove sale in the morning" Mr.. Har-l
ris said he did not know what practi-
cal effect the passage OF the pendinsgs
resolution might have, but it was evi-s
dent that the purchases were manifest
fa,,-.
confirmation of the sale. Remarks In
favor Of the resolution were made BY
Mr., Rawlins of Utah, and in opposition!
by Mr.. Gear of Iowa, while Mr.. War
rem Of Wyoming was speaking, the
morning hour expired and the resolli-
ton, it's privileges having been lost.
went to the calendar. Mr.. German or
Maryland suggested that the CorbettE
case be voted upon February % at 8 p
m. This was agreed to. The Corbett
case was temporarily laid aside and
Mr.. Turpie moved to take up his reso-s
luton relating to the Kansas Pacific
sale. The motion was agreed to, 81 to-
49, The vote was then taken ON Mr..
the committee, the motion being lost
81 TO 10. Inc TeSOIuIlOu WAS tIleu
adopted, "a to 20, the detailed vote be-
ing as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Baker, Bate, Berry, Cam
non, Chiffon, Clay, Davis, German,
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones Of Arkansas,
Kenney, Kyle, Mallory, Mantle, Martin.
Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Nelson,
Pasco, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus.
Rawlins, Roche, Teller, Tillman. Tur-
ley, Turney, Turpie, vest-s4.
Nays-Carter, Chandler, Clark, De-
Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye,
Galinger, Gear. Gray, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Me-
Bride, Mcmillan, Mason, Morrill,, Platt
of Connecticut, Proctor, Quay, Sewell,
Stewart, Thurston, Warren, Wilson
and Wolcott-29.
The resolution agreed to is as follows:
Resolved, AS the opinion Of the SEN
ate that the sale Of Kansas Pacific di-
vision of the Pacific railroad made to-
day, ought not to be confirmed, except
upon the terms that the original claims
and the interest thereon due to the
United States from said railroad COM
pany of the Kansas Pacific division be
paid in full by the bidders.