The times., 1898-02-18
To PREVENT CONFIRMATION
The Senate Passes the Turpie
Resolution.
MORGAN CHARGES JUGGLERY
The Alabama senator Sees Some
thing Suspicious About the Kansas
Pacific Sale, by Which the Gov
ernment Loses 81 100000 i'm In
terest-The Vote "a To %.

! The Turpie resolution TO prevent the
confirmation of the sale Of the Kansas
| Pacific Railroad, which took place on
Tuesday at Topeka, and by which the
American Government will lose almost
s7,000,0oO If the sale is confirmed, was
passed in the Senate yesterday. The vote
was "a To %.
Mr.. Turpies resolution declared that
the Government should not confirm the
! sale unless the bidders would guarantee
| the full amount of the Government 5
claim. both principal and interest.
| Notwithstanding the Government had
a legitimate claim on the road for some
thing over N3,0oo,00o, the Attorney Cen
eral, under the direction of the President,
has accepted s6,3GS, 600 for the road
This act clearly indicates, as Senator
Morgan said in discussing the resolution,
that there has been jugglery going on.
1t is evident that the reorganization COM
mittee, which purchased this road. as al
so the Union Pacific some time ago. and
for which ii had To pay more than it
wanted to, is trying to reimburse itself
in this latter deal as far as possible
Mr. Thurston. who was on the floor on
the day previous talking against this res
olution, and was interrupted by a motion
10 go into executive session, resumed his
remarks when the Senate convened yes
terday. He was of the opinion that the
Government was getting all that il could
possibly hope to get out of this road, and
that it was much better to sell it while
1t had the chance than to<hold il on un-
certainties.
Mr.. Thurston took occasion TO pat the
Administration on the back, saying in
conclusion: This business is in the
hands of the President. and the country
may we'll be satisfied with the discretion,
the business sasacity, the judgment and
the craftsmanship of William Mckin-
ley"
Mr.. Harris replied briefly to Mr.. Thurs
ton. He said he did not know what effect
the passage of the resolution might have
but he thought the purchasers were ex-
hibiting remarkable haste TO secure the
confirmation OF the sale, and in support
of this statement lie read a telegram
which he had received on Tuesday night
from Topeka, as follows: Government
lien sold here. Special messenger sent TO
st. Louis to have Sanborn approve sale
i'm the morning"
Mr Rawins, of Utah. spoke in favor
Of the resolution. and Mr. Gear. of Iowa
addressed the Senate in opposition TO 1t.
Mr. Warren, of Wyoming started TO
cording TO the rules. when the resolution
must go TO the calendar, unless by spe-
cial agreement Ii was voted on. and
made the unfinished business by a vote
of "a to %. Mr.. Gear made q motion TO
send II to the Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads. which was lost by vote of So to
II. The resolution was then voted on,
being passed as above Indicated
The detailed vote was as follows:
feas-Ailen, Baker. Bate. Berry, Can
non. Chiffon. Clay. Davis German, Har-
ris. Heitfeld, Jones CArkansas), Kenney.
Kyle. Mallory, Mantle. Martin, Mills,
Mitchell. Money. Morgan, Nelson. Pasco.
Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus Rawiins,
Roach, Teller Tillman, Turley, Turner.
Turpie, Nest-3t.
Nays-Carter, Chandler, Clark. Deboe,
ElkiEs. Fairbanks. Foraker. Frye, Gal
linger, Gear, Gray, Hanna, Hansbrough
Hoar. Lindsay. Lodge Mcbride. McMil-
Ian, Mason. Morrill,. Platt tConnecticut,.
Proctor, Quay, Seweli. Stewart. Thurs
ton, Warren, Wilson, Wolcott-29.