The San Francisco call., 1898-07-01
REFUNDINC
 BATTLE ON Renewed by the Morgan
 Amendment. ckLIF0RNIANS ON GUARD CoNGREsSMEN ARE LINED UP TO
 WATCH PROGRESS.
General Deficiency Appropriations May Be Delayed by the Rider to the Bill Which Does Not
 Belong to It.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, June 30.
 The old fight against refunding the debts of the Pacific railroads has been reopened by Morgan's amendment to the deficiency appropriation bill, adopted by the Senate yesterday. When the bill reached the House to-day Representative Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the Ap- propriations Committed, according to custom, moved the House to non-concur in all the Senate amendments He took occasion to state, however, that he con- sidered the Pacific roads funding amend ment wise provision which should be accepted.
 Representative Mcguire insisted upon an agreement providing that whenever the conference committee makes it's re- port there shall be a separate vote and reasonable time for debate on the Pacific roads amendment.
 Cannon said he thought this request was reasonable and agreed to 1t, but would not consent to fix a definite length of time for debate to continue, saying that this must depend upon circumstances and be submitted to the judgment of the house. An agreement in advance, he said, might later prove very embarrass- ing.
  non's assurance, and the bill was ordered to conference without further obiet ton. The bill will probably be considered to- morrow, as it Is understood both the War and Navy Departments have sent an ur- gent request that these various def1- ciency appropriations be passed as soon as possible The urgency of these appro- priations may make it possible for the California delegation to defeat the fund ing amendment, for if there is no quorum present at to-morrows session Mcguire will raise this point and will not with draw 1t unless the Pacific roads amend ment is eliminated.
 Mcguire and DeVries, as well as Castle and Barlow, have been active to-day can- vassing the House in opposition to this amendment. The Populists will be solidly arrayed with the Democrats against it.
 Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, who has always rendered valuable assist ance to the California delegation in oppos- ing refunding measures, denounces Nor gan's amendment. He will cancel an en- gagement to deliver Fourth of July oration in Wisconsin, in order that hn may be nere 10 help the Californians.
 Mcguire said tonight: T believe the funding proposition will not pass the House. It certainly cannot pass during the present week, and I cannot imagine that those in charge of the bill will be so unpatrioIic as to delay the general de- ficiency appropriations. in order to carry through a railroad refunding scheme which bears absolutely no relation to the deficiency bill, and should never have been attached to it. The deficiency bill contains more than $2OO 900 900 of war ap- propriations, and should be passed imme- diately. It can and will be passed to-mor- row. without objection, if the Central Pa- cific incubus is stricken from it. The managers on both House and Senate sides fully understand this, and believe they will strike the objectionable provis- ion from the bill.''