The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-25
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-, tho Committee on EltCuuH' - I4"4S ..,'
onr, Lopn that neither De Large nor Bowen,
!Sp tspOiS contestant, Is entitled to q seq! sS
The Gon.est Gon..essoniative from South Carolina
Us Ter an argument by Bowen, the con, !.
,astant, in bis own behalf, anu 1netoS Gl,et =
SrisI discussion, the report was Uuoi'''u
without division. Ito Couwi,tce
,Le tno yVSoie m the Naval appropriation
~ S,i Wv the consideration OF the Dlll was
Interrupted by the business o. inc DiSIISs loi',nHG
Of Columbia, which was specIulIy H'''S"~O
!" sTtS ftSr Eassinr q large number OF bliIs
reInting 10 the District OF Columbia lne
House adjourned
SENATE.
Mr. Wilson introduced bill authoriz-
,,1 the construction OF pneumatic TUBE
w .Is ,Se he rosd from New York 10 Chicago.
w At the expiration OF the morning hour,
~ ssns,c resumed consideration Of the
legislative, executive and judicial appEo-
t0n bill. ,,,. .-,,-o ,,oo,,,,,o
oornccied mr. With the currency which 1t was
IEnJisnenTably necessary for Congress TO
"orUider ,oT al an early day. There was oil,
TCsdv A law requiring the transfer oil
,Tsntv.flye million dollars Of banking
cSnitsl from the cast TO the wes', Whlch
tbe Comptroller claimed TO be lmpracu-
cabIe and there was also question as TO
tho @ rICbt of the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 reissue any portion Of the retired ana
cancelled United States notes.
Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment to
The appropriation bill, directing the Sec,
retary r of the Treasury to withhold oil
nSVmep,s 10 any railway company on &C.
co1nt r OF freight or transportation OF any
lind 10 any agreed amount made by the
limited States for interest upon bonds ol
The United States issued to any such COM
papy and not reimbursed.
Mr, Steward made point oi order
that the amendment being new, legisla'
lion was not in order upon the appro'
pviatIOn bill.
The President (pro. tcm.) Overruled the
point ol order. ..,
Mr., EdmunuS AuVOCAtcu tnC o'NSN
ment Il was necessary, he said, for the
protection Of the interests Of the people,
and il il violated In any way the inter,
eats oil the railroad companies they might
seek redress through tho Court OF Claims.
Mr.. Sherman said the question in
yo.yed in the amendment was ono wnIch
could not readily be determined, and as
/! was hardly pertinent to this bill he re-
prettted that the amendment had been
offered. ST.,
Mr. Sherman having expressed doubt
as to tho Jurisdiction Of the Court oi
Claims in the matter, MIR. Edmunds oherr'
ed the following addition to his amend
ment: And such company may bring
suit in the Court Of Claims to recover the
price oI such freight and transportation;
and in such case tho right OF each com,
pauy to recover the same, upon law ana
The iscts Of the case shall be determined,
and either party to such suit may appeal
10 the Supreme Court. -.
Mr. Sherman said he feared this
amendment would narrow the position oil
the United States in the matter.
Mr., Edmunds said il he did not know
the great anxiety ol the Senator from
Ohio (sherman) to keep this money In the
Treasury, he would DO tempted to suspect
that for some great public reason, the
Senator was trying TO find out how not TO
lott.
Mr. Stevenson offered o substitute for
Mr. Edmunds' amendment, directing the
President to institute suits in tho Court Of
Claims against the Pacific Railroad TO re.
cover tho interest paid by the United
States on It's bonds issued for tho dement,
Of said roads. In advocating this amend
menl, Mr.. Stevenson said the gigantic
powers were warning upon the rights Of
The Government and people, and
warned them that II they were not will
Ing, In q disputed case like this, to submit
TO a fair adjudication, there was q power
in the land which would rise up and put
them all under its IeGt.
Mr. Trumbull said he was not an advo'
cate Of the railroad companies, but he
wished them to be treated fairly. Hethen
reviewed the history oI the legislation
providing for the constitution OF the Pacific
Railroad under the act Of 1879, by which
all compensation for services rendered
to the government by railroads was with:
held. Nobody, hO said, could be found
to build o road which rendered necessary
the act ot 1904, providing that only one
hall Of such compensation should be re-
tAiued by the government. To withhold
The whole compensation due TO the roads
from the government would be to violate
the faith Of the United States, pledged in
the act Of 1864.
The Vice President appointed as con-
Lrercs on the part OF the Senate on the
Vienna Exposition bill, Schurz, Harlan
and CaSSerly.
Mr. Stewart presented an amendment,
which no said he would offer at the
proper time, as u substitute for MIR. Ed
munds' amendment. It directs the At
lorney General TO cause proceedings to
Ne Instituted In the proper court Of the
United States for tho purpose Of ascer.
tanning II any obligstion Of the Union PN.
CItc, Central Pacific, or any other railroad
company, created by the act OF July 1st,
l.sO9r or the act Of July %, 1864, In rela.
Mon to interest on bonds, remain uniul-
nIled and 10 enforce same, II any there be,
agAtnSt such company or companies.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, presented an
amendment directing tho President to-
lake proper measures as may DO neCCss.
arytorecover from the Pacific railroad
Companies the interest paid by the United
states on bonds issued for the use OF
either Of said roads, cad comforting jur.
iSdltion on the United States Circuit
SSoutt Ior the Southern District Of New
loIk 10 hear and determine tho same,
subject to appeal as in the other case.
Pending action, the Senate vert into