New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-22

thew can 90 in on 20 miles slr on my responsibility as
Representative Ipronounce hls as me mCss d he
peOpe that be found in all the legislature dnnaS u V
country When we look at the oIlgina, law "5s o,npapy
organized under it, and how far 1t has iaed 70 eeg
It's proper obligations, and consider the eXtraOruily
amendments here proposed are We not filled with aston
shment no what Is demanded OF us as the guaIuau' VI
the peOles righisi indeed, may we not exciaIm'
-" Can such things be,
Without our special woDderi'
TIE RELIES To MR.. WAsHBURNEs EXPOSUREs'
Mr.. Washburne having concluded, Mr. Price Of Iowa,
a member Of the Special Committee obtained the floor
in reply. Mr. Price "a the fathern-law Of Mr.. Dillon,
the President OF the Credit Mobier, and afterward
Government Director Therefore, Iowa had two Govern
ment Directors Price, both in the interest Of
the Pacific road Mr. Price felt called uDoR to attempt
to answer some Of the objections advanced by Mr. Wash.
burne. aud said the SPECIAL Committee had spent SIX
months in getting up the amendments lie san, aceoru
ing to the gentleman rom ILLINOIS, the amendments Wclo
both weak and wicked. He had overheard a converse
lion between some members VINO sal II tne matters 1I
Washburne charges were true the bill ought not 10 pass
and they said that by any gentleman coming lltO iho
House and taking sound for sense ana nearing te d
nunciaOns OF the gentleman IRON luhOls' Tue COli ~
tee might be thought guilty OF purpose toLoD nc
treasury ana oycTtrn inc Goygrnm3n ti eccb ~
Valkenberg ntcrected some remarks INTO tne speecC
Mr. Price in contradiction OF some OF Mr WashDurnos
After Mr. Price had concluded NJ. Stevens took the
floor in reply To Mr.. Washburne. There was then n
movement m the ga! Ieilc3 anu among me op9y ni'iu
hers n the hall Members began 20 crowd round to ar
the Great COmmoncr' demOsh Mr. Washburne. The
remarks OF Mr.. stevens in MS apllcSJ Ntlut h
hits at his opponent Mr.. Washbgrne, we're received
with loud laughter He said be hal been ere ltly ed
fled by the "cxcelenty prepared and wedeyered Dis,
sertation Of the gentleman from Illinois. IL was wen
DONE but did not hit the case Speaking or MEMBER
Of the Company who took $4,000 Of the stock and WHO
had made one of The suryevs Mr. stevens said he would
not mention his for fear OF exciting the Ire OF inc
gentleman from Illinois. Here Is the extract from me
M wa,burne ofuols Of gntemans directors Brigham
ssa a T BE- bat '2oa .S o 6s never d i5 ,2
agree With him in oil bis religious opinions.
HOW AND BY WHOM THE BILL WAS PASSED.
After Mr.. stevens concluded his speech he moved the
previous question on his amendments. and Mr.. Wash
burne gave notice to the House that he would NJ the
proper time to postpone the consideration Of the
bill till the session. Mr. Holman said it now 10
O'Clock and he did not want when the House
eniicd that the Uonse vas mi anongh and that the
matter might well be disposed of then AZ any other
give the Yeas aUd NAYS Mr. Holman then deman led the
Yeas and Nays on the adopting Of his amendment com
peng the road 70 carry the property and troops OF the
United States free of charge aud the House ordered
them by one more vote than the requisite number.
That the first check, and caused great disconent.
But the amendment was promptly voted down.
man. Washburnc Of Illinois. Randall OF Penn
sylyania, the two Aliens OF Illinois, Pike,
Thayer. Norton, Baldwin or Michigan and Baldwin OF
Massachusetts and others, voted IN the affirmative.
Allen, Boutwell, Brooks, Dawes Garfield Porham, Rice
Of Massachusetts,, GansOu, Schcncl. Stevens, Window,
Donncily and others, voted in the negative After the
vote the House adjourned The next day, June D. the
bill came up the regular order. Several mtmbcTs
spoke in favor Of tho bill and wilson of Iowa ingrafed
proposition granting several millions OF acres OF puDc
land to railroad companies in bis state. MI sweat OF
Maine, member OF the Special Committee, made an
elaborate speech IN favor OF me Dill COMBATING tue
positions OF Mr.. Washburne OF Illinois. Tue bill then
went the regular order till the next day. when 1t
was promptly called mp by MI stevens. Inc several
amendments were voted on, till that proposed by Mr..
washburne strike out the section suborinating the
Government lien TO that OF the company, was reached
Mr.. Washburne having demanded the Yeas and Nays,
they were ordered, ana resulted as follows; ,,
YEAs-Messrs Ancona Arnold Bgiey John D. Baldwin BoutTel
1ol9 Cfe"e Dia on ps5soa EI.n se''2l F.ns"oi ht'
logs Kernan Law Marcy Mcdowell Morrison. Nelson J1ha ONrl
TbtTer c Upson Edha B. Wi,barn and Jos pb " Whe3S
EAYs,e. Allison, Ames, Anderson, Ashley. Baxter Beamau,
T. Davis Dawes Dnrg Dixon Doarey briggs Eesley Erd.e
VoenA Alhg, " uooad S'Ea H. ilR3oaIu' aGal Juan
Mons, james r. Morris Amos Myers LrOuar Myers Noble, Norton,
R1ai G JsSa Rec 'J%5's ''' ReGa %' Ross,
schemes Scott Shn9o1 S%ihr, John B. S,e,ie VIZ e. Stse
Webster Whaey Wheeler, Williams, Wilson, WuIon Winfield and
The bill not having been engrossed, went TO the
Speakers table and then went over till the next day.
previous que ,tiOn the bill and amendments. Mr..
Dawson then demanded call Of the House. and, when
the passage OF the bill. They were ordered IN spite Of
all efforts TO prevent such contingency and here is the
eUstion Of the people of the United states.
fE1s1NessTs alison Ame' Ashley AUGUSTUS C. Baldwin Beamaq
CLARK GOfoh Cole Ceswe Thomas Davis, Dawes Demi9g
ieby Hooper AShc W Hubbard. John IL Hubbard Iul5ari
y,1eAes Julian Sa,seh oLa9o AeGss K1or LiOan loan
Amos Myers Noble, ole Charles Nr Patterson Peham Pomeroy
steele wa g. steele Stevens stuart Sweat ThAyer Epson Web
NA1Messr. Ancona, Bailey Bliss, Boutwell, Chandler Dawson
Denon Eden, EgeOa Gooch, Gder Harding Harrington BENZ c.
y My Mebo~e MeKnaeg john oYe o iS Rlo Ro1n
@ &S E sfa + %R5a Se'5 cio S When G' Ea "
White, AMI Fernando wool-3s.
THE SENATE HAD NO DISSENTING VOTE.
The bill then went to the Senate and was there re-
ferred the Pacific Railroad Committee On the eth
day of June Mr.. Howard OF Michigan reported IL back
with amendments, and, after consideration of 10 min
utes, the reading of the bill being dispensed with by
unanimous consent twas passed without single dis
of legislation in any country On the 10Th OF june inc
bill to The House with the Senate's amend
ments which were disagreed to and Committee
OF Conference appointed on the part OF the House. CON
sstiRg OF Stevens, McCurg, and Cole The Senate
Ian, Foster, and CONFESS. The Committee hay.
ing agreed upon their report, It was adopted by
mitted. Mr. stevens made the report which was a very
long one to the House Mr. Washburne demanded that II
what they were voting Mr. stevens refused and he
port, and 1t seconded. Mr. Washburne then de-
anded the yeas and nays, and teers the yeas and
naJs on the man question, but the railroad men were
too strong and they were refused He then demanded
teers on agreeing to the report OF the Committee ana
even they were refused The report was then agreed to-
Gcrnei and was very soon thereafter signed by the
In Of the passage Of this bill no allusion ia
made 10 the character OF the influences which procured
It's passage. That Is matter which challenges inyesti
CATION. The country never ought 10 be satisfied until
the whole business probed To the bottom and there
shall be good reason 10 suppose the bill was passed by
corrupt means, measures should be taken 10 have the
supreme Court OF the United states declare the legsa
ton null ANA void Estimates have been made by Der.
sons who may be In position 10 know the facts that
100000 were expended among members IN carrying the
bill through the House OF Representatives,. 10 Is not
unnatural that many should ask why "a bill giving
TO private corporation nearly Sl0O,OOOOOO and
public land enough for an empire, was passed IN the
House OF Representatives with only 80 opposing votes
ana unanimously IN the Senate. Why IL that only
two men In all Congress- Messrs Washburnc OF Illinois
and Holman OF Indiana, were found to life their voices
In opposition it Legislation which resulted only
i'm giving the Company the railroad and all ne pubiic