The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-15
RAILROADS AND WHISKEY.
THE SENATE DfsCUssfSG THE FORMER
AND fHK HOUSE THE LATTER.
STANLEY Matthew m Tn. Two Pncinc Rsi.
roed sinking Fund Bi,s-Ren Butier's Fec
The reor Dlstlllers Paving the Piper.


STANLEY Matthew the Two Pacific Rsii-
road Sinking Fund Bi,is- Ren Buffers Fee
The reor Dsstiiiers rsyics the Piper.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-1n the Senate a
number OF bills granting pensions to various
persons were passed. among them one grant
| ing pension Of $50 a month to Mrs. Mary
wilkes. widow OF the late Renr Admiral Charles
| Wilkes. bill granting a pension to Commo-
dore Vim. b. Whiting was opposed by Mr.. Sar-
| gent Rep. Cali who said that 1t was the FIRST
| instance OF an attempt to give n pension to n
| person already receiving $4,000 yenr on the
| retired list. Pending discussion the morning
| hour expired.
Mr.. Teller rep. COLI introduced bill to
regulate passenger fare and freight trafllc on
the Denver Pacific and Kansas Pacific Railway.
Referred.
Mr.. Voorhees, Dem. Ind.) introduced q bill
providing for the payment Of all customs duties
and all other debts due the United States in
loyal tender notes ut par. except in cases where
1t is otherwise expressly stipulated ON the face
OF the obligation or contract. Referred.
The bill to remove nll restrictions on the en-
listmcnt OF colored citizens in my arm OF the
United States army was made the special order
for Tomorrow. and the Senate resumed consid-
bill.
Il, Mr. MATHEWS Rsp, Ohio, in charge Of the
amount opnd b" S EscGTSa 70 t Gu'o@
incnt on w" March 81. ISIS. T IL. we commit i
Thought it would br about u 900 900 TO each
company The, sinking fund would DO started
credit Of ihe sinking fund. ~ 100000 nnnunlly
| In srmi-nhnunl ins'allmcnts. such payments
10 cont nue until tho ypur 1000.
Mr. Thurman dem. Ohio Inquired whether
the purpose WIS to tnke from the Government
road acts unless the companies should make
default in their obligations.
Governmcnt T no right rrht wha,sve eqoS H. them
pn-sed TO tho nth section Ia regard To the No..
cebinnccs Of the act by the railroad companies.
| would b" accepted by the companies. There
need he ne. alnriu about that
Mr.. Matthews said that the bill did not en-;
body the propositions urged by the railroad
companies. II WIS based on the consent Of the
parties, without Whose. consent Congress hnd
| performance OF which would vlolat" an cxlstn q
contract between thr parties; The Government.
'hH @ "s no .s Ths
| bill Proposed to alter contract by contract l.;
tn, judiciary hi was nm act Of power and
was complete and final; the other did
not ever, pretend TO be such q settlement.
Should pos "a on Ia tns
| would be- the most deliberate attack upon the
| right OF properly and contract in the annals ot
| Legislation. That bill instead OF collecting a
sinking fund for the sole and exclusive use ~
the Government OF the United Stat - carefully
! collected n sinking fund In respect 10 which the
United states would have no lien whatever. OK
cepi subject TO- the prior lien OF the fret mort.
gage bondholdrrs OF the rOnd. The amount Of
money required for the sinking fund must he
paid by the passengers and those doing bust
ness over tho roads; IT wns taN l"vieh by Con-
| pos" the tax be made burdrnsomc. the compA-
MES must incrcass their chnrgcs. Would thht
b. good polcv2 The hill OF I'll II Judiciary Com %
mittee declared what the net earnings NJ the
railroads should be- but Congress Ind no more
| right to declare what they should be thnn IL hnd
| 10 confscate them. lie moved the Railroad
| Committees bill IA n substitute for the Judi
| ciary bill.
| Mr.. Thurman said that tho Chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee was anxious to be- heard
| on the SINKING Fund bill. hut was detained ut
home by sickness. He tMr. Thurman hoped
the Senate WOULD come 10 q determination ON
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.