New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-10

| In the Senate to-day several petltlohS l0'"
tive 10 the repeal Of the Bankrupt Act the transfer OF
the IfeSayng SerycefOr PENSIONS etcWere pFesentcu
! and referred.
| Mr. SPENCER (9ep., Ala) from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported adyerselya bill for the RELIEF
of General Alex. s Welsh. Laid on the table
| Mr.. BURNSIDE Gep. X. IL from the Committee on
Education aud Labor, reported bills orinstrueh"n IN
moral and social science and the introduction Of indus
trial exposons In the schools Of the District OF Column
| bia. Placed on the calendar. - ~. -
| Mr.. MORRILL, REP, VII, from the Committee on
the mint at New-Orleans; Placed on the calendar.
CONDENSATION 10 railroads for the transportation OF
mails. Referred to the Committee on Post othceS ana
The bills to provide for code OF army regulations,
for the relief of W. C. SNYDER OF Illinois, ana 10 provide
for public building at Kansas City, 40, We're TAKEN UP
The bin TO authorize the construction of
gauge railroad from Bismarck TO the Black Hills was
| taken up briefly considered, and laid aside.
ronrioons rcportcd the General Deficiency ApprOprl
| alton Bill. Placed on the calendar.
| EDMUNDs on THE FUNDING BILL.
The Railroad Funding Bill up unfinished bust
ness. Mr. EDMUNDS rep, VT addressed the Senate,
combating the idea that because the railroads have
proved OF benefit in the United States they arc entitled
TO extraordinary consideration. He dissentcd entirely
| with Messrs. Matthews and Hill as to the uu-
cousttutonality of the proposed legislation lie
next referred TO the question Of what constitutes
net earnings and defended the definition given In the
norton of directors TO be appointed by the President I'm
behalf OF the United States changed without ducs-
on showed recognition OF the right to alter or amend
| The provision for the payment OF tHe ODlga-
tons OF tho corporations was purely an admin
! strative act. and required Different application
from time 10 time the circumstances changcas new
roads weIo built, men came into the directory,
az The stock was run up down by the bulls aud
bears" Yet was proposed to tie the hands of this SOW
| eregn administrative power - that gave these
Northumberland It's back for twenty-five years;
nearly an entire generation He ga not
think the gentleman from Maine Would upon
reflection think this entirely safe imOde OF pro.
cedure said that II might happen that the STOCK should
pass into the hands of foreign holuers VINO iS NJ peey
he roads and bring about state Of things where there
would be no net earnings The interest on ths hrSt
w0nl5 % down In value Yet the Senator
from Maine, the innocence OF his nature surprising
everybody was as honest as himself would hou Il3
hands and allow himself to be- put into bag and placed
in tne custody Of the Union Pacific Railroad s.ou
Mr. BLAINE rep, Me-, nterruptng, SAID the senator
had referred 10 Jay Gould, and said
Mr.. EDMUNDs Rep, w SAID nc mad not referred TO
M BLAINE Insisted that, IN reference to stock,
holder who held large quantity OF s0cN' ana VINO was
painted ulaclcr than he really was.
Sir. EDMUNDS said that there are many men VINO are
n9l so 9lGs a. a. b as thew have been painted in con-
ncction with stocks lie had not lndulged IN any per
name Recurring 10 the proposed amendment Mr. M
muuds SAID It would cut OF all the net earnings Whcn
have become due the roads were built mere mas
never dollar paid IN on account OF net GatHlnE'
although tho companies have been gong on uGcdS.nh
large dividends, and as the present hl lctt me PACK &c
where they are nothing cOu.d DC uoHe "''I 'He
Mr. ELNINE proposed to amend his amendment
TO remove every objection 10 II raised by the senator
from Vermont. 3y ADDING Gn s earnng5 and one
half ran, portaton shall never be less than f6OC'0OO
ana nothing 10 be construed 80 ~ To waive any existing
claim OF the Government against 'ho ro"is'
GENERAL DEBATE OS TIE BILL.
Mr. VOORHEES, Q)em Ind advocated the amend
meut proposed by Mr. Blaine, and in his remarks asked
Mr. Thurman II he did consider that the present D
made the Government secure against loss.
Mr. THURMAN Dem, Ohio replied that he did not
aef cd "
such a bill rs would do 20.
Mr. THURMAN said because he could not got such
bill through this Senate.
Mr. VOORHEES, went on TO declare that he had In the
rcconrucon aud other acts 81 Congress seen repeated
disregard OF constitutional ohIauoh- ghd ne cQhtthde
that the pending bill went beyond the constitutional
limitations 10 the right OF contract He hoped tue
amendment of thu senator from Maine would be adopt
ed The Of the past four weeks ABOUT lhe Cupol
should not Dee repeated II they could be avoided
MIR HOWE urp, WIs) said one fact about these COM
paulrs Is that they are debtors To me lhed elhlc, ~
Wv large sums. and the United states Is Interested
whether they are honest dishonest in securing the
payment Of that indebtedness. hundred millions li
Er due the United states In about twenty-five years
How Is the payment "i tnmt s9' Io p annual carp,n
,o en- NV H. fhr Union Pacific Road be built
~ - 200 900 How then can SIS OOO, 900 pay $780,
600 600 with prior mortgage Of S21,O0HoOo on II
his aud al other debts the companies have contracted,
DEkTOE dem. Conu.) said that under his obhga.
ton m Senator hc could vote Tor neither OF me bl5
not belong the legislative branch OF the Government
God forbid that he should ever subscribe 70 the ounipO-
tcuCe o Congress lie c'heIueI'u tho Dl ~ 'o'lOh
~ tGe Constitution.
Mr., MITCHELL tRcpr oregonl contendcd that the de-
sinking be created without the consent OF the
WII WINDOW CRcp. MIMI. from the Committee on
Conference or the bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
treasury 10 Mr. Window dep Mimi Mr. Dorsey CRcp
AK and Mr.. Beck DEM KY we're appointed rs mem
Iers OF n conference committee ,,
,rbo Chair also appointed Mr.. WINDOW Rep Mimi,
Mr. Allison rep, Iowa. ana Mr. Eaton Dem, Comm.
"A members OF Conference committee on the consular
and Dlulomatic Appropriation Biz.
The Chair laid before the Senate number OF House
bills including mat 10, P aT@y Se name Oi u'ner SeIdS
Mr. GORDON dem, Gal moved present action on
Mr. EDMUNDs Uep. VI objected. He would not
single out special individual to help the House out of
~ Mr. I'LL Dem Gal went into argument defining
the nature Of gcOntrac and Insisting that the arrange
ment between the Government and the roads was eX
actly contract and nothing more. 800 49,
had always characterized the grants othe Government
During the past ten years the Government mas aPpro
anybody compute the interest compromising annually,
to SEQ what II has G9t o INC h i1i
Tint IS for the benefit Of the state OF OHIO IN part The
Pnriae Railroads are the Mississippi of the Pacific
states n these measures are enforced, the
burden Will fall those travelling over the roads or
sen%infi oWE GEep WIS., said the Pacific roads are
lust as much the Mississippi OF the East as the West
the East as well as OF the West:
Mr.. ALLISON rep, Iowa. advocated the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Blaine. -. ,
Al half past o'clock motion TO adjourn was made
nv Mr.. PATTERSON rep, 5. c. and resisted by Mr..
THURMAN Dem, OhlO1
The yeas aud nays ordered ana the vote resulted,
vras 80 nays 80 as follows. lRepuOlcans IN Roman,
Democrats IN itdeS, and Independents in SMALL CAPE
YEAS.
Auisou Dennis, Kellogg, Rollins,
R1r1uJu. Dorsey, Lamar, Sargent.
blaine Futon, Matthew'S Saunders,
Drura Ferry, Mitchell, Spencer,
cameron CWi-l Gordon, Merrill, Teller,
Chadee HH Paddock, WindOm-29.
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