The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-06
Uncle SAM AND JAY GOULD.
ANOTHER DAT or DISCUSSION OYER
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
s.,.,or Bnyard's Ideas and senator John
atom. Fcnr.-Gen. shields for Doorhcepcr
A TIT Between Butler and CoS-Roars
of Laughter In the House at their Jokes.

A TIT Between Butler md Cox-Roars
OF Laughter In the House ut their Jokes.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-In the Senate, Mr..
Sargent Clicp.. Call called up the Naval Appro-
nrinilon bill. and explained the action of the
senate committee. The amendments restoring
the number OF Cnsigns to 100 cadet midship-
men to 3OG. and rs cadet engineers. to he APP
pointed in 1878. were agreed to-. Tho para
graph relating to naval hospitals was amended
so rs to discontinue the naval hospital at An
napolis, but retains tho one nj Washington. All
the other amendments Of the committee were
, agreed to- and the bill was passed.
Mr. Bayard Dem. Dell made n speech on tho
Pacific Railroad Funding bill. Besides tho COM
rAerca ends. tho building ot these roads had
had great political object. and had Justly boon
styled by the Supreme Court great national
undertaking for n great national purpose. Tho
Credit Mobilier record was stain that could
never be wlped out. There had been paid.
under tho Hoxie. the Ames. and tho Da-
Wis contracts. 500. ii60O0. Tho profits on
these had been tl3.02j.000. The road
had cost. in round numbers. s5oOOO-
900. which was fully made up by the hrst
mortgage and Government bonds. leaving the
stock and land grant mortgages ns profits to
those who built the road. The Government did
not repeal tho charter. rs 1t had right to do.
on the report Of this committee. which was
unanimous. but had taken some steps for tho
recovery Of the money by suits against indi-
yiduals which. for causes he would not look
into had been unsuccessful. The bill present
ed did not propose to alter the time Of payment
Of the sum 70 b. paid, but Simply provided th n,
violation Of the obligation of contract. There
n nSipab ne'0 nonsense s It was measure
70 secure the fulhlment Of q contract
The apparent indifference with which the poo
pic Of this country saw themselves, !saddled with
enormous debts amazed him. When he con-
trasted their indifference with the eXcltemcnt
over propositions TO advance the salaries oi tho
mem members he could hut icci amazed. There
he somotimes feared little Congressional com.
prehension OF the cnormity OF these amounts;
that one OF tho agents Of the Central Pacific
road had been paid 100000 for he nrduous
duty Of spending the wintcr IN T Tsirl,g p
cilc road He did not know what salaries were
paid thu. officers Of these corporations, hut sup
came from the Government. and every dollar
represented the, sweat and toll OF some 81 its
citizens. He held that II was the duty OF the
Government to exercise its power over the
roads, and nothing could Justify rcleasc OF
would ask whether they lived under free Gov
eminent or were the servants Of great corpora
tons.
the Senate 10 sit the matter out to-day
Mr.. Eaton Dem, Conn.lmI none the Senate
will do no such thing. This question Is too
Mr. Johnston Dem, Va said that the stpa-
OF PScre S .nS danger hat
might come into the possession OF the Govern
ment. and this he would consider greater evil
see the subject settled in n way that would Sc
cure the payment Of the debt and lcayc the
companies in possession 81 the roads. III" aid
not share the popular fenr Of ,great corpora
tions. Although there was. in his opini4n, the
fullest authority Tor the passage OF the Judicl-
airy bill. he favored an annual payment OF
fixed sum in bonds OF the United States.
Mr.. Sargent Rep. Cali spoke against the Jul
Mr.. Sargent gave way to Mr.. Conkllne. who
said the senator from Ohio Mr.. Thurmnnl had
70 come to n vote to-day He did not think that
the pressure for the passage OF the bill was so
we're twenty years in which to adjust this mat
ter, He suggested that M, understanding, be
n9 Mr. Thar@sn hoast o ap Zinc for deb
had heen afforded. The bill had been con-
ssder,d in the last las session Of the f?r;yiorrn
the second day after the meeting Of the present
Congress. Why the bill had s,aid SO long IN the
Judiciary Committee WAS "a chapter Of history
he did not cnre to go into. but II reelected no
credit on some men VINO had imposed upon the
After some further discussion Of the PROPOSE
ton. Mr. Sargent resumed the noor anu eN-
Mr.. Conkling asked MIN to give way for mo-
ton TO adjourn to Monday to test the wishes OF
the Senate.
Mr.. Thurman demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered and the vote resulted
yeas, 80; nays 81. The following is the vote in
detail Democrats In italics
YEls-Messrs Allison Anthony Burnside. Blaine. mr.
NAN. Bruce, Cameron Wisl thafec Cunkling. Cunovrr
RPSs' DS,e S radocs ' n Fa S
spn Rollins Sargent Saunders Spencer, Teller Isofhs
WIus Windom-32.
Nirs-Mes-rs ArM'fraal, Rliey Hivrrf, NEIL. Booth,
Buc 'kreH. OB' DHei' tlll D,ri' West VA Edmunis
En.ns Griiui Groref Num-. H-re'ui. Howe. JfJh"
k,rH1H " rem M~llngrkf. Mcmillan, NcIh,rsp,. NiIsg
M.r,ip,oa h,eyrn. Morrill, oslosby. Srlbary Thurman
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