Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-02-04
absent the Sergeant-at-Arms brought him

! Inc COmullttee . SuUSIltuto luz LIN
Williams resolution No was read.
The substitute called upon Congress tc
pass the Regain bill, but made no allusior
to the extortions and determinations of the
Central Pacific.
! Williams offered as substitute resolu
| ton setting forth the expressions of the G.
| P. r. r. and its determinations and speci-
| flying as to the manner of their discrimina-
lions ana overcharges as he had specified in
the original resolution.
Motion by Perley to adopt the substitute.
Doolin moved to adopt the substitute for
the substitute.
Rockhill spoke in favor of tho second
substitute. He held that the resolution
offered by the committee set forth no facts
as offered by the original reso luton. His
county had suffered from determinations
and he believed that Nevada should have
an equal show with Utah.
Haines was in favor of the committee
substitute, because it covered all the
ground asked for. He didn't propose to
vote for anything that he did not know to
be true. He did not believe that such
well established company would descend
to discriminating and, furthermore, it paid
most of the taxes paid to the State. He did
not think that the figures conld be proven.
Rockhill-Do you deny the contracts?
Haines-I don't know; [ don't think this
is the place to discuss the matter.
Senator Doolin of Eureka took the floor
and announced that he should stand square
" on the substitute offered by Williams.
The Government had nourished into life
q great, big, crushing boa which now
stretched its Shiny folds across the CONT
nent and was feeding on the life blood of the
State. The speaker then continued with
great warmth: 81 am a candidate for Con-
gross and have been warned that if | OPP
posed the G, ?. r. r. [ would he cinched
Ge ntlemen, the corporation or The man
does not exist that can crush me. (Sub-
dued applause.) This monopoly has for
years oppressed the people of Nevada by
its determinations and what it is pleased to
call ''competatiye points," Look along
the line OF the road and yon cannot find
single wholesale house of a.y magnitude in
the State. This is the only State in the
Union SO affected. Instead of prosperity
we have hard times and nothing but line
OF little grocery stores. The smooth |
tongued attorney of the road had come be, |
fore the committee. 1t was the voice OF
Jacob but the hand of Easau. am not |
making war against the corporations, but !
against their abuses and I'll make war en- |
them as long as [ live"
The speaker then gave long list of
freight charges, showing by facts and fig
lres, which he said did not lie. To leave
'ut the preamble was like playing Hamlet
With the melancholy Dane omitted.
Perley said that Mr.. Gage denied in toto
he facts set forth in the resolution.
Haines thought that the resolution was
nough without the preamble, which could
lot be proven. He could not see how SEN
tors could vote On such proposition with
ut proof.
Williams-I supposed that We were
trough with this competitive racket hay
ng heard it from much ADLER hands. 1
ave way bills from one end of the road to
be other and can prove every assertion
lade. He had offered the committee the ,
violence at his room, but could never get ]
nybody there but Doolin and Rockhill. ,
A resolution without a preamble amount ,
d to very little and he wanted the preamble s
Farrell thought that the only question
l the preamble was in regard to its truth. t
tho proof was shown he would support ;
le measure.
RockhiIl believed that the Senate had all G
he facts necessary to vote on the resolution. I
age had admitted the discrimination and G
le railroad contracts exhibited proved it |
onclusively. If the resolution was sent on
ithout any complaint, preamble or proof
le railroad lawyers in Washington would
lake big point against it. The State
lould have show to introduce testim ony.
McConnell-I know for fact that fifty
er cent was the difference in freight ship f
ents between competitive points and non t
,mpetitive points, as they are called. The
point talk is all in your eye. i,
Haines made another special plan for the r
ad and was replied to warmly by Doolin. i
Westertield moved that the whole sub
ct matter be referred to the committee on