Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-21
The Petroleum Market.
The Senate.

CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST EDITION.
Mr.. Van Wyck reviewed the financial course OF
the Union Pacific railroad and the relations OF that
company with the government OF the United States
He insisted that for twenty years the railroads had
controlled the government, as shown, in his opin-
ion, by the operations OF the land department:
the opinions OF the Attorneys General and some OF
the decisions OF the supreme Court. He said that
Charles Francis Adams was seeking, in the interest
OF bankrupt debtor, to negotiate with Congress.
He spoke OF the Union Pacific as a concern OF wa
tered stock and worthless bonds He said Charles
Francis Adams was at the head OF the concern, but
the same gang OF gamblers that had controlled it
Tor flfteen years was behind him. They had only
run it for what they could make by gambling. G.
r: Adams mad assured the people OF Massachusetts
tnat the investment in Union Pacific stock was a
safe one. He had invited the Massachusetts banks
TO walk up and be shorn. He did that on the
strength OF MS responsibility. and what he did by
respectabliity In Massachusetts he was seeking to
40 through the same means with Congress
Mr.. Van Wyck insisted that Adams must have
known the stock was worthless and he said that
when Adams steered the unSuspecting men Of
Massachusetts, into the gambling brokers' office In
Wall street he performed the same sort OF service
that
THE BUNKO STEERER
OF Boston rendered when he steered Charles Fran
els Adams, ST., into the bunko den. MI. Van Wyck
thought twas enrontery for the judiciary committee
to ask the reference OF this bill to it, after the COM
subject was closed 10 make such reference che he
thought, would be an insult to the House.
roads mao been before the Judiciary committee and
had had its consideration. That committee had re-
ported Dill early this session to amend the Thur
man act, but the Senator from Nebraska (Mr Van
Wyck) was wholly mistaken In his supposition, or
IN his reading OF the public press that the Jud1ci-
airy committee, by any action 1t had TAKEN was in
any way estopped from considering this subject
The matter to which the press and the Senator had
referred was wholly different matter from that
dealt with by the bill that had just come from the
House OF Representatives, and also different from
the suDJect-matter dealt with In the bill reported
early this session by Mr.. Garland from the judicf-
airy committee. OF course, the matter oil grewput
OF the relations OF the railroads TO the government
put inc special matter referred to by the press was
0lHerent matter to that covered by the bills re-
1erred TO- Mr.. Garland insisted that the committee
was In no way precluded from consideration of the
matters involved In the bill that had Just come
from the House. Mr.. Garland, however, could not
70 into details as to the matters specifically allu-
oed 10 Dy the Senator from Nebraska.
Aitef some further discussion, Mr.. Van Wyck
Withdrew his motion to refer the bill to the COM
mittee on railroads. and it referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary.
TIE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN or.
In the Senate this afternoon, on the suggestion
OF MI. Plumb, supported by Mr.. Sherman, Mr. Gull
lom consented to allow the Mexican pension bill to
60 over till Monday In order to take up the army
appropriation bill, whose consideration was at once
proceeded with.