Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-06
CRISP READS A RIOT ACT.
HOLMAN AND SPRINGE ER TER
KLBLY BERATED.

zach Charged with Trying to Hoodwtnk
tbe People in Behalf of the Pacific
RstIroads-The Gentleman from GeOr-
OH Opposed to Extending the Time
for Paying the Debts.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-In the House
this morning an informal conversational
discussion arose as to the procedure of
business to-day, Mr.. Holman expressing
desire to call up appropriation bills, but
hang willing to test the sense of the
House upon the question, Messrs. Throck-
morton and Crisp advocating the claims
If the Committee on the Pacific Railroads
10 the floor, and Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri,
contending that the day should be as
s;gned to consideration of bills relating to
labor questions.
The House having refused, by vote of
6l to 80, to go into committee of the whole
on the legislative appropriation bill the
contest for precedence narrowed down to
the Committee on Pacific Railroads and
tine Committee on Labor, the former COM
ing out victorious. Mr.. Crisp thereupon
called up the Pacific railroad extension
bill. and by vote of 123 to Al the House
determined to consider it.
1t was agreed that the previous ques-
ton should be considered as ordered at 4
o'clock unless the debate should exhaust
itself at an earlier hour. The debate con.
sumed the entire session of the day. On
motion of Mr.. Holman an amendment
was adopted increasing from 40 to 80 per
cent, the amount of net earnings re-
Quired to be paid into the sinking fund in
case the companies refuse to accept the
provisions of this act. The previous
question was then ordered on the engrOss-
ing and third reading of the bill, but the
opponents Of the measure showing dis
position to fllbuster until 3 O'Clock and
thus prevent a vote upon the bill itself,
Mr.. Crisp yielded to the inevitable and
stated he would endeavOr TO secure vote
on Tuesday next.
MIR. Springer opposed the bill, declaring
that the roads were in prosperous con-
dition and cOntending that at the time
that the debt would mature under the eX-
isting law the roads would be running
through a pros porous, thickly settled
country, and would be valuable proper
lies. 1t was proposed now to investigate
the management OF the railroads, and he
thought that that investigation should
lake place before Congress passed a law
which would put the question out of its
hands for seventy years. He favored post
pOning further consideration of the bill
until the next session OF Congress, when
the House might be in possession OF in-
formation which would enable it to act
mtelhgently.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, opposed the
bill and quoted from the report Of the
Commissioner of Railroads to the effect
that the net annual earnings of the Union
Pacific railroad were IS, 73S, ,4OT, and OF
the Central Pacific 81, ,S20,37l.
CRISP ON THE OFFENSIVE.
MIR. Crisp proposed to assume full re-
spOnsibiity for the part he had taken in
this matter. and the two gentlemen re-
ferring to Messrs. Springer and Holman
must assume the responsibility before the
country tor the gross misrepresentation
they had made, 5itheT through ignorance
or an attempt tc deceive the House. The
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Holman,
reading from the report Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, had made statements
which were calculased, and which he sub
mitted were deliberately intended, to de-
ceve the House. lie Mr.. Crisp had be-
fore him the Identical document used by
the gentleman, and IN the book In cOnnec-
ton with the identical statement from
which he read were clear and distinct
reiutations Of what he had stated.
THE ALLEGED GARBLING.
The gentleman had stated that the
assets Of the Union Pacific Company were
$3.50, 0,000,000 when he knew there was in
cluded in that unsubsidzed lines-lines
on when the government had no lien.
The gentleman had stated that the net
earnings of the Union Pacific railroad
were IS, 13S,000 when the very same book
showed that the earnings Of the company
within the meaning OF the Thurman act
were but 4,530.00 He presented this as
a relutatiOn of the statement of the gem
tleman from Indiana. The figures were
right, but when they were presented to
me House as presented by
spoke, as they always spoke when
so presented, falsely. When gentlemen
gar3ied figures they would be false.
HOLMAN OVERWHELMED.
MIR. Holman rose to make statement,
put Mr.. Crisp declined to yield, when MIR.
Holman exclaimed. with irritation: "'rhe
gentleman cannot make an assault upon
mel"
And" exclaimed Mr.. Crisp, with
equal irritation, ''the gentleman cannot
dictate TO me what say upon the floor of
tots House. He sought 10 class me and
the committee among men who betrayed
NE people. l will not submit to it and
MO" hlm 10 escape with impunity. Ap
pause. He must abide by his figures,
ana am in no wise responsible for it.
W nv dld the gentleman make that state
hent IN regard to the net earnings unless
u were 10 mislead? The gentleman stated
tuat the net earnings OF the Central Pa
c1lc were SI,S20,311.
CALLED uYPOCRIrEs.
1t is marked 30 in the book, but when il
soMes TO netearnings within the meaning
l tae Thurman act they are but $4,2l2,-
WV FROM seven to one, from eight 20
."o' and shat is the distinguished gentle
nan VINO Is posing IN this House as the
,'Ieh0 OF tho pCogle, when he is seeking
~ statements or that sort 10 keep the
n.l'e from ondeavouDg TO collect just
u1bt dre The government. lie and the
.'NieEan from Illinois Mr.. Springer)
,'"at not, with my consent.
Lose mere as friends Of the treasury, when
"! iesorting to such means as that they
are trying TO prevent the government
mOA collecting what is justly due the
Lp1'Ialaent Those gentlemen cannot
..Nu the eyes of business men 20 thc
'.sett facts by detailing the history OF
'' e'lis in the past | heard the gentle
'' from Indiana few moments ago say
't7Oonse 10 question OF mine that i'm
W. ulon the attorneys OF tho railroads
'v'e always urgent.
HURLED BACK AS FALSE.
h. ~ the gentleman from lndiana means
b5iuuate or TO intimate IN the Iemo-
s .1tsreo that / am in anywise connect
1'. VIA railroad company as an attor-
vi asunt, or that have ever accepted
a., ,'vI- rom railroad company directly
lNulfcctly, then Nv Sneaker. | hurl