Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-06

an ,nfocnal conversational discussion
arose as 20 the procedure OF businesstO 10
day, Mr.. Holman Of Indiana expressing a
desire TO call up appropriation ollls, ous
he was willing 20 test the sense Oh tue
house upon the question.
a Messrs. Throckmorton oil Texas enu
Crisp Of Georgia advocated the Claims OF
the committee on Pacific railroads 10 lne
hoor. and Mr.. O'Neill Of Missouri con-
tended that the day should be assigned
20 the consideration OF bills relating
10 labor questions. The house having
refused TO 20 into committee Of the whole
on the legislative appropriation Dill tne
contest for precedence narrowed down 10
the committee on Pacific railroads. ana
the committee on labor, the former com
ing out victorious. Mr.. Crisp thereon
cgtled up the Pacific railroad extension
blll. and by a vote of l28 90 ii the
house determined 20 consider IL. II was
ugreed that the previous question should
be considered as ordered at O'Clock, un-
less the debate should exhaust Itself at an
earlier hour.
MIR. Outhwaite OF Ohio reviewed the
status of the relations existing between
the Pacific companies and the govern
ment. and proceeded to take up serial
Ia sections Of the bill 20 explain pro-
visions and TO point out the advantages
which would accrue TO the government
by their enactment.
Mr.. Henley OF California opposed the
bill. He attributed 1t to Charles Francis
Adams statement that the free-psss list
of the Union Pacific railroad company
cos3 the government $4,000 per day.
Mr.. Long of Massachusetts, said Adams
courted the fullest Investigation. There
was nothing to be concealed in the man
agement OF the road.
Mr.. Henley said that II the allegations
contained in the resolution were true
Charles Francis Adams and hisassoclate6
should be wearing the stripes OF con-
victs; II the allegations had been made
against the gentleman from Massachu-
sets (Long), or any other honorable
man he would have rushed into the pres
ence OF the Pacific railroad committee
and said "Gentemen, here are ale
cations in the form of resolution
introduced in the house rejecting on
the integrity OF my company and
myself as man, and ] demand thatthese
matters shall be lnyestgai ed"
Mr., Long COMPATIBILITY Adams de-
mauds an investigation.
Mr.. Henley; lie did not appear before
the committee to invite an investigation
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee; Adams
did appear before the committee and said
he would invite any examination that the
house saw fit to make.
Mr., Henley realllrmed his belief that
Adams would not submit to an inyestiga-
ton if be could help IL.
Mr.. Long l challenge you to put II to
a test.
Mr.. Henley proceeded to argue against
the bill and declared il was time to APP
ply heroic remedy to the cause Of the
Pacific railroads Along debate ensued
during which Messrs, Holman of Indiana
and Crisp Of Georgia had an angry
coIloquy, after which, GU motion OF
Mr.. Holman, an amendment was adoF Ted
from 40 to so per cent. the
amount OF net earnings required to be
paid into the sinking fund, in case the
companies refuse to accept the pro-
visions of this act.
The previous question was then ordered
on the engrosslng and third reading of
the bill, but the opponents of the measure
q disposition to hlllbuster until
O'Clock, and thus prevent vote upon
the bill itself, Mr.. Crisp yielded to the
inevitable and stated that he would
ondeavor to secure vote on Tuesday
next.
The house then adjourned.