Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-06
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
The Unfon PaeffIe Exten-
alen Blil.


Wkmr44TcN. Euna k-rha frnafa
rasoluticn fed yesterday. calling en-
the Secretary of fho IulerIof loF Infer
masian as 10 she authority for lhs iaan-
anc1 e tie recent ardaF of tha Gen.
missioueF of she 0enaral Land O2gn
s1ependinE She reosip1 ef anplic4Iionl
for pahii1 lands under ne pFe ernption.
timoer cnltnFe and dessEt iand acll
being laid before che eenAAs and read.
lnEaiI1 sid n4 waa glad tha order had
been revoked. nuf rnvrnt1nd fna STATE.
meu4 of ne grounds en- which the ~
vooation was made. Knealla then eFiii-
cieed TIE aclion Of TIE pfNalfant "a
plAolno vast rnblio Interests - thn
hands of sahcFdluAia olnc1Es.
Coekrea genlured % Oppose thn %
sition iaken b knEalla. Whoraapon fha
two Senators engaged Ia : peronal 60
ceuntcf which took oouHli iaxabia lima.
After further debAte. tke ingalls, ro1o-
luton was referred.
The oleomarrarine hill halne hronehl
from tha Honsa. tha question of lla
reference vas poslponed one tha I'll
wAa placed On the lahlo ID awalk the re-
tarn u Miller, chairman of the Com-
miltea Of Agriculture.
Bsck gave noiiee that he Woald lnz,el
o. its EefeRsaoa 70 tha Commitsea On
Finance.
HsTisa passd aao pEivaio pension
bills he senate adioarned..
memse.
Tha House. took up The union Paosaa
Railroad extension bill.
OuihWaita reviewed the status of he
reaati0ns between TIE faclta Com-
panies and TIE aagaFnmeui aud called
attention tc the facl thai its indehtod-
nsaa 90 the Govarnment Waa knofansluM
al tie rato of over 81 $4,000 ann1all7
and that the time vas r4pidi7 dRawinN
near Wben the companies must b sailed
upon TO pay the dsbt, and lhe QuaGllnn
presented vas whalhet CoueFe1l wual1
parmls the debt 90 30 on AnoE eAElnN
until the tine of ila maturity and Fiak
the possibility Of the companies baiRR
able 10 meet their otliQali1n e t1al
time. he then pFoosaded 30 take 40
ssFiafsm tue sections of The hIll. - ex-
plain thair provisions ana poing ont
the advantages which would aooeoa g
the Government BY their enaetmeni
into law.
Hsnly, of. California, oppoaad The bill.
He attributed 70 Charles francis Adams
the statsment that tbe free pass fiss 81
The union paoifo Railway Comrauy
oost tie Governmauf 81. 900 per day.
Long, q Massachusetts,, eald ihat
Adams oonFted the fullest lnvaatI ga3iun.
Thefe uaa nothing % b. concealed "a
tha manaQement 0f the read.
Henley said that Il he allegations
contained n tue Fegolutiun were tfcn.
Charles ErAncia Adams and hls aaaa-
oialea should Be wearing TIE stripes u q
oonvist Ia the pentleniiary. henley b.
Qan ta argue against tho bill and de-
clarod that u vas time % Apply hoRoia
romsdy % the case Of The Paclna rail-
roads.
Hayden, Of Massachusetts, inquired
Who 4 was that had drawn out tha Ia
geslioation offered By Henlog.
HENLEY replied that tha1 made no dlf-
ference. The question vas ubeiheE tie
allegations wera trua. He assumed tha
paternity of the Fesolution8.
Haydan--i do know who gave yen ne
resolutions. Hs'is q professional p1iI-
antrorist from New foFk - Colonel
Henley explained that there had been
two sets % rasolutiona, enc 81 Uhiah
had Been presented Ia the Houna. Tbs
other vas given % HIN b. oolonei
Jonos-iho one presented b him - ths
commiftee.
Hsyden-w whers aid be gei itg
Henlsy--I don't knou, and ! don1
care. Il may " done 50 adpanoo stock
Transactions. don't know. All aanak 4
care q ku0u Il whether the cDmpany
has been trying 10 tranagfea lha iaW. Is
does nof matter who issued he resola-
tions o. the animus that inapired them.
An want 70 know 4 whether fhe ais
cations are true.
Weaver opposed the pending hlll and
advocated she pr0pFiety Of the 0osern-
ment n eleven years paying % Ne mrs.
mortgage lien.
Weaver q Ohio. opposed he biii ana
expressed the opiniou thas the ptopeg
thing fer ths Government % 10 VS. .
pay 81 the frst morfRaae bonds and
become ssle MORTGAGES of ne pfopo.,y.
Springer also opposed the bill. 0eciaf-
iBa that the roads we're n : prcapeRQua
condition and aouasndinR thai n1 lha
tins ths debt wouid matnfe under Tie
existing lew, the roads woaid bs valn-
able pF0pafilcS-
Holman opposod NE bill and quoted
from the report Of Ne Domml1l|oneg ok
Railways 20 ne eject taat the net AZ
nuai earnings of ne Union kaol1e
Railway we're es,78s ,l07, and of ths
Central Paoi0e e7.8Q.S1l.
Crisp said that the gentleman fro1
Indiana (Holmanl, reaalna from tue ~
port Of the 8earetaFy q TIE knteFloF,
had made s.aiementa 9nian geka ealea-
lated and whiah, be submitted. we're d.
liberafely Intended 90 de6oivs the Hoasa.
He Crisp had bofoFo him the ideu1Ieal
doonmaBt usad b tho nansloman, n1A
In the book. q couueafiua With ne
statsmenis read, weEa elnar and dlaslnet
refuiasiona % What be had stated. Ino
aanilsmAn bad stated THAI ne nel earn
inRs of ths Union Rkoihe Railway W1f1
81, 728 COO, when tha VERY e4me nook
Shoaed that the uei eaf1inRs ol ne
sompany, within the maanlna Qf ne
ThurmEn aet, aore bnt et.k9o0o. He
presented thia as q Esfutallon of ne
statsmanl % The aentloma1 from In
diana. ~Why did tie Ranaiemam mnka
that alstsm6nt II rog1rd - TIE n1t
earnings unless II vas 10 miqieao tn1
Hocaa The eantlemau slEted that TIE
nst earnings % che Central Raoido wass
81 .ezo.S71. n 4 marked - - lhe BOOK
bat wban it e0msa % the Bet eafminG1
within she meaning of Tie Ihufman
aat, they we're 81 .2i1 .oQo-from = - I,
fFom % 2. aad that 4 the distinguished
anntlsman uho u posing y this houeu
e. : iTiend ol t1o peopIa."
Hslman roes and WITH gome snow of
feeling replied % WhAt be termed iha
dlneourieoua lanRuaQe ueed- he ha4
said nothing 10 exoIlo the iTe q tne
gentleman. He hsd been reading =
stalemsat uhicn waa appaEenlly anoc-
latsIy ooEfeel. He wond pnbliah the
Whols and ths eoantry would - 10
uaa rlaht.
Ths Houas than granted laave b Hot
rnan and Crisp - print h TIE Assorf
The tables referred -.
Oa moficu 81 Hoiman en- smo1duent
Waa ndopioa inaFaasinR from 80 40 10
per osnt he net aarninea required - b
paid inta tbe ainAipR fund ID eans Ne
osmpanies Fefoss % aoeepe Ne pFogi-
ainns q this ac4.
Ihs pEsEioa1 ooastloa waa thsu o.
dersd % iho enafunsing and fnird read
inQ 81 fhs blll, but the opponenla 81
TIE msasure showina 4 disposizion 10
llihuntsr uufil 5 o'cIock Ard this PIE
venf : vots on the bill itsaifs a. lagi ~.
crisp yi1ided - tho tnegiia1lo 1na
ataiaf fnat ha wonld endaaEof 30 1eear8
a q1fn o. Tuen1aV usxt.
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