Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-06-09
AIR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
=, Trly Fight On the Union Pacific
Roads in the American House
Of Representatives.
r.;lure to Reach a Conclusion and the
Bill Goes Over Under
Suggestion.
Senator Ingalls, Still Fighting Commits
sioner Sparks. Of the Land Of'
flee, On His Ruling.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Mr. Ingalls, reso
lotion offered yesterday, calling on tn
cocretarv of the Interior for information
os to his authority for the issuance of tn
r.cept order of the Commissioner OF tn
General Land Office suspending the receip
ofappIications Of for public lands under tn
nre.emption, timber culture and deser
land acts being laid before the Senate
Mr. ingalls, said he was glad the order ha'
haon revoked, but regretted the statemen
1.-THE rounds on which the revoca tion wa
made Mr. Ingalls, then criticized the actor
:, the President in placing vast public
rtarests in the hands OF subordnat,
officers.
Mr. Cockrell venturcd to oppose thu
rosition taken by Mr.. ingalls,, whereupor
tbe Senators engaged in a personal en-.
counter, which took considerable time
Altar further debate Mr.. Ingalls, resolution
nos agreed to. The Oleo margarine bill
benq brought from the House the question
oiits reference was postponed and the bill
nlaced on the table to await the return OF
Mr. Miller, chairman OF the Committeefon
Agriculture. Mr. Beck gave noticehe would
;nsist an ;ts 7, ference to the Committee on
Finance. 81,
Having passed 22o private pension bills
the Senate q iiourned.
House.
WASHINGTON. June 5.-Tke House took
IN the Pacific Railroad extension bill. Mr..
0uthwaite, of Ohio. ev'ewed the statutes
regarding the relations between the Pacific
rompanics and the Government, and called
attention to the fact that the indebtedness
To the Government was increasing at the
rate OF over S1,6OO,OOO annually, and
tbe time is rapidly drawing near when the
companies must be called on to pay the
debt, and the question presented was
whether Congress would permit the debt
to 20 on increasing until the time OF its
maturity and run the risk OF the companies
being able to meet their obligation at that
time lie then proceeded to take up seria
tim the sections OF the bill, to explain their
mOvisions and to point out the advan-
tapes which would accrue to the Govern
ment BY their enactment into a law.
Mr.. Henly, OF California, opposed the
bill, He attribut to Charles Francis
Adams statement that tie free pass list
Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
cost the Government $4,000 day.
Mr.. Long, Of Mas arhusetts, said Mr..
Adams courted the fullest invest igation.
There was nothing to be conce aled in the
management of the road.
Mr.. Henly said if the allega tions con-
tanned in the resolutions were true Charles |
7. Adams and his associates should be
wearing the stripes of a convict i'll the peni |
tertiary. Mr.. Henly proceeded to argue |
against the bill and declaiei it WAS time to |
apply heroic remedy to the cases OF the
Pacific railroads.
Mr.. HAYDEN, of Massachusetts, inquired
who it was that had drawn up the investi-
CATION resolution offered by MIR. Henly.
MIR. Henty replied that that made no Diff
ference The question was, whether the
allegations were trup. He assumed the
paternity OF the resolutions.
Mr.. Hayden-I know who gave you the
resolution. lie is Il professional philan-
thropist from New York-Col. Jones.
Mr. Henlv explained that there had been
tao sets OF resolutions, one OF which had
been presented to the Housf. The other,
one given him by Col. Jones, had been pre-
sented by him to the Committee.
Mr. Hayden-Where did he get them.
Mr.. Henly-I don't know and don't care.
1t may have been done to advance stock
transactions. l don't know. All l care is
tokuow whether the company have been
tlansgessing the law. 1t does not matter
who issued the resolution or the ami
mus that inspired them. All l want to
know whether the allega tions are true.
NEWsaver opposed the pending bill and
advocated the propriety OF the Government
Mehyel yea rs M wing off the first mOrtga ge
Mn
Mr. Warner, of Ohio, opposed the bill and
expressed the opinion that the proper
thing Tor the Government to do was to pay
on the first mortgage bonds and become
sole mortgagor OF the property.
Mr. Springer also opposed the bill, declar-
ing That the roads We're in prosperous
condition and contending that at the time
,ne debt would mature, under the existing
law, the roads would be valuable prop
critics.
Alter sharp debate between Mr.. Hol-
man, OF Indiana, and Mr.. Crisp, OF Mis-.
souri, an amendment offered by Mr.. Holman
was adopted, increasing from 40 to SO per
cent. OF the amount of the net earnings re-
CURED t" be paid into the sinking fund in
case the companies refuse to accept the
provisions OF this act The previous ques-
uon was then ordered on the engrossing
aud third reading OF the bill, but the op-
ponen' OF the measure showing a dispo-
S'lon to filibuster until o'clock and thus
prevent a vote upon the bill itself, Mr..
usp yielded to the inevitable and stated
Aa. ne would endeavor to secure q vote
On tuesday next. The House then ad-
burned. |.