Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-02
WASHINGTON.
'lhe Proceedings of the
Senate.
THE U. P. TO BE INVESTIGATED
The Alien Property Bill Passes,
Large Reduction of the
Public Debt.
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SENATE
WAsHINGToN, June Mr.. Plumb
offered the following resolution, which
was referred TO the Committee on Ju-
dietary;
WHEREAS, There is now pending be-
fore the Judiciary Committee of the
Senate, Senate bill No, 1909, authoriz-
| ing the use OF public moneys in building
branch lines o. railroad for the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, and there is
also pending before the same committee
Senate bill No. 1895, authorizing the
said company TO construct branch lines
by means of stock and bonds issued on
the same; and there is also pending be-
fore the Senate, Senate bill No. 1900, pro-
yiding for extending the payment of the
debt owing by said company to the gov
eminent for long period Of time, and,
WHEREAS, 1t was charged on the floor
Of the Senate Friday, May 29th, that
said Union Pacific Railroad Company
had issued large amount Of fraudulent
stock which is still outstanding. adding
to the burdens Of the people who do
business over said road; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Senate that no legislation affecting said
railroad should be considered till said
charge concerning the fraudulent issue
of stock be thoroughly Investigated and
the Committee on the Judiciary Of the
Senate is hereby directed to cause said
charge to be investigated, and to make
full report thereon to the Senate and for
that purpose it be empowered to send for
persons and papers and administer oaths,
and the expenses of said investig ition
shall be paid out OF the contingent fund
| of the Senate. Before the reference of
the resolution to the committee, sug-
gestion of Van Wyck was accepted by
Mr.. Plumb, adding the words land
bonds" after the words fraudulent
stock.
Plumb called up the conference report
on the Postoffice Appropriation bill and
on his motion the Senate insisted on its
amendments and appointed Messrs.
Plumb, Beck and Malone as a conference
committee on the part of the Senate.
On motion OF Plumb the Senate took
up the bill to prevent the acquisition of
real property by aliens. Mr.. Plumb
said he would personally prefer to have
the bill in some respects more restrictive
than the present one, but the bill repre-
scented the views Of the Committee on
Public Lands. The bill was passed.
Sherman called up the supplementary
Chinese restriction bill, that which ex-
plains the meaning Of the original bills
on the same subject passed in 1882 and
1884. The bill was passed as reported
from the committee.
Sherman called up the bill to indem.
nifty the Chinese for losses incurred by
the riot at Rock Springs, Wyoming. He
said he regarded it as good policy, good
Christianity and good humanity to re-
imbnrse the injured parties. Cockrell
and Mitchell opposed the bill and Ed
munds favored it, Without action upon
the measure the Senate adjourned.
Senator Miller called mp the bill ex.
tending the Shaw law to letter carriers.
He said the Postofice Department had
ruled that letter carriers were not en-
titled to come under the provisions of
that law, but Miller saw no reason why
these employees should not be put on an
equality with other employees. The bill
passed