Wichita eagle., 1888-08-01
POUND RULE ADOPTED.
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report is signed by all the members of the
committee the senator from Minnesota
| lMr. Davis, who was absent, having ar-
| thorized the chairman (by telegraph to
sign bis name to the report. The
bill relates only to the Union
| Pacific aud Central branch, having
nothing whatever to do with the Central
Pacific. The committee found much
greater difficulty in formulating an adj
justment and settlement with the Central
Pacific than with the Union Pacific and is
| not prepared at the present time to make
any report touching that company. 1t is
| barely possible that it may be possible to
amend the bill when it is under considera-
ton. 1t provides for finding the present
worth of the debt of the United States
against this corporation, and | desire that
Il state ~ eut of the process (Which | have
| here ana Will read) may be printed in
| the Record. Dir. FRYE read the paper re-
! ferred TO and said that the actuaries
of the New York Life Insurance company
had been requested to present statement
and that it was possible that. when re-
| ceiyed, the committee might want to offer
| it as an amendment to the bill.
The bill was placed on the calandar and
with the report ordered to be printed.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Hoar on
the oath was taken up and agreed to. 1t
provides for the appointment OF a commit
tee of seven senators to report upon the re-
lations Of commerce and business existing
between the United States and the British
North American possessions.
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the sundry civil appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr. Spooner, appro-
priating 5000 for public building at At
Gibson, Kan.
Mr. Beck made point of order on the
amendment and proceeded to argue it.
He said that the senate had no right to
ATTACH to the sundry civil bill appropria-
tons for public buildings. After long
discussion, the point Of order was with
drawn by Mr.. Beck and an aye and nay
vote taken ON the proposition itself as a
test question affecting all the other public
buildings The amendment was rejected,
yeas q, nays %.
Mr. SpoOner said that in Difference to
the vote just had lie would offer no other
public building amendments that We're in
the same category as the Atchison one.
Mr.. Spooner offered as an amendment the
billto refund the direct tax.
Mr. Harris made the point or order that
the amendment was general legisla-
ton and not in order on "a general
appropriation bill. The point OF order
was sustained.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment pro-
vding that supplies the result of prison
labors shall not be purchased for use at
the national soldiers home. Rejected
without division.
Mr. Cali offered an amendment ap-
prOpriat:ng &l0,0O0t be expended at the
discretion of the secretary OF the treasury
for the recovery of property of the United
States now help IN adverse possession TO
the government. He spoke of the infor-
NATION re, emily laid before the senate on
that subjoct.
Mr. Sherman opposed the amendment
Of r 1h .f
perry which had belonged to the Confeder-
ate States as an Elusive one. The debts
OF these states were lien upon
their property The proposition
was to give some gentleman
pleas trip to Europe The recovery of
confederate property by the United States
government might be attended with re-
sponsibility for their debts. Mr.. Cockrell
spoke of the fairy tale of the wealth of the
defunct cOnfedcracy as being only eqUaled
by the stories of the immense wealth
stored up in England belonging to Ameri-
can hens. He gave an account Of the. suit
brought in the nrlne OF the United States
against Frazer, Trenholm s. Co. and read
from tine report made by the secretary of
the treasury to the house OF representatives
in 1867 on the subject of that and other
similar suits. He also read and criticized
communications from Fl. b. Littlepage,
employed as special attorney for the
soFerninenb III 1000, III feidbICn 10
the recovery Of confederate property
and said that was the sort !
of information by which it was
sought to show that a British ship of war,
formerly the Texas. seen by Admiral Luce |
at Bermuda, had been the property of the |
Confederate States. He had no doubt that |
the British government could account for I
all the ships in her navy, just as the United |
States government could account for all its |
ships.
MIR. Fdmunds-Of course they can be |
accounted for, because they all belonged to |
the British navy at that time. They Were .
just as much part of the British navy then |
as they are now.
Mr. Cockrell-But the senator from Flor
ida claims that they belonged to the Con
federate States, and should now belong to |
the United States.
Mr. Blair-ls it necessary for the senator
from Missouri to use the words tConfeder-
ate States so often? do not think that /
expression should be made use of
Mr.. Ccckrell-Do you wish me to call |
them rebel statess
Mr.. Blair-Anything- You please, but
don't say Confederate States" or Con
federate treasury" or anything of that
kind.
Mir. Cockrell--If the senator from New
tells rae any word in the Eng
lish or any other language that will tickle
his ear when applied to the rebels, will
be only to happy TO use 1t.
.dr Blair only express my feelings in
the matter. The senator may go on and
violate them. There are other senators
just as sensitive on the subject as am.
Mr. CocErell-I have no ,ioubt of it, and
/ beg these senator's pardon. | am not
trying to stun their sensibiities but | am
simply reading what the senator from
Florida has compelled TO be brought out
in this discussion.
Mr. Call protest against your saying
that compelled them to be brought out.
have nothing tc do with the reading Of
the papers.
Mr.. Cockrell-These papers Were sent to
the senate IN response to the resolution Of
fered by the senator from florida on which
this amendment is based. In conclusion
Mr.. Cockreli said that the proposed appro-
priation would be simply an absolute
waste of so much money and might COM
plicate the United States government.
The bin went over until tomorrow and
the senate adjourned.