New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
TELEGRAPH LEGISLATION.
TO BRING SUBSIDIZED ROADS TO TERMS.

THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL PASSED, WITH COM
PLIMENTs TO JAY GOULD.
WASHINGTON. March 3-The House resumed TO-
day as the special order, the CONSIDERATION Oh 'ao
Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill
Mr. WHITE, of Nvv-york, took the floor in
opposition to the measure lie thought that all
remedial legislation should make the punish
mon, III The crime and shat before numbering
IN the statutes with vOluminous enactments,
legislators should assure themselves That those
enactments would have the desired ouect. Inl'
hin afforded the Government no new remedy
There was buncombe in It, but there was no legls-
lation In IT, II abuses there were IN the manage
mept OF the Pacific telegraph lines tho existing
laws afforded a complete, adequate ana speedy
Mr. SYMES, Of Colorado. said that the purpose
of the bill was merely TO compel the subsldlzed
railroads to comply with the condltions ana pro,
visions of the grants creating them After Jay
Gould and his ring had conducted the Union
Pacific as long az he could make anythlng oue
of it, he had walked Off leaving the company
the telegraphic lines, with. which he levied dis.
eliminating tribute from the people west OF the
Mr.. DOCKERY. of Missouri, said that vaulting
ambition was liable to overlap itself, and that
Law Gould had better take cOgnizance OF that
fact. The people had rights, and II trod upon,
might go to extremes. The people oil lne Ohi'eu
States were patient but their REPRESENTATIVES upon
the floor without party distinction. had thus 1af
in the conduct of this debate manifested dis
position to nut hit and bride on further cncroach-
mnnts NJ the western Union Company. Jay
Gould and the other managers of that company
must no longer attempt TO evade the statute law:
but must bow in graceful Difference to the VIII s OF
the Ms u let that f he DaaSdi business anu tbs
country he must do II on business principles
recognizing the right OF competitors TO exlst;
and that though his millions might DC invoked
in behalf of monopolies, he would not succeed
because the people without party distinction had
ordered tn the contrary. hppausel. 49,.
Mr. WHITE then offered his substitute when
rejected without divs'Un Rss m III
M NnF1S1Trn and WHITE Of New-Yorll
At 4:45 tho House adjourned
The Post Office Committee OF the Senate To-Day
decided to report favorably what Is known rs the
Spooner bill to regulate Interstate teiegraphy.
BENEDICTS OFFENSIVE PARTISANSIfIP
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The House Committee
on Printing to-day continued its investigation
of Mr. Benedcts administration of the Govern
ment Printing Office, conducted by Representative
Gallinger. 49,.
At the outset the witness reiterated his former
assertion that he had observed the Civil Service
law during his incumbcncy OF the ONCE lie
would not deny that he had refused 10 reihs ,nr
discharged person because he had learned upon
investigation that this man was a Itepublcan
lie had only two relatye; IN the Pfichs go ia,
as he knew Except from newspaper readlngl, uhe
practice Of gathering money In his department
for the use of the Democratic party IN certain
States and he had never at any time discouraged
any employees upon representations that they had
refused to contribute to the New-York Demo
cratic campaign fund For reasons which n
regarded as sufficient and good he did not pup
iiclv DENY that such collections had been. made
Mr.. Galingcr requested Mr.. Benedict to furnish
to the committee statement giving inc miil'aty
record Of ali employees now in the office Mr.
Benedict said as a for the removal OF proof
readers, that he had consolidated certain bureaus
In the office, thereby rendering unnecessary tns
employmcnt of the force then on hand He heio
that such changes had been TO the improvement
of the service. He said there had been no com
plant about the present force and denied tiat any
account Of errors in the first print.
-. The committee adjourned to next Tuesday.