The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
TIE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
The Pacific Railroad Funding
ing the Sundry Civil Bill.

LII i 4lblh
The Pacific Railroad Funding Bin-Amend-
ing the Sundry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON. July 3L-Mr. Frye, from the
select on the Pacific railroads, re-
ported the Union Pacific funding bill, providing
for q ssttleme Mt of cases growing out Of the is
sue of bonds and to secure payment OF all
Indebtedness. He said: 1.-THE bill is the Outh-
waite bill. as reported 10 the House, containing
many amendments over the bill as it came from
the commission originally. The Senate report
is signed by ell the members of the committee.
the Senator from Minnesota MIR. Davis, who
was absent. having authorized the chairman to
sign his name to the report The bill relates
only to the Union Pacific and Central branch,
having nothing whatever to do with the Central
Pacific. The committee found much greater
difficulty in formulating an adjust
ment and settlement with the Central Pacific
than with the Union Pacific, and is not
prepared. at the present time, to make any re-
port touching that company. It is barely pos
sible that it may be necessary to amend the bill
when it is under consideration. Il provides for
finding the present worth of the debt OF the
United States against this corporation, and l de-
sire that a statement of the process. which /
have here and will read, may be printed in the
Record"
Mr.. Frye read the paper referred to. and said
that the actuaries of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company had been requested to present q
statement, and that it was possible that, when
received, the committee might want to offer IL
as an amendment to the bill. The bill was
placed on the calendar. and, with the report, or
dered to be printed.
The bill for the erection of a marine hospital
At Evansville, Ind, was reported. and placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Riddlebereer. from the committee on
manufactures, reported q bill providing that the
surplus from the appropriation made for the
Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley may
De used for the expositions at augusta and Rich
mond. Referred.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hear on tho
24th was taken up and agreed to. 1t provides
Tor the appointment of q committee CT seven
Senators to report upon the relations OF COM
merce and business between the United States
aud the British North American possessions. in
cludipg the effect upon the and car
rying trade OF the United States Of the Canadi-
an system of railroads and canals, and the PROF.
pact OF the displacement of any existing indus-
tries of the United States by industries estab-
iished there; also, whether obligations OF exist
Ing treaties and OF international law are and
have been observed by such dependencies To-
ward the people of the United States, and the
number, amount and character of existing
claims against Great Britain by reason of viola
tlon OF such obligations toward the people OF the
United States in such dependencies.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the pending
question being on the amendment offered yes
terday by Mr.. Spooner. appropriating $4,000
for q public building at Atchison, Kan.
Mr.. Beck made a point of order on the amend
ment, and proceeded to argue It, He said that
the Senate had no right to attach to the sundry
civil bill appropriations for public buildings. 1t
was not good legislation.
After a long discussion, the point Of order was
withdrawn by Mr.. Beck and a yea and nay vote
taken on the proposition itself as a test question
| affarfinO all tina pfhop nnhlir hni1dfnrc Thu
amendment was rejected-yeas Il, nays %.
Mr.. SDoorer said that in reference to the vote
Just had, he would offer no other public build
ing amendments that were in the same category
as the Atchison one. but he would offer now an
appropriation of $50. 600 for a public building at
Opelousas, La. The circumstances were that
such q bill had passed both houses and was now
before the President, bu: did not contain the ap-
preparation clause.
The amendment was rejected-yeas6 6. nays So
Mr.. Spooner offered. as an amendment, the
bill to refund the direct tax.
Mr.. Harris made the point Of order that the
amendment was general legislation and not in
order on q general appropriation bill.
The Presiding Oficer-The Chair has no doubt
on the subject. The point OF order is well taken.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment providing
that supplies, the result of prison labor, shall
not be purchased for use at the national SOL
diers' homes. Rejected without division.
Mr.. Henderson offered en- amendment appro-
p~riating S3,Ol7 to repay the city OF Omaha for
GA tdo OOOk hSaoS "A skG
Mr.. Stewart moved an amendment providing
that no part of the appropriations of the bill
shall be used in the investigation of any case or
In the prosecution OF any person in the mining
| region for cutting. for mining or domestic pur-
poses, any short or scrubby timber. unfit TO b
sawed or hewed into lumber Of commercial
value. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Call offered an amendment appropriating
$40, 600, to be expended at the discretion of the
| Secretary of the Treasury, for the recovery OF
property of the United States now held In adj
verse possession to the government He spoke
of the information recently laid before the SEN
ate on that subject.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amendment and
spoke of the hope of recovering property which
had belonged to the confederate States as an IL
lusive one. The debts of those States were q
lien upon their property. The proposition was
to give some gentlemen a pleasant trip to
Europe. The recovery of confederate property
by the United States government might be at
tended with responsibility for their debts.
Mr.. Cockrell spoke of the fairy tales of the
wealth of the defunct Confederacy as being only
equaled by the stories OF the immense wealth
stored up in England belonging to American
heirs. He gave an account of the suit brought
in the name of the United States against Frazer,
Trenholm & Co., and read from the report made
by the Secretary of the Treasury to the House
OF Representatives, in 1867. on the sub
ject on that and other similar suits. He
also read and criticised communication
from H. B. Littlepage. employed as a
special attorney for the government In 1882, in
relation to the recovery Of confederate proper
ty, and said that that was the sort of informa-
ton by which it was sought to show that q
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 &C.
count for all the ships In its navy Just as the
United States government could account for all
its ships.
Mr.. Edmunds-Of course. they can be &C
counted 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 Florida
claims that they belonged to the Confederate
States, and should now belong to the United
States.
Mr. Blsir-Is it necessary tor the Senator
from Missouri to use the words Confederate
States" SO oftenl l do not think that expression
should be made use of.
Mr.. Cockrell-Do you wish me to call them
"rebel Statesl'
Mr.. Blair-Anything you please. but don't
say confederate States or Confederate
Treasury" or anything of that kind.
Mr. Cockrell-H the Senator from New lamp
shire tells me any word in the English or any
other language that will tickle his ear when APP
piled to the rebels l will be only too happy to
use il.
Mr.. Blair-I onlv express nv feelinos in tha