Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Ar. Doekerey, Of Missouri. Tells How
the Pacific Railway Companies Nsi-
liAeA Acts Of Coagrsa.

WAsumoreS, March a-Hsnry @.
seymour, successor 10 s. .. Ao6at. OF
Michigan. deceased, appeared before
the bar OF ste house this morning and
teok the oath of eiice.
Mr.. Laird. Of Nsbsssks. from the
committee on military affairs, reported
bill authorizing the construction Of a
road from the entrance Of the Pres,dio
81 San Francisco TO the national cems-
tsrv. House calendar.
Mr.. Morgan. from the cnmmities on
banking and currency, reported bill
anteorixipR the issce Of fractional sN
yer csrtatlcates. Oommittse Of the
whole.
Mr.. Craine, Of Texas, from the Con-.
nittee oE the elsssion Of president and
vice president, reported hack his ioint
resolution proposing constitutional
amendments changing the time for the
commencement Of the presidential term
and changing the date for the annsal
meeting Of congress. House calendar.
The house then resumed as special
order the consideration of the Pacific
railroad telegraph.
Mr.. White. OF New York, took the
door 10 opposition to the measure.
Mr.. Synea, of Colorado, said that the
purposs Of the bill we're merely 10 CON
pel the subsidized railroads to comply
With the conditions aud provisions Of
the grants creating them. The con-
tracts between the Uni,n and Central
Pacific railroad companies and the
Western Union Telegraph Company
we're veij, and no lawyer in America
knew u better than the gentleman from
New York (white). They we're In
direct violation OF the express FRO.
visions Of the statutes and grants ere
atine the Pacific railroad and telegraph
companies, and we're 10 violation OF
pablo policy and against public law
The contracts under consideration had
been made With the object and inten.
tion Of defeating every substantial re.
quisement Of the grsats. After Gould
aud his ring had conducted the Union
Pacific a. long as be could make any
thing ous Of II. be had walked Of, lesv-
ing the csmyany bankrupt. and taking
vitb him the assets OF the telegrsphic
liIes wiih which be levied discrimin.
atinR tribate from the people west Of
the Missouri river.
Mr.. Dockerey, of Missouri. said that
under the granting acts the Pacific
companies we're required to coBs,ruct
not only railroad lines but also tsle-
graph lines. Instead of doing so they
bad assumed 10 divest themselves Of al,
obligations by contract with the
western union telegraph company con-
ferring upon that company She exclG.
s,ve right Of way along the railroads.
The acts OF congress repairing that tie
telegraph lines along the Pacific roads
should receive all business without dis.
crimination we're nnllified by this un
lawful contract with tie western uuion
company. Mr.. Docke rey after sitsck-
ing Jay 0oald said that competition
wes essential to the highest and best
Interests Of the whole pso.ie and il
necessary land he believed it TO be
necessary the power OF that govern
ment should DC asserted.
At the close OF Mr.. Dockerey's speech
Nr. White offered bis substitute which
was rejected without division and the
bill was passed, yeas I97; nays 4, Messrs.
Bllss, -Ketchem, Mernman and White,
Of New York.
Adjourned,