Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-10

Attorney General to institute suit
against officers of the Union and
Central Railroads, was taken by the
House Judiciary Committee to-day,
and was held to be a subject properly
within the jurisdiction Of the Pacific
Railroad Committee. The bill will
be reported back with the recon-
mendation that it be referred to that
oommittee.
The House Committee on Labor de-
cided to report adversely the bill to
license railroad conductors.
Edmunds, from the Committee on
Foreign relations, reported to the
Senate bill Incorporating the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua,
and said that he would move to take
up the bill early next week.
ae ARIZONA AFFAIRS.
The House Committee On Judiciary
has considered the bill introduced for
increasing the number of judges in
Arizona, and has reported back ad
vsrssly. Delegate Smith, of Arizona,
is pressing upon Congress measure
tos promote education in the Territory
of Arizona, and to provide for the
creation of permanent fund for the
purpose. Among other provisions
hii bill grants to the Territory seventy
three sections of unappropriated land,
which has been selected and with
drawn. from sale and located under
the Direction OF the Secretary of the
Interior, for the use and support of an
university.
The House passed the bill to jiscon-
continue the coinage of three,cent
pieces. m N
The supplementary urgent ap-
preparation bill was referred to the
Committee of The Whole.
Glass, Of Tennessee, on behalf oil
the Committee on Agriculture, called
up the House bill to promote apricul-
ture. 1t provides that such portions
of consular eports as refer to agrcul-
tural matters shall be transmitted to
the Com missioner of Agriculture for
embodiment in his reports.
HcCrearv, OF Kentucky, from the
Committee on Foreign. Affairs, re-
ported joint resolution authorizing
the President to arrange conference
for the purpose of promoting arbitra.
tion and encouraging reciprocal com.
mercal relations between the United
States and the Republics of Mexico,
Central and South America and the
Empire of Brazil. Placed on the cal.
endar.
ANDERsoN's TELEGRAPH BILL.
The next bill on the calendar was
that requiring the 81 bsidized railroads
to- MAINTAIN n and operate separate tele'
graph lines.
Dockery of Missouri eaid that the
proposition in the bill, in pla n un-
vanished English, was to compel the
Union and Central Pacific companies
to construct telegraph lines required
by their charters instead OF contract.
ing with the Western Union and Civ
ing q corporation monopoly Of the
telegraph franchises west of the Mis-
sissippi river. He submitted that
E6ne Of the most pressing questions
before Congress was this hedging
about and enrroachments Of the
Western Union telegraph Company.
/ Anderson, of Kansas, the author oi
the bill. vigorously supported it. The
railroad companies had bartered
away their franchises by entering into
a contract with the Western Union
by which the railroad companies re-
fused to perform their telegraphic
service, and by which they gave the
Western Union an absolute monopoly
over half the continent. Through the
genius of the most unscrupulous pi-
rate of the century, Jay Gould, that
monopoly had been created. The
pending bill was simply proposition
to inject little bit Of Gods burning
justice between the people and Jay
siould.. The people of the country
were praying for relief from the bow.
lelless, merciless grind of the
most extravagant, unscrupulous.
piraticsl set of incorporated
sconndrels on the continent.
This bill was q square blow between
the eyes for Gould, the Western Union
monopoly and each Of the Pacific rail.
road companies, saying, "Gentlemen,
there is power in wealth, and power in
combination and monopoly, but there
is more power in the arm of the
American people, and you shall obey
the law"
Whi'e of New York argued, viewing
the matter in the light of public policy,
that it was unwise for the g vernment,
which was the largest creditor of the
Paci6 railroads and was interested in
the management OF the property, to
entail legislation which would have
the effect of reducing the profits Of
those roads. He then proceeded 10
make legal argument, to the effect
that Congress had ne right to interfere
With contracts lawfully entered into.
The matter then went over and fur
ther discussion will probably be had
on Saturday. a a