Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
INTERSTATE COMMERCE

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4MEsDMENT or III BILL ADV0
caTgD BE sEs4ToR CULLOM.
A Lucid Exposition of the Evils Yet 60 pc
Cured-Stewart's Groundless Attack on
the Treasury Department Repubii-
cans Filibustering ON the Tariff Bill
WAsHINGToN, june 12.-Chandler offered
a resolution referring the credentials o.
Senator Gibson, OF Louisiana, Tor his new
term to the committee on Privileges and
Elections and in~structing the committee to
inquire into all the facts as to the sena-
torial election.
A resolution OF yesterday By Stewart
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
a statement of offers and purchases OF
bonds since April. 1888, with names. ETC.,
was taken up and discussed. Cockrefi
having moved to amend by striking out
the names, Stewart argued against the
amendment. He expressed the belief that
some persons had a secret advantage in
the matter.
Beck thought the amendment to strike
out names WAS eminently proper. A state
ment called for without giving names
would show whether bids are made at any
lower rates than are usually paid for
bonds.
Stewart asked whether Beck supposed
the Treasury books would not show
everything to be regular. Did he not know
it to be possible to nave the word passed
around that some individual had the ear
of the Secretary, and that bonds should
be offered througa him? People had a
right TO know with whom the Government
was dealing.
Beck said the Senator would not rise
and say he believed, or had any reason to
believe the Secretary of the Treasury had
refused any bid hat was lower than he
actually paid. TIL Senator would not
avow that. 1t was true, therefore, that
no good could come OF publishing names.
Nothing but evil would come of it, because
men would be deferred from making offers
OF bonds in their own names. and would
have ecour to brokers, thus adding to
the cost.
Stewart said he did not want to expose
a~nybody's hand but he wanted to knew
whether there existed a money trust with
the Government.
Cockrell modified his amendment SO as
after the word names to insert the words
other than private PERSONS"
George asked Stewart whether he had
any information, on which he relied, that
any other bid had been rejected and any
higher bid accepted.
Stewart: None whatever. That is the
/ inflammation / wont re r bal Al, ;f
ton | would not be offering this resoIu-
| ton.
Cockrell said the Senator from Nevada
would not dare to charge misconduct to
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Stewart: | will say this: That the last
campaign was run on the issue of opening
the books, and now they are open l want
to keep them open.
Cockrell: That is a very pitiful subter-
fuge-to refuse an answer to a direct ques-
ton. The Senator from Nevada has been
attempting by Indirect means-means un-
worthy OF the Senator-to cast reflections
without having the matter or the courage
to make a direct charge. Every bit OF in
formation which the resolution calls for is
PuDtlshed IN the newspapers every day, and
he knows 1t. 1t is nothing but morbid
curiosity that would ask for the publication
OF names. 1t seems to me the whole pro-
ceedlng ism the interest of corporations,
and that the whole object of that resolu-
ton is TO bring before the b%ondholders the
names and addresses OF great corporations
and trusts that are Offering bonds
to the Government so individuals may
send these bonds TO them. 1t is a cheap
way of advertising them at the public ex-
pense through the Associated Press. |
should think they could afford to paw q
round SUM OF money for passing his reso-
luton and doubtless if they were called
upon they would contribute a good round
sum to the campaign fund.-.
ton he had no suspicion aa Rfff tEere 4h was sra saV:
ehing TO cover up, but his faith had been
shaKeh by the vehemence with which the
senator rom Missouri was attempting to
conceal facts. Where there was so mucb
smoke there must be some fire.
Call argued the resolution was an indi-
rect retectlon on the high character of the
secretary OF the Treasury and could have
no practic | use.
Gorman deprecated the introduction of
parry roltics on such a subject, and COM
plimented Senator Sherman for his w.
marks yesterday, and for his having aided
ia legislation authorizing the purchase of
ponds. lie regretted the subject had been
Drought In as a foot ball, to he kicked
around with a desire to embarrass the
treasury Department, and to bring about
financial disaster before the Presidential
eiectlon. Ii any investigation were re-
CURED In the matter it should be made nv
the of the Senate, a BODY or
gained IN opposition to the Administra.
'n ne therefore moved the reference
OF the resolution to the Committees nm n.
nance.
Stewart said he did not want it. referred
20 that committee because he did NOT want
one resolution to be killed. The resolution /!
over without action till to-morrow |
Inc appropriation bill for the Denart.
ineh' OF agriculture, was reported from the |
committee on Appropriations and placed
On the calendar. p"'e"
cULLoM ON INTERSTATE
On motion OF Cullom the bill to amend
NE interstate commerce law was taken IN
no Ouiiom proceeded to address the SEN
tie In explanation and advocacy of it. The
'assage OF that act, he said, marked q new
I'd In the management of the railway bust
ess OF the United States. One of the inn.
effects OF it had been an abandon.
tent OF all pools by carriers but associa. :
Though pooling hadsbeen carried on G
a been reorganized aud conducted I'm. +
or various memberships to carry out their 8
bjects, but it was the general belief that e
he division of business and diversion of I
eights which had been the most obiection 8
Die features OF the pooling system had 4
ased entirely and that places that had 9
formerly in thraldom by pools had q
nee the passage OF the act, enioyed the h
vantage OF competition between rival q
les. The long and short haul sections q
ID together been effective in IN
RELIEVING THE CITIES d
llch formerly suffered most from tho ~
ghting domination of railroad mods k,
1t the existing traffic associations stiu ~
1naged to control rates on certain classes Je
important traffic as arbitrarily as in the
lmlest days of the old pooling system 70
were pending before the commission te
leh involved these questions and which an
sht result in breaking up the arbitrary M
itroi still exercised by trunk lines ovcr me
TAIN Important classes of traffic. RI tbev fro
notl 1T would be necessary for Conoress mi
strengthen the pooling section so q 70
mott combinations among carriers to