The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-10


Mr. voorhees--Especially inasmuch as half of
what the Senator from Kansas said has no foun-
dation except In his own imaeination-
Mr.. Pumo-And IN the report of the commits
sion which read from.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed until Monday.
Anderson's Telegraph Bill Under Debate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9--Mr. Collins, of Massa-
chusetrs, from the Judiciary committee, report
ed bill to provide for holding terms of the
United States circuit and district courts for the
district of Kentucky, at Greensboro. Placed en-
the House calendar. Also. bill amending the
act of JAM 20. 1885, to provide for tho ascer-
tainment of the claims of American citizens for
spoliation committed by the French prior to
July 81. 1901. Placed on the House calendar
Mr.. Tarsney, of Michigan, from the commit
tee on labor, reported the bill for the adjust
ment of accounts of laborers arising under the
eight-hour law. Referred to the COMMITTEES OF
the whole.
On motion OF Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas a Senate
bill passed to relinquish the interests of the
United States in certain lands in Usage county,
Kansas.
Mr.. Nutting, of New York, offered a resolu-
ton reciting the resolutions adopted at con-
vention of seamen in Toledo. o., in January
last, denouncing the overlooking OF vessels on
the great Iakes. and calling upon the Secretary
of the Treasury for Information as TO whether
there is any rule, order. or regulation OF the
department, the enforcement OF which would
prevent such overlooking. Referred. Mr.. Nut
ting also introduced bill to prevent the over
loading of vessels on the great lakes. Referred.
Mr.. Burnes. of Missouri, from the COMMITTEES
on appropriations. reported suppiem entary
urgent appropriation blIi ana IL Was reIerreo
to the COMMITTEES of the whole.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri on behalf OF the COM
mittee on coinage. weights and measures called
a cd to- fiyt.
the coinage of the three-cent piece.
Mr. Glass, of Tennessee. on behalf of the COM
mittee on agriculture, called up and the House
passed bill to- promote agriculture. 1t pro-
vides that such portions of the consular repor Is
as refer agricultural matters shall be trans
mitted to the Commissioner Of Agriculture for
embodi ment in his reports.
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, from the
mittee on foreign affairs. reported joint reso-
luton authorizing the President to arrange
conference for the purpose OF promoting arbi-
tration and encouraging reciprocal commercial
relations between the United States and the
republics of Mexico. Central and South Ameri-
ca, and the empire of Brazil Placed on the
House calendar.
a bill was passed amending the laws regulating
fees for exemplifcations of land patents. The
next bill on the calendar that requiring the
subsidized railroads to maintain and operate
separate telegraph lines.
Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, said the simple
proposition in the bill. in plain. unvarnished
English. was to compel the Union and Central
Pacific companies to construct the telegraph
lines required by their charters, instead of con-
tracing with the Western Union and giving
corporation monopoly of telegraph franchises
west of the Mississippi river. He believed that
had the pending bill been law last sum N or, the
absorption of she Baltimore g. Ohio telegraph
Company by the Western Union could not have
been possible. He submitted that of the
most pressing Investigations before Congress
was the hedging about and restricting Of the
powers and encroachments of the Western
Union Company.
Mr.. Anderson. of Kansas, the author Of the
bill, vigorously supported it. The railroad
comp anieS had bartered away thsir franchises
by entering into a contract with the Western
Union, by which the railroad companies refused
to perform their Geographic services, and by
Lutte monopoly over the Western half of the con-
tinent. Through the genius of the most
scrupulous pirate in the century. Jayhawk
Gould. that monopoly had been created. The
pending bill was simply q proposition to inter-
ject little bit of Gods burning justice between
the people and Jay Gould The people of the
country were praying for relief from tho bowel
less. merciless grind of the most extravaganza
INSCRIPTIONS, piratical set of incorporated
scoundrels on the continent. This bill was
square blow between the eyes of Mr. Could the
Western Union monopoly. and each of the Pa
cific railroad companies, saying to them "Gen-
tlemen. there is power in wealth and power in
the combination of monopoly but there is more
power in the arm of the American people, and
you shall obey the law
Mr. White, OF New York said he had word
OF criticism to pass upon the title Of the pending
bill. which Stated that the measure was supple
mental to the various9 Pacific railroad acts. If
the re had been perfect candor and the same free
use of the United States tongue which had char
acterized the remarks of the author of the bill
to-day, the measure would have been entitled
"a Bill to Enable Congress to Get in Its Work
Temporarily Against Jayhawk Gould and the
Western Union Telegraph Company Ali the
bill contained in reality was three or four words
in the first section requiring the Pacific rail-
roads companies ito exercise by themselves
alone all Geographic franchises" It that
WORD alone which furnished the gist of the bill
and made it objectionable. first, the ground
of public policy. and, second, because the pro-
as interfering with vested rights This bill had
been brought to the attention OF the Forty
ninth Congress. in behalf of the Baltimore 81
Ohio Telegraph Company, when it found mat it
had teegraphed mot wisely but too we'll. That
company had fallen into the omnium gatherum
and she Western Union had made a contract by
which il bought the stock of the Baltimore &c
Ohio company, and ran its lines in conjunction
with its own.
Mr.. Durham. of DEMONSTRATING up rates.
down rates. Honors about easy that
point. Mr.. White then argued that, viewing the
matter in the light of public policy. it was un-
wise for the government, which was the largest
creditor of the Pacific railroads. and
interested in the management of
that property. to enact legislation which would
have the effect OF reducing the profits of those
roads. The result Of tho arrangement between
the Western Union company and the Union Pa
cfc Railroad Company had been to increase the
business or the latter company from
500. 600 year to $110 600 year, and at the
same time the price had been reduced from 81 80
for messages from San Francisco to Omaha to
81 between San Francisco and any other place
in the United States. He then proceeded to
make legal argument to the effect that Con-
gress had right to interfere with contracts
lawfully entered into.
The matter then went over, and the discus
sion will probably be resumed Saturday. Ad-
journed.
Matrimonial.
ST. Louis, Feb. 9-Miss Blanche E. Thorne,
the leading lady of the .sHald hv the Enernvy