Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Pacific Railroad Debt
Discussed.
A PLEA MADE FOR Thee. PR. R
The Veterans of the Nez Perces
War-PaysOn, of Illinois, In
dulges in Filibustering.
[ Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Palmer to-day, from the COmm1tte6 on
Commerce, reported favorably the amend
mendment to the Sundry Civil bill, max
ing the appropriation S., 900 for light and
fog signals at the entrance of San Pedro
Harber.
The Committee on Appropriations re-
ported back the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill, and gave
notice that they would tomorrow call it
up for action.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the Antitrust bill, Frye giving notice
that at 2 O'Clock he would ask the Senate
to take up the Union Pacific Funding
bill.
Senator George made an argument
against the bill, and expressed his inten-
tion of offering amendments looking to
suspension or reduction of import duties
on articles as to which trusts are formed.
The Union Pacific Funding bill was
then taken up.
AS the bill was read, the date of the
1st of July, 1888, as that up to which
calculations should be made, was
changed wherever it occurred to the 1st
of July, 1889, and other dates were made
to conform to that change. Mitchell
gave notice that he would, at the proper
time, move to commit the bill with in
structions to include the legislation in
reference to the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. Frye stated that the Central
Pacific had not been included
in the bill because the attorneys
who had appeared for that company
had not seemed to manifest any great
desire for a settlement and because
there was not parallelism between the
cases OF the Union Pacific and the Cen
tral Pacific. The question of the Central
Pacific had been again raised by its
President, Huntington, who had ap.
peared before the committee and had
presented bill which bad been intro.
duced by Mitchell as a substitute for the
pending bill, adding ten or twelve sections
for settlement with the Central Pacific.
1t seemed to him that those matters
could be settled in separate bills good
deal better than they could be in one
bill. He recognized that there was an
immense difference between the situa-
ton OF the Union Pacific and the Central
Pacific and that much more lenity must
be granted to the Central Pacific than to
the Union Pacific. Ii the Government
expected to get its debt paid by the
Central Pacific, that company should
have a very long time to make the
payment. The report of the committee
was then sent to the clerks desk
and read. Mitchell made a motion
OF which he had given notice, to recon-
init the bill and stated the reason why
ne thought the motion should prevail.
he spoke OF the enormous amount that
would be due the Pacific railroad compa-
MES to the Government at the time OF
the maturity of a oebt of $145, ,924 900.
Any legislation having for it's purpose
the payment of that almost fabulous sum
had to be regarded as of the very utmost
1t was not his purpose
to discuss the merits or dement's of
pending bill. 1t was his purpose, how
ever to attract the attention of the coun-
try to the general situation and inaugu-
rate an inquiry as to the propriety and
justice OF proceeding to the consideration
of the pending bill while it omitted to
include matters relating to at least half
OF the whole controversy
Frye said: 81 ought t } say in Justice
to the Central Pacific that, last mouth
that company has shown a disposition
and very great desire to make some
settlement aud adjustment of it's debt
with the United States, and there is now
pending before the committee an amend
ment bill which the committee is called
to consider tomorrow morning."
Mltchell-"That is all right. That
shows disposition on the
part OF the committee to attend
to that which it had omitted. L
insist that it is not wise to have roads
forked at that stage of the game, and to
proceed with one branch Of the contro-
Versy, leaving the other branch untouched
and unconsidered. If any part of it was
% De postponed, it should have been the
Union Pacific part"
At this point Mitchell yielded for a
motion to adjourn. A conference was
on the consular and diplomatic
bill, and to have Allison
;nd Cockrell appointed as conferees on
he part OF the Senate.
Adjourned.
CoMfCAL PETITION.
WASHINGTON, February 4.-President
oro tenn Ingalls, to-day laid before the
senate the following petition:
10 the Honorable, the Senate and Houss
u Representatives.
Your humble petitioner would respect
ully beg that your honorable body pass
The bill introduced by Senator Butler
the commissioners of Whit
man county. Washington Territory, to
ssue bonds not to exceed $1OO,OO to
'ulld courthouse and Jail in the town
u Colfax. Now your petitioner most
1umbly prays that you double the dose
md give them the privilege to raise
200, 900. 1t will take this amount to
Keep the county seat down in this hole.
md while you are about it give US $5O.-
100 more 70 build a balloon to get down
o the county seat, and your petitioner
will ever pray. Signed. JOHN SMITH.
The petition was referred to the Com
nittee on Territories.
VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED FOR.
Senator Mitchell introduced bill to.
lay providing that each volunteer who
oined the forces of the United States in |
)regon, Washington Territory or Idaho |
uring the war with the Nez Perces In
ians, shall be paid 81 for each day of |
ls service, and also the actual value of |
nv horse, arms, ETC., lost by him while |
q the service. The pension laws are
lade applicable to those who contracted |
'ounds or disease during the war.
MACKEE's CONTINGENT FEE.
WASHINGTON, February 4.-In the
enate to-day Dolph introduced Joint
esolution in reference to the $72i ono
sceived by. Henry E. Mckee, as con.
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