The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-05
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Union Pacific Bill in the
Senate.
CENTRAL PACIFIC QUESTION.
Fillibustsring In the House-OppoE-
ing the Funding Bill-The LATER
State Commerce Aot-Ete.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 4.-The SEN
ate resumed consideration of the anti
trust bill, Frye giving notice that
a. o'clock he would ask the Senate to
take up the Union Pacific funding bill
Senator George made an argument
against the hill. and expressed his IN
tention of offering amendments looking
to the suspension or reduction of the
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 1st of July. 1888, as to that
up to which calculations should be
made, was changed wherever il &C.
CURED to the 1st of July. 1889. and
other dates ware made to CONFORM to
that change.
Michael gave notice that he would, at
the proper tins move to the committee
tho bill, with instructions 10 include
legislation in reference to the Central
Pacific Railway Company.
Ferry stated that the Central Pacific
had not been included in the bill be-
cause the attorneys who had appeared
for te company had not seemed to
manifest any greas
DIsIRE FOR SETTLEMENT,
and becauss there was no parallelism
between the cases of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific had been again
raised by the Central Pacific. Hunt
ington, who had appeared before the
committee and had the present bill
which had been introduced by Mitchell
as substitute for the pending bill, ad-
ding ten or twelve sections for q settle
ment with toe Oenrsl Pacific. 1t
settled in separate bills good deal bet
ter than in Que. He realized the i'm
mepse difference between the situations
of the Central Pacific and Union Pa
oifc; that very much more leniency
must be granted to the Central Pacific
than to the Union Pacific. If govern
ment expected .t.s. .--. .-
TO GIT ITS DEBT PAID
tie Central Pacific Com oany should
ment. The report of the committee was
then sent to the clerks desk and read.
Mitchell made a motion, which he
had given notice of, to recemmit the
bill, and stated the reason why he
thought the motion should prevail. He
spoke of the enormous amount due by
the Pacific Railroad companies to gov
eminent at the time of the maturity of
the debt $145 ,924 ,000-aud any legisla-
ton having for its puspose the payment
of that almost fabulous sum, had to be
regarded of the utmost Importance. 1t
was not his purposs to discuss the
merits or dement's of the pending bill.
1t was his purpose to attract the atten-
ton Of the country to the general sit
uation, and argue the proprietary as to
the
JUSTICE CT THE PENDING BILL
while it related to matters to at least
one.half of the controversy.
HALE-I ought to say in justice to
the Central Pacific, that for at least n
month the company has showed dis
position and a great desire to make
some settlement and adjustment OF its
debt with the United States, and there
is now pending before the committee
an amended bill which the committee
are called to consider to morrow morn
ing.
MITCHELL That Is all right. that
shows a disposition on the part Of the
committee TO do that to which it is
committed. I insist that it is not wise
to pave the roads for one at this stage
of the game and controversy leaving
the other branch untouched and un-
considered. If any part of twas to be
postponed it should have bsen the
Union Paci6c.
At this point Michel yielded the
floor to adjourn.
At this point of the conference q
committee was appointed on the diplo-
matte appropriation bill and Hale, AL
lison and Cockrell were appointed
confreres, The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE