The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-24
.SECURETHE GOVERNMENT
THE EIMPORT OF IgOIsGAN'S RAIL
ROAD BILL In THE SENATE
Pointed Financial Measure Passed
Over-ROutine Business Mostly
in the House..

oVef-kOutfnc 4MOStiy
in the House.
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, July % -(Senate y
Mr. Morgan in the morning hour intro
duced bill providing that the govern
ment should take possession of the Cen
tral and Union Pacific railroads until
their Indebtedness to the government is
discharged, the roads in the meantime to
be managed by board of fifteen direc-
tors at $40, 900 a year each and expenses
five to be appointed by the stockhold-
ers and ten by the president The bill
was referred to the committee on Pacific
railroads A brief but pointed financial
debate was started by Iiouse
bill 'to regulate the manner in
which property shall be sold under
orders and DEGREES of any United States
court (this bill was reported from the
Senate judiciary committee July %, with
some Senate amendments and Mr.. Teller
added to it an additional section to read
as follows: "That legal tender money of
the United States shall be received by
/
State or territory in payment of any
| judgment or decree Of any court, for the
enforcement or collection whereof pro
cess of execution shall be in the hands of
such officer, when such legal tender
money is rendered in payment of such
decree or in payment for any property
that he shall sell under such process, or
under any order, decree or judgment
of such court" This bill how coming
before the Senate, without objection,
with Mr.. Teller's amendment attached
Mr.. Sherman entered a strong protest
against its passage. The bill and the
proposed amendment, in the absence of
hr. Teller, had been left in charge of
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama. Replying to
Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Morgan said he would
ask unanimous consent that the amend
ments be laid aside until the first Wed
nesday in next December, when he
would be perfectly willing to meet
the gentlemen after the country had
had the opportunity in the mean
time of expressing its opinion OF
these "blind leaders of the. blind
Mr.. Sherman proposed that the bill b,
re commitsed. Mr.. Morgan vigorously
opposed its being consigned to the tomt
of the capulets. Mr.. Turpie continued
the debate until after O'Clock when the
anti-option bill became the continuing
order and the pending bill was laid aside
Mr.. Hansborough took the floor in sup
port of the bill. Mr.. Hiscock opposed
the bill. Mr. George will discuss it Mon
day. At 80, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
A Senate bill was passed for the erec
tion of overhead wires in Washington
during the G.. A. r encampment. Th
French spoliation claims in the genera
, deficiency bill were taken up. The
amount to S737,7S5. Mr. Compto
moved that in favoring the claims tha
! this government had too long stultife
itself in this matter Mr. Oates ais
. voiced this sentiment. while Mr.. Turne
9 was equally positive in his opposition t
them. Mr.. Dockery spoke against tn
claim. Mr.. Fellows in brief speec
: eloquently defended the payment Q
, these claims, and said the honor and il
= tegrity of this country demanded the
= settlement The yeas snd nays wcr
. . then called on the Senate amendment
y The amendment was rejected by vot
of 70 to III. The item for the paymer
. of the Indian depreciation claims
~ amounting to S47S, 252, was then take
:, up. The item was agreed to-96 to "a
. and on motion of Mr. Sayers the Hous
= further insisted on its disagreement
= the bill, and again sent it to the confe
! ence. The committee on Indian atfai
~ IL ~ Al.
2 lowing measures were passed: For tt
relief of the eastern band of Cherok'
Indians; to ratify and confirm an agre
ment between the Puyallup Indians ar
: the Northern Pacific railroad compan
:, At :15 the House adjourned until Mo
- day.