Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-16
The McGarrahan Claim Again
Before the Senate.
Hunton Makes Strong Presentation
for the Claimant.
PopuIists Opposed to Cullom's Proposed
Amendment of the Interstate Com
merce Act Capitol
Cuttings.
BY the Associated Press.


after hearing before President Lincoln,
in which both sides were represented
by counsel, Lincoln decided in support
of the claim and directed the issuance
of patent. That patent was actually
filled out and signed and was afterward,
before Mc6arrahan knew OF its exis-
tence, mutilated in the land office OF the
interior department. The morning hour
elapsed before the argument was closed
and the bill went over without action
till Monday next in the morning hour.
A motion that when the senate ad-
journ it be till Monday was opposed by
Washburn in the interest of the anti
option bill. The vote stood tie and
the vice president cast his vote in favor
OF adjournment to the time specified.
The anti-option bill was taken up,
George continuing his speech in favor
of it.
Power today introduced an amend.
ment to the bill defining options and
futures and adding silver bullion to the
articles dealer in which must obtain
license.
At the conclusion Of Georges speech,
Washburn attempted, but failed, to
have the time fixed for taking vote
next week.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house agreed to the concurrent
resolution for recess from December
22d to January 4th. 1t also adopted a
resolution setting apart the day after
the morning hour for business called up
by the committee on Indian affairs.
The bill making it unlawful for any
common carrier to insert in any bill OF
lading clause to relieve it from liabil-
ity for loss in transportation of mer-
chandise committed to its care was
passed.
The floor was then accorded to the
committee on Indian affairs.
The rst bill called was one authoriz
ing the secretary of the treasury to
cover into the treasury $4S,S0O OF the
appropriation for the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians. Passed.
Then was called up the resolution Civ
ing lin response TO request for infor-
nation by the president in his message
of February II, 1922 the opinion
of the house that there was not sui
fcient reason for interference in the due
execution of the law for the payment to
the Choctaw and ChickaFaw nations for
their interest in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation. After some dis
cussion the resolution was agreed to.
A bill was passed to ratiiy and con-
firm the agreement with the Kickapoo
Indians in Oklahoma territory.
Adjourned until Saturday.
DANGEROUS MEASURE.
The Populists in congress have taken
alarm at certain measures aimed at the
interstate commerce act. Senator PETER
today said he wished to call attention to
some significant facts in connection with
the pending Cullom bill to amend the
act. This bill, ne said, was marked
introduced by request" and he init
mated that this was done at the request
of the railway people. 1t was framed to
achieve the very thing the interstate
act intended to prevent-pooling, I'm
der it's terms the people would surrender
the control they now have over the
roads then the amendments to section
10 would remove the penalty clause 30
that there would be practically no pun
ishment far violation, the very essence
OF the act. Altogether Senator Peffer
regards the bill as most dangerous
measure and ANNOUNCES his purpose to
fight it at all points.
THE READING INQUIRY.
The house committee resumed it's In
vestigation of the Reading combine to-
day. Among those examined was E. B.
Coke, of the well known coal firm of
Coke Brothers & Co. He was asked
whether the coal producing business
was profitable in recent years. He said
he thought the people who had put
money in since the war had not on the
whole made iair interest on it. 1t is the
most risky business he knows. Until it
got into tine hands OF the big companies
he thought failures averaged much
larger than 10 any other calling. In the
view of Coke the first union OF trans
portation and coal producing companies
was due to business necessities and COM
petition arising from the fact that trans
porters found that the organization Of
big companies was menacing to them.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION.
A meeting of the committee on ways
and means was held this morning to
consider the resolution for an investiga-
tion into the the financial condition Of
ohO LiCRSuIf. pOulO ldNOItu all luVtobl-
CATION by the entire committee others
believed the results could be expedited
by assigning the work to a sub. commit
tee. The matter was finally settled by
the adoption of the following, presented
by Wilson OF West Virginia.
Resolved, That the inquiry devolved
on this committee by the resolution
adopted by the house on the 18th inst.
be conducted by a subcommittee to be
composed OF five members. consisting of
the chairman and four members ap-
pointed by him.
The committee will be announced by
Chairman Springer before the holiday.
adjournment.
NICARAGUA CANAL PROMOTERS.
A committee composed of Walter
Gresham Of Texas, Charles M. Shelly of
Alabama, Mr.. May bury of Michigan,
Edward F. Cragin of Illinois, f. J.
Odendahl of Louisiana and Richard L.
Edwards OF New York, made their ap-
pearance this morning to promote the
Nicaragua canal project in congress.
This committee was appointed by the
national Nicaragua convention.
BILL TO REPEAL PENSIONS.
Representative Anthony of Texas has
introduced a bill repeating the act oil
June IL, $780, granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors and the widows,
minor children and dependent parents
of soldiers and sailors. The bill also
provides that all pensions granted under