Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-12

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Mr.. Davis (Rep.. Mimi submitted
resolutions from the Legislature Of
Minnesota charanterizing the railroad
pooling bill as an effort to "legalize a
gigantic trust" and requesting the
Minnesota senators md representa-
lives TO work against tho measure
Resolutions ware presented by which
tho Legislature of both Kansas and
Minnesota expressed themselves In
favor OF the election Of United states
senators by direct vote of the people.
The senate agreed to the conference
report on the bill for the removal ana
settlement Of the Southern Ute In
diane.
Mr.. Germans motion to reconsider
the bill affecting important railroad
mineral lands In Montana and Idaho
WAA disposed OF by amendments
which led to the withdrawal OF the
motion TO reconsider.
Mr.. Pettigrew tRep.. y, d. presented
resolution severely arraigning the
management OF the Union and Central
Pacific railroad companies. II direct
ed the president to employ counsel TO
recover the sums Stolen by the di-
rectors," etc. The resolution also
directs the president to protect the
Interests Of the government by using
the sinking fund TO pay off the first
mortgage and also by taking other
btcpb. MT. GetllkfbW Ahlu ne WOuiu
at u later day submit a list of the
parties with the amount of liability
The senator said the manipulation OF
these railroads was a disgrace 10
American civilization
new phase Of the financial ques-
ton came up on the resolution pre-
scented by Mr.. Hin OF New York de-
firing the policy Of the government
concerning bl-metallism. gold pay
payments. etc. The resolution In as
follows:
Resolved or the house OF represent.
ativos concurs) that It "a the sense OF
congress that the true policy Of the
government requires that Its efforts
should be steadily directed TO the es-
tabllshment of system OF bi-met-
allism. wherein gold and silver may
be maintained ut a parity and every
dollar coined may be the equal in
value and power Of every other dollar
coined or issued by the United States;
but II our efforts 10 establish or main
tain such bi-metalllsm shall not be
wholly successful, and II for any rea-
son our silver coin shall not there
after be ut a parity with gold coin aud
the equal thereof In value and power
In the market and In the payment OF
debts, then Il Is hereby declared that
the bonds Of the United States now or
hereafter issued. which by their terms
are payable In coin, shall nevertheless
DO paid In standard gold dollars, 1t
being the policy Of the United states
that itr creditors shall at all times be
paid In the best money in use"
Mt Hill asked Immediate uonHldera-
ton for the resolution. but Mr. Butler
, dem :, e. objected. and It went over
MI Stewart Pop1 at once supple
mented the HIN resolution with an
other resolution. as follows,
4A haH 4.
OF law 70 buy gold coin IN preference
20 silver coin for any purpose what
ever
The resolution also went over. and
the renate took up the postofiee ap-
preparation bill
Mr. Lodge made point OF order
against the FIRST senate amendment,
giving the postmaster general discre-
tion In expanding the 81. 205 900 for the
railway postal service, and an ami
mated discussion arose over the Item.
Art Allison Rep. Iowa. said. as
member OF the committee ON appro-
priations he protested against this
change OF existing laws.
Mr. cnllom spoke against crippling
the postal system, which Is nearer the
people than any other branch OF public
service.
Mr Vest Dem. MOI said this was
another Instance OF the manner In
which railroads fought every measure
they conceived to be ngninat them
The government should own postal
cars Just aa u owned postotiicoa The
railroads seemed determined to control
all the traffic over their roads. lie
had found In the course or an uvoati-
cation OF the live stock traffic. that the
roads would move no cars except those
operated by the ArmourA. the Swlfta
and others OF Chicago, with their
capital and their power. they cocrcod
the reads to handle their cars to tho
exclunion Of private shippers Mr..
Pullman. with his great capital. was
also able TO coerce these roads into run
ming his cars.
"And then he turns around" said
Mr. Ncst and imposes his own prices
on the people who use these Pullman
cars. When the senator from ohio
tsherman) proposed TO regulate these
Pullman cars We are at once told we
have no right 10 touch them"
MY. Vest continued I'm severe ar
raignmont OF the railroads for advanc-
ing or retardlng legislation. as Il suited
them. He asserted that rebates were
now being put In connection with Chi
caRo cattle shipments In defiance OF
law.
Mr. Allen urged the government own
efshlp Of railroads. He soon diverted
Into discussion OF the claims OF cleo
tlpn frauds IN Alabama,
Mr. Chandler interrupted, with the
remark that charges OF fraud against
n sovereign state were SO grave that a
full senate should hear them
a call for a quorum was mad, and
fttv two-senatnra responded
MIR, Allen then proceeded, readIne
from mass OF material bearing on
election frauds, He submitted 4 de-
tailed statement OF the alleged frauds,
by counties, IN what IN known as tho
black belt" II showed total OF 30
O7s votes counted-is,3lS votes actually
cast, and si,7d5 votes frauduiently
counted IN the last election.
Mr. Allen said the estimates were
based on averaging OF the frauds in
the counties IN which positive proof was
~ hnnd. He read afidnvits showing
specific frauds by counties. " these
fraudH had not occurred Mr.. Allen SAID.
the Pepulists and Republicans would
have twenty-five out OF thirty-three
members OF the state senate and sevon-
ty-one out OF 100 members OF the house
Mr. Allen spoke for thrae hours. and
had not concluded when, at 6.l6 D, M.
the senate adjourned
Every analysts and contest proves
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