The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31
THR GOLD BOND BILL



of n7&e0aoea wAich peunder1ng this BIN
would allow to 90 "a. Cooper. Of Wis
cons5ns also Joined n the deuunciAtion
cf the bfll and tAe gz< rule.
Reilly. chairman ok the Pacific rail-
roads commAstee. agreed with the ospo-
neufS Of to specxa7 order as 10 the
magnitude ana Importance Of the blu.
which hs said involved 500 100. 90 belong
inx to The people Of she country. but the
effort az this committee Ia reporting the
bin was to protect the interests Of the
government HIS committee had not asked
for tho time Hmsf set by the committee
On rules.
IL ron ala not ask for cloture.s inter-
ruDtsd McMislin. '-why did the rules COM
miftso give iE?ss
We asked fer Q rule" replied Reilly.
''aDd tie committee deemed two days all
the time that could be given In the pres
ent condition Of the pubctc business"
Catchangs deprecated tbs frantic ex-
element aroused by the Introduction OF
the order There was no occasion for
exc4tsmen<. He well understood that
there were members on the floor who
wanted to see the government take and
operate the roads. God forbid such q
calamity" said he. TT b not question
OF comforting offnses. but Of securing
the goyernrent's just dues. II we tain
to mako an effort TO do %, We viii be
recreant to our duty"
Gatherings then demanded the previous
question. which was ordered on rising
vote, ia to 1ol Holman demanded the
yeas and nays, and the roll was called.
The previous question was ordered, 1s2 10
Ill After the previous question was
ordered Catehings modified the rule 60 as
to give two days for general debate.
with provision for a final vote at o'clock
on Friday This necessitated a postpone
ment OF the euiogies On the late Senator
Colquitt until the third Saturday In Feb
ruary.
A. modified, the special order vas
adopted without division, and the house
Under it, teens went into committee Of
the whole, Dockery In the chair. and be-
gan the consideration Of the bill.
Reilly opened the debate In favor az .h>
bill, which. he said. was ahmed at the set-
Element OF the vexed and troubled aues.
ton OF securing TO the government its
dues from the Union Pacific railroad and
Its branches. He said he believed this
blu offered the best solution OF the cues
ton presented. Unless some such adjust
ment was effected, he declared that fore
closure was inevitable and the govern
H1ent would be compelled. in order to pro-
tect itself, to pay or the first mortgage
involving an outlay OF $40. o006 COO. which
would make the roads cost the United
States $170o00,00o. In reply to a question
by Dunn OF New Jersey, Reilly denied
that this bin would prevent the govern
ment from proceeding against the -four
robbers" as Dunn termed them. He said
the bnl specifically reserves. to the gov
eminent every right Of redress 1t pos
sessed
At the conclusion Of Reilly's remarks,
which occupied almost three hours.
Meiklejohn gave n0dice OF an amendment
he should offer at the proper time, In place
Of section 10 Of the pending bill. to add to
section 5 of the act OF March !, 1887, the
provisions OF q bill to further designate
the securities in which the Union Pacific
Railroad Company's sinking fund might
be invested.
Harris. Pop. Kansas, opposed the bill
In a speech which aroused frequent bursts
OF applause. He declared the mortgage
should be forsciosed. Govrnment owner
ship had no terrors for him. ~ had
rather see the government pay the first
mortgage Indebtedness" said ne. and
take the road. than that these Pacific rail-
road scoundrels who have debauched pub
lie morals and public men, should go un-
whipped throughout the land" Zap
plause)
Boatner gave notice of a substitute he
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committee then rose.
A1drich asked unanimous consent to be
allowed to print In the Record some tele-
grams received today from business men
In Chicago, asking for immediate action
on the recommendations In the presidents
message. He said they represented over
500, 900 OF capital. Jerry Simpson OBJ
jected.