The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-02

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 claimed.
 MT. Manderson, rep, of Nebraska
 remarked that the only way in which
 the Southern Pacific could be held lia-
 ble for debt was if it could be shown
 that the earnings of the Central had
 been diverted for the benefit of the
 Southern Pacific"
 i MT. Palmer, dem., of Illinois, asserted
 that the property and business of the
 Central Pacific had been diverted to
 the use of the Southern.
 "Those scoundrels," said he, "organ-
 ized the Southern Pacific and diverted | the business of the Central to their
 road and they are the people to whom
 we are to make this payment"
 MT. Stewart, pop, of Nevada, de- nied MT. Palmer's statement. | MT. Manderson asked what was the
 cause of action for which this Judgment was rendered. He was told 1t was for | transportation Of mails. Mr. Brice, dem., of Ohio chairman of the Pacific railroad committee, de- nied that hte lease of the Central to | the Southern Pacific had been profit | able to teh latter company. The South ern had not paid a dividend during the eight years that the lease had existed
 In his opinion the judgment ought to
 be paid.
 The discussion then drlfted into the matter of the Bowman claims MT. Butler said there was no reason why all of the claims under the Bow man act should nto be paid except that the treasury was not in condition to pay them all.
 MT. Hawley, rep, of Connecticut, speaking of the French spoliation claims, said that nevr had a govern ment owed a more honest debt and never had there been a more shameful repudiation of a just debt on the part of a republic which professed to be hon. orable.
 Finally the vote was taken on the Southern Pacific amendment as amend ed by the French spoliation and Bow man act amendment of MT. Butler and it was agreed to--yeas 32, nays "A.
 Mir Cockrell moved the following amendment:
 To defray the share of the United States until the meeting of the next congress of the expenses of an interna- tional committee of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain in the seal matter, $50,000
 MT. Sherman expressed the opinion that 1t would be much wiser to carry out the recommendation of the presi- dent and pay to Great Britain $425, 1000, which had been agreed upon between the secretary of state and the British authorities. He believed that the pro- posed arbitration would lead to cost .E-I. would now settle the matter The re- fusal to pay would do more to weaken the principle of arbitration than any other event that had happened in re- cent years,
 MT. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, also opposed the amendment and said if this congress had not ratified MT. Gresh- am's agreement the next congres would he thought ratify it. He suggested that the matter had better be left open until congress could come together again-when he believed the good sense of congress would ratify the proposed agreement. Perhaps ,00O was lit tie more than ought to be paid for dam ages, but there was not the slightest doubt that a new arbitration would result in a judgment against the Unit 1 ed States for a much larger cuh, to say nothing of the expense and trouble of such arbitration.
 MT. Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts, thought it quite clear that the amount agreed upon the secretary of state ought ! to be paid, but if that were not done | it seemed to him it would be better to | have Great Britain execute her purpose of paying the individual losses.
 MT. Sherman offered a substitute for | the committee amendment appropriat- | ing $425,000 in full satisfaction of all | claims that may be made by Great Brit | ain for damages growing out of the | as to fur dealing in Boring I Sea. MT. Morgan spoke against the | 
 MT. Cockrell seeing that the subject | was likely to lead to a long debate, withdrew his amendment. and Mr. | substitute fell with it.
 All the committee amendments to the I bill having been disposed of the bill was opened to amendments off, fered by individual senators, and a great sheaf of them was injected into 1 the bill.
 An amendment for the acquisition of the Malone lot as a site for the gov ernment printing office was offered by Mr. Butler dem., of South Carolina. A point of order was raised by MT. Cock 'ell, dem, of Missouri, and was sus- aimed by the presiding officer-Mr Faulkner, dem., of West Virginia
 An appeal was taken and the senate 'efused to sustain the chair.
 The amendment being thus before [. A ! d to lay it on the table and that mo- ion was defeated-yeas 20, nays 31.
 The amendment was then agreed to without a division.
 Finally at 7:35 the bill was passed, Lnd the remainder of the session was ,iven to private pension bills and to he delivery of eulogies on the late Lisle, Wright, Post and Iouk.