Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-01

Of the whole and resumed the consider
alton OF the Pacific railroad funding
bill. MIR. Harris, Populist Kansas.
completed the remarks against the
bill which he began yesterday. His
Idea was that the property OF the roads
should be fOreclosed and sold and the
government should enforce It's claim.
BY the expenditure OF siO,0O0,0 900 the
government could acquire the roads,
and then either by lease or directly
operate IT,
Mr.. Boa.ner DemocrSD OF Louisiana.
with strong speech in opposition TO
the measure. called particular attention
to the fact that the conspicuous feature
or every legislative plan proposed for
the settlement OF the Pacific ralitoad
debt had been the ahanaonment Of the
proceedings begun against the officers
and directors OF these companies un-
der the act OF 1878. In 1878 two mem
bers Of this house had been expelled
because they had been debauched by
the emlssaries Of these roads. He was
not opposed TO the government owner
ship OF the roads, but he preferred to
see his substitute passed providing for
an amendment TO the original act by
which In case OF the default OF the
roSds the companies should forfeit
their charters.
lie was willing to see the govern
AlANllA PURCHASE inc llRDtIll 10 lIOAttl
its Interest. but only on condition that
II should be Immediately resold TO prl-
waite individuals,
do you mean to say that the pro-
nerty Is worth as much to the govern
ment as the first mortgage dobty' ask
Ell Mr. Reilly.
Il am inclined to think 1t U.s." re-
piled Mr.. Boatner, "bui II II IS not you
can rest assured that these railroad
people win never discharge the debt Il
your bill is passed"
Mr. Powers CRepubliean) Of Vermont,
argued In favor of the passage OF the
bill. which he said would secure the
payment TO the government OF $4,000
He denounced the methods employed
by the opponents OF the bill to compass
its defeat
In response TO a question Mr.. Powers
said that II the mortgage OF the gov
eminent was foroclosed the property
would cost the United States $3.50, 900, 600
and he expressed the opinion that the
government would not after the end
less litigation which would inevitably
follow, raise $iO.OoO,0OO from the pro-
perry.
Mr. Harris Ropulist) OF Kansas beg
ged to remind the house that six years
ago Jay Gould had offered Sos, 600, 900
for the Union Pacific section alone.
Mr. Mcguire DomocraD OF Califor-
mia, presented to the house the petition
of the san Francisco Examiner signed
by 20O.507 persons against the bill
Messrs. Snodgrass QJemocroO Of Ten
nessee and Mr.. Cooper Q3epublicam OF
Wisconsin continued the debate in OPP
position to the bill
Mr.. Cooper said he did not pose as
an anti-monopOlist and anti-corpora-
ton man or reformer. He aid not
believe In the government control OF
railroads. ard only believed In the gov
eminent taking this road because that
was the only way TO do justice under
the law TO all parties concerned
Mr., Lockwood DemocraD Of New
York closed the debate FOR the day in
advocacy Of the bill. He declared that
the question OF the alleged crimlnality
of the original constructors and officials
OF the road had nothing 20 do with the
merits OF this bill, which, In his opin-
ion, presented the best solution ever
| offered for the Pacific railroad problem
| At the conclusion OF his remarks the
house at $40 p, NJ. adjourned until to-
morrow at II O'clock