The morning call., 1895-01-15
CANNOT STOP IT NOW.
Reilly's Funding Bill Sure to
Go Through.
EASTERN MEN PUSHING IT.
Ellery Anderson Leading in the Great
Struggle.
HOLDING BOTH HOUSE And SENATE.
He Fights Primarily for the Union
Pacific. but Other Roads Will
Be Benefited. Too.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. The Reilly Pacific
Railroad funding bill will be considered in
the House next week, and all indications
point to its passage through that body and
also through the Senate. The CALIlcor-
respondent learned to-day that the Com
mittee on Rules of the House had decided
to allow two days for the bills consider
alton next week, and this report was con
tirmed tonight by Representative Geary,
who said: Eyes, Mr. Reilly, chairman of
the Committee on Pacific Railroads, told
me tonight that two days would be al
lowed for its consideration next week,
though on what days he is as yet unde-
cided."
Upon being asked his opinion as to the
probable fate of the bill Geary expressed
himself freely as follows: "In my opinion
the funding bill is certain to pass. don't
believe there will be fifty votes against it.
The Eastern people care nothing for Cali
fornia's interests. They know nothing
whatever about the conditions prevailing
in our State, and care less. These monster
petitions that are expected to accomplish
so much have no effect whatever. The
memorials of Boards of Trade, Chambers
of Commerce and legislative bodies in
favor or against the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill or in favor of the Nicaragua canal
or any other measure pending before Con-
gress are just so much good paper, pen and
ink wasted. It's like pouring water on
ducks back. These petitions are never
read by members of Congress. They are
dumped into the waste-basket without so
much as a glance at them, because such
dead loads of them are received by each
member in every daily mail.
Gas far as I can ascertain, Huntingtons
influences are not at work this session.
Huntington himself has not been in Wash
ington this winter. The Union Pacific in
making this fight for the funding bill is
headed by r. Ellery Anderson, and backed
up by New England and Northern mem
bers of Congress. Huntington himself will
keep out of it for prudential reasons, but
will trail in behind the Union Pacific
crowd and derive advantage from the lat
ter's fight. The funding bill can't be de-
feated, so what are we to do? We cannot
foreclose and take the road, for | venture
to say there are not fifty members of the
House who would vote in favor of foreclo-
sure. 1t is not consistent with the prin-
ciples of the majority. OF the Democrats,
and with the exception of the votes of the
California representatives, and the few
populistS of the House, will receive no
support.
Now if the Government can't foreclose,
what's to be done. We must have some
kind of a funding bill, and about all we can
do is to get one as nearly favorable to Cali
fornia's interest as possible. 1 will offer
1bcti 80. ho
and operation of the road by the Govern
ment but really don't expect it to COM
mand many votes / will do nv best to
have my bill substituted and will be aided
by other California members, but when it
is defeated, the best thing we can do in my
opinion is to offer amendments to Reillv's
measure so as to get as good funding bill
as possible.
What amendments do you propose to
offer in that event?"
81 have not fully decided yet. I will
wait and hear the debate and get the tenn
per of the House. have not talked with
my California colleagues and am free to
confess that | don't know what would be
best for California people, or whether they
would prefer long extension of time at a
low rate of interest or short time with
high rate. But we will talk it over and do
the best we can"
The other Californians interviewed to-
night agreed with Geary that the funding
bill was sure to pass, with the exception of
Judge Mcguire. He is the only one who
entertains any hope that it may be de-
feated. He is working hard to head it off,
but with poor show of success.
Mr.. English said tonight: ain my
opinion the bill is sure to pass"
Caminetti was of the same opinion.
Judge Mcguire and Caminetti will not as
yet listen to any proposition which favors
any sort of funding bill whatever. They
are out to beat the bill and will agree to no
sort of a. compromise. They are battling
against great odds, for Speaker Crisp,
welding such vast power in the House, is
friendly to Mr.. Reilly's bill. He has often
been accused, even by members of his own
party, with leanings toward the Pacific
railroads. Samuel E. Morse, now Consul
to Paris, during the Mills-Crisp contest for
the Speakership, wired his paper, the In
dianapolis Sentinel: cit would never do
to elect Crisp, because his record shows
him to be friendly to the Pacific railroads.
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