The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-12
YARDS OF RESOLUTIONS
The Senate Resolved On Several Topics
Yesterday.
AFTER THE UNION PACIFIC
Silver Comes In For It's Share Of
the Senator'S Attention-AIIen
Makes Long speech and
Is Ready to Talk More.


ate-tho fourth term for Mr.. Hoar-were
presented TO the senate to-day by Mr..
Lodge. Mr.. Davis submitted the resolu-
tions from tho legislature of Minnesota
characterizing the railroad pooling bill as
an effort to ''legalize gigantic trust"
and requesting the Minnesota senators
and representatives to work against the
measure.
Resolutions were presented by which
the legislatures of Kansas and Minnesota
express themselves in favor of the cleo
ton of United States senators by the di-
rect vote of the people.
The senate agreed to the conference re-
port on the bill for the removal and set
tlement of the southern Ute Indians.
Mr.. Germans motion to reconsider the
bill affecting important railroad mineral
lands in Montana and Idaho was disposed
of by amendments which led to the with
drawal of the motion to reconsider.
Mr.. pettigrew presented tho following
concurrent resolution:
Resolred, That the president IS hereby re-
quested TO employ counsel tor the purpose Of
bringing suit against ths directors and stock
holders OF the Union and the Central Pacific
railroads who received this stock OF said roads
without paying cash for the same; also TO re-
cover from the Il rectors. officers and stock
holders OF said roads. such sums OF money as
were stolen or diverted aud con reverted 10 any
unlawful purposes, and therefore not placed In
the sinking fund as required by law, and the
president is hereby authorized 10 pay to said
attorneys the sum OF per cent. OF ala sums re-
covered from the directors or stockholders. The
attorney general is also directed TO foreclOse
the mortgage OF the government on said roads
at the earliest possible date and TO
tako steps to pay OF the principal en-
cumbrances on said roads and 10 use the
sinking fund for the purpose, 70 ascertain the
amount OF money belonging 20 the Union Pa
clfc and Central Pacific railroads that has not
been invested in branch lines, and he amount
OF bonds and stocks or other companies now
the property of said roads, and 10 take steps To
secure government interest therein. to ascertain
the amount OF land now the property OF said
roads aud recover the same or protect the gov
ernment int rest in connection herewith. For
the purpose Of carrying out the provisions Of
thl, resolution the sum OF 100000 Is hereby ap-
| proprated ont OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Mr. Pettigrew said he would at a later
date submit list of parties with the
amounts of liabilities. The senator said
the manipulation of these railroads was a
disgrace to civilization.
A new phase of the financial question
came up on tho resolution presented by
| Mr.. Hill, defining the policy of the gov
ernment concerning bimetallism, the gold
payments, etc. The resolution is as fol-
| lows:
Rcsolucd. II the house Of representatives
| concur that Il is the sense OF congress that the
| true policy Of the government requires that its
| efforts should be steadily directed 10 the estab-
| lishment OF a safe system OF bimetalism, wherein
| gold and silver may be maintained at parity
| with every dollar coined equal IN value and
| power Of every other dollar coined or issued by
| the United States but II efforts TO establish or
| t,oh I'M all ~
| successful and II for any reason our silver
| coin shall not hereafter be dt parity With gold
! coin and equal thereof in value and power In
! the market and IN the payment OF debts. then
| tits hereby declared that the bonds OF the
| United states now or hereafter issued. which
| by their terms are payable in coin, shall never
| theless be paid instead in gold dollars, Il being
| the policy OF tine United States that its credit
ors at all times be paid in the best money in
| use.
Hill asked immediate consideration of
the resolution, but Butler objected and It
went over. Stewart supplemented the
Hill resolution with another, as follows:
Resolrcd, That there IS no authority TO buy
gold coin In preference 70 silver coin for any
purpose whatever.
The resolution also went over, and the
senate took up the postofilce appropria-
ton bill.
Lodge made a point of order against the
first senate amendment giving the post
master general discretion in expending
the g, $780, 900 for railway postal service,
and an animated discussion arose over
the item.
Allison said as a member of the COM
mittee on appropriations he protested
against this change of existing laws.
Vest said this was another instance Of
the manner in which railroads fought
every measure they conceived TO DO
against them. Tho goverumsnt should
own postal cars just as 1t owned post
offices. The railroads seemed determined
TO control all traffic over their roads. BE
hal found in the course of investigation
o. tho live stock trailic that the roads
} would move no cars except those operated
bv the Armours. Swifts and others of Chi.
clgo. With their capital and their power
they coerced the roads to handle their cars
to the exclusion Of private shippers. Mr..
Pullman with his capital was also able &C
coerce these roads into running his cars
sWaen the senator from Ohio tShermanl,
proposes 10 regulate Pullman cars We are
az once where we have no right to touch
them
YES. continued in q severe arraignmeni
, of the railroads for advancing or retard
ln- legislation as II suited them. Allen
| urged government ownership OF railroads
{ He soon d.yerged from the discussion IntC
5 the claims Of election frauds IN Alabama
3 He submitted \ detailed statement of al
I e.el frauds in what IS known as the
l "B ack Belt" Il showed total Of 500.
votes counted. though only l5.5i3 were act
: uaIv cast lie read atlilavIJs showing
. / spec tic frauds IN the counties. Ii thest
F, frauds had not occurred. Allen said. pop
: ulsts aud republicans would have - on
/. OF .iB members OF the state senate and =
g out OF 10 members of the house. Ale-
. spoke Tor three hours aul had not con
y GUIDED when, a. IS o'clock, tho senate
! adjourned.