The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-31
1T HAS NO FRIENDS.
Union Pacific Railroad Runs the Gauntlet
OF the House.

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Washington, Jan. 30.-In the house
| after routine business, Catchings de-
manded the previous question on the
| adoption of a rule for the consideration
| of the Pacific railroad bill and 1t was
| ordered, 124 to 104. Holman demanded
| the yeas and yeas which were ordered.
The previous question was on the
rule setting aside the remainder of the
| Gay and tomorrow until o'clock for
| debate on the bill and vote at 4:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Several
| members objected to the brief time al
lowed for debate on a bill of such gil
| gantic importance. 1T was outrag-
eous," said Boatner, Dem. La.,) Ito
give but seven hours debate to a bill
giving away one hundred millions. and
condone offenSeS and crimes with which
people have been familiar for years"
Mr. Mcguire declared that few men,
berS understood the scope OF the leg
! islaton proposed by this bill The time
allowed gave no opportunity TO show
the plundering and thieving of officials
Of that company, 1t condoned thlrty
wears of crime besides which they
crimes of the East India company
paled into nsignifcance-crimes which
the people and government had been
trying to reach for years.
MIR. Bryan Oem. Neb) followed in
tie same strain, saying that the Pacific
roads had plundered 2lS,0oO,eOo which
Numbering this dill would allow to go
on.
Mr.. Cooper Rep. Wis., also Joined
in the denunciation of the bill and the
gag rule.
Mr.. Reilly Oem. Pa chairman of
the Pacific railroads committee agreed
with the opponents of the special ord
as to the magnitude and --@--,ince
of the bill which he said involved $780,.
Ill arir n
country but the effort of his committee
in reporting the bill he said was to pro-
tect the interests of the government
His committee had not asked for the
time limit set by the rules committee.
IF you id not ask for cloture' in
terrupted Mr.. Mcmillan Dem). why
cid the rules committee give it?
I'VE asked for a rule replied Mr..
Reilly land the committee deemed two
days all the time that could be given in
the present condition OF the public bus
mess"
Mr.. Catchings deprecated the frantic
excitement aroused by the Introduction
of the order. There was no occasion
for excitement. He we'll understood
that there were representatives on the
floor who wanted to see the government
take and operate the roads.
God forbid such a calamity, said
he 1T is not a question of condoning
past offenseS. but OF securing the gov
ernment's just dues. If we fail 10 make
an effort TO do so we VIII De fecreant
to our duty.
Mr.. Catchings then demanded the
previous question which was ordered
on a rising vote, 1874 to 1Oi. Mr.. Hoi-
man Dem. Ind demanded the yeas
and nays and the roll was called. The
previous question was ordered, lS2 to
l21.
After the previous question was or
derd Mr.. Catchings modified the rules
so as to give two days for general de-
bate with provision for a final vote at
{ o'clock on Friday. This necessitated
a postponement of the eulogies on the
late Senator Colquitt until the third
Saturday in February. As modified the
special order was adopted without di-
vision and the house under its terms
went into committee of the whole.
Mr.. Dockery Dem.. Mo- in the chair,
began the consideration of the bill. Mr.
Reilly. chairman Of the Pacific railroad
committee. opened the debate for the
bill which he said was aimed at set
tlement OF the veXed and troublesome
question of securing to the government
its due from the Pacific railroad anG
its branches. He said he believed this
bill offered the best solution of the
question presented Unless some adj
justment was effected he declared that
foreclosure was inevitable and the gov
eminent would be compelled in order TO
protect itself to pay of the first mort
gage. involving an outlay of $40 c00. 900.
In reply to question by Mr.. Dunn
Dem. y. u Mr.. Reilly denied that this
kill would prevent the government
from proceeding against the -four rob-
bers" as Mr.. Dunn termed them. He
said the bill specially reservde TO the
government every right of redress il
possessed.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reilly's re-
marks, which occupied almost three
hours, Mr.. Meiklejohn rep. Nshl gave
notice of an amendment he should offer
at the proper time in place Of section 10
OF the pending bill. TO add TO section
OF the act OF March 1857. the provis-
ion CT q bill TO further designate the
securities III which the Union Pacific
Railroad company's sinking fund might
be invested.
Mr.. Harris Pop., KanA opposed the
hill in q speech which aroused frequent
bursts Of applause. He declared that
the mortgage should be foreclosei.
Government ownership had no terrors
for him.
Il had rather see the government pay
the first mortgage Indebtedness said
he. and take the road that these Pa /
cific railroad scoundrels who have de- |