The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-02-12
HILL BRINGS IT Up
TO Define THE GOVERNMENTS
BOND PAYING POLICY.


He Introduces a Resolution to Pay In Gold
Providing Anything Occurs to Disturb
the Parity of Gold and Silver--stswart
S1bmits an Anti-Preference Resolution
the Pacific RaiIroads--Post Office Ap-
preparation Bill Takes Most of the
Day.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE creden-
tials Of Senator Hoar for his fourth
term, beginning March next, were pre-
sented to the senate this morning.
Davis Rep. MIMI submitted reso-
luton from the legislature Of Minneso-
ia, characteriZing the pooling bill as an
effort to 'legalize a gigantic trush,
and requesting members OF congress
from Minnesota to work against the
measure. Resolutions were also pre-
sented in which the legislature Of Kan
sas and Minnesota express themselves
in favor Of the election of United States
senators by a direct vote of the people.
The financial question again came
forward when Mr.. Hill Oem. y. V.
presented a resolution defining the pol
Icy of the government to pay its bonds
in gold in case the parity between gold
and silver could not be successfully
main tanned.
MIR. Stewart, representing the radical
silver element, submitted a counter res
oluion declaring that the government
had no right to prefer gold to silver
The resolution went over under the
senate rules, but they offer an oppor-
tunity for a renewal of spirited con-
fiict over the financial situation.
AIR. Hill sought 10 secure action on
his resolution today, and it is believed
he viii push 1t tomorrow. It is consid-
cred improbable, however, that the SEN
ate Will specifically define the govern
ments policy on gold payments in case
the bimetallic ratio is disturbed Most
of the day was spent ON the poStoffce
appropriation bill.
UNCORKS HIS WRATH.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota pre-
sented a resolution directing the preSi-
dent to secure private counsel to prose
against the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads. Following is the reSo-
luton:
Resolved, That the president is here
by requested to employ counsel for the
purpose Of bringing suit against the
directors and stockholders OF the Union
and Central Pacific railroads who have
received stocks Of said road without
paying cash for the same; also to re-
ceive from the directors, officers and
stockholders Of said roads. such sums
of money as were stolen by them or
diverted or converted to any unlawful
purpose, and therefore not placed in
the sinking fund.
The senator said he would have some
interesting statements to present as to
irregularities in management of these
and some other roads. The senate had
not completed the postof1ice appropria-
tino bill up to the time OF adjournment.
Mr.. Lodge made a point of order
against the first senate amendment to
the postoffice appropriation bill giving
the postmaster general discretion in
expending the IS, ,205, 900 for railway pos
tai service and an animated discussion
arose over the item.
Mr. Allison, Rep. 1owa), said as
member OF the committee on approprla-
tions. he protested against this change
of existing laws.
EVEN RAILROADS CRINGE.
Mr.. Vest, Oern. MOI, said this was
another instance Of the manner in
which the railroads fought every meas
The government should own postal cars
Just as it owned postoffices. The rail-
roads seemed determined to control all
the traffic over their roads. He had
found I'm the course of an investigation
of the live stock tra1ec that the roads
would move no cars except those oper-
ated by the Armours Swift and others
of Chicago. With their capital and
their power they coerced the roads to
handle their cars to the exclusion or
private shippers. Mr.. Pullman, with
his great capital, was also able to coerce
these roads into running his cars.
And then he turns around" said Mr..
Vest, "and imposes his own prices on
the people who use Pullman cars. When
the senator from Ohio (Sherman) pro-
poses to regulate the Pullman cars we
are at once told that we have no right
to touch them"
Mr.. Vest continued in severe ar
raignment of the railroads for advanc-
ing or retarding legislation as 1t suited
them.
Mr.. Allen urged the government own
ership Of railroads. He soon diverged
from the discussion into the claims of
election frauds in Alabama.
Mr.. Chandler interrupted with the re-
mark that charges Of fraud against
sovereign state Were so grave that n
full senate should hear them. A call
for a quorum was had ana nlty-tWo
senators responded.
Mr. Allen then proceeded. He sub
mitted a detailed statement of the al
legged frauds in what is known as the
black belt" 1t showed a total of 50,-
O7S votes counted, though only 1918
votes were actually cast. He read afii-
davits showing specific frauds by coun-
ties. If these frauds had not occurred,
Mr.. Allen said, the Populists and Re
publicans would have twenty-five out
of thirty-three members of the state