The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-02

did not owe the government dollar.
Mr.. Sherman insisted that this was
an open question and that the SOUTH
ern Pacific was responsible for losses
which the Central Pacific had caused
the United States.
Mr. Palmer opposed the singing Quit
OF these claims for payment. In time
there should be an overhauling of all
claims, but the Southern Pacific should
not be preferred now.
A Savage Onslaught.
Mr.. Pettfgrew made a savage on-l
siaught on the railroad claims. HeI
said the Central Pacific and the South
ern Pacific were one and the same road.
The officers of the former had stolen
and wrecked the property and them
these Scoundrel5 had organized thel
Southern Pacific. The obligations of
the Central Pacific to the government
would become due and then there
would be an opportunity to recoVerl
from these ''sWindlers" Of the South
ern Pacific
Mr.. White OemocraD. Of California,
urged a postponement Of the appropr1a-
ton DILL until a general settlement
with the Pacific roads was secured.
Mr.. Price said senators should not
make statements calculated to create
public apprehension. He explained the
details of the Southern Pacific and of
the Central Pacific organization. The
former was an unremunerative prop
erty, paying no dividends. and with AM
empty treasury. This was a judgment
rendered in a court of last resort, draw
ing 4 per cent interest, and would sol
remain until paid. The senator corree-
ted several statements that had been
made as to the connections betWeenI
the various roads, their fortunes, etc
NJ "a
one of the cases in which the railroads
we're insolvent and those who conduc-
ted them were otherwise.
After a lengthy debate the Southern
Pacific amendment and the FRENCH
spoilation amendment were both
adopted-yeas, go; nays, "a,
An amendment was adopted appro-
priatng $4,000 for an arbitration COM
mission with Great Britain to adjust
claims growing out Of Boring Sea seiz-
ures. The Paris court of arbitration
has held the United States liable. but
did not fix the amount, The president
has urged settlement at $425.000 but
Congress has. been derelict in not
acting.
Was Not Wise.
MIR. Sherman declared that the action
Of Congress had been ineAcusable and
unwise. First, there was the Paris ar
bitration. and now comes second ar
bitrat!on.
1T is my prophesy," said Mr. Sher-
man, that it will be be shown that the
United States has not acted properly
or wisely in not closing this subject.
The new arbitration will ultimately
cost this government more than the
settlement recommended by the preSi-
dent. The refusal Of the United States
to carry out the executive agreement
Of the Paris arbitration will do more
to weaken the cause Of arbitration than
anything in recent years.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
appropriating s425, 600 to pay the claims
in accordance with the presidents
recommendation.
Mr.. Morgan, one of the United States
arbftrators at Paris. vigorously OPP
posed the Sherman amendment to
lump sums in settlement.
1T is a proposition to lump off the
honor and integrity of the United
sition as that made by the president,
and it was properly rejected by the
House Of Representative as diShonor
able to the government"
Mr. Morgan said Great Britain had
tried, with the aid of various members
of the administration here. to break up
the award made by the Paris tribunal.
The senator told in detail how the
butchering of the seals was continuing
systematically.
III this sum is paid" said Mr. Nor
gan, with much earnestneSs, t'the GOV
eminent of the United States and this
administration is in Disgrace
Mr.. Cockren speedily withdrew the
amendment for G. second arbitration
saying he had not anticipated such d
conflict.
This also disposed of the Sherman
amendment for the payment of lump
sum.