The herald., 1895-01-31
THE REILLY BILL,
Opening Debate ON the Funding Measure
In the House.

Opening Debate on tke Funding Measure
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-In the house
today Oatchings of Mississippi, from the
committee on rules. reported that the
special order setting aside today and
tomorrow until O'Clock for general de.
bate on the Pacific railroads bill, and an
hour and half subsequent to that time,
for debate under the five-minute rule,
with provisions for vote on the bill
and pending amendments at 4 49, Boat
ner of Louisiana and Mcguire Of CAL
ifornia protested strenuously against the
brief time allowed for debate. But
seven hours" said Boatnsr, "sre all
lowed for the debate on bill which pro-
poses TO give away 500, 1000, 600, and con-
done offsnses and crimes with which the
people have been familiar for years."
Mcguire of California declared that
few members understood the scope OF
the legislation proposed by this bill.
The time allowed gave no opportunity
to show the plundering and thisving OF
the officials OF that company. 1t con-
doned 80 years of crimes besides which
the crimes OF the East India company
paled into nsignifcsncs-crimes which
the people and the government had
been trying to reach for years.
Bryan, Democrat, OF Nebraska, fol.
lowed In this same strain, saying the
Pacific roads had been plundsred Of
S278 900, 900, which plunderiag this bill
would allow to 60 on; and Cooper, Re-
publican, OF Wisconsin, also joined In
thu denunciatiJn of the bill and the
gag rule.
Reilly. Democrat. Of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the Pacifa railroads. com
mittes, agreed with the opponents of
the special order "a to ths magnitude
and importaaee of the bill, which he
said involved 500, 000,0 600 belonging to
tho people of the country, but the effort
OF this COMMITTEES in reporting the bill,
he said, was to protsot the interests OF
the government. His committee had
not asked for the time limit set by the
committee ON rules.
III you did not ask for cloture," in
terrupsed Mcmillan, Democrat. "why
did the rules committee give it?"
1--WE asked for . rule," replied
Reilly, "snd the committee deemed two
days all the time that Gould be given in
the present condition OF the public
busineHs."
NO CAUSE FOR EXCITEMENT.
Oatchings deprecated tho frantic sx-
element aroused by the introduction Of
the order. There was NO occasion for
excitement. He well understood that
there were representatives on the floor
who wanted TO nee the government take
and operate the roads. "God forbid
such calamity" said he. SIT Is not
question Of condoning offenses, but of
securing tho governments just dues. If
we fail tc mske an effort to do 10, We
will be t-eant to our duty"
Oatchings then demanded the previ-
GUS question, which was ordered ON
rising vote, 1874 to 104.
Holman, Democrat, OF Indiana, de-
manded the yaas and nays and the roll
was called. The previous question was
ordered, 1872 to 12l.
After the previous question was or.
dered Mr.. Catchinge modified Che rules
30 40 to give two days for general debate,
with provision for a final vote at 4
O'Clock on Friday.
This necsssitstsd q postponemont of
the euloges of tho late Seaasor Colo nit
until the third Satusdav in February.
As modified. this special order was
adopted without division, and the house,
under terms. went into committes OF
the whole. Mr.. Dockery, Democrat, of
Missouri in the chair, and began the
confederation of the bill
MR., REILLY STARTS THE BALL.
Reilly opened the debate In favor OF
the bill which, he said, was aimed at
the settlemeet OF the vsxed and trou blsd
question OF securing to the government
its due from the Union Pacific railroad
and it's branches. He said he believed
this bill offered the best solution of the
question presented. Unless some such
adjustment was effected he declared
that foreclosure was inevitable
and the govern mont would be
compelled in order to protect
itself 10 pay off the frst mortgage, in