Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
A DAY IN CONGRESS
Senators Talked on a Vorieiy Of
Subjects.
THE RAILROADS DENOUNCED
Hu Introd ueed "a Financial Resolution
Denver Branch Mint Bn PASSES
the House.


of Senator Hoar for another term In the
senate-the fourth term for Senator
Hoar-were presented today by Senator
Lodge.
Senator Davis submitted "A resolution
from the legislature of Minnesota, char
acterizing the railroad pooling bill as
an effort to 'legalize a gigantic trust,
and requesting the Minnesota senators
and representatives 10 work against the
measure.
Resolutions were presented by which
the legislatures of Kansas and Minneso-
tn both express themselves In favor of
the election of United States senators
by direct vote OF the people.
The senate agreed to the conference
report on the bill for the removal and
settlement OF Southern Ute Indians,
Senator Germans motion to reconsid-
err the bill affecting important railroad
mineral lands In Montana and Idaho
was disposed OF by amendments. which
led 10 a withdrawal of the motion to
reconsider
Senator Pettigrew presented the fol-
lowing concurrent resolutions
Resolved. That the president Is here
by requested to employ counsel for the
purpose of bringing suit against the di-
rectors and stockholders of the Union
and Central Pacincsrailroads who re-
ceived this stock of the said roads. with
out paying cash for the same: also TO
direct suit against the otflcersand stock
holders OF the said roads to- recover such
sums of money as were stolen by them
or reverted and oontroverted to any
unlawful purpose and therefore not
placed In the sinking fund, as required
by law. and the president IL hereby au-
thorIzed to pay to said attorneys the
sum of per cent. of all sums recovered
from the said directors or stockholders.
The attorney general is also directed
to foreclose the mortgage OF the govern
ment on the said roads at the earliest
possible date and TO take steps 20 pay
of the principal encumbrances on said
roads and to use the sinking fund for
the purpose; to ascertain the amount
OF money belonging 10 the Union Pa
cific and Central Pacific roads that has
not been invested In branch lines and
the amount OF bonds and stocks of 9th
er companies now the property OF said
roads and TO take steps to secure n
government interest therein; To ascer'
tain the amount OF land now the prop
erty of said roads and recover the same
or protect the government interest In
connection Herewith. For the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this
resolution. the sum OF 100000 is hereby
appropriated out OF any money In th'
treasury not otherwise appropriated"
Senator Pettigrew said he would a
a later date submit list Of the partie
with the amounts OF liabilities. Tn
manipulation Of these railroads was
disgrace TO civilization"
A new phase of the financial question
came up on the resolution presented b!
Senator Hill by defining bimetallisn
gold payments, etc. The resolution 4
as follows:
Resolved or the house of represen
tatives concursl, that II is the sense o
congress that the true policy Of tn
government requires that its effort
should be steadily directed to the Is
tablishment of a safe system of cur
rency, wherein gold and silver may b
maintained at a parity and every do
lar coined may be equal In value an
power TO every other dollar coined G
issued by the United States. but IL on
efforts 10 establish or maintain sue
bimetallism shall not be wholly success
full and II for any reason our silver col
shall not hereafter be at a purity wit
gold coin and the equal thereof In valu
and power in the market and In th
payment of debts. then II is hereby d.
clared that the bonds of the Unite
States, now or hereafter issued, while
by their terms are payable in coin, sha
never the less be paid instead In gol
dollars, II being the policy of the Unite
States that Its creditors shall at a
times be paid in the best money In use
ganafar Hi! aslad 20 rnf
sideration of the resolution, but Sent
tor Butler objected and it went owe
Senator Stewart supplemented II
Hill resolution with another as follow
Resolved. That there is no authorii
or law to buy gold coin In preferenC
10 solver coin for any purpose wha
ever"
The resolution also went over and II
senate took up the postofiice appropri'
ton bill. Senator Lodge made poil
OF order against the first senate ameni
ment giving the postmaster geuer'
discretion In spending the 1850. 900 I,
railway postal service and an ANNA
ed discussion arose over the item.
Senator Allison said as a member
the committee on appropriations
protested against this change OF e.
listing laws.
Senator Vest said this was anoth
instance of the manner in which Il
railroads fought every measure tn
they conceived to be against them. II
government should own the postal car
just as II owned the postof,lces. II
railroads seemed determined 60 contr
all traffic over their roads. He ha
found in the course of investigation
live stock traffic that the roads Won
move no cars except those operated 1
the Armours. Hwifts and others of on
cago. With their capital and pow,
they coerced the roads to handle the
cars TO the exclusion of private shil
pers. Dir. Pullman, with his great cal
ital. was also able to eoerce these roat
into running his cars.
when the senator from Ohio (She
mani proposes 10 regulate Pullman ca
we are at once told we have no rigl
10 touch them" He continued in 5
we're arraignment of the railroads Z,
advancing or retarding legislation as
suited them.
Senator Allen urged government owi
ership OF railroads. He soon diverg,
from the discussion into the claims
election frauds In Alabama, lie su
mitted a detailed statement OF alleRi
frauds In what II known as the "Bla,
belt" II showed total OF SCOTS vot
counted. though only 1888 votes we
actually cast, He read afIidavits shoN
ing specific frauds by tine counties
these frauds had not occurred. Senati
Allen said the populIsts and republican
xwoftfd hava % mt nf IN n,otnhare af ~