Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-23
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
TIE Rev WfiiiT Measure opposed bg
the representative Of coli.
furutA

CHICAGO, Feb. ga Uma5 special
from Washington tayG
Tho po..on OF tho Hguso committee
on Pacific aidr0AIB in agreeing 90 a
new biil does not by any means iudI-
cate that 90 tho coming crowded week
un additional two days viii bo devoted
10 this subject upon which tho sense
of tue H0ufu lns been no. VOL tested,
Chairman Reilly himself, although
anxious Tor some legislative action o.,
this 8uIslUu and willing 90 maize nny
reasonable uUmpr1m.lu, does not be-
liUvu ,hat tHufo lsuuy prospect Tor O.
further IilCu sion Of the matter 'u tlu
time, 10 tie um1 should bn Above
tueto w no hope Cor tue pssnpo Of
legislation % thlI Kind thuu 10 tho
Ser. p. WuUfo there arc enough UJ-
punuuis o. any Pacific r7ilr0uI lUglsla-
ton 90 tAlustor until the end Of the
H,Esi0u.
10 i8 true that the amended Reilly
biii, ns proposed ~ tho committee 10
its meeting yesterday 10 much more
favorable g. the government tEan any
proposition yet devised. 10 would pay
into the Treasury Immediately the fIll
amount Of the pa Cipul OF tho Pacific
railroad government bonds and would
give security Tor tho pay ment VI intut-
est a. tue end OF iny years. II hos lho
support OF B9gtucr, WHO led the 0pposl-
ton ~ the Reilly hi. 10 Will, nov.
ever, be vigorously opposed by the
California mOmbUIH, who probably
more than any other members of Coz
grcss, have this Paciuc railroad quus-
ton NJ heart.
Representative Mcclure Of Cali
fOfnia unii that his chief objection
tho blll was that it WAS merely a scheme
10 postpone action ON tue pgit IL the
government nEaintt the Pacific rail-
roads Tor ono year.
~ do not believe that tho roads have
any Intention OF agreeing TO the pro.
visions OF the Reilly bill, but they are
only willing that II shoulu bu passed
in order 10 ouj0y the benefits arising
tfom that section OF the bill whicn
gives ihum year Tor the confederation
o. che pr0po sitiou. A. the cnI of tnis
JcRP8 umo they have only To soy that
they have concluded not 90 accept the
pr0vieiOus OF tls now bcI, when tue
altualiau lblsr1 baUE TO what Il Is &C.
day."
Representative Camlnaiu, Of Call.
iyguis, advances another serious oUjeo.
tiun 90 tue passage OF tue now 1ill at
this time. lie said;
"bufln IS tho tendency IL tho gov
cfnmgn'1 clain against tlH Stanford
estate was not proper i1f Congress 90
pgatpoho Tor . year ell government
hctlon 10 th!a matter The claim
agaiutt tho hlHltIrl estate needs 10 DO
prosecuted ~ Ouou " 10 DO 10 be avail
able Or worthy If Ugnuideration NJ all.
For tho government ~ say that II shall
remain unsettled for year will not
only be gT0ra Injustice 90 the tied up
esiHlei but also viii seriously ialure tue
governments clnim against it under
the California law. Uolieyo That tlll
til1rt 10 obtain the second c1HHiLtra.
ton n thp question In the House when
70 is known that there B. 40 hone OF
legislation o. tue Senate on the aubject
n merely au vlJft 10 get romisB.un Of
tho fret positive and overwhelming
judgment Congress ever entered
against th0Tu gigantic frAuds.D
Chairman Reilly said he had made
a formal request " the committee on
Tulo8 Tor Guy next week, but no feared
tuat unless IL could be- SHOWN that 90 10 |
tho sonae VI the House upon tho subjtc. |
this rnqueui would be refused.
q. p. Huntington, the Pacific rail.
Eoni muguatc, who has been for several !
days Ia tho city, Is quoted as having
expressed HE auutlIuIw 10 a senator as
1 IllnwE
81 hm not hero 20 propose any par-
tlcuiar hiil. / have become 90 sicl, ut
rho worry ana tedlum OF trying IN show |
Constos7 tho bost way out OF the rail- |
road difficulty that / have now con.
cludul 10 lot CougreBg settle the bill Tor |
Itself / am only hero 10 urge YOU 10 |
90 something. This thing has been |
neglected now lar too lOng.D