The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Speaker Crisp
called tho house to order to-day. After
passing rules for river and harbor naviga-
ton and minor relief bills, the house went
into committee OF the whole and resumed
the consideration of the Union Pacific
railroad funding bill. Harris, populist,
of Kansas, completed his remarks against
the bill winch he began yesterday. His
idea was that the property should be fore
closed and sold and that the government
should enforce its claims. BY tho OK
penditure of Sl0,0)),0OD tho government
could acquire the road and then, either by
lease or directly, operate it.
Boatner, democrat of Louisiana, fol-
lowed with a strong speech in opposition
TO the measure. lie called particular at
tention to the fact that tho conspicuous
feature of every Legislative plan proposed
for tho settlement of tho Pacific railroad
debt has been tho abandonment of pro-
cecdIngs begun against the officers and
directors of these companies under the
act of 1873. In 1873 two members of this
house had been expelled because they had
been debauched by emissarles of those
roads. He was not opposed to tho gov
ernment ownership of the road, but pre-
ferrod TO sec his substitute passed pro-
act by which, in case of tho default OF the
road, the company should forfeit its
charter. He was willing to see the gov
ernment purchase tho property, To pro-
| tect its interest, but only on condition
/ that it should be Immediately resold to
/ private individuals.
| DO you mean to say that the property
/ is worth as much as tho governments 5
/ first debt ?n asked Reilly.
II am inclined to think it is" replied
4 Boatner. "But If IT ~ not, you can rest
/ assured tho railroad people will not dis
/ charge the debt If your bill is passed
! Powers, republican of Vermont. argued
! in favor of the passage of the bill, which
/ he said would secure the payment to the
/ government of SliOJ0.OJ0. He denounced
the methods employed by the opponents
| of the bill tn compass Il. In response 10
I a question Powers said thar IL the mort
cages OF the government we're torcclosed
the property would cost the United States
$lsO, 100. .OD0, aud he expressed the opinion
that the goyernmout would not, after the
endless .Igatloa which would follow, re-
alze S1J.OJ1.0D from the property.
Harris. popul,st Of Kansas. begged TO
I remind the house that x years ago to-day
JAY Gould offered ,6s, 100000 for the Unior
| Pacific section alone.
| Mcguire. democrat of California, pre-
sented to the house the petition of tue Sar
| Francisco ErImuler, signed by .O),5J,
persons against the bill.
Snodgrass, democrat of Tennessee, auC
Cooper, republican of Wisconsin, CON
tiuued tue debate in opposition 10 tue bill
| Lockwood. domocrat of New York
closed the debate cor tne day in adyocacl
OF the bill. he declared that the question
OF the alleged crImtuAl,ty Of the or.Siua
constructors and officials Of the road la.
nothing 10 90 with tue merits of the bill
| which IN b s opinion presented the h-s
solution ever offered Tor the Pacific rail
road problem. ~ .ae conclusion Ot Ai
remarks the house, a. 5:-5 % .c.ocA p. IA.
adjourned until -a-uorro" ~ II o'clock.