The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-12

other dollar ccsaxcs: or issued BY the
United States. bur II uxsr efforts 90 eSsas-
Rsh or maintain sszch hsmetaagSln shall
NOT De whossy successful, and II for any
reason car silver coin shall not hereafter
be ~ a parity vita gold coin and the
equal thereof in Waite ard power IN the
market ard in the payment os dssEs
then 4 - herehy declared that the ssons.s
or the United States now or hereafter ss-
sued. which by their terms are payas,ae
m cosfI saaR nevertheless be pad Instead
IN gold dollars II being she policy of tire
Insted States that gss creditors shall at
all times be pasd in the best money in
use's
Hill asked immediate consideration OF
tae resolution. but Butler objec:ed. and It
went over.
Stewart AZ ossce supplemented sae Hsn
res'oanIzon with another as follows.
Resolved, Tslas there is N, authority
or law TO buy sozi coin IN preferences 10
silver coin fer any purpose whatever.
This resolution also went over AID the
senate took up the postosfsce approprsa-
tion b.il.
Lodge made a point OF order against the
nrst senate amendment. giving the post
master general discretion IN cxpenasng
the E.2soooe for railway postal service,
and an animated discussion arose over
the item.
Allison said that as n member OF she
committee on appropriations he protested
against this change OF existing laws.
Vest said this was another instance Of
the manner IN which the railroads fought
has
against them, The government should
own postal cars just as 1t owned pesscf-
fees. The railrcads seemed determined
to control all the traffic over their roads
He had found In the course OF an investi-
CATION OF the live stock traffic that the
roads would move no cars except those
operated by the 4Armos,rs. Swisss and 9TH
ers or Chicago. With their capital and
their power they coerced the roads 70
handle their ears TO the exclusion OF pr.-
vate shippers. Pullman. with his great
capital was also able to coerce these
roads into running HIS cara ssAnd then
he turns arouad." said Vest, "and I'M
poses upon people who use Pullman cars
When the senator from Ohio {Sherman)
proposes 20 regulate the Pullman cars We
aFt az once sotu we nave no TiS1t TO touch
them" Vest continued IN severe ar
raignment OF the railroads for advancing
or retarding legislation as 1t suited them.
Allen urged the government ownership of
railroads. but saon diverged from the dis
c.issSon into the claims OF election frauds
in Alabama.
Chandler interrupted with the remark
that charges OF fraud against sovereign
states were SO grave that a full senate
should hear them. A call for quorum
was had and fifty-twe senators re-
sponded.
Allen then proceeded. He submitted a
detailed statement OF the alleged frauds
In what Is known as the black hcit. "
1t showed a total OF 5a.07s votes counted.
though only 1888 votes were actually
cast. He read atfidaylts showing spe-
cific frauds by counties. II faese sraIsls
had not occurred. Allen said. the Popu-
lists and Republicans would have twenty
two out OF thirts-three members OF the
state senate and seventy-one ont of 100
members OF the house. Alien spoke for
three hours and had not concluded when,
at 5;iS o'clock. the senate adjourned