Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-15

all competing lines, Wnle IL n8u 1OE tno
same time done IS per cent. Of the pas
senger business. The records show that
the Southern Pacific and its ocean connec-
ton to New York had gotten the greater
part of their increased business by driving
Of the ships that had been carrying
freight around Cape Horns and had taken
very little business that would have gone
via tine Union Pacific
Morgan questioned Huntington concern
irg the contract Of his road with the Pacific
Mail company for the control Of the tom
mage Of this line via the Panama railway,
with view to showing that tho purpose
was to force business over the Southern
Pacific railroad, but Huntington contend
cd that he had no interest in the Pacific
Mail and that the object of the arrange
ment was to afford q fair remuneration to
tho capital invested.
He denied with emphasis the assertion
that compulsion was used to get the Cali
fornia business for tho Southern Pacific,
and said that the company obtained its
business by going into the competitive
field for it. Huntington expressed the
opinion that q consolidation Of the Union
Pacific as contemplated by Thurston's 9
bill would be injurious to the interests of
the owners Of both lines. He thought
such q combination would result in the
extension Of other lines west from Ogden,
and believed 1t advisable in the interest OF
all that an equitable arrangement should
be made whereby the Union Pacific should
remain an independent line.
GOOD TEMPER PREVENTS A ROW.
Hardy Of Indiana Attacks Talbsrt, Who IL
Not in ''scrappins' Humor.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ia very exciting
row was only prevented at the night ses-
sion Of tie house by the good temper
shown by Talbert OF South Carolina,
whose utterances at the night session ten
daysl ago caused Barrett Of Massachu-
setts to offer q resolution to censure him
for ''trcasonable and seditious' language.
Last nigh: Talbert was opposing a bill To
pension soldiers widow who had sub
sequently remarked and had been di-
vorccd from her second husband, when
Hardy (Rep Of Indiana arose and made
q savage personal attack upon Talbert.
I'VE have heard from South Carolina, F"
said he, year in and year out. except tho
four years when she was out Of the union.
She has caused more trouble than any
other state in the Union, from the time
when John c. Calhoun tried to nullify
the statutes Of the United States in 1889
and Andrew jackson threatened to hang
him for his pains up to the present time,
when the gentleman from South Caro-.
lima appears in this body and gentleman
Of similar propensities appears at the 9TH
er end of the Capitol. Her record here is
without parallel. am here to vote for
every pension bill presented to this house.
despite South Carolina, which has not
sent an honcstly-electcd representative to
congress since lS72."
Talbert was evidently suffering under
great excitement while this attack was be.
ing made, and an outbreak was expected,
but he restrained himself with difficulty
and turned the attack with q pleasant
remark to the effect that Canada had been
heard from. (Hardy was born in Canada.) }
Later. however, while discussing another
bill he took occasion to remark that he
had noticed that those who had taken no
part in the war were loudest in their Procla-
nations of patriotism and their denuncia-
tions Of those who had fought against tho
Union. (Talbert himself served in tho
Confederate army throughout the war.
Hardy did not serve in the Union army.)
II have noticed" concluded Talbert,
"that those who are invincible in time Of
peace were generally invisible in timo
war" General laughter.
Interior Secretary on Skates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Hokc Smith, tho
secretary of the interior, is the first men,
Der Of President Clevelands cabinet to
take TO the ice. He visited a skating rink
with half-dozen young women, and
though he had nos worn skates since boy.
hood nc was making figure IS ten minutes
after he had strapped on the runners. He
had one bad fall, however, AMI as he
weighs go pounds the shock was probab-
lv rpcOrfled IN the seismnuraph at tb~