Arizona republican., 1896-12-12
MIR. ELL'SRECOMMENDAIION
He Opposes Government OWn-
 ership of Railroads.
House Acts Favorably Upon Several War Claims, and Passes Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Liquor In the Capitol.

W O4Ny OOS' IIs leSPAS sentative Bell of Texas, a member of the committee on Pacific railroads, to- day presented to the house minority report against the Powers bill. He i opposed the bill on the ground that it | proposed to increase the indebtedness 1 of Pacific railroads, which are covered by first mortgages and prior liens to the government liens, by $16,00O,000, and to make the government lien sub ordinate to this increased indebted ness He claims that while under the Pow CTS plan companies would attempt to give security to the government by a second lien, if the government shall be obliged to take possession of the property, as he predicts that it would be eventually under the Powers bill it would have to assume an additional debt of $16,000,00O, He holds that property on which the government would be given lien would be worth less than the amount of the first mort gage.
 MT. Bell recommends that the in- debtedness of the roads to the govern ment be extended, providing the com panies will secure the government debt by first mortgage on the property, giving the government a right on de- fault to institute proceedings on the entire amount of the roads indebted ness. In the event of failure or re- fusal of the roads to comply with these conditions the government should institute suit to foreclose and sell the property. The report strong ly opposed government ownership or control.
 This was private bill day in the house and seven war claims, carrying an aggregate of s11S,4O7, were favor ably acted upon by the committee of the whole
 The house having passed the bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in the cap itol, the blind chaplain today referred to the fact in his prayer
 we thank thee, Oh Lord" he said that this house is no longer respon- sible for the liquor traffic within the halls of the National capitol"
 On motion of MT. Dingley, the floor leader, it was agreed that when the house adjourned today it be to meet Monday. A joint resolution extend ing until the close of this session the time for the joint committee to in vestigate the question of the alcohol tax used in manufactures and arts. was adopted. This being Friday, the house then, on motion of MT. McMil- Ian of Tennessee, went into committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on the private calendar.
 The programme of the ways and means committee appropriation bill for an extra session of congress was the only topic of discussion in the house today and met with great approval among the Republicans.
 It is expected that the bill will be brought forward very early in the ex. tra session, and passed under the rule fixing the time for debate, so it's fate will be in the hands of the senate early
 All of the Republican members O. the ways and means committee have been elected to the next congress ant it is assured that Mir Reed will agai1 be chosen speaker and will not chang, the personnel of the committee, sc that there is no probability that an. effort will be made to do the worl over again.
 At the night session of the hous thirty-three bills were favorably acte, upon. There were no features of tn session