The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-07
LINGUISTIC DUEL
Bstween Senator Morgan and Mr.. Hunt
tnEton-The Railroad MsEnats's shrsNsd
Anr,ysrs 10 to the Senator'S oaestion.

Between Senator Morgan and Mr.. Hunt
tnEton-The Railroad MaEnats's shrsNEd
kns,rsrs 10 TO the Senator'S Qnostion.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March. g.
After n vacation Of two weeks the SEN
ate committee on Pacific railroads to-
day resumed consideration Of the Pa
cific raIlroad debt question. Mr.. c. P.
Huntington was present, but in the
absence Mt the beginning Of the hearing
of Senator Morgan, Mt. John Rooney
as the representative of the Junior
bondholders, was permitted 10 file q
brief IN opposition TO the plans here
tofore offered for the reorganization OF
the Pacific roads. He advocated con-
solicitation OF the Union Pacific and Cen
trnl Pacific Assessments on subordinate
interests for the cash payment OF the
first and second mortgages and for the
management by government commits
slnners OF the foreclosure and reorEanl-
zatIon Of these properties.
When Senator Morgan appeared the
linguistic dtssl between himself and Mr..
Huntington Began. The senator began
Immediately by asking Mr.. Huntington
as 10 Ms objections 10 the Pattison re-
port. Mr. Huntington replied that he
objected TO II as n whole. He admitted
that he had been before the commits
sion. but contended that the commits
sion had certain theories TO work out
and did not pay much attention TO hts
statements. IT know" he rnid, "Rll
about the building OF the Central Pa
cihc."
OF the road" replied Mr.. Morgan, that
we want to know ns about what was
made out Of IT,"
ave dld not" responded sfr. Hunt
lngtnn, make any more than we were
allowed to make under the statutes"
Continuing az 10 the division OF the
proceeds, he said that he could divide
ANYTHING In which two were interested
exactly In the middle.
Senator MorEan--Can you do that
when YOU are on one side and the people
on the other side2"
Mr. HuntIngton--'T can"
Senator Moryan--"I am going to give
you a chance before We Eet through.'
Referring to the construction OF the
Southern Pacific road 10 Yuma, ATi-
Eonn, Mr.. Huntington said that Mr..
Cotton was interested In that translc-
tlon, that he was dead. and that he had
nothing to do with the disposal OF his
SDid you not" asked Mr.. Morgan.
buy Mrs. colton's house In San Frsa-
| cisco?"
'I did"
"And dId you not md Mr.. cOlton's
papers there7"
Il found the wall paper there"
''Bpt did you mt find his private pa
perB there and burn them?"
III You charge me with that I will not
answer"
'It IS charged by men who have writ
ten TO me. men as good as l am."
Then they are good men"
As good M YOU are"
"Thcn they are very good men."
Mr.. Huntington then asserted with
very much emphasis that hc had
neither found any OF Mr. Colton's pm
pcrs In the house, nor destroyed any OF
them. Mr. Huntington was examined
~ TO his paTtnerBhip with Mark Hop
| klns In the hardware buUincsS IN San
Frnucsco, but he declared that hard
ware business was In no wire connected
ns n partnership with the railway busi-
ness The firm bad. he raid. loaned
money to the railroads. and had also
bought securities, which when received
were divided between them az indivld-
unis fie said Senator MeggaH was
asking too much OF him when he asked
him to give the details OF business
transactions OF thllty-iive years ago.
| There had been no general settlement
" his and MIR. HopRlnS' accourla upon
| the inttcrs' death but Mrs. NupkinR
hnd gone on MS the representative OF
her husbands interests IN the railroads.