The record-union., 1896-12-23

they would cease, whenever the first de-
Iauit In payment of their bonds was
made, To have any right to the prop
er1y, but that all the property passed
Immediately and without any action by
congress or by the courts into the pos
session or the Government of the
United states. The control of Pacific
ROADS was absolutely necessary to the
Government in military point of view,
ana III was imperatively important to
smut out the idea that the Government
was ever going to abandon its control
lhto private hands, particularly into the
handS or foreign stockholders, for said
ne, there is not a railroad 200 miles
long that Is not owned abroad Aneri-
can stockholders in American railroads
would be curiosity-that should be
put in a side show"
Morgan spoke for about an hour and
q half, and when he had taken his seat
Gear expressed his satisfaction that the
question had come UP incidentally. 1t
was evident, he said that there was a
desire on the part of the Senate to take
up that important measure. The men,
bers of the committee We're unanimous.
with the exception of the Senator from
Alabama, in reporting the funding bill
but none OF them We're welded to that
specific plan. Personally he was op-
posed now and in toto to the operation
of the Pacific Railroads by the Govern
ment, experience having shown that
Government operation of railroads IN
Europe was more expensive than opera
ton by companies. He hoped that the
Senate would take UP and act upon the
bill in1mp6i falu .aF
Pettigrew's resolution was then re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropria-
tionS.
Butler Pop) of North Carolina of
fered a resolution for a committee of
three Senators to inquire into the prin-
ciple of legislation through the initia-
tive and referendum. Referred to the
Committee ON Contingent Expenses
A resolution was offered by Call CD
of Florida, and was agreed to- asking
the President for information as to the
circumstances of the death in Cuba of
Charles GOWN, an American citizen
said to 'have been hacked to pieces by
Spanish soldiers
At 2:4O D. m. the Senate went into
executive session. and shortly after
ward adjourned until Tuesday, January
9Th
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-At $40
this afternoon the House adjourned for
the holiday recess, having then dis
posed of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, after four
days consideration. 1t was passed Just
as reported from the Committee on APP
preparations. with the single exception
that the salary of the Librarian of
Congress was reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000, and this after it had been an
taSonized by the joint Committee on
Library and the opponents of the civil
service law in a discussion running over
three days. The bill carries a total ap-
preparation of $21 ,6GS,37O, and provides
for 1906 salaries
To-day'S session was devoted to a
discussion of the appropriation for the
Civil Service Commission, and under it
the law and the administration thereof
We're most vigorously attacked The
principal speakers We're Baker (R) of
New Hampshire, Gibson (R) of Ten
nessee, and Williams CD of Missis-
sippi The law was uphelGs b. Brosius
(R) of Pennsylvania and Walker (R)
OF Massachusetts. A motion TO strike
out the appropriation faiied-29 to g.
This was the only vote counted other.
PROPOSITIONS to amend the provision be-
ing settled in the negative viva voce.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill.