The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
Huntington'S Forces Will Seek to
Delay Action by Making
Long Speeches.
SENATOR HAYS DECLARATION.
Opposes the Repeal Measure Because
the Magnate Has Long Been
His Friend.

FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. 19.-There is
but one bill of importance ahead of the
bill TO repeal the Southern Pacific charter
In the Senate. This is the house of reform
BILL which has been made a special order
for IL O'Clock tomorrow Despite the
shrewd tactics of Huntington's managers
In taking an active parts in all debates IN
these measures in their fight for time un-
der the guise OF interest in the bills the
friends OF the repeal bill hope 10 force the
fight and shut off debate in time to dispose
OF these matters and have the bill come
up before the end OF to-morrow's session.
Lengthy debates are expected by Senator
Hays and his Huntington friends against
the bill and Senator Goebel for the meas
ure, and the fight will warm up to high
pitch before the bill is passed in the upper
branch.
Two sessions day have already begun
10 be talked of, and are expected to begin
in the House some time next week. The
news is hailed with delight by friends Of
the repeal bill. who will lend hearty aid
10 the move, as it will greatly facilitate
the measure. Huntington's managers are
Keeping shy, but the strong fight they are
putting up to defeat the bill is every day
more apparent.
i am opposed to Senator GoebePs bill,
or any other looking to the repeal of the
Southern Pacific Companys charter" said
Senator Hays this morning, as he stood in
the lobby of the Senate chamber because
Mr.. Huntington has been friend OF mine
for many years, and l do not believe it
just that the Legislature of Kentucky
should repeal charter that II granted
years age and under which great enter
prises have been projected and set on foot.
For such large undertakings vast capital
is required, and great many persons are
interested as stockholders. To repeal
the charter would necessarily cause great
loss and distress among them.
The people of California should protect
themselves through the courts ana their
Railroad Commission. 'eend to eend,' and
We are going to beat it, too, in the Senate,
and beat 1t badly. 1t should never have
been introduced"
The major seemed a bit conscious that
an ancient friendship with Mr.. Huntins-
ton, and the consequent employment of
free passes and other privileges on his
roads, were not such reasons for his action
as would entirely satisfy his constituents
and the public generally, but they were
the best he had, and SO he gave them, with
his argumentative conclusions to back
them up. When he said, LET the people
OF California protect themselves through
the courts and the Railroad Commission"
he did not mean to be so sarcastic, as that
is not the majors way. He only meant
that the interests and the wishes of the
large body of his fellow -countrymen now
groaning under the burdens put upon
them by Huntington & Co. were a second
ary consideration with him so long as he
enjoyed the friendship of the atomic
souled old man.
That intimacy has been a valuable one
to the major. It saves him at least 90
cents day IN railroad fare in and out to
his place on the G. o. & S. w. road.
The major was the subject of scathing
editorial in the Louisville Evening Post
the other day in which he was charged
with misrepresenting mis- city and repudia-
ting his party by his course in the Sena-
torial contest and with pursuing the same
with view of making trades of votes for
certain purposes. 1t winds up by saving
that ait is another and final illustration
of Mr.. Hayes unttness for any public
service-an untitness that was discovered
years ago. When this district refused to
send him to Congress, though he did have
the Democratic nomination. Had he the
regard for his constituents that he pro-
fesses, Mr.. hayes would resign at once"
Well not muchl Mr.. Huntington wants
the major there and the major will stay.
Their antagonism on the Senatorial race
has developed some unfriendly feeling
OH N,
which it is to be hoped will have its effect
when the repeal bill comes up and keep
Weissinger rather in the lukewarm state
as far as giving hearty support to the eff
forts of the major against 1t is concerned.
Senator C. C. McChord of Springfield,
KY, who is warm in his support of the re-
peal bill, has introduced a bill himself
looking TO the protection OF the people by
enlarging the powers of the Railroad Com
mission of which he was lately member.
He is fine lawyer and popular man and
will lend Goebel very material assistance.
He knows something of Huntingdon S
methods from his former experience and
the influx of an additional force ot lobby
lists to fight his bill will only put him more
on his mettle and fix him firmly on Goebel's
side.
The supporters of Senator Black burn,
while not surprised at tie tenor OF Secre-
tary Carlisle's letter declining to assist
Blackburn in the Senatorial fight. are
angry as hornets o-er the cool and delib-
crate rebuff they have received. The re-
suit of it is to widen the breach between
the respec tive factions on the financial
question in this State and also to intensity
the feeling between the party and the Sec
retary. The gold men are iubilant over
Mr.. Carlisle's course and say that had he
lent Blackburn helping hand it would