The San Francisco call., 1897-02-06
THURSTON FOR
A COMP ROM|SE
His Plan for Settling the
Debt of the Union
Pacific.
Says the Government Can Get
at Least $29.ooo,ooo Net for
Its Claim.
Senator'S Allen and fiery Oppos e
the Canal Bill-Kenney of Della
ware Sworn In.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 5.-During
the routine business of the Senate to-day
Grey Cd. of Delaware presented the Gre
dentiais of Richard R. Kenney as Senator
elect from the State of Delaware, the Gre
dentials being in due form and being
signed by the Governor and Secretary of
State of Delaware.
Chandler took occasion TO say that
while he should not object to Kenney
being sworn in, he believed Dupont
should fill the vacant seat and that the
matter would doubtless be brought before
the Senate in due time in a contest oi
Kenney's right to seat
Escorted by Grey, Kenney then ap-
peared before the Vice President and took
the oath of Office.
An effort was made by Morrill, (R.) OF
Vermont to have the House bill taken up
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
in the Capitol, and Thurston (R.) of Ne
braska, who had the floor on Aliens Pa
citc Railroad resolution, onsented to
yield it in order to accommodate Morrill,,
but assurance was given by Hill (D.) of
New York that vote on the bill could
not be reached in the morning hour.
Thereupon Aliens resolutions were
tax n up and Thurston proceeded with his
argument against his colleagues resolu-
tion and in favor of a compromise arrange
ment by which the Government would re-
ceive from the Union Pacific Company at
least $29, 000, 900 net for It's claim against st
the road. Discussing the claim Thurston
stated that on 1910 miles of road, from
Omaha to Ogden, the Government would
have to pay over $27, ,000, 900 in cash to ex-
tinguish the first mortgage. and would
also have to forego the receipt of the
S29, 600, 600 net offered for its claim again st
the company.
That would make $56, 600, 600 which it
would cost the Government for that line
OF road, to say nothing of the 81, ,O0O, ,0OO
unpaid bonds on the Omaha bridge and
some 100000 of equipment bonds. AS
to the 100000 acres of undisposed lands
which would revert to the Government, he
stated that they could not be sold at SC
cents an acre. He had not concluded his
argument when the morning hour expired
and said he would continue it tomorrow.
The Nicaraguan Canal bill was laid be-
fore the Senate as the unfinished business
Thereupon motion was made by Daniel
CD OF Virginia to take up the bankruptcy
bill, thus displacing the Nicaragua canal
bill. A few minutes afterward, however
the motion was withdrawn by Daniel, who
said there was disposition to take up the
bankruptcy bill later on.
Allen (P.) of Nebraska opposed the
canal bill, declaring that that colossal
undertaking" would cost at least $500 000,.
600. He would not vote for the issue o.
bonds for anything. The country had be-
come bond crazy and was bond weary and
| Congress would have to retrace its steps
speedily If it would not engulf the coun-
try in lasting ruin and bring the people to
condition of perpetual poverty.
Caffery CD of Louisiana opposed the
bill. He thought the protest OF Mr.. Rod
riguez, the Minister Pienipotentiary of the
Greater Republic of Central America,
should be treated with proper respect, but
instead OF that the Senate was consider.
ing bill which affected vitality the In
! terests of Nicaragua as if no such protest
had been made.
! Caffery did not finish his speech, bu
yielded the floor to allow private pension
bills on the calendar to be passed. There
were forty-eight of them and they were
| all passed in thirty-tive minutes, includ.
ing the following: Granting pensions oi
500 a month to the widows of General
! Samuel A. Rice, General William A.
Nichols and Captain Law of the navy; oi
! $50 to the widow of Colonel Ely 5. Parker;
OF $40 to the widow of Major Turtle, and
$50 to General James McMilIin.
| The session lasted until o clock, during