The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-09

wAsHrNGroN. D. C.. Jan. s.-The
house to-day resumed the debate on
tba Pac!ac railroad funding bill imme-
sIatsly after the reading of the Journal.
Mr. Payne (Rep., N. Yo) occupied the
chair Mr. Patterson tDem., Tenn.3
grmbar %. the committee, opened the
. bate to-day with half hours speech
In favor OF the measure.
AIr goatrcr (Dem., Ln.) antagonized
Hs bil He Insisted that the govern
mont to-day by execution of the Thur
nan not had Il lien on all the property
Mr. Mccall tRep.. AIass.,) TO whom
ten minutes was yielded, followed ana
,pp0scd the measure and directed most
pf thlt time 10 refutatlOn OF the claim
that ths United States NJ present had
u5 llen on the Omaha terminal.
Mr.. Mccall said he did not agree WIN
much OF the invecilve against these
roads: ne thought there should be n set
tlement. but that the terms OF the Dlll
were TOO liberal. H. argued that the
rate OF interest should De 3 per cent.
Mr.. Wheeler Dem.. Ala.,) sara ne
wanted the government 10 settle on the
hest terms to be obtained. He was
ready 10 accept Mr. Harrlsons commls-
,l5n scheme or n lump sum aS proposed
by the secretary of the interior
Air. Johnson CRep., Cala.,) II member
~ the committee and the only member
VI the California delegation In favor OF
the bill made 4 characteristic speech
Of twenty minutes in its advocacy. he
Iidiculed the scare crow which was al
ways pushed into the horizon when-
ever a scheme for the adjustment Of the
Pacific railroad debts was proposed
Mr.. Johnson denounced the eX-mem-
bers who were lobbying" on the floor
against the bill. He then proceeded To
argue that it was idle 70 Insist that the
roads should pay more interest than
they were able 10. He declared with
much feeling that there WaS not q fneIl-
her from California, except possibly MI.
Bowers, who, II he would express ms
honest sentiments. would support mis-
measure. He said they were all afraid
" newspaper In San Francisco. All
this Illumination against the bill, ne said,
was due to AdoIph SutrO and William r.
Hearst. The mention of these names
seemed TO arouse all the pent-up ire IN
Mr.. J0hnsons nature and he proceeded
10 pour out the walls OF his wrath upon
them,
Sensational Speech.
Mr.. johnson is always vigorous
talker, inclined 10 use strong dictlon,
but the members who sat listening to
him were not prepared for the phillip
pic which he launched.
He detailed Mr. Hearst's connection
with the San Francisco Examiner and
how he had built up that paper, and
said that the people Of California admir-
ed II. He said they were suspicious at
first and knew that Ma. Hearst was err
ratio Ia his conduct He then made
insinuatlOns and allegations against
Mr.. Hearsts personal habits, but added
that the people believed he was honest.
He said that Hearst had intimidated
the people and created terrorism among
them with his paper. The paper had
maligned and caricatured people in
the house. the chairman of the commit
tee, Mr.. Powers, and the Ronoscd speak
er. Il Will not speak for myself" ne
said, because l can get reasonably
even with this man before | get through
with him" He said that Mr.. Hearst
had issued his edlct that any man who
dared favor the funding bin shall be
driven from public life and be ruined
in private life and shall be disgraced
before the people and the Gods.
" llNl -hAls bhllll6hAl NbllNAuANd AAlf
speech, there was an ominous silence on
the floor. Mr.. Arnold, of Pennsylvania,
made brief speech for the measure,
but the house was still buzzlng with tho
sensation created by the California
member. when Mr.. Arnold finished
Mr. Cooper tRep.. Wis., one Of the
strongest foes OF the Pacific railroad
bill now as in the past, took the floor.
About the first words that fen from his
lips intensified the situation.
In Wow OF what has been said by the
gentleman from California" he said, "in
view Of the exhibition which we saw
hcrc-as / think one OF the most dis
graceful known In the annals OF the leg
islative history OF the United States
the attacking Of man absent from this
place. In manner known only 10 COW
ards. blackgntng his nnme, running II
~ 1t were In tho power Of the gentleman
from California to ruin anybody whl
has ever had any reputation at ALL tc
the best OF his ability. | feel II proper
for me 10 say at least few words"
Mr.. Cooper then paid a high tribute
10 Mr. Hearst and the hard work ht
has done to build up his papers and de-
i clarpd that he did not think that any
thing he had done entitled member e
attack him as the gentleman ir0m Cali
' fornia had done. Mr.. Cooper turned Il
f Mir Johnson and continued:
Let the galdrd Jade vince. The gen
tlcman was IN Republican district
He boldly champIoDed the funding bil
and he is buried under Il majority OF i've
thousand.
The people Of California have beer
treated more shlmofully rs this CJrpO'
ration than any commonwealth In thi
history OF the United States has beer
treated ly nUV other rgFUlrl Ifnn either