The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23
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sxtesn o. she forty-eight Tsagss o. the
nsvzg nsEl we're com pI@ge5- Tie attempt
81 NJ Cyrosveno<. os Oh.o 70 secure an
mrsenane1. % retain session employees On
- 80 after March 4 % March Is, when
tha axt~z session Toui3 begin. drew from
hs-~ vrhs- ry~e@Se6 as 10 whether he vas
aw-no~szaa % proclaim an "exsra ses-
So me goe5-aafarsd admission that
he was authorized 70 4sSaEae that there
would bs Al extra session
Savers. tn support of his amendment a.
10 the southern Pacific railroad claim
sai4 that for zen years congress had re-
stxtas1 th. payment ot this claim. Il had
beer sssFsh, over and over again and al
ways had resulted N favor OF the GOV
srprnen4 The validity OF the fn8gaEe u
vas admitted Boz inasmueh as the stock
holders and directors % the Southern Pa
esa.. ana Central Pacific were largely the
sarne zna as rhe Central was insolvent
and largely !ndsDted 20 the government
Ne contsuSs5 thai congress would De dsre-
nes n lts duty u Il paid 10 the Soashera
Pacific corporation. which wHs pra ctically
identical x1th the other. The Sl.zle sa
pending settlement R1th 9he Central.
Novtawsg Of ohio sail that he favored
the payment o. this cam - the Southern
Pacfre. The road bound itaelf 70 carry
the mails IL had performed its duty, and
We we're II. honor bound 10 Gi$charxe our
mart ,s tae contract. II Ne Withheld this
rnoney We might as Wei refuse tae pay
u.ent of outstanding bonds when they fal
dae W A Stone OF Pennsylvania de-
voted himself 30 a legal argument as 10 the
validity Of the claim.
Dorkerv of Missouri supported the no.
tion 10 strike out tats appropriation. re-
counted the alleged manner in which the
traffic Of the Central was diverted 10 ths
southern by &C. 2. Huntington and oth-
ers.s In conclusion ha said that IL was
but fair that this money be withheld until
{. 2. Huntington had effected settle
ment OF the $50 aoo. 600 which his ether cor
poration owed the government. Grosvenor
advocated the payment Of the claim and
paid c = Huntington a high tribute for
nis genius and enterprise.
MaglIire o. California vigorously attack
ed the cain. The Southern Pacific was
organized and had existed. he declared. as
a conspiracy against the government. aud
* had been largely successful. II IL was
reorganlzed as corporation with no la
hility for the debts of the Central its tri-
uTapk would be complete. After some
further remarks by Blue OF Kansas. Hep
burn cf Iowa, aud Bingham OF Pe8Rsylva-
MIA I'm favor OF the appropriation and
Bowers Of California against IL. Sayers
closed the debate for his side In doing 50
he called attention 70 the Iact mat the
Fifty-tirst house, after protracted dis
cussion OF this very item. rejected II over
wheimngiy. but seven members voting for
it, Cannon then made closing appeal for
the appropriation, after which the vote
was taken on Ssyers motion 10 strike il
from the bill.
An amendment was adopted TO pay Alex
is BGnoit. who contested Boatner's seat.
& 60 for expenses OF his contest The
speaker laid before the house two pension
vetoes. waich were referred. The house
entered upon the consideration OF the nav
al appropriation. and at so adjourned.