The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-23

OF Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., o. to secure an
| amendment to retain session employees
| on the roll after March 4, to March Is.
when the extra session would begin.
drew from him, when pressed as to
whether he was authorized" 10 pro-
claim an extra session." the good ma
| tured admission that he was authorized
to assume that there would be an extra
session.
SAVERS IS AGAINST IT.
| Mr.. Sayers, in support Of his amend
| ment as to the Southern Pacific rail-
| road claim, said that for ten years con-
gress had resisted the payment of this
claim. 1t had been fought over and
over again and always had resulted in
favor of the government The validity
Of the judgment was admitted. But in
asmuch as the stockholders and directors
OF the Southern Pacific and Central Pa
cific were largely the same. and as the
Central was insolvent and largely indebt-
ed to the government, he contended that
congress would be derelict in its duty
if it paid to this Southern Pacific corpor-
alton, which was practically identical
with the other. the sl.310.OO0. pending a
settlement with the Central.
Mr.. Northway Rep., o. said that he
| favored the payment Of this claim to the
Southern Pacific. The road bound IL
self to carry the mails. II had perform
ed its duty and we were in honor bound
to discharge our part of the contract. II
We withheld this money. We might well
refuse the payment of outstanding bonds
when they fell due.
Mr.. W. A. Stone (Rep., Pa devoted
himself to a legal argument as to the
validity Of the claim.
Mr.. Dockery Dem, MOI supported
the motion to strike out this appropria-
ton, recounted the alleged manner in
which the traffic of the Central was di-
verted to the Southern by c. P. Hunt
ington ard others. In conclusion, he
sad that it was but fair that this money
he withheld until C. P. Huntington had
effected @ settlement OF the $50, 000, 600
which the other corporation owed the
government.
GROSVENOR PATS HUNTINGTON.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., o. advocated the
payment of the claim and paid c. P.
Huntington a high thribute for his ge-
MUS and enterprise.
Mr.. Mcguire Oem., CaL) vigorously
attacked the claim. The Southern Paci-
fic was organized and had existed, he
declared, as conspiracy against the
government and it had been largely sue
cessful. If it was reorganized as a cor
poration with no liza bility for the debts
Of the Central, its triumph would be
complete.
After some further remarks by Mr..
Blue Rep, Kan) Mr.. Hepburn Rep.,
la and Mr.. Bingham Rep.. Pa) in
favor of the appropriation, and Mr..
Brewer Rep., CALI against il, Mr.. Say
ers closed the debate for his side. In
doing so, he called attention to the fact
that the fifty-first house, after a pro-
tracted discussion On this very item, re-
jected il Overwhelmingly, but seven mem
bers voting for it.
Mr.. Cannon made closing appeal for
the appropriation, after which the vote
was taken on Mr.. Savers motion to
strike it from the bill, which motion was
defeated
An amendment was adopted to pay
Alexis Benoit, who contested Mr.. Boat
ner's seat, $1,000 for expenses Of his con-
test.
The speaker laid before the house two
pension vetoes, which were referred.
The house then entered upon the con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
Gill and at $40 p. m. adjourned.