The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-12
The Total Vote 102 for the Measure
and 167 Against.
The fiction on Which the Decisive
Blow Was Dealt Called for the En-
grOssment and Third Reading of
the Bill-The Supporters All Pre-
vented From Sending the Bill Back
to the Committee for Reconsidera-
ton.
ton.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Fate over
took the Pacific Railroad funding bill
in the House to-day. 1t was defeated
by majority of 60 votes, and it's sup
porters were even prevented from send
ing it back to the committee for re-
consideration. The motion on which
the decisive blow was dealt called for
the engrossment and the third reading
of the bill. When the roll had been
called and the result was announced the
opponents of the measure INDUCED in
some handclapping, but made no at
tempt at more noisy demonstration.
The attendance of members was evil
dence Of the interest taken in the fund
ing bill, which was debated last week,
and upon which, under the special or
der a vote was taken to-day
The Speaker stated the first question
to be upon the amendments adopted in
the Committee of the Whole, and they
We're agreed to without division.
The next vote was taken on the sub
stitute offered by Bell Oem) of Texas
fixing the rate of interest on the bonds
to be issued at 3 per cent instead of .,
as provided in the bill The substitute
was defea ted-110 to 156.
The question then reverted to the SUBJ
stitute offered by Harrison OemO of
Alabama, constituting the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Secretary of the In
terror and the Attorney General a com
mittee, with full power to settle the
debts Of the bond-aided Pacific Rail-
roads upon such terms and in such man
ner as may be agreed upon, the ap-
prevail of the President being neces-
sary. If unable to reach an agreement
With the owners of the roads, the conn
mission to recommend to Congress
what legislation they deem necessary to
protect the interests Of the Govern
ment and to enforce the prompt collec-
ton of the debt.
This substitute was also defeated
ayes 30 TO PA ayes-and the yeas and
nays ordered on the engrossment and
third reading of the bill, and the vote
resulted: Yeas 102, nays 167, and the
bill was defeated
The following is the vote in full on
the Pacific Railroad funding bill:
Yeas-Adams, Aitken, Aldrich On. H. }
Apsley, Arnold of Pennsylvania, Arnold
Of Rhode Island, Atwood, Avery. Bah
cock, Bankhead, Barney, Bennett,
Berry, Boutelle, Brewster, Brosius. Bull.
Calderhead, Cannon, Catchings. Chick
ering, Clark of Alabama, Cobb, Cod
ding, Connolly, Cow5n, Crowley, Gull
berson, Curtis of Iowa, Curtis Of New
ork. Dalze1, Daniels, Dayton, Denny.
Dovener, Draper, Evans, Faris, Fischer.
Foote Gardner, Gillet of New York, Gill
lett Of Massachusetts, Grow, Halter
man, Hardy. Hammer, Henderson.
Henry of Connecticut, Hepburn, Hill of
Connecticut, Hooker, Huling of West
Virginia. Hunter, Jenkins, Johnson of
California, kirkpatrick, Knox, Kyle,
Leighty, Linton, Long, Low, Mahon,
Mcclellan, Meredith, Miller of West
Virginia, Mitchell, Morse Moseley,
Murray, Odell, Overstreet Patterson,
Payne, Poole, Powers, Quigg. Raney,
Reeves, Robinson of Pennsylvania.
Royse, Rusk, Russell of Connecticut,
Sherman, Smith of Illinois, Southwick.
Spencer Sperry, Stable, Stone Charles
WI, Sulzer, Taft, Thomas. Van Voor-
hees, Wadsworth, Watson of Ohio. We'll
hngton, Wilson of New York, Wood
man, Wrigiht-102
Nays-Abbott, Allen of Utah. Ander-
son, Bailey, Baker of Kansas, Baker of
New Hampshire, Barham, Bartholdt,
Bartlett of Georgia, Bartlett of New
YORK, Beach, Belknap, Bell of Colo
rado, Bell of Texas, Bingham, Black,
Blue, Boatner. Bowers, Broderick. Buck.
Burrell, Burton of Missouri Burton Of
Ohio. Clardy, Cockrell, Cook of Wis
consin, Cookeof Illinois, Cooper of Flor
ida, Cooper of Texas, Cooper of Wis
coasin, Corliss, Cox, Crisp. Crowther,
Cummings, Curtis of Kansas. Danford,
Dearmond, Dewitt, Dinsmore, Dockery,
polliVer Eddy, Ellert, Ellis. Erdman,
Fairchild, F>enton, Fitzgerald, Fletcher,
Foss, Gamble, Gibson, Grout, Hager,
Halner OF Nebraska, Hall of Missouri,
Harrison, Hart. Hartman, Heatwole
Hendrick. Hermann, Hicks. Hilborn.
Hopkins, Howard, Howe, Howell Hub
Hyde, Johnson of Indiana, Johnson of
North Dakota, Jones, Gay, KEN, Ken
dali, kiefer, kleberg. Lacey, Latimer,
Lawson, Leonard. Lester, Lewis, Lin
ney, Livingston, Loud, Mcguire, Ma
bany, Marsh, Martin, McCleary Of
Minnesota. Mcclure, Mccormick, Nc
Creary, McCulloch, McDearmon. Nc
Evan, McLachlan, Mcmillan. Nickel
john, Mercer, Mines, Minor of Wiscon-
sin, Moody, Neill, Newlands. Northway,
Ogden, Otey, Often, Owens, Parker.
Pearson, Pendleton, Perkins. Pitney,
Prince, Pugh, Richardson, Rinaker,
Robertson of Louisiana, Sayers, Scran
ton. Shafroth, Shannon, Simpkins,
Smith OF Michigan, Shower, Southland,
81 aiding, Sparkman. Stallings, Steele,
Stephenson. Stewart of Wisconsin,
Stokes Strobe of Nebraska, Swanson,
Talbot, Tate, Tawney. Taylor Terry.
Thorp Towne, Tracey, Treloar, Turner
of Georgia, Turner of Virginia, Tyler,
Updegraff Van Horn, Walker of vir-
ginia, Wanger, Warner, Washington.
White, Williams, Willis. Wilson of Ida
no, Wood-16S.
Immediately upon the announcement
of the vote by Speaker Reed there was
some applause from opponents of the
bill. The Speaker pronounced the per-
functory sentence required that the
House declined to order the engross-
ment and third reading of the measure