The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-13
FUNDING BILL BEAT TEN.
The Bill for the Settlement of the
Pacific Railroad Debt
" GIVEN ITS QUIETUS IN THE HOUSE.
The Vote on Ordering the Bill to En-
grossment Stood Io2 for and I68
Against The Result was
Crested with Applause,
SENATE.

SENATE.
~ WASHINGTON, Jan. 1L.-During tho
routine morning business Mr., Perkins
trep., Cali presented tho joint resolu-
tion Of the California legislature de-
claring unalterable opposition to any
extension of the debt of the Pacific
railroad companies; favoring immedi-
ate collection of the debt, and asking
)for hearing before the Pacific rail
road committee. The resolution was
read in full and was, on motion of
Mr.. White dem, Cal }, ordered to be
printed in the record and referred to
the Pacific railroad committee.
IS Senate joint resolution authorizing
he secretary of the treasury to solicit
4 Illbroposals and to contract for the erec-
on ion of government building at the
tennessee Centennial exposition with
It tut public advertisement, was intro
| ,,luced by Mr.. Bate, dem, Tenn.) and
\ S,assed.
oi Mr. Allen pop, Neb) offered reso-
ution as to the violation of the eight
a . lour law by contractors under the
avy department-specifying particu
arly the work on the navy hospital at
BROOKLYN.
A = Mr.. Chandler rep, N. H. declared
I Phat there was no law that prohibited
ontractors for government work from
haploying men for more than eight
d SD purs a day.
will nFhe resolution being objected to,
" Aggnt over until tomorrow.
~ NJ IL
- house bill to establish a uniform
F on the subject of bankruptcies
4 M3lougbout the United States was
aade the special order for Monday,
[e 3saDuary %.
|ag ah1 Mr.. Proctor (rep., VT took the floor
Eoucnd addressed the senate on his res
Solution on the ineligibility of the
o. president for reelection.
y TT Mr.. Mills (dem., Tex addressed the
-enate in support of the Joint resolu-
PLnion Introduced by him last Thursday,
l. fsFhich is in these words: THAT the
Es \, ,GoLixpediency 6 of recognizing the indie
endence of a foreign government be-
[ERIongs to congress, and when congress
Il 'iIohall SO determine the executive should
F Actin harmony with the legislative de-
aNartment of the government.
mn ssThat the independence of the re-
NoSublic of Cuba ought to be and hereby
- recognized, and the sum of $40, OO0is
|nSn ereby appropriated for salary and ex-
-7enses of minister to that govern
whenever such minister shall be
-ppointed by the president"
x-w HOUSE.
|AAa Al full attendance of members was
| Usvidence of the interest taken in the
[wm' 'acific railroad funding bill which
&kkszyas de bated last week and upon which,
-nder the special order, a,,vote is to be
AIKEN to-day Immediately after the
RTeading of the journal. The speaker
ndvtated the first question to be upon
he amendments adopted in the com
-tittee of the whole and they were
|. = greed to without division.
~ The next vote was taken on the sub
n itute offered by Mr.. Bell dem, Tex,
king the rate of interest on the bonds
DIP be Issued at three per cent, instead
bowl two per cent, as provided in the
liz.
AN The substitute was defeated-ayes,
eX10; nays, 1856.
I Il The question then reverted to the
ubstitute offered by Mr.. Harrison
VI lem, Ala.), constituting the secretary
thf the treasury, the secretary of the
= ,lterior and the Encouragement a
commission with full power to settle
ro1he debts of the bond-aided Pacific
a railroads, upon such terms and in such
manner as may be agreed upon, the
Cdpproval of the president being neces-
-ary. If unable to reach an agree
AAAnent with the owners of the roads,
,ress what legislation they deem nee
a,ssary to protect the interests of the
Iyovernment and to enforce the prompt
collection of the debt,
This substitute was also defeated
lyes IS to PA nays, and the yeas and
nays were ordered on the engrossment
md third reading of the bill.
The yeas and nays were also ordered
..,on the engrossment and third reading
of the bill and the vote resulted, yeas,
l02; nays, 16S, and the bill was defeat
ed.
nP' Immediately upon the announce
/ nent of the vote by Speaker Reed
|n' ere was some applause from oppo-
tents of the bill, The speaker pro-
|A bounced the perfunctory sentence re-
Auired that the house declined to or
s."Ider the engrossment and third read
ing of the measure, and considerable
confusion followed, caused by the eX
~, -, of t,,l on nr mann.