The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-10

fallFoad funding bill came TO a c.ose al :
Clock mis- afternoon, and the nnal vote
on TIE bill and IL amendments and sub
s'4~dtss MI oe taken Monday noon on the
asss1lh-iag u the house. The debate TO-
/ DAY was OF but fragrneatarv Character
/ incident 10 a live-minute debate. and Vas
( hot productive or any features. new or
I strong. But one vote was taken and that
j on an amendment OF comparatively minor
! importance, by Parker OF New Jsrsev en-
I Iarsing the description of the assets coy
+ cred ny the government lien and recurring
tae assent Of The secretary OF the treasury
10 any sales made by the roads under the
terms Of The bi.L Powers resisted the
amendment. bu. it passed by a decisive
majority During the day Northway of
i Oalo offered an amendment 10 the Harrf-
son substitute providing for a national
commission 20 effect a settlement. which
] on being approved by the president shall
I become operative.
After brisk controversy early in the
day. the order made last night for the ar
+ rest by the sergeant al arms of all mem
/ 0srs absent from the session last night
+ pension night, was vacated TO the salts
t Iac{iSn o. over 200 members 70 whom the
/ order Of arrest applied.
4 Bowers OF California openei the oano-
! sition in an onslaught on the MANAGEMENT
Z OF the Pacific roads and the bill. He char
+ acieriZed the measure as a pan to con
iinGe the most tyrranicaI monopoly that
/ HAD ever been organized. II was part Of
an infamous and fraudulent transaction
! ana an attempt 10 prolong the grip of the
anaconda or the Pacific coast"
Johnson OF North Dakota opposed the
Dill lie made statement OF the enorm-
/ Gus profits individuals had made and the
enormous losses the government had sus-
/ tained.
| When Powers of Vermont. in charge of
| the bill, asked for more time for Daniels
| or New York, in support Of the BILL Ma
/ guire of California interposed. saying:
/ Every man from the Pacific coast has
/ been shut out OF the general debate and
there can be no extensions in favor OF the
BILL
IF there has been any shutting OUT"
! responded Hepburn, 1T was at the cleo
/ tions, and not here"
| Daniels argued that .he settlement
| should be made now. and not left as a
| legacy TO the next administration Gros-
venor said the bin probably gave the best
means Of closing a protraetsd contest and
1 protesting the government. Dockery of
Missouri insisted that congress had not
been given fun financial statement as to
/ this ettlement which would warrant it's
! adoption. Arnold OF Pennsylvania said
I that unless this settlement was made the
next administration would be compelled
! either to issue SCI. 900 go bonds to pay of
I the mortgages or else throw up all It's
( liens. Hlborn of California contended
that in the pending proposal the old
branch OF the Central Pacific, now aban-
I doned. was included instead OF the new
branch. He also insisted that the ferry
I included as valuable assets was In fact
/ disposed Of by the road. Bowers disputed
/ the correctness of Hiborns statements.
4 and said no sales such as indicated had
I been made.
he
! risou OF Alabama and Bell OF Colorado
( were submitted. Harrison said ne had
tried TO view the claim as one of his own
/ and TO act as though his own interests
were involved. He believed the foreclo-
/ sure meant complete loss OF the govern
ment debt. while a compromise on the
| lines OF the bill gave hope OF saving all
/ or nearly all the debt. Mcguire of Cal
( iforuia denounced the pending measure
1 the worst one on this subject ever pre-
/ sented 10 congress. 1t was far worse. he
I said. than the Reilly bill, which the house
/ defeated two years ago. McLachian OF
/ California also opposed the bill as wholly
inadequate to protect the government.
/ Bartlett OK New Hampshire character
| tied the bill as the most reprehenslb,e.
I the most improvideut ever presented.
1 Cannon Of Illinois said that from busi-
ness standpoint the measure offered the
! means OF protecting the government 10
/ the greatest extent possible Watson Of
Ohio and Kyle OF Mississippi spoke for
the bill Bell OF Texas and Harrison of
Alabama explained that the statements
made by Hilb0rn were erroneous Gr0ut
OF Vermont disclosed IN his remarks \
/ difference OF opinion between himself and
his Vermont associate Ia charge OF the
bill. He reviewed the alleged iTregulari-
ties Of the management and the profits
made by individuals He dissenteG also
rff. FtaF na
+ be closed out OF iis liens II this settlement
were made. declaring * was not Ia wful to
! prosecute a foreclosure against the gov
+ erBment.
Perkins Of Iowa and Mondeu Of Wy
( orning spoke in opposition "a the bill and
3 Knox Of Massachusetts, Mitchell. OF New
York. and Grow OF Pennsylvania spoke
+ in favor Ct the bill Perkins announced
that ne would not press his amendment
as 70 the Sioux City G. Pacific line as the
+ committee WAS deaf 0 endments. Brod-
erick OF Kansas offered an amendment
/ eNtlBEuishing the Union Pacific's rlght-of-
way through Ihe Delaware and Pottawaf-
: ta-nla Indian reservation IN Kansas. Fer
rls OF Indiana. Ia supporting the bin. said
f wholesome sentiments could not be ex-
ps-~tpd from the California delegation.
when every man IL - took sis political
lie ia his hands Il Be supported any plan
Z OF settlement EaFharn 81 California ar
srr-att fHHt Ultt ftlL Eas AaAs sfsE cover n
r.oas additional liens on TIE terminals. as
yhe Thurman ac- already gave tae gov
srr~nsnt "a lien oa 5hese terminals He
rr.fsr.es 4 telegram from Gov. Bud1. 0f
+ Caff5~rfa. giving fse teIt % ths rse2.a-
t.rn against tbe fua3iug eili passed hy the
fss-issaturc of CaUfCTnla January :. PAP
Egr n New Jersey offered an amendment
er1srr{rg tae description oE the properly
covered hy che govern meDt 4sHH. ard also
recurring the assent of the secretary -
-h@ treasury 10 any sale 50 De- made by
The roads under sac b8iL Ths Parker
amendments gere adopted. a- 90 s6
The BrcdsTick aEaendrn NJ n. relagtng 80
ne Indian reservations IN Kansas. vas
accepted by Powers and agreed 70.
Geek % IIuois urged trat fee whols
matter should BE- referred hack % the
committee oa Pacific railroads. as the
members were NOT rea8y 50 vote inteui-
gentiy.
Na~ravgsv O. Gai3 dsciaFet. amid aa-
r-alssa tnat the United States should
stand ca its TlEnts and force settle
rsens even i g resulted 81 p~cgnsary .oss
+ N1rfhwav offered an amendment % the
t4arrfaou substitute IT proposes com
mission Ct three members. one member %
he named hV IRE secretary - the tn-
ferfrr. enc by toe secretary % tee treas
,,~v ana sne by tue attorney general
. T-is commission is empowered 70 make a
.-5usoiete settlement with Eae i14ta1s. an1
6 on approval % thls settlement oy the
T president il shall become binding. II.