Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

ferry. which was included as valuable
| asset, was in fact disposed OF by the road.
Mr.. Powers disputed the correctness OF
| Mr. Hilborn's statements and said no sales
such as indicated had been made.
At this point the two sub-proposittons oil
Mr. Harrison OF Alabama and Bell OF Colo
rado were submitted. The features OF these
substitutes have been heretofore outlined.
Mr.. Henderson said he tried to view the
| claim as one OF his own and to act as though
| his own interest was involved. He believed
| foreclosure meant complete loss of the gov
ernment debt while compromise on the lines
| of the bill gave the hope OF saving all, or
! most all, OF the debt.
WORST PROPOSAL YET.
Mr.. Mcguire. democrat Of California. de-
| nounced the pending measure as the worst
| one on this subject ever presented to con-
! gresS It was far forse. he said, than the
Reilly bill, which the house defeated two
| years ago.
Mr.. McIachland. republican of California,
also opposed the bill as wholly inadequate to
| protect the government.
Mr.. Bartlett, democrat Of New Hampshire,
characterized the bill as the worst, most
reprehcnsible. most improvident ever pre-
sented on this subject.
Mr.. Cannon, republican OF Illinois, said
! that from business standpoint the measure
| offered means OF protecting the govern
ment to the greatest extent possible.
Mr.. Watson of Ohio and Mr.. Kyle of Mis-
sssippi spoke for the bill. Mr.. Bell, demo
| crat of Texas, and Mr.. Harrison. democrat
! OF Alabama members of the committee, eX-
| plained that the statements made by Mr..
| Hiiborn were erroneous.
Mr.. Grout, republican OF Vermont. dis
closed in his remarks a difference of epin-
| ion between himself and his Vermont asso-
clate in charge of the bill He reviewed the
alleged Irregularities OF management and
/ the extent Of the profits made by individuals.
NJ all, tIa .flN hat
government would be foreclosed out OF its
liens If this settlement was not made, de-
claring that it was not lawful to prosecute
a foreclosure as against the national gov
| ernment
Messrs Perkins. republican Of Iowa. and
| Mondell. republican Of Wyoming, spoke in
| opposition to the bill, and Messrs. Knox,
republican of Massachusetts; Mitchell, re-
publican; Spencer democrat of Mississippi,
and Grow, republican of Pennsylvania,
spoke in favor of the bill. Mr.. Perkins
nounced that he would not press his amend
ment as to the Sioux City & Pacific line, as
the committee was deaf to amendments.
Mr.. Broderick republican of Kansas, Of
fered an amendment eXtinguishing the Union
J Pacific's right of way through the Delaware
| and Pottawatomie Indian reservations in
| Kansas.
Mr.. Ferris. republican of Indiana in sup
porting the BILL said wholesome sentiments
could not be expected from the California
political life in his hands if he supported any
plan for settlement.
Mr. Barham, republican of California fig
ured that the bill did not give the govern
ment additional liens in the terminals.
the Thurman act already gave the govern
ment a lien on these terminals. He pre-
sented a telegram from Governor Budd of
California giving the text of the resolu-
tons against the funding bill passed by
the legislature of California on January T.
Mr.. Parker republican of New Jersey,
offered an amendment enlarging the descrp
tion of the property covered by the govern
ment liens. and also requiring the assent of
the secretary of the treasury to any sale to
be made by the roads under the bill.
The Parker resolution adopted, 90
to SO.
The Broderick amendment relating to the
Delaware and Pottawatomie Indian reserva-
tion in Kansas, was accepted by Mr.. Powers
and agreed to.
WANTS THE BILL REFERRED.
Ir. Cook, republican of Illinois, urged that
the whole matter should be referred back
to the committee on Pacific railroads, as
the members were not ready to vote intelli-
gently.
Mr. Northway, republican of Ohio. de-
clared, amid applause. that the United States
senate should stand on its rights and force
a settlement, even IL 1t resulted in pc
cuniary loss. Mr.. Northway offered an
amendment to the Harrison substitute. 1t
proposes a commission of three members,
one member to be named by the secretary
of the interior, one by the secretary of the
treasury, and one by the attorney general.
This commission is empowered to make
complete settlement with the roads, and, on
the approval of this settlement by the pres-
dent 1t shall become binding. The commits
sion are to receive $50 per diem for their
services.
Mr.. Hubbard of Missouri closed the de-
bate for the opposition He said the OPP
position did not stand against a settlement,
1t desired a settlement, but ii wanted one
that would protect the government. He de-
MED that the failure to pass this bill would
compel the government to issue bonds to
pay off liens. The sinking fund now on hand,
he said, would go far to meet these liens.
The plea that the question should not be left
as legacy to the next administration was
characterized by Mr.. Hubbard as a Club"
| to force the measure through. The coming
administration would be able to deal with
the question with better information than
that possessed by the house today.
Mr.. Grosvenor, republican OF Ohio, closed
the debate in favor of the bill. He said this
proposition was as fair one as could be
proposed. Such was the judgment of the
best informed experts in the country. This
agitation should not be continued any longer
in the interest of California; politics. The
path of duty was the one marked out by
| the committee In the two seconds remain
that this was the bill of the railroads. but he
desired to say there was no truth in such
statements. The committee had examined
all interests, and the bill was the result
of the committees best judgment on all
| facts presented.
This closed the debate and the bill was
laid aside until the final vote is taken on
| Monday next.
The senate amendments to the senate
bill amending the navigation laws were non
concurred in and the bill was sent to
conference.
Then. at 8 o'clock, p. M, the house ad-
iourned.
| Exterminates the Family.
| JANESVILLE, Wis., Jan. 9.-Hermann
Stimm shot and killed his wife and son last
night and then committed suicide. Family
troubles were the cause.
| Movements of Ocean Vessels, Jan. %.
At New York-Sailed-La Normandie, for
| Havre; Kaiser Wilhelm II. for Genoa; Fur
nessia. for Glasgow; Manitoba, for London.
At Liverpool-Arryed-C from New
| York.