Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09

strong diction but the members VINO sat
listening to him were not prepared for the
philippe which he launched. He detailed
Mr.. Hrarsts connection with the SAN Fran
cisco Examiner and how he had built up
that PAPER and said that the people OF Cali
fornla admired t. He said they were sus-
plcious at first and knew that Mr. Hearst
was erratlc In his conduct lie then madc
insinustons and allegations against Mr.
Hearst's personal habits, but added that the
people believed he was honest
HEARST ROUNDLY SCORED.
This was followed by more sensational
charges and vituperative language. And
that is the man." he said, that has created
all this furore in California
He said that Mr.. Hearst had intimidated
the people and created terrorism among them
with his paper, The paper had made carica-
lures Of The house the chairman OF the
commission, Mr., Powers, and thn honored
speaker ~ will not speak for myself" no
said, because can get reasonably even with
this man before | get through"
lie said that Mr.. Hearst had issued his
odet that any man who dared favor the
funding bill shall be driven from public
lie and he ruined in private life and shall
be dsgraced before the people aud the gods y
When Mr.. Johnson concluded his speech
there was an ominous silence on the floor,
Mr.. Arnold OF Pennsylvania made a brief
speech for the measure, but the house was
still buzzing with the sensation created by
the California orator When MIR. Arnold fin
iShed Mr. Cooper, republican of Wisconsin,
ono OF the strongest foes of the Pacific bill,
now as In the past took the floor. About
the first words spoken from his lips lntens-
fed the situation.
"1n view Of what has been said by the
gentleman from California" he said Gin
view of the exhibition which we saw here,
as think one OF the most disgraceful known
in the annals OF the legislative history of
the United States--the attacking of man
absent from his place. in manner known
only to cowards blackenng his name ruin
ing 1t Qf it were in the power of the gentle
man from California to ruin anybody who
mas ever had any reputation at alb to the
best of his ABILITY feel 1t proper for me
to say at least a few words"
WORDS THAT BURN.
Mr.. Cooper then paid high tribute to Mr.
Hearst and the hard work he has done to
build up his papers. and declared that he
did not think that anything he had dcne en-
titled member to attack him as the gem
tleman from California had done. Mr..
Cooper turned to Mr. Johnson and continued
Let tho CALLED jade vince. The gentleman
was in republican district. He boldly
championed the funding bill and he is bur
led under a majority of 5000. The gentle
man from New York. whom he so UNANIMOUSLY
ana willfully maligned is not the one respon-
sible for his defeat; il is the knowledge
that the power of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road company, whom the gentleman from
California presumes to be championing here
on the floor in the face of the people has
been used to their detriment They know
of the manner in which the corporation has
fol years past treated the people of that
state.
"The people of California have been treated
more shamefully by this corporation than
any commonwealth in the history of the
IffNtt tod n4.g hoe k,.,,
corporation, either railroad or otherwise
They have destroyed or crippled enterprises,
they have destroyed the business of indi-
vlduals, they have dictated to the merchants
how they should conduct their business, i'm
posed hardships upon farmers, business men,
merchants dry goods men. fumbermea, ner-
chants in every class of business and made
to feel their heavy hand all those who under
took to ship their freight in opposition to The
company. The republican party repudiated
the funding bill. Why? Because it did
not want to aid the tyranny of the Southern
Pacific over the taxpayers of California"
Mr. Cooper then Gained down and pro
ceeded with his argument. Throughout his
reply to Mr.. Johnson the latter sat quietly
in his seat at the rear of the hall. He made
no response. The sensational incident grow
ing out OF Mr.. JOhnson's attack almost
drowned interest in the debate. Mr.. Ar
mold, republican of Pennsylvania. followed in
favor of the bill, and Messrs. Parker re-
publican of New Jersey Bell populist of
Colorado. against it.
Mr.. Hepburn, republican of Iowa. sup
ported the measure in an extended argument
as the only solution of the problem at this
| juncture. With regard to the California op-
position to the bill he said the antagOnism
| there was against any settlement that did
not predicate the government ownership and
operation of the roads. He took up some of
| the statements made in the course of the de-
| bate to show that they were reckless and
utterly without foundation, and said It
was those irresponsible statements which
clouded the issues and created much of the
| opposition to the measure.
| He argued that government ownership of
! railways was bound up in the defeat of the
| pending bill. That was why its opponents
were insistent. This was to be made the
entering wedge. The members from Cali
| fornia, he said, made no disguise OF their
! purpose in desiring to beat the bill, and he
| predicted that If they were successful the
| people Of California would suffer the worst
disappointment If we took the road with
out terminals said he, we would. as n
condition precedent, have to pay SCI, 900 900,
the amount OF the first mortgage and then
we would have road which could be built
| for less than the discharge of the first mort
| gage cost us,
At o'clock, at the conclusion of Mr.. Hep
burns remarks, the house took a recess
| until o'clock, the evening session being
| davnta1 IN nriyata pensiOn hills