Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-10
AFTER THREE DAYS OF INK zI A Bill in Reference to the Union.
 and Central Pacific
 AND NOW AWAITS ACTION
Northway, of Ohio, Wins Applause by Advocating
 Government Ownership of the Road.
MEMBERS UNDER THE BAN MAY VOTE
Battleship Texas Ordered to Galveston to Receive Handsome Silver Service Montgomery Ordered to Tampa
 Talladega to Have Building.

Washington, Jan. 9.--The text of the bill to refund the indebtedness of the Union and Central Pacific railroads to the United States was perfected today so far as the committee of the whole house was concerned, and the measure, with cer- tain pending amendments, reported to the house at 5 o'clock, after a three days parliamentary battle and a vote on its passage will be taken Monday. In the course of the debate, which today was conducted under the f1ve-minute rule, MT. Bell (dem Tex.) proposed substitute for the committees bill. fixing the rate of interest on the extended debt at per cent. per annum instead of ?, as the com mittee propose.
 MT. Harrison (dem Ala.) also submit ted a substitute, constituting the secre- tanes of,the treasury and of the interior and the attorney general a committee to settle the debt. with the approval of the President. To this Mir. Northway, of Ohio, proposed an amendment, making the committee consist of three persons, one to be appointed by each of the off, cials named
 The committee of the whole adopted two amendments offered by MT. Parker (rep. N. J) to more clearly and eompre-
  sets of the Union Pacific to be covered by the proposed new mortgage to the United States, and the other to forbid the company to dispose of any of it's as- sets without the consent of the secre- tary of the treasury. Many members spoke today, and the discussion was quite interesting at times. The bill was advocated by Messrs. Daniels (rep. N. Y), Grosvenor (rep. O, Arnold (rep. Pa), Kyle (dem.
 
 Knox, Mitchell and Paris; and opposed by Messrs. Bowers (rep. Cal), Johnson Tep. N. D), Dockery (dem. Mo), Boat ner (dem. La.), Hilborn (rep. Cal). liar | rison (dem. Ala.), Bell (dem. Tex.), Ma guire (dem. Ca1), McLachlan and Bar ham (reps. Cal), Bartlett (dem. N Y), Grout (rep. Vt), Perkins (rep. Ia.),i Park CT Tep. N. J.), Lawson (dem. Va.). Hub bard Cep Mo) and Northway Tepi O.).
 The latter created an outburst of ap- plause by declaring that rather than sub | init to compulsion by the debtors of the government in the settlement of the debt he would advocate foreclosure and the purchase of the road by the United | States. This outburst his colleague, Mr. | Grosvenor said came from those who be- 1 lieved in the doctrines of the Ocala plat l form. He protested against republican | association with government ownership l of railroads, and also against referring | the question for settlement to the incom- | ing administration. 5f
 | Early in the days session the action of | the house last night. in postponing until | Tuesday next the return of the sergeant 1 at-armS upon the execution of warrants ] for the arrest of members absent from l that session was reconsidered, on motion | by Gen. Henderson (rep. Ia.) after a vigorous effort to prevent it by MT. Thomas (rep. Mich), who had declared | his intention to protest against any mem Der named in the warrant from voting | on any matter until excused by the house. | Proceedings under the call were formally | dispensed with, and thus the danger to | many members that they would not be | permitted to vote on the Pacific railroad | bill was averted.