The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09

the members to dispossess their minds of
every consideration except that this was
a business proposition, and that it should
be settled forever. so that it might be
taken out of politics and the railroad
companies relieved of the importunate de-
mands of blackmailers.
POPULIsTIC. SAYS ARNOLD.
Mr.. Arnold Oem. PENN member of
the committee on Pacific railroads. de-
tended the bill, saying it presented but
Two questions to the house-a settlement
/ or the debt or government ownership and
control of the Railroads.&c. Populistic
| the opposition to the measure he said,
came from California. He asked the
| house to ignore the fight between the
| people of that state and Huntington.
Let them do as they would, congress
should vote on and dispose of this mat
Ter on business principles and for the
interest of the whole country.
COOPER'S REPLY.
Mr.. Cooper (Rep., Wis., who had been
referred to by Mr.. Johnson as being one
or the critics of the railroad constructors.
replied to the attack upon Mr.. Hearst
by Mr.. Johnson, repelling the aspersions
cast upon him. He referred to the fact
that Mr.. johnson alone of all the Cali
fornia delegation had championed the
funding bill, and had been defeated for
reelection by more than 5000 notes.-the
largest majority given against a Repub-
llcan congressional candidate in that
state for years Were the gentlemans
constituents who voted to retire him
from public life all "blackmailed' by the
gentleman residing in New York? Mr..
Cooper referred to the vast profits made
by the construc .ors of the roads-nearly
800 600, 000-and contemptuouSly dismissed
the argument on their behalf based upon
the risk they took by the statement
that they did not invest a cent of their
own money. The government directors
of the Union Pacific road were unan-
imously in favor of foreclosure of the
mortgages.
NOT A FAIR CLAIM.
Mr.. Shafroth Pop., Colo) opposed the
bill. 1t was not based upon good bust
ness principles. he said, which justified a
creditor in refusing to extend aid TO
debtor if he had not fairly and honestly
performed his part of their joint obliga-
ton. The railroad companies could not
claim to have thus fairly and honestly
carried out the requirements of the law
under which they had been operating. AS
to the provisions of the BILL Mr.. Shafroth
said it would be cheaper for the govern
ment to cancel its Indebtedness outright
than to enact into law the proposition in
Yolved in them.
In the seven and half minutes allotted
to him by Mr.. Hubbard. in charge of the
time against the bill, Mr.. Parker Rep.,
n - endeavored to state his objections
to the measure.
closed by Mr.. Bell Pop, Colo)
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., la, a member of
the Pacific railroads committee, made the
closing argument in favor of the bill. Re-
ferring to the objections made against
the bill by Mr.. Hubbard (Rep., MOI. that
better propositions had been made by
the companies than that contained in the
pending bill, Mr.. Hepburn asserted that
either the propositions referred to had
not been authoritatively made or had
been shown to the satisfaction of the
committee to be beyond the power of
the companies to carry out.
Mr.. Hepburn contended that the propo-
sition for the government to take control
of the roads would be but the entering
wedge in the Populist scheme to bring all
the railroads of the United States under
government ownership and control Re
ferring to the complaint of the opponents
of the bill that the people OF California
were Writhing under the burden imposed
by Mr.. Huntington and his associates in
the management of the Central Pacific
railroad Mr. Hepburn asked if it were
probable. or even possible, that the resi-
dents of the great city of San Francisco
the wealthiest city of its size in the
Union, the charges being true, would sit
suDinely down and do nothing further
than complain to congress?
THEY ARE SAID MORSE.
Mr.. Powers Rep., Vt.) interrupted to
ask if it were not true that the charges
for freight in California were less than !
they were in New England.
Mr.. Morse (Rep., Mass) replied-They |
are, as [ know from personal experience |
in shipping freight.
In conclusion, Mr.. Hepburn defended !
the committees proposition as the best |
that could be secured. 1t increased. he /
said. the securities held by the govern
ment, despite the authorized mortgages, !
and in that belief ii submitted the bill /
to the house for action.
The committee then rose and several |
executive communications were laid be-
fore the house.
At o'clock the house, under the rules,
took a recess until 9 pm.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session of the house, de-
voted under the rules to the consideration
Of private pension bills. was rendered of
no avail tonight by absenteeism. Upon
the usual motion being made TO go into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Erdman
.Dem). Pennsylvania, suggested that by
the order adopted by the house relating
nothing else could be considered until it
had been disposed of. He desired to offer
an amendment to that BILL but Mr..
Thomas (Rep), Michigan, raised the
1oint or order that that could not be
lone. The speaker pro tenn. Mr. Payne.
New York. sustained the point OF order,
rom which ruling Mr.. Erdman appealed.
The decision of the chair was sustained
~ a vote of 81 to l.
Mr.. Erdman made the point of no quo
UNI and the rest of the evening was
he house The customary resolution was
passed directing the sergeant alarms TO
lrrest and bring to the bar of the house
Members absent without leave, and in
pursuance thereof Messrs. Staliings, Ala
,ama Woodward. North Carolina, and
<leburg Texas, were brought in.
After they had furnished the requisite
mount of amusement to the members
resent by giving their excuses they were
excused.
he execution of the warrants issued to
i'm for the arrest of absent members
vas on motion of Mr. Thomas CRe0-l.
Iichigan. postponed until after the read
ny of the journal on Tuesday next.
This brought out an inquiry from Mr..
,hickering (Rep), 1>ew York. as to the
tatus tomorrow and Monday of men,
ers arrested by the ergeant-at-arms.
yhether or not they would be permitted
o vote upon the Pacific railroad funding
ill.
The Speaker Pro Tem-I have no doubt
he speaker will rule upon that question
,hen Il IS raised.
Mr.. Chickering-Well. it will be raised. =
AT 1890 O'Clock the session expired by
imitation under the rules and the house
food adjourned until tomorrow.
Have Been Well Treated.
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