The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Senator ThurSton Continues
His Speech Against
Foreclosure.
What Would the Government
Do With the Road if
It Had It?
Must Take in the Central Pacific TO
Have a Continuous Line to
the Golden Gate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feo. 6.-In the
Senate to-day the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was reported from the
Appropriations Committee by Hale (R. } of
Maine, who stated that he would call it
up Monday.
A resolution was offered by White CD
OF California, and agreed to, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for statement
as to the discontinuance of general bonded
warehouses.
A resolution was offered by Allen Pop
OF Nebraska, and agreed to, looking to the
prohibition of the acceptance of gifts by
army officers from private citizens for
services rendered.
Aliens resolution looking to the suspen-
sion and prohibition of the judicial sale OF
the Union Pacific Railroad property was
taken up, and Thurston (R.) of Nebraska
resumed mis- speech against it. Thurs
ton said that In his judgment the Union
Pacific, under the receivers, had not been
making enough income to maintain the
property as it should be maintained and
to pay fair interest on the amount which
the reorganization committee proposed to
bid for the property.
AS he figured out the whole matter Il
was this: If the Government took the
1900 miles of the Union Pacific line il
would have to pay in lash out of the treas
ury over $50 100000; if it got the terminal,
1t would have to pay fifteen or twenty mil
lions more for them, and, besides that, il
would have to forego the receipt of $29,.
100000 in cash, making an investment OF
some eighty millions, equal to about
$45, 900 per mile of railroad. And what
he asked, would the Government do with
the road if it had it? 1t would have to
extend the same policy of purchase to the
Central Pacific. so as to have line from
Ogden to the Golden Gate.
AT P. NJ. the Nicaragua canal bill was
laid before the Senate as the unfinished
| business.
Villas (D.) of Wisconsin asked unani-
nous consent that the bill go over in
formally to enable Thurston to continue
his speech, but objection was made by
Morgan (D.) OF Alabama, in charge of the
bill.
This was resented by Thurston, who
said that he would ask consent to resume
mis- speech on Monday, and that as he re-
ceiyed Courtesy so should he give it.
The'Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF unobjected bills ON the
calendar. Among others the following
were passed: Senate bill for the establish
ment and maintenance of a National SOL
diers' Home, at Hot Springs, s. D.
Senate bill to make Commodore William
f. McCann of the navy a rear-ad miral on
the retired list; Senate bill regulating bell
and horn signals of steam and sailing YES
sells at sea; resolution Offered by Morgan
! relating to the capture of the Competitc
by Spanish man. of-war, and requesting e
the President to communicate to. the
Senate all the facts and proceedings;
Senate bill appropriating $12 600 to the
widow of Mr.. Swift, formerly United
States Minister to Japan.
When Senator Cameron's Joint resolu-
ton acknowledging the independence of
Cuba had been reached on the calendar
the presiding officer (HilD suggested good
humoredly that If there was no objection
the joint resolution would be regarded as
passed. Objection was promptly forth
coming, and Morgan moved to proceed
with the consideration of the joint resolu-
ton, Notwithstanding the objection. Sub
sequently he withdrew the motion, but
gave notice that he would renew it on
every proper occasion.
At 8 P. NJ. resolutions in honor of the
late Representative Cogswell were laid be-
fore the Senate and eulogies were deliv-
cred by Senator'S Hoar, Blanchard, Hans
brough, Gallinger aud Lodge, and then, as
a further mark of respect, the Senate ad-
iourned until Monday.