Evening star., 1897-02-06
Mr.. Thurston Continues His Pacific
Railroad Speech.
10 COUNT rHE ELECTORAL Vote
The Nicaragua Canal Bill Again
Goes Over.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

Less than a dozen senators were in the
chamber when the Senate was called to
order today. and the galleries were almost
empty.
resolution was passed, at the request
of Mr.. White (Cal) requesting of the Sec
retary of the Treasury information as to
whether the general bonded warehouses
had been discontinued, and If so why 1t
had been done.
At the request of Mr.. Allen (Neb.). a ies-
olution was passed directing the commit
tee on military affairs to inquire whether
any officer of the regular army was solicit
ing and receiving presents. and If so, to re-
pert bill to prevent such practice.
Mr.. Thurston (Neb) then resumed his
speech upon the Pacific railroad debt
In the course of Mr.. Thurston's remarks
Mr.. Morgan (AlaD asked whether the roads
were not paying expenses. to which the
Nebraska senator said he could not say.
not having the data before him. Mr..
Thurston said it was nip and tuck"
whether the courts should authorize the
payment of interest on the first mortgage
bonds OF the Union Pacific He said the
Union Pacific had never earned enough to
pay all its interest obligations.
To Count the Electoral Vote.
The Vice President announced the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Lodge (Mass) and Mr..
Blackburn Ky) as a committee to make
arrangements for the counting of the cleo
toral vote
Nr. ThurstOn on Foreclosure.
Mr. Thurston asked If it was the business
of the United States to investigate its own
calm and the first mortgage in foreclosure
proceedings If the government wanted to
take the property it would be because it
wanted to invest more money IN it than
any otner organization of capitalists in
the world
Mr.. Thurston said the Pacific railroad
question was an annoying one. both to the
people of the west and to Congress AL
most every man who opposed a settlement
Gid SO because he wanted foreclosure. In
a Joint discussion with w. j. BRYAN two
years ago, the latter made a great po.nt
upon the demand of his platform Tor i'm
mediate foreclosure. There had been but
TWO phases of this question, one for set
tement and adJuS tment the other for fore
closure Foreclosure had been demanded
by the populists of his state and now he
said. having got all that they asked for
they don't want it. The Union Pacific mat
ter was in the courts and could not he
taken out unless an act was passed to take
all such questions from the courts. ii had
gone to the courts. where, in his opinion
it ought to be.
Nicaragua Canal Bill.
AT O'Clock the Nicaragua canal bill was
laid before the Senate
Mr.. Villas asked unanimous consent that
it be laid aside and Mr. Thurston allowed
to proceed with his argument on the Pa
cific railroad resolution.
Mr. Morgan objected. He said he was
willing that the calendar should be taken
up, but that he would not yield to allow
senator to conclude who had already
spoken five days on a resolution in order
to defeat it.
Mr.. Thurston gave notice that he would
ask unanimous consent to proceed Mon
day. He said he had not asked to be heard
on any other subject than the Pacific rail-
road resolution during the present session.
but that he had given patient attention 20
others. Il hope" he added. that l shall
receive the same courteous treatment l
have given others, and as / give it so shall
/ receive it.
On motion of Mr. Aldrich the Senate
then took up unobjected bills on the calen-
dar
Bills Passed.
Urder this order number of bills were
passed, among which were the following:
For the relief of the Mobile Marine Dock
Company: for the establishment of a SOL
diers' home at Hot Springs. s. D.; to place
Rear Admiral McCann the retired list;
amer ding the law in regard to collisions at
sea; relative to the capture of the Competi-
tor by Spanish ship of war.
The Independence of Cuba.
When the joint resolution acknowledging
the independence of Cuba WAS reached on
the calendar Mr. Morgan insisted that 1t
should be taken up notwithstanding OBJ
jecticns. He subsequently withdrew the
request.
THE HOUSE.
The House today proceeded without pre-
liminary business to the further considera-
ticn OF the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill
At o'clock the consideration of the bill
was completed and it was passed.