The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30

majority. II to 1i3, and the conferees were
instructed to insist on the house amend
ments.
The conference report referred to was
called up Immediately after the reading OF
the journal.
Mr.. fowera explained the nature OF the
agreement reached by the conferecs. One
of the provisions OF The report which was
combatted was that providing for mn Issue
of stock to the amount OF the funded debt
united at the time OF foreclosure and. lin
iting il to 800 900 900. with regard to the
house amendment requiring that as con-
dition precedent to reorganization. the
purchasers should relinquiah In writing oil
| claims to lands granted to the Atlantic and
Pacific road and unearncd July o, 1895,
which tho confcrecs abandoned Mr.. Pow
crs said that the question as to the for
feitnre of land grants was now before the
supreme court. II the court declared they
were not forfeited he argued that the mort
gagces were entitled to the lands. II they
were forfeited no legislation was needed on
the subject.
MIR. Harrison Dem.) Of Alabama. one OF
the conforees, advocated the adoption OF
the report. ile insisted that first lien
should not be made subordinate by legis-
alton to any other obligation of whatever
kind.
Mr.. Barrett fRep) of Massachusetts, Sc
cured the floor. lie declared that he desired
10 discuss this report us a stock jobbng
operation. He asserted that no railway In
the country had such a history AZ this one.
II was black with fraud and dlshonor he
fore closing Mr.. Barrett severely condemn
cd the great power given oonierees. which
he said enables them to BRING IN PROPOSE
lions Endorsed by neither the house nor the
senate He said that II was a parody on
parliamentary practice.
After some further remarks by Messrs
Blue tRcp) OF Kansas. and Flynn (Rep. }
Of Oklahoma, in favor OF the report and
Mr. McRae in opposition. Mr.. Powers took
the floor TO close the debate.
He appealed to members not to be taken
off their feet by charges of rascaliiy made
by the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Bar-
retD. The latter, no said was probably
representing some OF those who were In
icrested In the affairs OF this company. II
any Massachusetts interests were involved.
he declared. they were not involved in the
direction OF public good. Boston was the
place where railroads were wrecked and
1t was a dirty bird that befouled It's own
nest. Massachusetts, he went on ironically.
was great State. II had furnished many
great men They had passed away and we
were left today, he said, to bask In the
sunshine Of the gentleman from Massa
chusctts tBarretD and learn righteous
ness at his feet uaughterJ. He tBarrctt)
had come 10 congress to blossom and
bloom. but his destiny had been to withor
and waste his beauty ON the desert air
Mr.. Barrett was very much aroused by
Mr.. Powers ridicue and nuendo. aud the
moment the Vermont member took his seat
he was on his feet. IL was evident from
his opening words, he did not intend to
use the Toll. After Indignantly denying
that he was In any way Interested in the
opposition to tnc pending measure or had
communicated with anyone on the subject
except his colleague (Mr. Moody and the
gentleman from Vermont himself, he said:
THE gentleman charges me with being In
,ercsted; before ! have concluded I shall
draw parallel which | think he will un :
dorstand,"
He said he was not surprised that the
gentleman from Vermont had talked about
his being interested In the bill when he
remembered the recent debate on the Pa
cIfc funding bill. which the gentleman