Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-16
THE HARRIS RESOLUTION
Relating TO the Union Pacific
Railroad
BRINGS UP DISCUSSION
And Is Finally Disposed of by Passing It Until
Today
'TlllhhN ON SPIRITS AGAIN
ed-House Does Nothing, as Usual
Julian H. Bingham Is Now In
ternal Revenue Collector.

81 Washington, July 15-Pacific railroad
affairs occupied the attention of the SEM
ate this morning, and the Harris resolu-
tion relating to the pending judicial pro-
ceedings against the Union Pacific rail-
road finally went over until tomorrow.
Early in the day Senators Stewart and
White indulged in sharp personalities
in connection with the contest over the
San Pedro, Cal, deep water harbor. The
joint resolution was passed accepting the
invitation of France to participate in
the Paris exposition of 1900.
At o'clock the senate went into execu-
tive sessien, but the doors were re-opened.
in fifteen minutes and the Harris resolu-
ton considered, the author speaking in
favor of it. The resolution was laid
aside temporarily, and Mr.. Tillman se-
cured the passage of the bill in relation
to the interstate transportation of d
TILED spirits and declaring such spirits
to be subject to state laws to the same
extent as spirits distilled in the state.
Mr.. Allen, Of Nebraska, then spoke. in
favor of the Harris resolution
Mr.. Allen was involved in frequent con-
troversies with Mr.. Gear In the course
of his remarks he urged government
ownership and operation of the Union
Pacific road, declaring that it would re-
duce passenger and freight rates from so
to 60 per cent.
Mr.. Gear insisted that government
ownership would increase passenger and
freight rates As per cent. ~
Mr.. Gear asserted that the managers of
the populist party had suppressed re-
port on government ownership of rail-
ways after finding from statistics that it
increased rates.
Mr.. Butler as chairman of the popu-
list national committee, promptly denied
the statement in toto. nd
Mr.. Ti1lman came in at one point with
the statement That one-ffth of the rail
roads of the country were in lhe hands of
The courts, which was analogous to gov
ernm-nt ownership. Why should not the
president and executive authorities run
a railroad as we'll as an irresponsible
Judge?
When Mr. Tillnlan referred to his OBJ
servation, while governor, of the irusg-
dlarf.ies in judicial railroad management
Mr. Gear suggested:
That only shows the lack of morals
In South Carolina dGu
mo, it shows the lack of morals ian
THE Judiciary of the UNITED States in CON-
TROLLING railroads." answered Mr.. Till
man. ~
Mr.. Allen had riot concludd ID his speech
on the Harris resolution when, at p. M,
the senate adjourned. &ss
HOUSE. bn-
No business was transacted by the
nous today. Immediately after the jour-
nal was approved a recess was taken on
Mr.. Cannons motion until tomorrow Mr..
Cannon having given assurances to Mr.
Bailey that in his opinion partial or
complete conference report on the de-l
ficiency bill would be ready at yhst time.
SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
The s.nate today confirmed the follow
ing nominations
Perry NJ. De Leon, of Georgia, to be.
congul-general at Guayaquill Ecuador. :
1,,o t,,+ro oil
lian H. Bingham, for the district of Ala
bama.