The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-09
VITUPERA1IvE ATTACK.
!. oresentatiye johnson of Califor-
MIA Lambasted Hearst.
|Mp. COOPER OF WISCONSIN REPLIED
the Denunciation ms
Cownrdiy and Dissr"cei"'-ne
bate on Pacific Funding BILL

~, developed by far the most sensational
..,,dent of this session of congress. Mr.
,.,rson (Rep) of California, the only
member of the California delegation who
,,vcrs the funding BILL in the course Of
La remarks took occasion to make a re-
,rarkably vituperative personal attack on
u,,,or Hearst of tho San Francisco Exam
,rsr He described MIR. Hearst and Mayor
sutro as men who were terrorizing the Pa
c,ac coast members. and made statements
,>,rcernings the former which led to Mr.
rooner (Rep) OF Wisconsin, characterizing
h, later as the most disgraceiul attack in
the legislative annals of the United States. ."
The members, who had been listening at
,entiyely TO Mr.. Johnson's remarks, as he
,s always one of The most entertaining
speakers in the house. were thunderstruck
at the lengths to which he went. Once at
tho last session Mr.. johnson denounced
Mr. Hearst but on that occasion he was
called to order by Mr.. Mcguire of Cali'or-
MIA. Today he completed his philippe
without Interruption. The speech created
n prufound sensation, which was increased
nv Mfr. Coopers denunclation of it as d
cowardly attempt to blacken the reputation
of man Of positive genius"
Mr.. Cooper also took occasion to score
the member from California rouudly for his
attitude tward the bill.
Mr. Johnson made no attempt to reply
to Nr. Cooper
THIS incident completely overshadowed
the interest in the debate on the funding
bill, and thereafter it proceeded quietly to
the hour when the recess was taken.
The general debate closed today. To-
morrow the bill will be taken up for
amendment under the FIVE minute rule.
Those who spoke today were: Messrs. Pat
terson (pem.) OF Tennessee, Johnson (Rep.)
Of California Arnold Rep) of Pennsyl-
yania, and Hepburn (RepD of Iowa, in ia
yor of the measure; and Messrs. Harrison
i DEM OF Alabama. Boatner (Dem.) of
louisiana, Swanson Dem.) OF Virginia,
Mccall (Rep.) of Massachusetts. Wheeler
| DEM of Alabama, Cooper Clcp.) of Wis
ccnsin, Shafroth (Rep.) of Colorado, Bell
(Pop) of Colorado, Parker tRep) Of New
Jersey, against 1t.
Mr. Harrison gave notice of a substi-
tute he would offer to provide for "a com
mission to consist of the secretary of the
treasury, secretary of the interior and at
torney general, to negotiate settlement of
the matter.
Washington, January S.-Trhe house to-
day resumed the debate on the Pacific rail-
road funding bill Immediately after the
reading of the journal. Mr.. Payne (Rep.)
of New York occupied the chair.
Mr.. Patterson Dem.) OF Tennessee, mem
Der OF the committee, opened the debate
today with a half hours speech IN favor
of the measure. He said he believed the
hill presented the best bargain the govern
ment could make.
Mr.. Harrison CDem.) Of Alabama, An
other member of the committee. followed
in opposition to the bill He believed the
time for action had come. but he could not
subscribe to the remedy proposed in the
pending measure. because ii was too liberal
to the companies. The proposition made by
the Union Pacific to the government was
much better than that In this bill. The
Union Pacific was in better position to
pay than the Central. Why should they be
placed on the same footing? Mr.. Harrison
also opposed the Bell substitute on the
ground that the roads could not comply
with Its provisions. One was too liberal
and the other too stringent. He proposed
substitute which would create COM
mission consisting OF the secretary of the
attorney general, with full power TO set =
tie the Indebtedness of all the bond-ai
railway compauies
Mr.. Boatner (per,l n, T ouisjona an
tagm,zed the hill He insi.tsd that Tho
government today nv ,yacution Of The
Thurman act had n lion on nj, tho nron-
ertv of tho rooas 49,, r,i,,,t ah,oin ~, a
dltional secrritn ~, en- ,;,n Val H.
anaia s.,"''! ny Inc pehuihs pii'' ne
he,n,oss LII ,ae so.e',i','snt WIS ~. q
Tha an,,o,,. VI an 'nso.,sn ~
reyars W. nt fn oou,u not ailpiu 10 us
dosaa,, the iaet thtt 'hese roaos hau oe'h
Ura vi enough money 10 pay the en
ure debt. He declared that the govern
a n.sm. had right AFTER 1t exhausted Us
aolity 10 secure its debt from the roads Ia
p,ocoed against these who had iespolie1
.heni, me supreme court had held that
,ne United States had that right as soon
as the reads defaulted. They had now de-
iaulted. He favored settlement. he said
ont he neyer would vote for a measure
which would cut off the right of the gov
eminent to proceed against the defaulting
directors and officers Of the road who had
enriched themselves Mt the EXPENSE of these
properties. He wanted II distinctly under.
would Give II. VI anS o.hoi tniu.Ns '''
Mr. Swanson Dem, of Virginia in on.