The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-01
RAP AT RAILROADS RESENTED.
Mr.. SHATTUC CALLS THEIR FOES
CALAAITY HOWLlERS.

The Congressman Connected With
the Management OF Railroads for
Thirty Yeafs-The Speech Brought
out by an Assertion in Reference
to White Control of the Negro Vote
in the South.
Washington, Feb 2S.-The sundry civil
bill consideration of which was resumed
in The House to-day, displaced the regular
order of District of Columbia business,
which, by consent, was postponed until
next Monday.
When the sundry civil bill was taken up
the pending amendment, appropriating
$1,000 for building a road from Natchez
20 the National Cemetery, was adopted
An amendment requiring the clerks of
the federais courts in Arizona, New Mex
lc0 and Oklahoma TO report their fees and
emoluments annually wasSalso adopted
MIR. Handy, Dem, of Delaware, made
point of order against the provision re-
la,ing to the Paris Exposition, which was
sustained, and the whole provision went
out of he bill.
Speaking 30 a pro forma amendment
MI Shattuc, Rep. of Ohio, who was for
thiry years connected with the manage
ment of railroads, took occasion to answer
an attack made upon she railroads some
time ago He had never known a railroad
manager he said, who was a calamity
hower, and he would be ashamed to come
10 the forum of the people and continu-
ally grumble about the miserable condi-
ton of the people he represents.
Mr.. Fox, Dem, of Mississippi, 10 whose
speech Mr. Shattuc had replied, denied
that he had assailed the railroads. He
had himself, he said, represented railroads
as an attorney for many years, and what
he had said was that the people of the
South has as much right to exercise a
legitimate influence over the colored vot-
ers of their section as the railroads, the
manufactures or any other corporations
Deny it as you will,'' said Mr. Fox 'iu
is fact that the railroads and other cor
porations controlled the vote of their en-
ployes for Mckinley by intimidation,
threats and bribery If the laboring men of
the country had been allowed to vote their
convictions, William ]. Bryan would now
be President of the United States"
Consideration of the bill in committee
of the whole was completed and it was
reported to the House.
Mr. Cannon demanded a separate vote on
the amendment, striking out the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the payment of
those who informed the authorities of Vio-
lations of the internal revenue laws and
ton for the detection of Illicit stills. The
provision was absolutely necessary, he
contended, to protect the government rev.
enues in many states but especially in
North Carolina and Georgia. Mr. Cannon
said $500 Illicit stills were seized last year.
the large majority of them in Virginia
North Carolina and Georgia. 1t was nat
uralhe said, that the representatives from
those states should fight this appropria-
ton.
By vote of 103 to 81, the provision was
restored to the bill. The friends of the
motion to strike out the appropriation
were too weak to secure the ayes and noes
The sundry civil bill was then passed
and the House went back into committee
Of the whole, and took up the bill report
Cd by the ways and means committee to
authorize the transportation of distilled
spirits to general bonded warehouses, and
to regulate removal therefrom. The bill
gives the owners of distilled spirits the
privileges as to transportation now enjoy
ed solely by the distiller. The bill vas
passed
Bills were passed granting to the Ne
oraska, Kansas and Gulf Railroad, and to
me Denison and Northern Railroad
rights of way through the Indian Terri
tory.
The House then adjourned