The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-01
RAILROADS ARE ASSAILED
MR. FOX CLAIMS THE RAILROADS
DEFEATED BRYAN.
! APPROPRIATION FOR REVENUE lNrORMERs
The Senate Denied Admission TO Corbett, of
Oregon Consideration Begins Of the
Alaska Homestead and Railway
P;oht of Wav RilI
Right of Way Bill.

hignt OF way OH.
Washington, ID. c., Feb 2S.-The
Housc passed the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill to-day after four days de-
bate. The most important action to-
day was the elimination of the appro-
priation for our representation at the
Paris Exposition on a point of order.
The sudden change of sentiment in the
House, which is often witnessed when
members go on record was twice Illus
trated to-day. On Friday last the House
in Committee of the Whole. where the
record of the vote knocked out a pro-
vision in the bill for an appropriation
to pay those who furnished the govern
ment with information leading to the
conviction Of the violatorS of the intern
al revenue laws and to-day in commit
tee an extra months pay was voted to
the employees of the House. Both these
propositions commanded very respect
aahle majority in the committee, but
when the members voted on roll calls
in the House both of them were over
whelmingly defeated. Speaking TO a pro
forna amendment Gen. Shattuc ReD.,
Ohio, who was for thirty years connect
ed with the management of railroads.
took occasion to answer an attack made
upon the railroads some time ago. He
hud never known 4 railroad man, he
said, who was a calamity howler.
why should railroad men be calamity
howlersg asked Mr.. Greene tPop..
Neb.), when they pluntler the whole
conntry.'
That statement is absolutely false. !"
retorted Mr.. Shattuc, "and the gentle
men Who makes it knows it j. false
Mr.. Shattnc. continuing. said he would
be ashamed TO come TO the forum of the
people and continually grumble about
the miserable condition of the people he
represents. ''1he district | come from
contains the best people in the world .
said Mr.. Greene.
Mr.. Shattuc: well. it doesn't send
them here Great laughter.)
Mr.. Fox Dem. MissJ 10 whose
speech Mr.. Shattuc had replied. denied
that he had assliled the railroads. He
had himself. he said, represented rail-
roads as an attorney for many years,
and what he had said was that the
IleoDle of the South had as much right
10 exercise !: legitimate influence over the
colored voters of their sections as the,
railroads. the manufacturers, or any 9th
ei corporation.
Deny it as you will,'' said Mr.. Fox.
1T is fact that the railroads and
other corporations controlled the vote
Of their employees for Mckinley by in
limitation, threats and bribery. If the
lahOring men of the country had been
allowed to vote their convictions. VIM.
j. Bryan would now be President of the
United States
Consideration of the bin in Committee
Of the Whole was CONNECTED and If
was reported to the House. Mr.. Cannon
demanded separate votes on two amend
Inents-one striking out the approximation
of $4,000 for the payment of those who
informed the authorities of violations of
the internal revenue laws and the other
granting a months extra pay to employees
of the House.
Mr. Cannon urged the House to re-
store the appropriation fer the detec-
lion of illicit stills. The appropriation
was absolutely necessary, he contended
To protect the government revenues in
many States, but especially in North
Carolina and Georgia. Mr.. Swanson.
(Dem. Va), appealed to members to
stand by their action in committee and
strike down this spy system.
This work ought to be left to the
United States marshals and their depu-
ties.
Mr.. Alexander Rep. \. ", who was
United States District Attorney for four
years said this wOrK was not and could
not be done by deputy marshals.
Mr.. Cannon said that $500 Illicit stills
were seized last year, the large major
ity of them in Virginia, North Carolina
and Georgia. 1t was natural, he said.
rnat the representatives from those
States should fight this appropriation.
By q vote Of 103-67 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 action of the committee in voting
an extra months pay to the employees
of the House was reversed by the House
ON n record making vote, the amendment
being defeated 63-I52.
The Sundry Civil bill was then passed
and the House went back into Commit
tee Of the Whole and took up the bill
reported by the Ways and Means Com
mttee 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 enjoyed solely by the dfstiller. The
bill was passed.
At 500 D. IN. the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
, Washington, d. c., Feb. 2S.-Hon