The Caucasian., 1898-02-24
THE TAR HEELS
IN Washington.
SOME NOTE Of WHAT the POPUllST
DELEGATION IS DOING AND
SAYIN6.

the Southern Strowd is Telling Of the /
Meanness of the bankruptcy BILL
Movements of Some North Caro- inian..
WAsHINTON, d. c., Feb. l9.-The |
POpulist members of the Senate and |
House have been very active in matters |
OF legislation during the past week. |
Their votes are always recorded in |
favor of all good legislation. Sem
a.Or Harris, OF Kansas, who is q most |
excellent gentleman, earnest worker |
and sagaciOus stateman, introduced in
the Senate a resolution of Inquiry as
to the status of the Pacific Railroad
question, which resolution, precipitat-
ed q spirited discussion. The resolut-
ion in amended form passed the Senate
1t is as follows:
"Resolved. That the Attorney Cen
eral is directed to inform the Senate
il he has authorized the abandonment
of any Intention to redeem the first
mortgage bonds issued by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company eastern di-
visOn, now the Kansas Pacific division
of the Union Pacific Railway, and to
ask pOstpOnement of the sale
a receiver therefor in the in
terest of the government of the
United States, and also il he has
authorized an agreement by which
said property IS to be sold for the face
value Of the subsidy bonds resulting
in q loss to the government OF the
amount of six million, six hundred
and twenty four thousand and seven
dollars; aud if the government has
agreed not to be bidder at said sale.''
Hon. A. T.. ShufOrd, (POp. N. &C, is
making an active fight against the
amendment to one Of the apprOprIa-
tiOn bills, giving bonus Of $l96. 900 to
the Southern railroad for the purpose
of increasing CD the mail facilities of
the South. Mr.. Shuford is q good
tighter, and in his contention against
the subsidy is abundantly justified by
the facts, to show that the extra
amount appropriated does not increase
the mail facilities. On being inter-
viewed relative to the matter he
said: "The $l96 W0 subsidy for extra
mail facilities for the South is bonus
pure and simple" and he says further
more that he is prepared to prove
that this additional appropriation has
not added an additional train or facili.
tated the delivery Of the mails in the
least in the South"
| Seu6tOr AlIcu q
tiOn to investigate the cause OF the ex'
plOsion of the Maine" in the Havans
harbor. 1t provoked q very lively de.
bate. There seems to be disposition
on the part OF Congress not TO act has.
yesti iRatiOn by the Navy Department
Senator Pritchard has been very sicl
indeed, and WAS compelled to underg,
a very painful operation. He is, how
, ever, much better now, though not en-
tirely restored to health.
ii John T. Williams, of North Caro-
lima, has been appointed Consul 4
!, Sierra Leaone, Africa.
DR.. George T. Winston, former Pres
, ident Of the University Of North Caro-
lima, now President of the Universit,
n of Texas, was in the city last week il
y y the int crest of the University. In con
y versatiOn with DIR Winston he in
n formed this writer that he is highl.
= pleased with his present home an
= y surroundings, but North Carolina
q still very dear to him. Other state
y in some respects, are ahead Of the "Ol
y North State" but "after ALL" said b.
"NOrth Carolina PRODUCES MEN"
q Mrs. r. X. Gotten was in the cit
last week working in the interest OF
"training school" to be established b
the government. She was accompan
led by her daughter, Mrs. Timberlak
o of Raleigh.
The Populists in the House vi
vote against the Bankruptcy bill
% Congressman Strowd on being aske
% what he thought Of the Bankruptc
10 bill now pending in the House, said
10 "The judiciary Committee Of I'll
% House has reported this bill as q sui
70 stitu'e for the Nelson bill thst pa,se
70 the Senate at the extra session Of Coz
70 Rress, and there are, in my judgemeI
many objection able features embodie
10 in the HOnse bill. First among the
10 objections is the involuntary featuI
10 which enables the creditor to force
10 least one-half of the country I'M
: bankruptcy, who under just ~
10 proper financial system could pay the
debts and work their way to honOrab
competence and independence, wber
M as, il their property were forced on Il
marked under existing financial CO.
NIL ditions, they would not realize on
NJ fourth of its value that is to say, e
M cry man who owes debts TO the amou
M of one-fourth h Of his assets is complete e
* at the mercy of bis creditors. One OF
- er objection is the tremendous pow
- It gives the creditors in different stat
F" over the debtors owing to the fact th
these claims have to be settled In {
Federal Courts This would WORK
90 great hardship on the debtors on {
count Of the great distance they wou
have to travel to attend these cour
90 and one other reason 10 that am d
90 altersbly opposed to increasing Z
90 power and jurisdiction Of the Fede
. courts. shall, therefore, Cheerful
90 vote against the pending measu
With some slight notifications ] VOL
support the Nelson bill.