The San Francisco call., 1898-07-06
HOUSE VOTES UPON IT TODAY
MINORITY FIGHTS FOR AN FIX
 TENDED DEBATE.
Mcguire Reads Telegrams From Cali fornia Protesting Against Delay in Collecting From Pacific
 Roads.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-At the opening of the House Chaplain Couden made a feeling reference to the events at Santiago.
 Payne (R.) of New York presided in the absence of Speaker Reed, who was detained in New York.
 A bill was passed providing for local inspection of mates, engineers and pi- lots of all steam vessels and all barges in tow of steam vessels, on the great lakes, and the masters and chief mates of sail vessels of over 700 tons. and the bill was amended to permit inspection of all sail vessels carrying passengers on application.
 The Senate amendments to the Dill for the pay of the army from enroll ment to the muStel Ing In were con- cured in and the bill now goes to the President.
 The partial conference report on the general deficiency bill leaving only the Pacific Railroad refunding amendment open, was adopted.
 The minority fought for an extended debate on the excepted amendment.
 Mcguire (D.) of California asked Tor three days, but agreement was reached for a vote at o'clock tomorrow.
 After passing a bill to print 75,oOO addi- tional copies of the bankruptcy law, Can non, chairman of the appropriat1onS com mittee, opened the debate on the Paclllc railroads Cannon spoke Of the WlsuoH ol the Senate amendment, and sald IL was the duty now of Congress to secure the collection of the great amount or lnoept- edness due the treasury of the country; He denied that these roads had not paid anything for thirty years. He was nol
 -t, +I,,1r f have been better legislation to develop that great country west of the Missouri than was had.
 "But.' he added. i've find here to-day this great indebtedness of $59 900 900 to the Government, with $25,0 GOO ahead Of It as a first lien on the property, covering
 The agreement contemplated in the amendment, he pointed out, would De made under the white light of public crltl- cism and there should. therefore, De no apprehenSiOnS as to results: !,
 Magrire followed in opposition He said he favored the existing law against these son for legislation to compiicate the rela- tions existing between the Government and these Pacific railroads He asserted 1t was proposed to prevent the GoVern, ho want to operate it, to prevent the Govern ment from opening the matter of purchase to all bidders and conflne the GoVernment through the proposed commission to dick ering and negotiations with men who want to buy it to. prevent competition.
 Mcguire concluded by. reading numerous telegrams from California protesting against any extension or delay of the pay mentS.
 Barham (R.) of California had read an amendment he will offer tomorrow pro- viding that unless the settlement author ized is perfected within one year after the passage of the act the President shall at once proceed to foreclose all liens and se- curities now held by the Governme':+ against the companies and to collect that indebtedness.
 Powers (R) of Vermont, chairman of the House committee on Pacific railroads, spoke of the results of the construction of the lines and paid tribute to their pro- moters
 The House at 4:57 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.