The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-26
SENATOR cOMINS SCORES
STEWART.

The following is the text OF the reso-
buttons introduced by Senator Comins
at the meeting of the Silver Party
State Central Committee last Thurs
day.
WHEREAS, the Silver party OF Ne
vada, did in its party platform OF 1894,
declare as follows, regarding the Cen
trial Pacific Railroad debt:
We demand the collection of the IN
debtedness of the Pacific Railway COM
panies TO the United States, as 1t ma
lures, without any extension of time,
or changes of terms or conditions, and
WHEREAS, such declaration was re.
peated in the platform Of 1896 and was
binding as an Instruction from the peo-
Pile of Nevada and the Silver party, to
the Senators and Representatives of
the State OF Nevada, and
WHEREAS, in violation OF such plat
form, Senator William NJ. Stewart did
cause himself TO be placed upon the
Committee of the Senate for the settle
ment OF the debt of the Central Pacific
Railroad, and did become the earnest
and energetic advocate OF the extension
of the time OF such debt and the vari.
alton of its term, and
WHEREAS, after repeated failures to
pass the funding bill, an amendment
was offered, extending the time OF the
payment OF the debt 10 years, In 10 an.
nual installments, with a reduction in
interest TO 3 per cent, and
WHEREAS, such amendment was ruled
out of order upon the objection OF Sem
ator Wilson of the State of Washing
ton, as not being german to the BILL
and
WHEREAS, said Senator Wilson with
drew his objection, stating that he did
so at the urgent solicitation OF Senator
Stewart OF Nevada, and
WHEREAS, it Is to the interest Of the
State OF Nevada that the Central Pa
cifc Railroad should be run as an in
dependent line in connection with the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and
WHEREAS, the com bination OF the
Central Pacific Railroad and the South.
ern Pacific Railroad, under one man.
agement, has been with a view to turn
ing all the trans-continentai business Ia
the Southern Pacific railroad, and fOl
the purpose of diminishing he efficiency
of the Central Pacific Railroad, aud
WHEREAS, it is to the interest OF Ne
vada that the Central Pacific railroad
should be live line instead of a dead
| line, and the foreclosure of the mort
gage upon said line would have opened
up the purchase thereof to competitive
bidding. which would have released 4
from the control OF the Southern Paci
fic system, and thus have turned II int
a competitive line, the owners of which
would be interested in increasing it,
business and thus building up the varieC
enterprises OF Nevada; and
WHEREAS, the action OF Senate
Stewart has continued the control O
the Southern Pacific over the Contra
Pacific line, and has placed the entir
State under the perpetual bondage an,
control Of the Southern Pacific system
now, therefore,
RESOLVED, that the action OF Sen
ator VIM. M. Stewart was in violatio
of his obligation to the Silver party G
Nevada, and an act of disloyalty to til
people of the State OF Nevada, meritin
the severest condemnation, and there
fore, be 1t,
RESOLVED, that Senator VIM. M
Stewart be denounced as an enemy @
, the State OF Nevada and person dar
, gerous TO society; and,
WHEREAS, the Hon. Francis C. New
lands did, by his vote and speech, viz
orously oppose the amendment fundin
! the debt OF Southern Pacific railroad
RESOLVED, that the thanks of til
Silver Central Committee OF the Stat
be extended to Mr. Newlands for b
vindication of the interests OF Nevad
I and for his faithful observance OF h
obligation to his party and to the Stat