The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-11

amendment came up for consideration
in the house, Delegate Catron op1ecleo
to its consideration until he shouio
nave time to secure Information IN
reference thereto from his constftu-
ents. There was no opposition to any
other provision of the bill. When TINS
bill came up for final action in the
house, Delegate Catron was necessarl-
ly absent and wrote a letter to Repre-
which appears on page 1854 OF the
Record. Bristow and White now say
they were fraudulent bonds" In TINS
letter Delegate Catron says:
las a matter of law, do not pc
lieve the Santa Fe county bonds are
invalid. and know that no fraud was
perpetrated when they were issued;
that is. when the original bonds were
issued. which were afterwards refund
ed. The Indebtedness was voted or
authorized in each instance by a ma
1ority OF the taxpayers of the county
It was believed by everyone at the
time that such bonds would be valid,
and that the county had authority to
issue them on consent of the tax
payers"
Bristow and White now say that for
these bonds 1.-THE people got no ade-
quate value received" Delegate Cat
ron says:
They were voted in aid of the con-
The roads were constructed as stfpu-
lated and are now in operation. I
have made inquiry of many OF the tax
payers Of the county since these
they say that they favor the passage
of the bill with these amendments. I
furnish you with these two kilograms
from taxpayers and prominent citizens
of Santa Fe county, which will show
you the feeling Of the people of the
N ri 70 hn HI h a a
has been a general demand on me
throughout the territory since the
passage of the bill was delayed at my
request In order to get further in
formation, to have the bill passed, as
It will be for the general interest OF
ask You to have the bill passed. if
within your power to do so, before the
close of the present session
Bristow and White say: THE bonds
being between Wall street and the
people, Long voted with Wall street"
The opposition to these Santa Fe
county bonds was led by Mr.. Baker OF
New Hampshire, who stated (page
$3.50 that he had received a letter
him to prevent their valuation. On
page 1857 of the Record, the follow
ing appeared:
"Mr. Lacey: Mr.. Speaker, we have
mere the ToIHdIkdDlo spec
tacle Of the gentleman from New
Hampshire (Mr. Bakery making a de-
termined fight in opposition to the
validity Of certain New Mexican bonds
or obligations as against the delegate
from New Mexico. who wants them
''Mr. Baker of New Hampshire: VIII
the gentleman yield to me for a ques-
ton?
tleman for one question.
"Mr. Baker of New Hampshire: Are
there not some people in your imme-
date neighborhood who are interested
in this matter, who own some Of these
bonds, and who are represented by
you?
bonds are held part in Iowa, part in
Chicago, part in New York and else
where. They are held by various peo-
pie all over the country. They were
issued for the purpose Of refunding
other bonds outstanding in that terri
tory. When they were originally is
sued. under the law they were believed
to be valid. The question of validity
arose subsequently,: the interest on the
bonds. was In default and suit was
went to the supreme court Of the ter
ritory Of New Mexico, which court de-
clared the bonds to be valid and the
legislature of that territory passed a
law authorizing the refunding of the
bonds. And the gentlemen living
throughout the country, to whom my
friend from New Hampshire refers as
owning these bonds, furnished the
money to pay for them; furnished and
put good, honest money into these
f 11nn': New Hampsh ire" (Mr N.Y. na laen9
wants the bonds repudiated in order
that some gentlemen in the city of
Boston. who have bonds, may have
the opportunity to get in on the
ground floor with their bonds. by l1av-
debts to somebody else"
I voted in accordance with the wishes
Of Delegate Catron and upon informa-
ton which he furnished that the people
Of New Mexico desired that these bonds
be validated. I was against Mr.. Baker
Bristow and White say: Long
voted with Wall street. was
one of the $50 members of the house
voting that way as against 43 voting
the other way. Among those $50 We're
Broderick of Kansas, Cannon, Dingley
nor, Grow, the father of the homestead
law; Henderson Of Iowa. later speaker
of the house, Hopkins of Illinois, now
United States senator; Mccall of Mas
sachusetts Payne and Sherman Of New
York and Steele of Indiana acted
do lhe case was pIcScHteu 10 me- IL
was not a question between Wall street
and the people; it was a question where
the committee recommended the bill
unanimously, where the delegate from
the Territory favored the legislation
and where there was no real argument
or objection presented why the bonds
should not be validated. They had beer
voted by the people, value received ha6
been obtained for them, and I voted
as 1 did expressing my honest judg
ment.
I was against reputation of homes
obligations then, and I am against re-
pudiation of such obligations now.
Reorganization of N. p. Railroad.
This is the charge:
Again, on page 6297, volume %, of tn,
Congressional Record, Longs vote il