Show CONGRESS br RV western ard press to the BIN ATI 1 jan 5 the papers to tile senate were ere three reports from the tb secretary of deports I 1 war ar in response to ilie the re solutions of inquiry as to A it change o 0 of ugine erts on the improvement improvements at t the mouth of lb columbia kier hiser also various memorials tuemo rials la of public bodies in favor of tile passage of 0 the commerce bill cull culau a memorial of the P re chamber of commerce M I 1 UL i n 0 on n 0 ifie asami sub 1 1 ik i K hmitchell jM itchell bf pen n the tile e on rep reposed oried a bill granting a pe rishon ot a year veer to 10 the widow of se john A logan Logn nand and alikes for ltd its framed aate n but under an objection by coka oke the we bill went over I 1 until to aikle l against the proposed amendment as tending towards delay and suggested that if hoar floar would drumbe not no 9 to brinis up tile hill bill at the present he lie would withdraw draw bid bu reso resolution luton I 1 hoar expressed ilia tile great surprise li the tile but offered to tiree agree not tu aall up the bill until the lutor mation for be obtained thinker the senator even for that aless bert ed that the effect ol 01 the funding bill would be to give ae as a doua tion to I 1 til esti tse pacific railroads anore mo re than the tile entire value of all reclaimed under the forfeiture bills for the last three tears years hoar regarded this very this bill bad had been reported in its beneral genar feature last congress Conr rees A debt amounting to about would badue be due the government by these companile compan iee on an o 0 of 11 or br 12 year years from this time an equal amount would be ajia by the companies on the first mortgage mer gaie bonde bonds to which the government debt was subordinate at two the sen senate ate took up the conference report on the interstate commerce bill and was addressed by platt he lie advocated 1 opposed I posed I 1 the Corille conference rence report and advocated its rejection solely for the reason that it prohibited poolina po pd olinc oling in all other re respects 1 I pacts lie favored a compromise bill mcpherson offered a resolution calling on khe he sei secretary detary ef of the trea eury ury for a indebted neta neva 0 of the we pacific railroad Kail rOad Comp companies anite iee to the government nt on january 1 int 1887 nith with details of all pay payments mentA made on accoti account fit of the tile sadije BI also g 0 aa Is to the tile urn a due or to become due du e principal and interest under the existing law lavi severally neve rally and ference will result to the Tte treasury abury if the tho ending senate funding fundin bill abo u rd become law hoar moved m itce to amend the resola lion tion by adding idding to it those words and a of alt all tho tn in regard to the amount of uch such debts tn in dit betak between can said companies and nd the govern ment kousz |