Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-09

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Fowler were rejected.
Mr.. Nickers offered an amendman: looking .,
the restoration 10 the exercise of tha slacriva
franchise Of those W ho are no " excluded by res
son OF pari ic patton ia the REBELLION, w htch was
rs'eeted by ayes u, nays %; those voting ln tie
affirmative being Messrs. Bayard. Bucsalaw
Davis, Dixon. Doolittls. 1.rrv. Fowler.
Grimes. Harlan, Hendricks, AcCr-.ry. Nor
ton, Patterson OF Tenn. Ramsey. Rice, Rob
ertson, Sawyer, Trumoull, Van winkie, Wick
ers and wilsop.
principles OF negro suffrage was agSn r--
sumed and participated in ny Nessr>. Con-
ness, Doolitrle, Morton, Sumner, and frelinc-
huysen.
Mr.. Morton again addressed the >sna,. and
discussed the proprieiy OF extending thu suit
frage 10 the Chinese who are Ss;I.ei on the Pa
Cific coast, opposing snch an idea.
Mr.. Williams also advocated the eNclus on
OF the Chinese. whom he described a. paCans,
and who refuse 20 asslmllste with our IuSt.tU-
tons. He thought THIS country hsd The power
10 protect itself from these hordes
Mr. Hendricks said only last summer this
Government had paid extraordinary honors 20
the Chinese ambassadors.
HoUsR-Mr. Brooks IN. ~ rose 20 co-rec;
the Journal. He sand the night sessions had
been ordered with the understanding that no
business WAS 10 be considered but the tsN piil q.
In Violation o: this unders rstandiug business of a
varied character had been tran sac ted last eve
ming. He therefore moved 20 correct tn. Jour-
MAJ oy expunging the record OF these pro ceed-
lncs.
The Speaker overruled the point OF order on
the ground that the House was acting under a
suspension of the rules, and not by Iaant n ous
consent OF the House.
The House resumed the consider alton OF the
bill 10 authorize the construction OF a military
and postal railroad between this CITY and New
York, on which
Mr.. Kerr (Ind.) was entitled 10 the moor. He
said the railroad system of the United Sja.es
was IN some sense an entirety, and therefore
constituted an Interstate commercial system.
Now. II the doctrine thai Congress had the ab-
solute right 10 regulate this mstter, IL might
sometimes happen that this trade between
the States, might be blocked up by Congress
sional legislation. IL these corporators Were
take under the control of Congress, OF course,
they would be independent OF the States. Ia
that case the States could neither tax their
property nor the income therefrom. H quoted
from an opinion OF the Chief Jusuce Marshall
to show that this opinion was
case OF the United States bank He ad-
Neried 10 the amazing growth Of railroads
In the U nIted States. This had all occurred
without the fostering care of the Federal Gov
ernmeni. These railroads Were mostly the re-
suit OF private enterprise The amount OF cap
iial invested in the railroads between this city
and New York is S36.1O,t1u, and with their
double track now completed their capacity
was Unlimited. To show that there was no ne
c-esity FOR the new road he sho wed that whtie
The annual revenue Of the rOads between Wash
lnfton and New York reached slu.ual.tHHl of
which il was estimated that but on- miIIlou
came from the through travel 10 New York
There Were now three trains run through 10
New ork daily, capable OF accommodating
l-2tN passengers each way. For an average of
TWO months, IL was shown that not more than
2'9 passengers per DAY travelled on these
through trans, and not more Than iaO.p0 an
nuaiy. The ehIef Revenue Jt IA-se roads did
not, therefore, come from the through travel 10
New \ Org, but from the pupulOus busi.
ness towns along ,he line OF tna road
There was no Necessity Tor laymg naw ROAD
The demands OF the travelling aud ou,iurss
community did no: require Al. Mr.. Kerr then
discussed at great length the QUESTION OF the
righI OF Congress toTsgulate commerce orl 0-een
the States. lie held that the right ~ rtgula,eits
own internal affairs was OF the reserved
rights o. the State, and Al had been 80 decided
repeatedly by the best Judges on the bench OF
the supreme Court OF the United S.at-s. CON
gress could have no control OF the turnplkeS
canals and railroads Of a State. nese must be
regulated and controlled, so far as lpytSI.tIon
was necessary, by the States them selves
Mr.. McCartby IN. J moved the prey ious
question on the bill and pending am pn imants
Messrs. Sn'greaves and HaIgh'. IN. J.) with
other members, asked leave 10 print Their re-
MARKS on the subject.
Mr.. Mccarthy IN. " said this bill proposes
10 facilitate and cheaper transportation be-
tween TINS clty and the gr' al merclal me-
iropolis OF the country. He Proceeded TO argue
IL favor OF the right of Congress TO regulate
commerce between the States, and denounced
the railroads between Washington and Nv
ork as oppressive monopolIes They had NOT
only tramPled upon the rights OF the people
but violated the pianest provisions of the Con-
leyHd tonnage duties, and laid Impost duties
contrary TO the Constitution. The remedy wa
Tor Congress 10 incorporate company with
suncIenl capital 10 build a competing road
MIR. Phelps Md said he did not oppose the
measure row before The House in the interest
OF any particular State or any CORPORATION 10
Tar as the Baltimore and OHIO railroad was
concerned, the travel between Washington and
Baltimore would not be a monopoly long for
II had been authorltatIyely stated that another
road tthe Baltimore and Potomac) would be
- a
sage OF this bill would be the Inauguration OF a
policy Tor the indirect control OF every mile of
railroad III the United States. and of the vast
amount OF capital invested an railroads
IL would transfer the iob6Ies, the railroad tob-
ties OF thlrty-seyen States 10 the corridors of
this hall, and members on the floor would ha
perpetualIy Importunrd by these IobDyi,rs
He was opposed to open inc az. doors for ,,r
rupuoD, which these lObhles would So on ;o5-
ana Ne therefore entered has protest against The
whole proceeding.
The Speaker gave notice thai tomorrow.
while the electoral vote was heins couut-d. the
diplomatic gallery would - reserved exrlr-
slyeIy for the membe OF he Diplomatic Corn.
and Their families, and that the s.. AN west cIl-
lely would be- reserved for the families IT sem
ators and members.
Mr.Culiom( III. Dad dressed The House in favor
ot Tie AIR line railroad. He SAID It asked the
Government for no money IL tsiunply asked a
Charter whIca would protect II from the ad-
verse action Of the States through which il
would pass. He was not anxious To braak
down State lines or TO favor a con soIidated
government. but DC protested against the rI-ht
OF any State 10 stop commerce bet ween the sew
eral States OF this Union.
MIR. Kelley (Ps.l opposed the bill. on the
ground that II would encourage the lobby and
black mailing. The bill proposed 10 build A
military railroad. We not at war now
nor is there any prospect Of our being at war
IL was impossible 70 build an AR liue railroad
as this bill proposed. The great city of Phila-
delphia would be left far to the west of the
road, and indeed II was in his opinion, lob TO
inIure that city. He doubted the constitution
alIty OF the measure, As well as its practica-
bility.
Mr.. Blair (Mich.) said the scruples of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Were not very
deep. He thought he could get rid of them
with little effort. Ii was proposed by this
bill TO construct q great national highway be-
tween the political metropolis Of the country
and its commercial metropolis. The opposf-
ton TO this measure came from two little, mar
row minded, snarling States, which now held
railroad monopolies within their borders and
which proposed 10 keep them at all hazards.
Mr Twichell Mass said Congress undoubt
edly had the right TO Incorporate this railroad
but would II be fair for the Government to
make an effort TO destroy the other roads he
tween Washington and New York He senf 10
the CLERKS desk statement of the amount or
money expended BY these roads in imnrove
ments alone. He moved that The bill and neod
ing amendments be laid upon the table
Mr. Wood IN. W demanded the ysas .na
nays, ard they were ordered The vote re
suited, yeas Gu, nays %, SO the bill was not
laid on the table. o'
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