Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-27
ESTABLISHED 1910.
ADJOURNED.
Last Days Proceedings Of the First Ses-
sion Of the Senate Of the Forty
third Congress.
Important Business Transacted - The
Mississippi LeVee Committee te
Remain II Session.
4 Rod in Pickle for tie Railroad MOEOp-
Olists-The Question Of the Blec.
tien Of President and
Yiee-Pres.deBt.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Window called up tie following resolu-
tion heretofore submitted by him:
Resolued, That the select committee
on transportation routes to the seabOsrd
be directed to incuire and report to the
senate at the next session as to the ma
ture and extent OF obligations subsisting
between railroads and the postal service
of the country, and whether any and
what additional legislation is necessary
to guard the postal service against inter
ruption or injury by any hostile action
on the part of any or all OF the said rail-
rosd companies.
Senator Window merely wished to
say that although congress hadlncreased
the compensation of railroad companies
some few hundred thousand dollars, ii
was now understood they refuse TO per-
form q part Of the service, namely, as
to postal cars.
Senator Morrill, Vermont said that
the railroad companies having entered
into combination, il was necessary to
make inquiries, SO that the senate might
take prompt and efficient action when
they meet again. The resolution was
adopted.
Senator Casserly offered the following
resolution which was adopted.
Resolved, That the secretary OF the
treasury and the secretary OF the inte-
rior resi- ectively be, and they are here
by directed to transmit to the senate
any information in their respective de-
partments as to the amount of bonds
issued on the credit of the Central Pa
cific railroad company, forming the
first mortgage or lien on the company's
road and property, and on what
property specially; also amounts Of said
bonds issued from time to time, and
at what dates they were Issued, and also
to ascertain and report under what gem
eral designation s1ch bonds are COM
monty negotiated or known, and to
transmit all said information down to
the latest dates to tie senate at the
commencement of TIE next session Of
congress.
Senator Morrill, Maine offered an
amendment to the pending resolution
of Senator Anthony, relative to Ex-
Senator Patterson, as follows: That the
pamphlet entitled, Observations on
the report Of the committee of the SEN
ate respecting the Credit Mobilier Of
America, by J. w. Patterson" be re-
corded, filed and printed with the report
of said committee.
The resolution thus amended passed.
Senator Alcorn called up his resolu-
ton, authorizing the committee on
leyees of the Mississippi to sit during
the recess at Washington or elsewhere.
After debate, the resolution passed.
Senator Window called up the follow
ing resolution, heretofore offered by him :
Resolued, That the select committee
on transportation routes to the seaboard
be authorized to sit at such places as
they may designate, during the recess,
to investigate and report upon the sub
iect of transportation between the inte-
rior and the seaboard; that they have
power to employ a clerk and a stem
ographer, and to send for persons and
papers; and that the actual and neces-
sary expenses attending such investiga-
ton be paid eUt of the contingent fund
of the senate, upon vouchers approved
by the chairman of said csmmittee.
Senator Window rose TO explain the
objects and purposes of the resolution.
1t il, he said, an admitted fact that the
present facilities for the interchange OF
products and commodities between the
interior and seaboaId are totally made
auate. Bitter complaints of extOTtion
and oppression come to US rom all parts
of the country. The channels of COM
merce are controlled by powerful mo-
nopolies, who dictate their own terms
to the people. The burdens they i'm
pose upon the consumer and producer are
too grieyous to be longer endured
While millions of bushels Of corn and
wheat are rotting in the fields of the
west, thousands of people at the east are
suffering for want Of cheap bread. The
demand Of the people FOR redress can
neither be evaded CT denied. To the
great central portions Of the republic
the question has become one Of vita
| importance with the farmer who
sees the product Of his summer;
| toll consumed to warm his dwelling In
winter, because it costs L1Ore than II viii
bring to transport it 20 market. This
question Overshadows all others. Party
| lines and party platforms sink into in
Significance in the face of the questions
| involving the right to live. Congress
will be compelled at an early day to &C
on .nis subject. All / now ask Of th'
senate is that the committee to be ap
pointed to consider this subject may
have the power to investigate it thor
oughly, and ascertain the extent of th'
evil complained of, the necessity for {
remedy, and if possible be able TO re
commend some definite action at the
next session.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The chair appointed Senators Mitch
ell and Dives as additional members o
the select committee on transportation
| The committee on privileges and elec
tions, heretofore instructed to inquir
into the most practical mode of electini
the President and Vice-President, wer
given leave to hold their sessions il
! Washington OF elsewhere.
A resolution was adopted calling upol
the secretary Of The interior to report I
the senate at It's next session the reasol
why the pneumatic tube, to connect tn
capitol with the government printing
Office, had not been completed, HOY
much money had been expended on tn
same, and all the facts connected there
with.
At twenty-five minutes past thre
O'Clock in the evening the doors of tn
senate were opened, when the commit
tee appointed TO wait upon the Presiden
reported that they had performed tha
duty, and that the President informe
them that he had no further communi
cations to make to the senate, when tn
speaker declared the senate adjOurne
sine die.