Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-20
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
[second Session.
The Senate.
REVOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Ferry intro
duced Joint resolution processing an amend.
ment to the constitution, that suffrage shall not
be restricted on account Of sex, or any other
reason that does not apply to all citizens. He
ferred.
Senator Pratt introduced joint resolution
reouestipg the President to invite the co-opera-
ton of foreign maritime governments IN the
construction of a canal across the lsthmus OF
Darien. Laid on the table.
Senator Mcmillan presented a memorial OF
agents and owners of steam and sail vessels on
the northern lakes, representing value OF S6,-
3O5, 400, protesting against constructing
bridge over the Detroit river.
Senator Garland presented petition OF 60O
citizens of the Hot Springs, praying for relief
as to assessments of property by the hot
Springs commission.
NEW BILLS.
Bills we're introduced and referred:
Bysen. Saunders Granting an increased PEN
sion to the widow of Maj. Thornburgh, late OF
the United States army. 80.
Bv Sen. Misunderstanding section 81 and
%. revised statutes, so as to allow rebate IN
the duty paid on imported salt used for curing
fish, or in packing pork or beet:
Sen. Wallace offered a resolution which was
adopted. Calling on the secretary OF state fo1
full information concerning the labors OF the
Snon;sb american commission on claims grow
ing out of Cuban outrages.
On motion of Sen. Morrill,. the resolution
heretofore offered by him instructing the COM
mittee on finance to inquire into the practlca-
bility of refunding any part OF the pupilc
debt at less than per cent. interest, was taken
from the table and referred to the committee
on finance.
On motion of Sen. Cameron the Senate took
up and passed the bill appropriating $500 fol-
the relief of sufferers by the explosion at the
United States arsenal at Bridesburgh, Pa
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
The special order, the bill to prevent cruelty
to animals in transportation, was taken up.
Davis, Of Illinois, said any bill imposing the
conditions upon such an important business as
the transportation of live stock to the sea
board was an important one, and should be
scrutinized by the Senate before 1t became a
law. 1t would seem that Tie interests OF the
shipper and owner of live stock should tend
to sufficient protection from croelty, but II
was a lamentable fact that abuses had existed,
and that cattle had reached their destination
in an unfit condition to be used as food.
The people could force Congressional legisla-
ton and bill was accordingly passed IN 1914.
The question was whethe.. that law WAS not
better than the proposed one. BY the existing
law cattle must be unloaded once in twenty.
eight hours for food, water and rest for at
least five hours, unless they are carried in
boats, or cars in which they can have food,
water and space and opportunity to rest. The
bill proposed to take away the obligation that
cattle be unloaded except at intervals OF sixty
hours. If they can obtain food on the cars
this prevents them getting rest, be-
cause they cannot rest on the cars;
and he believes rest as essential
as food and water To keep animals standing
sixty hours was cruel The bill was levelled
at transportation in common cars, and he took
it for granted that there were certain patents
which the railroad company would be COMPEL
to use hereafter if the bill passed as it now
stood. These cars, he understood, were pro-
vided with stalls and he thought cattle would
be more hurt by transportation in stalls than
where they stood side by aide. He also OBJ
iected to the provision of the bill permitting
action upon information. He disliked the
whole system which produced informers.
Senator Hereford was opposed to this Dill
and the present law.
Senator Mcpherson, in charge of the bill, I'D.
vocated it at length.
Senator Davis, w. Va, opposed the bill on
the ground of discrimination.
Senator Thurman spoke at some length
against the bill, though favoring its object. Ii
stretched the power of Congress to regulate
Congress further than any bill bad done here
tofore Some of the provisions, too, were un.
skillfullv drawn. On his motion the bill was
allowed to go over until tomorrow and be
printed with the sevaral amendments pro-
posed to be offered.
After short executive session ADJOURNED