The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-06

to vote, aud he inquired whether this bill
contained An appropriation for the pay
ment OF that mileage.
Mr.. ClYmer replied that the mileage hat
been provided for in the appropriation bill
for the current year,
Mr.. Kiefer-Dnes the gentleman stat
as a fact that Governor Mcdowell die
draw mileage?
Mr.. Warner-I state that it was so re
ported.
The amendment was ruled out OF
point OF order,
Mr., ClymeF offered an amendment up
propriatiag SIPS 900 to pay the land gran
railroads fifty per cent OF what the
QIartermaster. General finds Justly due
them for transportation, Agreed to.
The paragraph appropriRting $1,000
for caring for and operating the United
States testing machine at the Watertowu
arsenal having been read, Mr.. Converse
moved to add proViso that the test Ol iron
steel and other mAterial for industrial pur,
poses shall be continued, and an annual re,
port OF these shall be made to Congress
Agreed TO.
MIR. Dibrell offered on amendment that
the allowance Tor CommutatiOn OF quarters
to LieutenantGeneral shall be Sl0O per
month. Ruled out on point OF order,
The Committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House, when it passed.
Mr.. Regan then moved that the House
proceed tu the consideration OF the House
calendar, stating that 1t was his intention
to call up the
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL,
He stated that the bill was OF more i'm.
portance than the funding bill or any 9th.
er before Congress, Mr., Blount differed
from Mr., Reagan on this pointi the fund.
ing bill being, in his judgment, the more
important measure OF the two. Mr., Rea.
gan's motion was agreed to and the Calen.
dar was taken up,
The ii st bill was the HosLettor bill, pro.
hibiting political assessments, the title OF
which was greeted with laughter on the
Republican side, and though there was a
disposition shown to take 1t up, It was laid
aside for the present.
Mr.. Frye inquired whether the Inter.
State Commerce Bill would gain any nd
vantage by being taken up to-day.
The Speaker-lt will be unfinished bust.
ness tomorrow,
Mr.. Frey-Will it take the precedence
Of the lnndipg bill.
The Speaker raplied that the funding
bill was in the Committee OF tho Whole,
and that a motion TO go into such Com
mittee would have the preference at any
time to q motion to go on the HousD
calendar,
The interstate commerce bill was finally
reached Gnd taken up for consideration.
GaMr. Reagan stated he had reported the
pending bill from the Committee on Com.
merCe, though he did not himself approve
It's provisions. He had offered subslitu
tute, known as the "Reagan substitute"
and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
MCLsne) had also offered a substitute
which he understood would be withdrawn
for The purpose Of getting the matter in
shape for debate. He proposed to explain
tho provisions OF his substitute, and he
would then call tho previous question OH
the adoption oil that sul stitute.
Mr., Henderson called attention to the
anRmaIOus situation Of the pending bill,
which was in charge Of an Rgent Ire gam
who was avowedly hostile to 1t. He de.
sired that some determination should be
arrived at Rs 10 division OF the discus.
Bion.
Mr.. Reagan then continued to support
his substitute. II ltprovided that one man
should not be charged moro than another
for the same service; that no drawbacks or
rebates should be allowed; that people
should not be
DEPRIVED OF THE BENEFIT OF COMPETITION
BY TILE POOLING OF PRglGAFs
between competing railroads.; that the peo.
pie Of these localities should be protected
by partial restrictions on the power Of
corporations, aud that more shall not be
charged for a shorter distance than for a
longer distance over the same line.
Mr. Rice inquired whether the geiitls-
man lReagan) believed Congress had the
power to obigo the New York Central
Railroad Company In any way to modify
Chsrges for freight received by 1t at BulfI-
10, either by rail or steamboat, TO be car
ried within tho stale OF New York.
Mr.. Reagan replied that II was the
origin and destination OF freight that fixed
the nature OF commerce. II freight was
shipped from one State to another 1t WAS
Interstate commerce whether 1t went
over one or many railroads.
Mr.. Reagan proceeded 10 state his OBJ.
jeGtions to the Commiltee's bill, but was
cut short by the expiration Of his hour,
and the matter went over, tho under.
standing being that when 1t next comes
up one or two days will be allowed for dc.
bate.
Mr.. Upson introduced bill authorizing
the President to place BrigNdier General
and Brevet MAjOrGeneral q. o. Ord on
the retired list according to his brOyet
rank. Referred.
The Speaker laid several executive com.
munlCations before the House, and among
them was letter from tho Postmaster.
General relative to bags Of mail matter re.
tanned in the Washington pOHtollice which
were attempted to be sent through the
mails under "frankR.n
Mr. Browne called for its reading, pend.
ing which the House adjourned.
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