Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-06

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The following States would lose on"
u.rmNcr each:
Alabama, florida, Indiana. lihuuis,
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mary
land, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee
and Vermont.
PENNSYLVANIA would lose Two and
New York three members
Arkansas, California. Iowa, Michigan,
Mississippi, South Carolina, aui West
Virginia would gain ore member each !;
Minnesota aud Nebraska ''yo each, and
Kansas and Texas three each,
4 short discussion cnsuei whether
the Committee on Elections o. 'lc Com
mittee on Census should have charge OF
the bill.
The bill was finally referred to the
Committee on Census.
Mr.. Clymer stated that the gentleman
from New York. { Mr. f Wood who
had charge OF the mnding bill, wa- lh
this morning, but had requested him to
proceed with TIE
Appropriation Bill.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr. Harris, oil Virginia,
in the chair on the army appropriation
bill.
A few unimportant ameriments were
agreed to.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill TO the house when it passed
Mr.. Reagan then moved tina the
House proceed to the consideration OF
the House calendar, stating that it was
his intention to call up the Interstate
commerce bill. He stated that the bill
was of more importance than the fund
ing bill. or any other measure before
Congress.
MIR. Blount differed from Mr. Reagan
on this point, the funding hjl! being, iu
his indyment, the more important meas.
ure OF the two.
Mr.. Reagan 5 motion was agree to, and
the calendar was taken mp.
The inter State commerce bill was
finally reached and taken up Tor con-
sideratiOn.
Mr. Reagan stated that he had report
ed the pending till from the Committee
on Commerce, though he did not him
self approve Of its provisions. He had
offered the substitute known as the
Reagan Substitute" and the gentle
man from Maryland [McLsncl had also
offered a substitute, which he un nicr-
stood would be withdrawn for the pur-
pose OF getting the matter IN shape for
de1ate. lie proposed to explain the
provisions OF his substitute and he
would then call the previous question
on the adoption of that substitute.
Mr.. Reagan then continued IN sup
port of his substitute. 1t provided that
one man should not he charged more
than another for the same service; that
no drawbacks or rebates should be al
lowed; that the people should not he
deprived OF the benefit OF competition
by the pooling Of treights between the
competing railroads; that the people of
the localities should be protected by
partial restrictions on the power of cor
pOratlons, and that more shall not be
charged for a shor.cr distance than for a
longer distance over the same line.
Mir. Rice inquired whether the gentle
man Reagan believed Congress had
the power TO Oblige the New York Cen
tral Railroad Company in any way to
modify the charges lor freight received
by 1t 1T Buffalo, either by rail or steam
er, to be carr ed within the State ei New
York.
Mr., Reagan replied that it was the ori-
gin and destination of freight that fixed
the nature OF commerce. 1t the freight
was shipped from one State TO another
it was inter State commerce, whether it
went over one or many railroads.
Mr.. Reagan proceeded to state mis- ob.
jectiOns TO the committees bill. but was
cut short 10y the expiration OF his hour.
The matter went over the understand
ing being that when it next comes up
one or two days be allowed for debate.
Mr. UpSon introduced a bill authoriz.
ing the President TO place Brigadier.
General and Brevit Major-GeneIal 0. G.
Ord on the retired Inst, according TO his
breyit rank. Referred,
The Speaker laid several executive
communications before the House,
among them a letter from the Postmas-
ter-General relative to the bags of mail
matter retained IN the Washington
pUstotfice, which were attempted to be
sent through the mails under ranks.
Mr.. Browne called FOR its reading,
pending which the House adjourned.