, 1881-01-06
WASHINGTON.
The Railroad Question I'm
expectedly Before
Congress.
Ip,mclinto md Universal Atten.
tion Bestowed upon the
Subject.
Speech of Mr.. Reagan, Civ
Ing the Details of Ris
Scheme.
No Assumption Of Popular Ownership
Of tho Roadbeds Put For
ward,
No Attempt to Control the
New York Central Inside
Of New York.
The Bill, lust The Same, VIII Meet The
Bitter Opposition Of the
Railroads.
Passage in the House Of the
Army Bill Approprlating
26,3t5,aoo.
The Bill, lust The Same, VIII Meet the
Bitter Opposition Of the
Railroads.
Passage in the House Of the
Army Bill Appropriating
.$26, 6,3t5,6oo.
Mrs. Clr1stlnncy Attacks Her Husband
and Rcpuliates the Letters
The Chinese Treaty.
Frank Palmer Appointed Postmaster
Of Chicago Again-senator Ma
homes Departure.

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homes Departure.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
1,EAGAS's rI.AS.
Speeta. Dt,pateh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
WAslllSaroS, D. c., Dec. 5.-congress.
particularly the House. recommended Its
labors with utllsual zenl. No attempt was
made to take up the Funding bit, as Fer
nando Wood, Chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee, who has 1t In chnrRa, IS
confined to his bell with an illness which
lpay prove severe. Mr.. Wood Is II feeble nan,
advanced In years, md snnlg Ut the friends
or the Funding bill think that, It the passage
Of tint measure IS to depend up0n his ability
to return to his Congressional duties. there
is little prospect that the bill will be passed
Mt this session.. But, Ind a1r. Wood been In
his scat, he would hardly have yentured to
have brought up the Funding bill to-day.
THERE WAS NOT i QuotsuM PRESENT,
the highest vote thnt WIS cast during the
day being 19l, which IL twenty.tlirce votes
less than quorum. Tlle Funding bill,
moreover, Is not the rcgular order OF b,tst-
ness, but Is In Committee Of the Whole, and
canIlot be considered until tho House shail.
by majority vote, decide to resolve itself
Into .Cou.nlttce Of tho Whole for TINT
purpose. TheArmy Appropriation bill WIS
really, md 1t passed In u very short time,
without any considerable debate, mid with
out material amendment. The only changes
.mado were that thore WIS an incrense made
in the appropriation In two OF tho items Of
the bill. There were seven votes against tho
bill, nll Democratic.
Tl1EllE wEnE 1lUMoRs
fhnf fha na1nnnrnta 1vn1I1tl rrnnnGn nfnnnH-
nlents 10 further reducU the army nlld to
place new restrictions upon 1t iii various
ways, hut tho predictions OF the Chairman
of the. Appropriations Committee tint tho
Democrats would not furnish my reason for
Ill extra session were realized, ut least upon
tl.ls bill. Gen. Hawley tried to have n prn-
viso ndtted TINT the 5000 men OF which the
nrtny Is noHiinally composed should nleAll
$1,000 actual, available fighting force, and
TINT tho "goncral sory!co Inotl " so.cntlel.
the enlisted men who are used III clerical
and various capacities, Should not bo tie-
Quoted from the army proper. but the
amendment did not prevail, md tho reat
fighting force Ut tlle army Is to remain Gull
s1lerabIy below 25,0 600 men.
THE IESr OF TIE DAY,
thanks to tile ,loRged persistence Ut Reagan,
was spent upon the Interstate Commerce.
bill, a,ld u debate was begun upon. 1t to
which no limit Is fixed, n1d which promises
to excite Us much interest as any subject TINT
will be considered at tllIs session. Reagan is
not familiar with parliamentary rules, aud
publicly acknowledged his Ignorance Of
them to-day. Ills experience in attempting
to reael tho bill furnished Il curious Ilustrn-
ti0n Of the operations OF tho new rules, md
showed how easy 1t would have been for n
k.n