The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-11
M0N0P0LYS MINl0N.
Mr. Ilowey IIowls . Horribly Horrld
Howl for GosIa et al. ant
AGAINST REAoAN's SUBSTITUTE.
A Brisk aud Breezy Debate Over tho
Interstate Commerce BIZ.
THE ARSENAL ISLAND CLAIMANT.
Senator Riddleberger Antaeonisos ssere-
tary McCuiioch's Connrmatisa-
Senate Debating Over Da-
keta-Dumonts Rspsrt
THE ARSENAL ISLAND CLAIMANT.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
NLVIil Congress-
aKNATE.

NLVIl Congress-
SENATE.
WAsnINGToN, Dee. o.-Mr. HALE
called up the naval appropriation bills,
which, Mt the close OF the last session,
was in the hands Of the conference COM
mittee, and as TO which, that committee
reported that II had been ablo to agree.
He moved that the senate further insist
on its amendments and order new
conference. SO ordered.
Mr.. SHERMAN introduced bill to
provide for the erection OF statue to
the memory OF Lafayette.
Mr.. SLATER called up the Oregon
Central land forfeiture bill, but the
senate, by vote of 20 yeas to 80 nays re-
fused to consider IL. 1t was then deci-
ded by a party yote--yeas 81, nays 25--
TO take up the bill for the admission of
Dakota, the Republicans voting in the
affirmative and the Democrats in the
negative.
Tho bill was passed providing for the
asc ertainment of claims of American
citizens for spoliations of the French
prior to the 3lst OF July, 1901.
The Dakota bill was then taken up.
Mr.. HARRISON addressed the senate
III favor of the admission of Dakota, at
ter which
The CHAIR announced the appoint
nent of Senators Hawes, Logan and
Beck on the naval conference COM
mittee.
The senate then went into executive
session, and when the doors opened, ad-
journed.
Mr.. CHALMERS introduced bill TO
restore Republican form of govern
ment to the state of Mississippi. Re-
ferred. Some derisive laughter from
o the title of this bill. 1t provides that
congressional and state elections shall
be held on the same day in that state.
Each candidate for congress shall be
permitted to appoint in writing one in
spector and one clerk at each voting
precinct, who shall be permitted to wit
ness all proceedings. 1t is made crime
punishable with fine and Imprisonment
for any person to assault, intimidate,
threaten, or insul. any inspector or
clerk.
Consideration OF tho inter state COM
merce bill, having been resumed,
Mr.. BARKSDALE addressed the
house in constitutional argument in
support Of the rights of congress to
legislate on the subject. The Dakota
bill thus secured the right-of-way for 2
O'Clock.
The Texas & Pacific railway land grant
forfeiture bill was made the special or
der for Tuesday next.
The bill to provide for the sale Of the
Cherokee reservation in Arkansas was
passed.
The bill to amend sections of the re-
vised statutes, which prohibit the de-
livery of registered letters and the pay
ment of money orders to lottery COM
panies, passed. The amendment con-
sists in striking out the word "lraudu-
lent" so as to cover lotteries generally,
and not merely "fraudulent" lotteries.
The consideration of the Reagan in
ter-state commerce bill was resumed by
the house.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Illinois, supported the
committee bill, though he would have
preferred measure simply providing
for commission, as the first step. The
appointment of commission would ac- |
complish more good than any iron-clad |
statute.
Mr.. HOWEY favored the appoint
ment Of a commission of inquiry, with |
power to enquire into each particular
case Of injustice on the part OF rail-
roads, and to compel the companies to !
furnish all data necessary to investigate I
each transaction. There be would STOP |
He referred to the action of the com |
mittee on commerce in the forty seventh !
congress in almost unanimously reject
ing Reagan's proposition.
by the remark that the COM
mittee had been selected in favor OF
the railroad companies.
Mr.. HOWEY said he understood the
present committee mad been selected by
The gentleman from Texas in order to |
report this very bill.
MIR. REAGAN denied this, and de-
clared that he had never named man
for that committee.
Mr.. HOWEY had no doubt that the
statement was correct, but it was not
more correct than that the committee OF
the Forty-Neventh congress was not
selected in the interest of the railroads.
Mr.. REAGAN---'I know exactly what
/ say, and l know it from the highest
authority"
Mr.. hOWEY-"Well the present
was not selected in favor of
railroads. Why Is it not to-day in
favor of the bill you advocate?"
Mr.. HOWEY proceeded with his criti-
cisms of the substitute,w which he assert
ed Disseminated in favor Of roads In
certain states and against those when
1t would strike down all the cheap rates
of tho west ana the south, and the cheap
of wheat and flour from
Kansas ana Minnesota would be thing
of the past. 1t would put dear bread
into the mouths of tho great working
millions of the east, instead of cheap
bread. He had no sympathy
with that class Of men who
simply inveigied against rail-
road companies, because. they were
1t was cheap kind OF
business for men to be going about cry.
ing "monopolyp' Tho great wealth of
Gould and Vanderbilt had not been ta-
ken from the pockets of the laboring
men. The roads they have built they
have paid for. They had made money
by buying poorlv-managed roads, put
ting brains into them and making. them
profitable. Their gain was legitimate.
They made money in another way, not
fioii laboring men, but from
men who went into Wall street
auu then Thought they Were smarter
than .sthose old fellows" II 1t could be
proven to Kim that the railroads were
becoming prosperous by extortionate
charges, he would go as far as any man
to correct the evil.
/. Mr.. BOYLE, after ats cklng the va
fious provisions of the substitute, criti-
cized The committee bill and announced
liis opposition 10 thcconimission feature