The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-18
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

ton which at his request was per.
mitted to lie on the table to be called
up in few days for references to 9
com mittee.
Whereas, the Constitution del
egates to Congress the power to
regulate commerce with nations and
among the several states and with
the Indian tribes, therefore be 1t
Resoioed, That it Is compete. [
for Congress, in the exercise OF the
power so delegated to provide by
law for such regulation and trans
pOrtation of commerce among the
several States as shall include q
a system Of maximum and min>
imum rates for the same,
for free compe tition within the
limits 80 fixed, for the prohibition
OF discrimination Of any kind what
ever either in favor of or against
cites, towns or other localities,
whether the same be competing or
n1n-competing points, for applying
the same principle to tfansporta
ton for individuals, firms, associa.
tiOns or corporations in all matters
relating to commerce among the
States, for preserving and cor fering
the right OF shippers to select lines
and parts of lines over which their
sh1p meDtS shall pass to the end. So
shippers may avail themselves Of
the rail or part rail and part water
routes OF the country, for the pre-
vention of such pooling arrange
ments and agreements to refrain
from just competition as may tend to
impose unreasonable burdens upon
such com merce between States, for
the protection of such commerce
against unjust exactions, based on
class securities commonly nomi-
mated "watered stocks" and for the
promotion of the true int ests Of
both the corporations employed in
such transpOrta' ion and the people
and localities engaged in such COM
merce, by the enforcement of the
principles herein before stated, and
thefeby induce harmony and stabi-
lily in the affairs of such jrpora-
tions, people and localities.
The Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were
opened COckrill introduced bill to
provide for the appointment of a
Missouri River commission to carry
into effect the plans for the i'm
pro 7ement of said river from
Its mouth to its head waters.
The Senate proceeded to the CON-
sideration Of bills on the five min
ute calendar.
A bill authorizing the s cretary
of War to adjust and settle the &C
count for arms betwesn South Caro-
lima and the government OF the
United States, was taken up and
passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the
bill to authorize snd direct the man
ayers of the Home for disabled vol
unteer soldiers to locate a branch
Home at some suitable place in
either of the States of Arkansas,
Colorado, Kangas, Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri or Nebraska. Before pass
ing the bill it was modified by an
proposed by Miller, Of
California. Miller's amendment |
the board Of managers
to receive a proposition from
the managers of Veterans Homes |
located in Napa County for tAs
transfer of the buildings and prop
erty of that home to the United |
States, for use as a braucA of the
National Soldiers home, and to re-
port to Congress in respect to the
oropEiety and expediency OF the &C
,eptance of said veterans home.
Miller thought this was a most
desirable transfer to be IA ade, as all
he homes on this side the noun
aims would be too far away for SOL
liers on the Pacific Coast. On mo.
ion the Conger bill was also
so as to require the board
If managers to inquire into the ex-
,ediency Of establishing a branch
,ome in Michigan; $3.50 600 was ap-
to carry out the purpose
If the bill.
Slater, according to notice given
'ome days since, on presenting the
)ill to forfeit the unearned land
.rants Of the Northern Pacific Rail.
'oad company, addressed the Senate.
IN motion to refer the bill to the
he reviewed the history
# the land policy of the
government, and severely criti-
Used the course of the land de-
reading from the testi-
nony of an emplyee Of that depart
nent to show that doubts were re-
Iolved in favor Of railroad corpora
ions and against settlers. Referring
'pecially to the Northern Paciflc
'ailroad. Slater said that in the
life time Of its grant, that road had
earned 100000 acres. and since
he term of grant expired had earned
10000, coo. Congress had been mcst
LIBERAL to that road. No corporation
lad been more enriched by a gov
eminent. In round numbers the
had already received
,ver Sill, 100000 from the sale of
and. In round numbers it had
earned lands to the amount OF 49,
100000 acres, which at the lowest
estimate will reallzs 100000, GOO land
Is coal lands on the Sound Ewere so
valuable that it would not sell them
1t any price. The company was not
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