Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-19
CARS FOR THE NEGROES.
THE HOUSE GETS AROUND THE
COLOR LINE.

Mr.. GOff7s Amendment Left Unreoaa1ad
and One Offered by Mr.. Barksdale
ProvidiDg That Separate but Equally
GOOD Accommodations Shall not be
Considered Discrimination Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-In the Senate To-
day, among the memorials presented was one
by Mr.. Hoar, from the Woman's Suffrage As
sociation Of Pennsylvania, protesting against
the admission Of Dakota on the constitution
MADE by men alone, and denying suffrage
rights of women. Mr.. Hoar in presenting il
SAID that while he favored woman suffrage.
he thought it unwise in the present temper of
Congress for the advocates of that cause to
oppose the admission of the new State on the
grounds set forth, because when the Terrific
ries of Wyoming and Washington shall call
IOr ADMISSION the exercise of suffrage by Wo-
men IN those Territories may be advanced as
an argument against their admission.
Mr.. H0ar also presented petition from ex
senator George a. Spencer, OF Alabama
praying for the payment of expenses incur
Ieu Dy MN IN contestlng his seat IN the Sen
Mr.. Vest submitted a joint resolution de-
ciarlng tnat without the consent or authority
OF Congress, the proposed Nicaragua survey
ing expedition ordered by the Secretary of
the Navy was illegal, and directing that Sec
retary not TO enforce the orders issued on the
gress on the resolution
On Mr.. Hale's objection, the resolution went
over over one day, Mr.. Vest saying that he would
call 10 up tomorrow. as the eXDedItiOn UouId
be under orders to sail from New York sat
urday, and prompt action was necessary.
Mr. sherman called up and the Senate
passed the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose OF erecting q statue to the memory of
Oen. Lafayette. As passed it provides for the
appointment Of a commission composed of
Iufee senators and three Representatives to
carry out the purpose contemplated.
At O'Clock, on motion of Mr. Morrill, the
senate Went INTO executive session. The
doors being closed Senator Riddleberger con-
uhued MS speech in opposition to the con-
nrmati0n OF Hugh McCulloch to be Secretary
of the Treasury.
At 2:5J O'Clock the doors were reopened and
legislative business was resumed. The inter-
state commerce bill was then taken up and
eXpla aimed at length by Mr.. CullOm.
MIR Slater offered his amendment embody-
ing the provisions of the Reagan bill
Mr. George took the floor for the purpose of
addressing the Senate on the bill, bur Welded
70 motion to adjourn, retaining the floor for
To- morrow, when the bill will come IIp as nm
finished business. The Senate then ad-
jOurned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading OF the Jour-
nal to-day the House resumed consideration of
the Interstate commerce bill. the Dending
question being on a motion to table the mo-
ton 10 reconsider the vote by which the House
yesterday adopted Mr.. Cons amendment pro-
Vldlng that In the transportation of pafsen-
gers railroad companies shall make no dis
crlmlnation on account Of race or color. The
motion to reconsider was tabled by l40 yeas to
los nays.
Mr.. BarksdaIe, of Missisaippi. offered an
amendment providing that the furnishing of
separate accommodations with equal faci Ii
ues ana equal comforts at the same charg es
shall not be considered discrimination
The amendment was agreed to nv l3l yeas
to l4 nays Further consideration of the bill
was postponed for few moments in order to
allow the House to nOn-conCur in the Senate
amendments to the bill making Temporary
provision for the naval service. Messrs. Ran
dall, Holman and Long were appointed con-
When the Interstate commerce bill was
again taken up Nj. Reagan demanded the
previous question On the first section.
The point of order was made that as the bill
was Deing considered as in committee of the
whole 1t was not competent for the House to
take any action which would prevent the
oHeTing OF amendments and discussion nnder
the i've minute rule. After long debate the
Speaker sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Reagan then moved to limit the debate
on tne section to i've minutes, but the Speaker
declined to entertain the motion. ON the
ground that the debate could only be limited
IN the House bF the instrumentalitv of the
previous question. The effect of these rulings
was to leave the House in a parliamentary
tangle, ana unable TO limit the debate.
THE SPEAKERS RECOGNITION.
The Speaker recognized the inconvenient
and, as FAR as he knew, unprecedented state
OF affairs, but could not escape the plain
language of the rules.
the Speaker submit the question TO the House
whether, in such a state of affairs as was now
presented, 1t is IN order TO move to limit the
debate on the pending section. The point of
order was also made against this proposition.
but, pending decision, the Speaker recOgu lied
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, who had been recog-
nized early in the day to offer amendm ent
to add to Mr.. Barksdales Amendments the
words, provided that such separation shall
not be made on the basis of race or cOlOr.7'
Mr. Herbert moved to close the debate, on
Mr.. Harris amendment and the pending sec
tiOn.
Mr.. Keifer raised the point of order against
the motion.
The Speaker said that the question present
ed was a very important one ana that th ere
were no rules or Drecedents to guide him 10 a
decision. He would therefore submit the
question of order to the House.
The House decided by Isl yeas to 81 nav s that
the motion was in order. The motion to close
the debate was then agreed to without divi-
sion.
Mr., Harris amendment was lost by vote
of us yeas to l20 naYs. Consideration OE the
second section was then entered upon. but
without further action the subject went over
and the House adjourned.