The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-11
XLVIIIth CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January 10, 1884.
SENATE

In the Senate this morning Mr.. Dawes
introduced bill to provide for the trans
mission Of correspondence by telegraph.
This bill provides for the creation OF a
United States Postal Telegraph Company,
under the direction OF the Post-Otlice De-
partment; the creation Of the office OF
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General this
official TO be president OF the Board Of Di-
rectors OF the company, and for the estab-
lishment OF postal telegraph Offices at post
offices throughout the United States, and
the transmission OF correspondence from
such postal telegraph ofiices.]
Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill TO prohibit
the mailing of newspapers containing lot
terry advertisements.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Bv Mr.. Morgan Granting the right OF
way over the public lands in Alabama and
Florida to the Alabama Diagonal Railroad
Company, and giving the same company
the right to purchase public lands in said
States: also granting the right OF way over
the public lands in Alabama, and to grant
lands in said State in aid OF the Gulf and
Air Line railroad.
By Mr.. VOORHEES, To equalze the bour-
ties OF soldiers. This bill, Mr.. VOORHEES,
said, is a copy of the bill which was passed
by Congress nine years ago, but was vetoed
bv President Grant on the ground that il
would take more money out Of the Trea-
sury than the public interests would war
rant. But there is so much now said about
surplus revenue and abundance OF money
that he would reintroduce the same bill
now, and hoped it would meet the early
consideration OF the Military Committee.
The Senate took up FOR consideration
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution. heretofore Of
fered by him, directing the Secretary of
the Interior to suspend action as to issuing
patents or certificates for land granted to
the New Orleans and Pacific Railroad Com
pany until Congress snail at this session
determine the questions involved in the
claims of said corporation.
Mr.. ingalls, objected to the wording OF
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution, when the lat
ter amended it, and 1t was agreed to as
follows:
Whereas it is claimed by the New Or
leans and Pacific Railroad Company that
inasmuch as the Acknowledgement has de-
cded in favor of said company as to the
lands demanded by them. and the Secre-
tary Of the Interior has felt constrained to
act upon and accept said opinion. and said
company also claim that Congress has no
further control or authority over said lands
or the demands OF said company: there
fore
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the In
terror be requested to suspend action in
suing certificates OF patents for said lands
to said corporation until Congress at this
session shall determine the questions in
yolyed in the claim OF said corporation.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Voorhees,
was adopted, calling upon the Secretary OF
War for statement OF the number OF sol
diers who served one, two, and three years
respectively In the late war, the amount Of
bounty paid each class, and asking him to
inform the Senate OF the amount OF money
which would be required to equalze the
bounties OF those who served in said war.
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the new rules. The pending ques-
ton was on motion OF Mr. Vest to strike
out from the rule 20, clause providing, "A
committee on internal improvements to
consist OF nine senators. to which shall be
referred all subjects relating to improve
ment OF rivers and harbors, and also bill
known as river and harbOr BILL" Discus
sion again occupied the greater part OF the
afternoon, and in its course good many
speeches we're made which were not
strictly TO the text. Tariff, for example,
came in for considerable time.
Mfr. Frye, OF Maine, abiding TO some
thing uttered by Democratic senators, said
he was delighted to hear opinions OF the
other side OF the chamber expressed so I'M
reseryedly for free trade. There had been
some doubt for some months past as to just
where the Democratic party stood with re-
gard to free trade.
Mr.. Morgan stated that there was not a
leading man Of the Democratic party In
the United States, certainly not In either
house OF Congress. who had thus far given
expression to the idea that he is free
trader in the sense In which the gentleman
from Maine (Mr. Frye would imply.
Democrats are In favor OF the modifica-
ton OF the existing tariff for the purpose
OF reducing the unnecessary burden OF
sl0O,000,000 a year OF unjust taxation
placed upon the country by the Republican
party.
Mr.. Morgan had been waiting several
years to see something substantial doue for
commerce. Seine matters OF detail had
been arranged, but nobody had had cou-
rage 10 bring In bill to repeal altogether
odious navigation laws. Both parties
seemed to be afraid tn do It. IL seemed as
though people had to organize general
muster and beat long roll upon us be-
fore they could induce US to do anything.
The question OF spending The peoples
money seemed TO be OF the gravcst consid-
Grafton with legislators, while poverty and
wreck are tlnmping around the country
with sores OF which Lazarus would be
ashamed. Strikes are heard Of everywhere.
Thousands and tens Of thousands Of men
NIL over the land in the depth OF the cold