Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-19
The Committee on Railroads Inter
State Commerce Bill Taken up
BY the Senate.
The House Begins the Discussion Of the
Regular Interstate o mmerce
Bill BY Sections.
Several Amendments are offered 70
the First Section, but only One
Is Adopted.

sachusetts from the Woman's Sui
frage association OF Pennsy lvRnia pro-
testing against the admission Of Da-
koia ia consultation were made by the
men alone and denied the suffrage
rights to women. Mr.. Hoar, in
presenting the memorial, said
that while he favored woman'a
suffrage he thought II unwise Ia the
present temper Of congress for the adj
YOcates Of that cAuse 10 oppose the adj
nniesion Of new state on the grounds
aet forth, bccnuee when the territories
Of Wyoming and Washington shall
call for admission the exercise OF sur
hat by the wonien In those territories
may he advanced Bs an argument
against their admission.
Mr. Vest Of Missouri submitted
Joint resolution declaring that without
the consent or authority Of congress
the proposed NicarHguan surveying
expedition ordered by the secretary OF
the navy was Illegal aud directing the
secretary nlt to enforce the orders is
sued on the subj g until definite and
Gual action was taken by congress on
the resolution,
On Mr.. Hale'B objection the resolu.
ton went over n day, MIR Vest saying
that he would call N no tomorrow, as
the expedition was under orders To
sail from New York Saturday, and
prompt action wa necessary
Mr. Sherman called ~ aud the gen
atr passed the bill apprppriatlng $50
000 for erecting statue TO the mem
CRY Of Gen. Lafayette
Among the bills introduced were
two by Mr. Van WSck; one To increase
the pensions of tbs widows aud de-
pendent relatives Of decreased soldiers
the other 10 grant "a pension to inva-
lid aud dependent soldiers who served
three months during the war Of the
rebellion Referred
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill, the senate
went into executive spBion Tho
doors being closed, Mr.. Riddleberger
contlnu q bis speech In opposition To
the confirmation of MCCullUGh to be
secretary of the treasury.
A. $3.50 the doors were reOpened aud
the legislative business was resumed.
The interstate bmm MERGE bill, IA re.
ported by Mr.. Cullnm Of Illinois fgom
the committee on railroads, was taken
up The bill provides for the appoint.
nient Of a commission TO supervise
matters pertaining To- the regulation ri
commerce among the states. MIR
CullOm address the senate or
tho bill Aiter referring d
the Importance OF the subject and th,
extent Of the intprests Co be affected
he expressed the belief that the inter
ests OF tue railroads aud the penpll
were really identical. In frtmiu,
legislation on this subject 10 would ~
safer not 10 30 far enough than 20 e
too FIR, hut while congress SHOULD
proceed With caution the tim
had come when action should b
taken. Congress could not afford to al
less than take preliminary step
towards reaching solution of Tn
complicated problems ~ rail way man
agement. In more than invent,
states Efforts had been mad
10 remedy the existing evila by legli
lation, These efforts demonstrated Ia
existence of the popular demand ~
such legislation He quoted from
letter be had received from Commits
sioneT Fink, who, he said, had exau
ined the bill and expressed tho belt,
that there was settled public opinio
shared by therailroad companies thl
10 WAS desirable % hav
such "A commission. Congress
he continued could not re,
s1nahly expect 90 &C 'Ompllsh every
thing desirtd by single enactment
The practical difficulties In the wa
were ton great to hp ~ iilcienily guarc
ed against by innsxible regulation,
This, no thought, was the strOnges
argument in favor OF the establishmer
Of u commission acting under enac
ments sufficiently elastic TO acO0mm,
date themselves TO the emergencies
The bill contained principles that hs
been tested aud proved by experiment
10 provided for the adjudication
complaints by arbitration which woul
render recourse "a the tedious pr ce
OF the courts unnecessary la gre,
majority OF the eases. Legislatio
was needed to make unproiltab
that Hystem OF railway managemel
by which one shipper WAS made
flourish while his competitor WI
bankrupted, one town built up viii
its rival was ruined. All question
relative to pooling, rohates, eic., we
embraced la the general subject Of ul
just discrimination and could be dea
with by the commission.
Mr.. Slater ~ Oregon offered Il
amendment embodying the provision
Of the Reagan rill
Mr. Wilson OF Iowa gave notice
amendments intended to be propoa,
by him making Il the duty Of the cor
mission thoroughly to investigate i
questions affecting commerce betwes
the states and directing IL 20 make
report 10 congress not later than ID
celnber, 1885, with a bill presentit
u just and comprehensive code OF re-
ulatlons aud schedule, OF maximum
aud minimum rates. also plans for Il
protection oftbe public against waters
stocks.
Mr.. George took the tioor for n
purpose OF addressing the senate q
the interstate commerce bill, 81
yielded tot motion 10 adjourn, retail
Ing the ilOr tD.marr0w, when the hi
will come up As unfinished business
The senate then adjourned.
rnH HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVE
Immediately after the reading