National Republican., 1884-06-23
TILE SENATf.

ANcr tho reading Of the Journal Saturday,
the chair laid before Ia, senate Suudry bills
received from the house Of representatives.
Among these wns the bill amending the Thur.
man ucl relating to the PuciGc railroads.
MIR. Van Wycl, desired this hill referred to
the committee ON railroads rather than tD the
committee ON The Judiciary. TWAS with somc
surprise thut hu hud for the first time learned
from tho public press that the judiciary com.
mttcc had resolved not TO net on any hill of
this Kind ut this session. lIcsupposo we should
express our Acknowledgements to the press for
Having given the senate this information, II
would naturally be supposed that committee
OF the senate would have made to- report first
to the senate itself MS 'u whether II would or
would not oct, and, particularly, Whcn this
conclusion hud boon reached uityr conference
With the railroad company.
Mr. Van WyCk having referred to the net
OF the house Uf representative us hnving hucu
unanimous ON THIS bill, the chair -'ntvd that
the senator WINS not IN order IN making such
reference, and the rule Of the senate required
the senator tp take his 'Ht and not to proceed
unless, on motion, the sguulc grlutcd leave.
Mr Pcndlcton moved that the senator bc
permitted 10 proceed.
was violated 10y reference to the proceedings
Ut the other huufC2
Tho chulr said there was no written or
printed rtlC Of the senate uu the subject. nuy
moro than there was IL written ar printed rule
requiring that ne senator should insult the
chair or nuothcr senator. AN the rules of pnr-
liumuutury dCCorum, thu Chuir added, were
supposed to be IN force III the senate
Nlr. Plat suid II was necessary In debate 70
refer sometimes to the Other house.
Mr.. Beck inquired whether II Il reference was
inadvertently mnde by II senator TO action by
tho other house Of congress- II was in the
power of the chair 10 compel That senator To
take his seat and renisC to hear him iurhCr
except on mntiOn2 That was u considerable
power, Mr.. Beck thought.
The chnir stntcd that he had been specially
reminded uf his iHilurC to enforce the rules OH
II recent occasion. The chair hnd the rule
read requiring that nsCnntOr, upon hcingcullCd
10 order, shall sit down and not proceed except
Mir. Gurluud read from Jcltrson's manuel
the rule prohibiting references in debate To nc.
tion of the other house
Mr.. Huur said the senator from Nebraska
Mr.. Van WyCkl was wholly mistukon-.Of
course unintcntiOnully- to the action OF the
judiciary committee
Mr.. Van WyCk spoke mt length rs to the
course OF the Union Pacific railroad,
MCSsrs. Garland and lIolr defended the
judiciary committee, aud showed what it,
course hnd been, ana referred to the recent
visit of Mr. Charles Francis Albums and whit
he hUd said IN regard 20 the change of lnUn.
agement of the Union Pacific company
Mr., Beck sald he Ind bCcn informed by II
member of the house, Mr.. Thomson of Ken.
tucky TINT report submitted by experts
showed that the Union rugitic company had
taken $50 600 600 Of the cumpauy's iind for use
In trying To sustain the the stock market in
Now York, aud rhut the Hon. Charles Francis
Adams hnd tclryruphcd to have the report now
in the hands OF the secretary Of the interior
suppressed for icnr injury might bc done hr its
publication. If That were true he contemplated
Offering u resolution calling for the repOrl, ANA
hc would now call the attention Oi the com
mttCG 10 the matter.
Mr.. llOnr said he deemed It proper 10 say
that he had seen Il published statement of Mr.
Adums's IN which he utterly denied that he
had nude any objection To the publication of
the reports of the exports.
The bill was referred TO the committee on
the judiciary.
Mr. Allison from the committee on appro.
| priQtions, reported the legislative, executive,
| and judicial appropriation bill, and gave no.
tico chat he would call it for consideration to-
| dny Ur tomorrow.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Plumb, supported
| by Mr. sherman, Mr. CullOm consented tONlluw
| the Mexican pension bill to go over TIL tudny,
| in order 20 take up the army appropriation bill,
consideration of which was at once proceeded
with.
Tho bill was passed without giving rise to
| debate, and substantially rs recommended by
| the committee on appropriations
| The committee of conference on the shipping
bill submitted lis report, which was agreed to.