The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-10
M0N0P0LY'S MINI0N.
Mr.. HOwey HOwls a Horribly Horrid
Howl for Gould ct al. and
AGAINST REAGAN's SUBSTITUTE.
A Brisk and Breezy Debate Over the
Interstate Commerce Bill.
THE ARSENAL ISLAND CLAIMANT.
Senator Riddieberger Antagonizes secre-
tary McCuiiooh's Confirmation
Senate Debating over Da-
kota-Dumont's Report
THE ARSENAL ISLAND CLAIMANT.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
XLvIiI Congress-
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Mr. HALE
called up the naval appropriation bills,
which, at the close Of the last session,
was in the hands of the conference COM
mittee, and as to which, that committee
reported that it had been able to agree.
He moved that the senate further insist
on its amendments and order new
conference. So ordered.
Mr.. SHERMAN introduced a bill to
provide for the erection of statue to
the memory of Lafayette.
Mr.. SLATER called up the Oregon
Central land forfeiture bill, but the
senate, by vote of % yeas to 30 nays re-
fused to consider it. 1t was then deci-
ded by q party vote yeas 81, nays %
to take up the bill for the admission OF
Dakota, the Republicans voting in the
Affirmative and the Democrats in the
negative.
The bill was passed providing for the
asc ertainment of cla'ms of American
citizens for spoliations of the French
prior to tile 3lst of July, 1901.
The Dakota bill was hen taken up.
Mr.. HARRISON adde's sed the senate
IN favor of the admission of Dakota, al
ter which
The CHAIR announced the appoint
ment of Senators Hawes, Logan and
Beck on the naval conference COM
mittee.
The senate then went into executive
session, and when the doors opened, adj
journed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. CHALMERS introduced bill TO
restore Republican form of govern
ment to the state OF Mississippi. Re-
ferred. Some lerisiye laughter from
the Democratic side greeted the reading
of the title OF this bill. II provides that
congressional and state elections shall
be held on the same day in that state.
Each candidate for congress shall be
permitted to appoint in writing one in
spectof ana one clerk at each voting
precinct, who shall be permitted TO wit
ness all proceedings. II is made crime
punishable with fine and Imprisonment
for any person to assault, intimidate,
threaten, or insult any inspector or
clerk.
Consideration of the interstate COM
merce bill, having been resumed,
Mr.. BARkSDALE addressed the
house in u constitutional argument in
support of the rights of congress to
legislate on the subject. The Dakota
bill thus secured the right-of-way for
o'clock.
The TeXas& Pacific railway land grant
forfeiture bill was made the special or
der for Tuesday next
The bill to provide for the sale of the
Cherok kee reservation in Arkansas was
passed.
The bill to amend sections of the re-
Nlsed statutes, which prohibit the de-
livery of registered letters and the pay
ment of money orders TO lottery COM
panies, passed. The amendment con-
sists in striking out the word "fraudu-
lent" SO as to cover lotteries generally,
and not merely "fraudulent" lotteries.
The consideration of the Reagan in
ter-stato commerce bill was resumed by
the house.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Illinois. supported the
committee bill, though hc would have
preferred measure simply providing
for commission, as the first stop. Tho
appointment of Il commission would ac-
complish more good than any iron-clad
statute.
Mr.. llOWEN favored tho appoint.
ment of commission OF inquiry, with
power to enquire into each particular
case OF Injustice on tho part of rail
roads, and 10 compel the companies to
furnish all data necessary to investigate
each transaction. There he would stop.
He referred TO tho action of the com
mittee ON commerce in the forty seventh
congress in almost unanimously reject
ing Reagan's proposition.
Mr.. REAGAN accounted for this
by the remark that the com.
mittee had been selected ia favor OF
the railroad companies.
Mr.. H0WEH said he understood the
present committee had been selected by
the gentleman from Texas in order tO
report this very bin.
Mr.. REAGAN denied this, and de,
clared that he had never named man
for that committee.
MIR. HOWEN had no doubt that the
statement was correct, but IL was not
more correct than that the committee oi
tho Forty-seveuth congress was not
selected In the interest of the railroads
Mr.. REAGAN az know exactly what
say, ana ! know 1t IRON the highest
authority"
Mr.. ilOWEY --"Well, the present
committee was not selected in favor oI
railroads. Why is IL not to-day IN
favor of tho bill YOU adVocate?'
Mr. lOWEY proceeded with his criti
cisms OF the substitute, which be assert
cd Disseminated in favor of roads IN
certain states and against those whicl
necessarily went through Several states
IL would strike down all the cheap rate,
ot the west and the south, and the cheaJ
transportation of wheat and flour frnu
Kansas anu Minnesota would hc Il thni
OF tho past II would put dear brcnt
into the mouths of the great worklnl
millions Of the east. instead of cheaI
bread. lie had no sympathy
with that class of men wh,
simply invtiglcd against rail
road companies, because they wer,
corporations. IL was u cbonp kind %
business for men 20 he going about cry
ing "monopolyw The great wealth o
could and Vanderbilt had not been ia
zen from tho pockets Of the laborm,
men. Tho roads they have built the,
nave paid Tor. They had made munel
ny buying poorly-nanaged roads. nut
tlng brains into thom anu making then
profitable. Their gain was legitimate
ihey made money in another way, no
rom lRboing mon, hut from
tni thea thought they were smerte
shan "thosO old fellows II it could b,
proven 10 him TINT tho railroads we,
bocnnliny prosperous nv extortional,
| charges. he wOn'd gO as far "a amy MAJ
60 correct the evil.
Mr.. BOYLE, utter attacking ihc VI
fiilN nrOk fSit,tg az n ~ enhuffsnto r,tt,