New-York tribune., 1884-12-17
MR.. PEAGAN'S BILL ADOPTED
DEMOCRATS UNEQUAL TO AN EMERGENCY.
MR. o,HAHNs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MEN
BROUGHT MEEKLY INTO LINE.

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WASHINGTON, Dee. 16.-By vote of 142 to
9s the House to-day killed the bill for board OF com
sIoncrs OF interstate commerce. reported By thirteen
OF the fifteen members OF the Commerce Committee ana
substituted therefor what Is known rs tho Reagan BILL
Seventeen Republicans voted for the substitute as fol-
lows: Messrs James, Maard. Nutting @. w. Ray and
skinner OF New York and Anderson J. NJ Campbell,
Allen. Goa. McComas. Nelson Payson, Pctibone.
snalls Weaver, J. ID. white, York Only 27 OF the 152
Democrats voting recorded In the negative They
were: Mcssrs. Boyle. Clardy, Converse, Dargan,
D,uster Dbbe, Eaton Elliott Finery
Grcenleai, Abram s. Hewitt lfoblitzen,
Houseman. IIur1. Mitchell. Morse. Mufchler j. j.
O'Nell Potter, Rankin. Seymour stevens, rlman. Tai
bo,t Warner Of Ohio, Weller and Woodward. An
amendment proposed by Mr.. ONell. of Pennsylvania, to
extend the provisions OF the proposed law O Transports
ton os property by water rejected and one offered
by Mr. Hopkins making the bill applicable to the trans
portatlon of property by any pipe line, or lines, was
adopted
Immediately afterward the Democrats co He'd to
face an emergency which entirely unexpected to
them The bll provides that all charges for the trans
nortation dcyering storing handling Of properly by
railroad corporations shall be reasonable" Mr.. Oliara
the coorcd Rcprcscnyc from North Carolina, sent
up an amendment TO insert after the word
"rcasonabcs" q provision prohibiting anydiscrimnation
by railroad companies as treatment facilities
Communications passengers transported from place
I'm ono 10 place In another state provided that
such passengers have paid the fare, or purchased
tickets of the description. This amendment Mr.
OIIara sippore In orclhc and sensible speech. lie
said that II was not designed to rsr any question OF
class or color but Il d1 TO him that the Congress
rf The United States n hal power 10 ccslae In regard
10 Interstate commerce anl the transportation of prop
cfy ln such commerce had hr rl-ht to prohibit
',, ' e,, , .rr,iri 9 parr2r H. ferai
who hni the lill ~ rhafg,, "" ~ last forHd
rginritirr hal rttlt hai uhlrt rrns'itr
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alalral, ,2luer fu.ei 80. ran5, se-e1 s'5W W
spFsss, epnnerr s!meHs, sHmnes ~ NNi'i9fn'a' N4nI
mans of Wi,ruism Wmaus uf NIichi.an, Na0dWa,d,
Nouhuelon and iar!e Nj boant ol ',eorsia, ,aan-ed
reconsideration. u The IL remaining nemqtraile sotes
Missouri. Ai4rl land and West Vi gnia while only one
came from me territory comprised ~ NE southern 20"
iodeIacy oi Nh hargan ot south Carolina.
SOUTHERN RTPEEsESTAIIvE> DISGUISED.
II WAS anu ing To 500 the expression of disgust that
oyersadowed the a,cs of the southern Representatives
when they found 50 many Northern Democrats voting
for the amendment There hurry ing to and fro on
the Democratic side after Mr.. Bounts motion to recon
slider had been entered. and Mr.. Reagan I'm a voice
trembling with rage moved that the House adjourn. The
Republicans were determined to have the roll called
that motion. and they succeeded by tlc time that The
vote was taken nearly every Of the Northern Demo
crl's had whipped into line, and they meckly
corded themselves IN favor OF adournug and running
away. The hators rallied to man even senator
Backhuru who had not before voted at this session
WAS on hand to assist his Southern friends Tney VIII
be obi igcd To meet the question again tomorrow, when
will be- taken the question Of reconsideration
The scene reminded Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, of story
which hc had heard about dinner where some trained
and wclldr-sch Monkeys acted walters. Every yhng
went OF we'll he said. until the dinner over and the
nut, were served Then the monkey appetite ana Ill
siinct asserted themselves.
Everything going well to-day. The antl-monopo-
lists we're full feather and rushing to glory. when
appaTtOn Of equal rights to the negro appeared ana
the instincts Of the Southern Democracy asserted ITSELF