The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
THE HOUSE.

The Surplus Revenue-New Bills-Dscussion
of the Interstate Commerce Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The following bills
were introduced and referred.
BY Mr.. Dunn: To provide for an Arkansas
river commission
By Mr. Morrison: Relative to the surplus rev
enue. The text of this bill is as follows:
Be it enacted that the Secretary of the Treasury
be and Is hereby authorized and directed apply the
surplus revenue at any time in the Treasury, in
cess of 100000, 900 not otherwise appropriated
to redemption of United States bonds and when any
OF said bonds redeemahe at the pleasure of the
government shall not be lawful to apply any por-
ton OF said surplus to the purchase of bonds at a
premium.
BY Mr.. Dockrey: To repeal all laws authorizing
the appointment of special deputy marshals at
the polls, and the appointment of supervisors at
elections.
By Mr.. Thompson: To further secure the
government against fraud in the sale of whisky
and the public against duplicate warehouse re
cepts.
By Mr.. Cox, of New York: Requesting the
| President to furnish information showing the
authority or law by which certain commodores
OF the navy have been given the rank of acting
rear admiral, when, as is alleged no vacancies
existed in the legal and limited number of of
hcers of that grade; and also, what public emer-
geney, if any, existed to justify such action. Mr.
Cox also introduced resolution calling upon the
President for any correspondence in possession
OF any Of the government departments in regard
to the present condition of our relations with
Mexico.
By j. D. Taylor of Ohio, To prohibit the re-
mOva of any houoraby discharged soldier sailor
or marine, or any widow on dependent relative
OF the same from any Office in the civil service
OF the United States except for specific cause.
By Mr. Hopkins: 70 establish the office of
government architect
BY Mr. Robinson of New York resolution
calling for further information relative to the
INN r7V,,a - A
Britain.
By Mr. Dunham To admit, free of duty, ar
tlcles intended for exhibition at the worlds
exposition to be held in by the colored race at
Chicago in 1855.
The House resumed consideration of the inter
state commerce bill
Mr.. Anderson supported the Reagan substi
tute, claiming that it would furnish the people
substantial protection against the eXtortion of
railroad companies, though he did not think its
provisions stringent enough. He doubted
whether they would be effectua III preventing
the system of pooling which practically placed
the producers of the country at the mercy of
Gould Vanderbilt and Huntington. Attempts
had successfully been made heretofore by rail
road capitalists to prevent legislation in the
States, In this House. and in the Senate; if they
should enter the Supreme Court, to prevent lust
legislation the people would damn them Capital
would then be brought face to face, not with the
thinking men of the country but with the mob.
Capital itself had more at stake in securing
equitable railroad legislation than farmers and
producers had.
Mr.. Shively of Indiana, Mr. Calkins's sue
cessor, announced his emphatic approval of the
object sought to be attained by the pending bill
and the Reagan substitute, as compared with the
measure reported by the committee. He doubted
the propriety of creating commission and con
ferring upon it power as great as that exer
eised by the greatest despot on earth, and he
pointed out the danger that will surely follow
concentration of that power in a few men.
Mr.. Hopkins submitted a constitutional argu-
ment upon the power of Congress to legislate on
the subject of interstate commerce, maintain.
ing the affirmative of the proposition, and pro
ceeded to detail the evils which the measure
now pending was designed to correct
Without further action the House adjourned
till Monday