Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-18
CONl.IsE>.sONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. April T.-Wilson offer
ed the following preamble and resoiu-
Ii n, which at his request Was permit
ted to lie on the table, t. be called up
in a few days for reference to commit
tee:
WHEREAS, The constitution delegates
TO Congress the power TO regulate com
merce with foreign nations and anon
the several States. and with the Indian
tnhes, therefore be 1t
Il. >oiC,d, That 1t is competent forCon-
gre = III the exercise OF that power so
delegated, to provide by Jaw for such
regulation of the transportation of com
ulerce among the several States as shall
include a system o. naXlmum and mia
imum rates of charge for the same for
free competition, with q limit so fixed as
To prohibit discrimination of any kind
either III favor of or against cities.
towns, or other localities, whether the
same be competing or non-competlng
points: for applying the same principles
TO TRANSFORMATION for individuals, firms,
associations. or corporations IN all mat
tiers relating to commerce among the
States: for the preserving and enforce
nent of the right of shippers to select
the time for TIL parts of lines over
winch their shipments shall pass, SD
that shippers may avail themselves OF
rail, or part rail and part water routes
of the country; for prevention of such
pooling arrangements and agreements
to refrain from just competition as may
teud to impose an unreasonable burden
upon such commerce between theStatel;
for the protection of such comm -rce
against uuIu,t eXactlons based upon
the class of seen tiles commonly den m
infed "water,d stocks;" and for he
promotion of true interests b tn of The
corporations employed III such trans
portal on. and the people and localities
engaged IN such commerce. and the en-
fnrcemeut OF the principles hereinbe
! fore stated. thereby inducing harmony
| and stability III the affnrs of such cor
| orttlous. people and loo ,lit!es.
| The SENATE proceeded IL tne consid-
| Grafton of bills under the five minute
| rule.
The bill authorizing the Secretary
! of War to adjust and settle the account
| tor arms between South Carolina and
/ the Government OF the United otatts
| was takeu up and pa -sed.
the Senate then passed bill TO au-
| thorlze tue manage rs of homes for di7-
abled volunteer soldiers to locate a
! branch home At some suitable point IN
| either Arkansas. Colorado. Kansas,
Minnesota. VI ssnGri or Nebraska. he
fore tae passage of the bill ii was mott
fed by An amendment proposed bs
! Miller, of California. Miliers amend
meat Authorized the Board of Mana
gers 10 rec-lv. propo>ltleus from the
manage of the Veterans home 10
Gated in Napn county, Cal, for the
tr ms er If the buildings aud property
of that home 10 the Unit ed states. fol
Use as hraBca National soldiers
hone. and to report To Congress Will
respect "a the propriety aud expedIency
of acceptance OF sad veterans Home
Miller thought this the most desiraol'
transfer To t,e made, as all houe- OF
this side of the mountains would b'
too far away for the soldiers OF th'
Pacific Coast,
Ga motion OF Concer. the bill VA
also amended SO "a to request tn
Board Of Managers 10 inquire into th'
expediency of establishing a braucl
home IN Michigan,
two hundred and fifty thous sand dol
! lars was appropTl ited 10 carry o1f tn
purpose of the bill.
Slater. according 81 notice given sotn
DAYS since on presenting the bill TO Tor
, felt the unearned land grants OF tn
. Northern Pacific Railroad Company
| addressed tie Senate on his motion &
fer the bill to the committee. He re
: vewed the history of the land policy o
= the government and severely criticize.
the course of the Land Department
/ reading from the testimony OF all EN-
+ ployee OF that depart,ns III 10 show tia
4 doubts were resolved in favor of To
1 railroad eorpor atoms and against Sci
| tiers. referring specifically To To
n Northern Pacific Railroad Compan,
a Slater sid that In the lifetime OF II
q gran: that road lad earned 1000 u
r acres, and since the term of the gran
g expired hid earned 2.oe0.U0 NOR
i Cong ..-s h 81 been most liberal to thi
c road. No corporation had been mol
4 enriched by the government. In roun