The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-19
oULLoM's BILL IN THE SENATE.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
XLV1II Congress.

sRNATE,
WAsHlNGroN, Dec. lS-Among the
memorials presented was one
BY Mr.. HOAR, from the Women
Suffrage assoc alton, of Penns, lvania,
protesting against the admission of Da.
kota On constitution made by men
alone, and denying suffrage rights to
women.
Mr.. Hoar, in presenting the memorial,
s,id that while he favored woman sur.
lrage, ho thought 1t unwise, in the pr 1s.
eht temper OF congress, ior the advo
cafes Oi That cause to pose the adnis
SION Oh the new state on tho ground set
mrlh, hecause when Tacoma (WAshiug.
ton Territory shall call tor admission
the exercise OF suffrage by women in
that territory may be- advanced as argu.
ment against admission.
Mr., VEST submitted a Joint resolu-
llon declaring that Without the cons nj
ur authority of congress, the proposed
Nlcnrauga Surveying expedition, or.
dtfe' os the secretary of the navy, wa
illegal, and directing the secretary not
20 enforce the orders issued on the sub
lect until deimie and final action by
congress on the resolution
On Mr.. HALE'S Ol jection, the resolu-
ton We over one DAY, Mr.. Vest say
lng he would call IL up tomorrow, a,
lht Expedition was uuuer orders To sail
from New York on Saturday and
prompt action was necessary.
MIR. SHERMAN called up, and the
senate passed the bill approprating $50.
uW for the purp ~ of e,ocliug a statue
to the memory OF Gen. La Fay cite.
Among the bll intro uc,d were two
by MIR. VAN WYCk, one tn Increase
he pensions of widows and depende [
relatives of deceased soldiers and
sailors, and th' other to grant invalid
aud dependent suldie,s who served
lEree months during he war of the re-.
brllion Referred. On motion of
Mr. MORRELL, the senate went into
executive session, the doors being
rluSe.', aud Senator Riddleherger con-
confirmation OF Hugh MuCullOch
to be secretary OF tho treasury.
At $50 the doors were reopened aud
the legislative business was resumed.
The Inter. state commerce bill, as re.
ported 10y Mr. Cullen, from the commit.
tee on railroads, was ak, n up. The bill
provides for the appointment of u COM
mission To supervise matters pertaining
10 the regulation of commerce among
he states.
Mr.. CULL0M addressed the senate
on the bill. After referring to the i'm.
ppriance OF the subject aud the extent
uf the interests To be effected, he ex.
pressed the belief that the interests of
the railroads aud the people were
really identical. In fr' ming legislation
On this SUBJECT 1t would be- safer not to
go far enough than 10 40 too lar, hut
while congress should proceed with
cantiOn, the iimo bad come when action
shuul 4 be taken. Congress c0uld not
'il"ld tn do less than totake preliminary
steps towards reaching "A solution
ot the complicated problem of rail.
way management. la more than twenty
siutes efforts had been mate tn remedy
rNisli Y evils by their legislatures
These Efforts demonstrated The exist
thce Ola popular demand for such lcyis.
lati n. lie quoted roma letter he had
received ffum Commissioner Fink,
who, he said, h Il examined the bill
and expressed the belief IN : there
was settled public opinion, shared hN
he RAILROAD companies, that il wuS de-
sirFblO To have such commits sion.
Congress, he continued, could not ren-
suuably expect To arcumuli-h every
tliug desired by u single enactment.
the difficulties IN the way wrrr 20
lieaJ To ho sufficiently rdod
against Ivy inilrNihlc regulations, THIS,
he thought, WAS The strongest argument
iu favor ui the establishment ui con-
mission acting uudcr euactmenls sutli-
GENTLY elastic IN accommodate thput
selves to the emergencies that could
not he iurUsern, Vet armed with s iih
ci,nt authority 10 bcpiu tho
work of regulation and with
intrlli igrHre ana tplittv enough tn clear
away he obstacles ts elective leui>m.
ton. The bill contained y principle
thar had been tested and proved hv rN-
pertinent that II was the GENERALIZATION
which investigation and experiences had
shown to be the most val
uable and practicable. IL pro-
vided for the adjudication of com.
plants by arbitration viii h would
render recourse 10 the tedious process
In the courts unnecessary in n great MA.
jority of cases. LFpi,lRtion WIS needed
To make unprii able that system
OF railway management by whirh
one shipper was mat" ~ flourish while
his competitor was imukrup'pd. and one
Wv" puht up Wni'' Us TlNal wa rllht' :
Al questions reld I've b po"linEiebat" /,
etr'; were enihrNrtn ll lhe general
SUBJECT OF unjust Discrimination, and
eoulu ee Ien,t WIN Dvhc'mini'si"n.
Mr' STA IEh niirrtn nus an,rhnment'
eIiposyihg the PROVISIONS OF iho Reagan
pl,i, ,,
Mr' NlLSON psN, hntlre of an
anlennmeht, hltehu'd tn he pr"pns"'i
ny MN, making " IA" dntN ni the com.
mission 10 tnnr'ughlN investigate sll
luesticns anentlmy r"lhherce hrtween
.ne states hnu ul"ciUg " W MAKE