The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-18
THE COLOR LINE.
AN TiEReDMENT TO THE REAGAN
BILL DEVELOPS 1T.
O'Hara Gets in a Provision Against Dis
elimination Between Passengers, and
a Lively Debate Follows
Senate Doings.

afternoon the senate resumed discussion OF
the bill for the admission of Dakota, and one
or two of the senators gave their views,
Morgan stating that il Dakota" was stricken
out of the bill, and Utah sub
stituted no one in the senate would
vote for it. He then proceeded to argue
that the manner of admitting territories to
statehood should be changed SO that before
admission they would be required tol lay their
constitution before congress. Garland's
amendment providing that the people of
Dakota first vote on the question of division
and adopt a constitution before admission
was then rejected and the bill passed,
all the Republicans voting for it and all the
Democrats against it. The senate then went
into executive session and soon adjourned.
On Wednesday Dawes brought up the
question of Indian land-leasing, stating that
he had received communication from Mon
tana stating that 5000, 900 acres of the Crow
reservation were reported leased by the In
dams at cent an acre. that threats and bri-
berry had been resorted to for this purpose.
He found no record of this lease
in the interior department. and deemed it
incredible that such lease could be entered
into. Without daring to cast any censure
upon the secretary of the interior, he insisted
that it was the duty of the secretary and not
of congress to maintain supervision over
these matters. Whatever wrongs were COM
mitteA couldn't be excused by the state
ment that they were committed without the
sanction Of the interior department He
offered a resolution calling upon the secre-
taTy for Information.
The chair laid before the senate a com
munication from the secretary ii the navy
in raspun>e 10 Tue recent resolution Of Vest,
which n'IulI2I wGe ther any surveying party
has BEEN OF was about to DO, sent to Nicaragua
to survey the route OF the proposed canal,
and if it hal teen sent under what authority
Of law. The secretdry's reply was to the
etfec. that the department had been
organized for the purP9se mentioned, in
acc 7 lance with the authority of the de-
par;n mt to do such things whenever it was
Thought necessary. On Vets notion
the Liter wai lai on the table
He said he would cali it u, at
all early opportunity, with view OF discuss
ing the proposition advanced by the secre-
tary OF tha navy that the right is vested in
any department of the government to order
such an expedition without action by con
gres9.
In the house Tuesday afternoon resolu-
ton was adopted providing for recess from
Dec 20 to Jan. s. The inter state commerce
bill then came up and the first seven sections
OF Reagan's bill were a. reed to as substitute
for the commerce committees bill. AMI the re
naming sections stricken out Of the com,
mittae's bill. The substitute was ther
amended to include pipe lines At TIL. point
O'hara, of North Carolina, offered IN
amendment providing that no discrimination
should be made by railway cornpaaie,
as to Passengers and that all passengers pay
! ing same rates of fars should receive the
same accommodation. This was hailed by
| the Republicans with delight and notwith
standing Reagan's opposition it was agreed
| to- the Republicans and most Of
the northern Democrats voting for i
with few southern Democrats. A motion
was made by one who voted in favor Of thu
amendment for a reconsideration, an,
O'Hara Immediately moved to lay tina
motion on the table. Reagan, desiring t,
gain time, moved to adjourn and the motion
carried
On Wednesday, upon assembling, tn
house first fixed Tuesday, Jan. 20, at p
IN, ard Monday, Jan. &c, at 2:30 p. m, 10
eulogies of the late John H Evins, of Soul
Carolina, and W. A. Duncan, of Pennsyl
vana, respectively.
Reagan then called the special order, an
the house proceeded to vote on OHara'
motion to table Blount's motion to recon
slider the vote of Tuesday, 10y which OHara
amendment was adopted Blount's motto
to reconsi Ter was laid on the table-yeas
$40; nays, 100
Crisp of Georgia then offered fsrthe
amendment that nothing in this act shall b
so construed as to prevent any railroad CON
pany from providing separate accommodf
tons for white and colored persons H
said the laws of Georgia emphatically It
quired railroads to furnish equal facilitie
to all, without regard to race, color @
previous condition. Why seek now to ope
ANEW the agitation. If the popular sent
ment of a state required separate accommt
dations why should it not be regarded?
Smalls of South Carolina, opposed tn
amendment, and said that as matter {
fact in Georgia there was distinction madt
and colored passengers were forced int
smoking or Jim Grow" cars.
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