The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-21
The House.

WASHINGTON, December 20. = The
House resumed consideration of the
interstate commerce bill.
Henderson Qowa) moved to strike
out the section prohibiting railroad
companies from charging greater COM
pensation for transporting freight a
shorter than longer distance. He be-
lieved the section was clearly in the in
terest of the part of the country he re-
presented, the great agricultural in
| terest.
Reagan opposed the mohol MOTH pro-
hibit a greater rate for shorter than
| longer haul; it was to submit to the
railroads the regulation of the entire
commerce of the country.
During the progress of the debate on
the interstate commerce bill, Reagan
asked Randall to permit him
10 report the conference disagree
ment on the temporary naval apprOpri-
alton bill.
Randall explained the points of diff
ference between the House and Senate,
and long debate ensued.
Thomas was opposed to the tenn
porary bill. It was a slipShod attempt
on the part of the House to dodge a
stern duty.
Cannon said the strongest argument
against the ratification of certain
treaties was that in case the United
States saw proper to follow the policy
which would rebound to its credit, it
stood pOwerless to enter upon that
policy, because it was crippled as far as
the navy was concerned.
Randall moved that when the House
adjourns to-day, it be to meet on
Wednesday, the oath instant. The
Constitution, he said, prohibited the
adjournment for more than three days
without the concurrence Of the Senate.
He asked unanimous consent that it
should be agreed that on the oath
further adjournment be had until the
9th, then to the 31st, and then until
the 9Th of January, and That upon these
days no business be transacted. This
would accomplish the judgment of the
House on its question of holiday recess.
There was hardly a quorum in the
House to-day, and it will be impossible
to get one next week.
Randall's motion was agreed to, but
unanimous consent was not given to
the agreement for further adjournment.
The House insisted on its disagree
ment to the Senate amendments, and
further conference was ordered.
Consideration of the interstate COM
merce bill having been resumed, Reed
called the attention of the Speaker to
the ruling made yesterday by Springer,
when Speaker pro tenn, to the effect OF
that a motion to close the debate was
not Idebatable He thought the temper
airy Speakers should be instructed in that
knowledge parliamentary law, courtesy
and good sense which SO distinguished
the permanent occupant Of the chair.
Oaughter.)
Springer replied, that when he made
the ruling yesterday, he believed it to
be correct, and believed it still. There
was not an opinion of any previous oc-
cupant of the chair taking an opposite
view. His decision was based on COM
though it might not commend him to
the gentleman from Maine.
The amendment of Henderson was
rejected, yeas 81, nays rs.
Further consideration of the bill was
postponed.
Randall introduced a bill making
temporary provisions for the support of
the navy for the month Of January,
1885.
Hopkins Senate joint resolution was
passed declaring Christmas and New
Years days holidays for all per diem
government employees.
The House then adjourned until We'd
nesday December oath.
1t is thought there is no definite agree
ment that no business shall be trans
acted on Wednesday; there iSa tacit
understanding to that effect, and it is
also understood that a consecutive adj
iOurnment shall be taken for three
business days at that time until Janu-
airy 5.