Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-17
VOTING ON PARTY LINES.
THE SENATE, OF COURSE, OPENS
THE DOOR FOR DAKOTA.

No Doubt But That the House win
Shut it With Slam-SenatOr Sher-
man Recognizes Senator Bayard as
the Treasury's Next Secretary-The
House to Adjourn Dec 90.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-Mr. ingalls, presided
over the Senate to-day, having been desle-
mated for that purpose by the Vice President.
under the rule. The bill making temporary
provision for the naval service was reported
by Mr.. Hale, from the Naval Committee, with
sundry amendments. He gave notice that he
would endeavor to call it up tomorrow
Mr.. Lapham presented remonstrances
against the ratification of the Nicaraguan
treaty, but Mr.. Sherman raised a point of
order that the treaty was executive business.
had not been ordered published, and that re-
monstrances should therefore be presented in
executive session.
MIR. Lapham thereupon withdrew them.
MIR. Allison reported from the Committee
on Appropriations and the Senate read three
times and passed the House Joint resolution
providing for the payment on Dec. 20 Of
House.
Mr.. Hoar submitted resolution, to be called
up To- morrow. providing that when working
on Its calendar hereafter the Senate shall
give preference to House bills. He said that
out OF over 300 bills on the Senate calendar
only p were bills that had been passed by the
House, and Mr.. Hoar thought it wise for the
senate to first dispose of bills that had a pros
pect of being law than to spend time on
new bills which even if passed bv the Senate
would probably fail to be acted on in the
House, and would have to be introduced again
at the next session. The resolution went over
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Aldrlch
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of
state to communicate TO the Senate all acces-
sible information regarding the extent and
character of the foreign trade OF Mexico,
central and South American States. Cuba,
forto Rico ana San Domingo, to include, If
posslDle, detailed statement of the value
ana character of the manufactured and other
articles comprising the imports and exports
Ot such states and islands, and also the share
OF the United States in the trade Of each and
the portion of such imports and exports trans
ported IN vessels belonging to citizens of the
United States.
Mr.. Call presented a petition of citizens of
Florida praying for appropriation of
$35,OOO Tor continuing the Improvement of
Tampa Bay, Fla. 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Inc Senate, proceeding to the calendar,
READ the third time and passed a few private
bills. The unfinished business, being the
Dakota bill, was temporarily laid aside to
permit Mr.. Beck to continue his remarks of
yesterday on the silver question.
MIR. Beck wanted some administration that
would say to the silver countries that we
would stand by them. We could wait sixty
days, thank God, until the enemies of the
silver bill disappeared from the other end of
the capitol, before telling the world now that
we proposed in good faith to maintain the
currency OF our country and pay our bonds
according to our obligations.
Mr.. Sherman defended the Comptroller of
the Currency, who, he said, had expressed his
views ike man. Much demagOgism had
been thrown around the silver question. but
the real question was whether the United
states could arrest the march of time and
turn the dial backward in an attempt to make
go!d and silver of equal value? 1t could not
be done. The question for the United States
to consider was whether we should 90 on pill
ing up these silver dollars IN our Treasury as
ldle money, or suspend it for a time, while
considering, In connection with other ma
tions, the mutual relationship OF gold
and silver. Within few months, he
would admit, new administration
would come into power and he commended
this question to it. IF the newspaper ac-
counts were true his honorable friend from
delaware, Mr.. Bayard, was to be Secretary
OF the treasury to that administration. If
so ne would nave this question to solve, and
If he could solve it Mr.. Sherman would follow
him with pleasure. He did not anticipate
that his Democratic friend would find less
difficulty in solving the question than others
had found, and he believed that the new ad-
mlnlstratlOn would have to solve 1t Just in the
same way that the Republicans would have
had to solve it if the Republican administra-
ton were again coming INTO power.
After further debate the matter was
dropped.
THE DAKOTA BILL.
The Dakota bill was then taken up. The
question was on the adoption of MIR. Gar
lands substitute for the bill reported from
the Committee on Territories. The substi-
tute provided for a constitutional convention,
whose work should be submitted to the peo-
pie, and with it the question OF the division Of
the Territory. The decision of the neOOIe
should then be reported by the Governor of
the Territory to the President of the United
States, who should report to Congress for its
action as to the admission of the Territory.
MIR. Morgan thought that new State
should be admitted until its constitution
should have been examined by Congress-
Congress had to decide whether a new State
had government republican in form, and
the time to decide that was the time of ad-
mission, for, once admitted, States changed
their constitutions according 10 their own
will. There was no reason for haste, he SAID,
IN this matter Of admission of new States.
The results Of haste were already seen in the
case OF Nevada, which, with its few thousand
OF population, exercised as much influence in
the Senate as the Empire State of New York.
When 1t came to distributing the political pow
er of the country care should be exercised not
to do it in profigate fashion, nor for party
considerations The growth and power Of the
older States should be respected, and their in
fluence and rights in the nation should not be
curtailed by the interjection OF men into the
Senate who represented mere pocket bOroughs.
On coming to vote Mr.. Garlands substitute
was lost by party vote OF 27 yeas to 81 nays,
the Democrats voting in the Affirmative, and
the Republicans in the negative. The bill
was then voted on substantially as it came
from the Committee on Territories and was
passed also by party vote OF 81 yeas to 2S
nays, the Republicans voting in the afirma-
tive, and the Democrats in the negative. The
bill now goes to the House.
Mr.. CullOm called up the Interstate COM
merce bill. and 1T was laid before the Senate
so as to become the unfinished business for
Eo-morrow After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
By appointment Of Speaker Carlisle the
House was called to order this morning by
Mr.. Springer. of Illinois, as Speaker pro TEN,
On motion of Mr.. Skinner, of New York,
the House passed the amendment to section
1874 of the Revised Statutes relating to the for
warding OF mail matter. 1t authorizes Post
masters to forward mail matter of the second
and third class on which the postage has once
been paid in full. This rule is now in force
in regard to mail matter of the first class.
On motion of Mr.. ROsecrans, of California,
Tuesday, Jan. g. was assigned for considera-
tion of business reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Morrison, Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported a resolution
providing for holiday recess from Dec. % to
Jan. 5.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, wished to offer an
amendment providing that the recess shall
begin on Dec. 20, but Mr.. Morrison declined
to yield and demanded the previous question.
On ordering the previous question the vote on
division stood 81 to SO. The yeas and NAYS
being ordered the House refused to order the
previous question by SO yeas to ll9 nays.
Mr.. BlOunt then offered his amendment and
Mr.. Morrison offered an amendment thereto
fixing the date at Dec. p. Mr.. Morrison
finally withdrew his amendment. and Mr..
Blounts amendment was agreed to by a vote
Of l2O to 63. The resolution as amended was
passed.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
Interstate commerce bill.
RESULT OF THE VOTE.
Mr.. Reagan took the floor to close the de-
bate in accordance with an arrangement en-
tered into some days ago. He replied to the
criticisms made against his substitute, and
pointed out what he considered the weak
points in the arguments advanced In opposi-
ton to it. He reviewed the whole subject of
interstate transportation exhaustively and
congratulated the House that it was at last
given an opportunity to vote upon the uues-
tiOn. A vote was then taken on Submitting
the Reagan bill for the first seven sections Of
the committee bill Containing remedial pro-
yisionsl, and it was agreed to by 143 yeas to 81
nays. The remaining sections of the commit
tee bill, for the appointment of a committee,
and defining its duties, were struck out by a
vote Of lis to so. The bill, known as the Rea-
gan substitute, was then read by sections un-
der the 5-minute rule.
Mr.. Hopkins of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment extending the provisions of the
bill to persons or companies engaged in the
transportation OF property by a pipe line or
lines. This was agreed to.
Mr.. O'Hara, Of North Carolina, offered an
amendment providing that any person having
station to another, or paid the required
fare, shall receive the same treatment and
afforded equal facilities and accommoda-
tions as are furnished all other per-
sons holding tickets of the same
class without discrimination.
Mr.. O'Hara said that 1t was indisputable
that Congress had right to say how prop
cattle should be carried. Who could doubt
then that Congress had the right to say
how person travelling on railroads should be
treated. He held that all citizens of the
tod of Nynr oFaff Iod to