The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-21

I, was legislation Of most vicious

character.
AIR. BAGARD, while not wishing Ia
use SO severe " term as vicious. arreed
lhat 1t was method dcrogatory 20 n
proper course of loglslation. IL was y
paIching-up process not desirable in an
preparation hills. Stll, the senate had
hlreauy accepted make-shift, and ss a
urge humher OF members Of the house
anu some OF the senate had gone, he
tpayarul saw 10 derilection of duty Ia
@t~ppi'hg, ~ IN emergency, a course
tnat had already been followed.
Mr LOGAN wished 10 know whethar
senators should submit If one man i'm
this country insisted ON making laws.
Mr. BUTLER withdrew his cal for
consideration of the bill.
MI LoGAN, from tho committee on
nliltary atairs, reported the military
nvauenly Dill, and II passed without do
oaie' 10 hppropriates $30Q,3Q5 for the
support OF the academy for The next lis.
cal year.
House concurrent resolution, pro.
yiding for adjournment from TODAY Ia
January o, was then taken IN and voted
on by yeas and nays. Ii was not agreed
lo--y@s, \; nays, 25. This vote devel
oped the fact that there was no Quorum.
whereupon the senate adjourned until
honGay.
HOUSE.
Last evenings session passed eighteen
pension pills ana adjourned until to-day.
The house resumed conslderation ~
the Interstate commerce hiil.
Mr.. HENDERSON, of Iowa. mcxed
W strike out tho secfion prohibiting rnil
ROAD companies ON charging greater
compen sation for transporting freight
Nv shorter than longer distances, He
oelieVeu the section was deadly TO tho
Interests OF the part of the country be
represented, and its great agricultural
interest. N''i
Mr.. REAGAN opposed the motion.
Not to prohibit greater rate for n
shorter than longer haul, was TO suh.
mt TO the railroads the regulation of
the entire commerce Of the country.
Mr. WILSON, Of Iowa. said 90 times
OUT iuO me section would he found To be
right, but he declared it would permit
the worst klnd OF Discrimination against
the farmers of Iowa.
Mr.. ii HENDERSON, of Illinois. .thouebt
the rule laid down IN the section Vas
unjust. The only fair rule to adopt was
thai no railroad company be rermitted
10 charge any unreasonable rate be-
tween any two uoints.
Mr. kEA'tAN here yielded TO
Mr.. RANDALL, to permit him TO re-
port the conference dis greement on tho
temporary naval appropriation bill, and
Mr. handall explained the points of diff
ference between the house and tho
senate, and long debate ensued.
rho house insisted on its disagree-
ment To the senate amendments and
iufther conference was ordered,
Mr. RAN oALL moved that when the
house adjourns to day il be TO meet ON
Wednesday, the 24th instant. The CON
stltutlon, he said, prohibited adiourn
ment Tor more than three days without
the concurrence of the senate. He asked
unanimous consent that il should be
agreed to on the 2i,h for further ad-
J9urnment until the eth to the 2lst, and
snen uotli the 5th of January, aud that
on those days no business he transacted.
ms would accomplish tho judgment of
the house on the question of holiday
recess. There was barely n quorum Of
the house to-day, and II would be inn
possi le to get one next week. The
motion was agreed to, but unanimous
consent was not given Tor further
adjournment
Mr.. RANDALL introduced a bill
making temporary provision for the
support of the navy for the month OF
January, 1885. He said the bill was in
troduced with the concurrence OF snob
members of the committee on
appropriations rs ho had been
able to consult This, he said.
was an exact copy of the bill that had
been passed last session, providing
temporarily for the support of the nayy
for the past six months, with the moi
lhcattons necossltated by the difference
on time covered by the bill. The bill
was passed without division.
On motion of
Mr.. HOPKINS, the senate joint reso-
luton was passed declaring christmas
and New Years holiday for al. per diem
government employees.
The house then adjourned until
Wednesday, December "a. Though
there is no definite agreement, no busi.
ness viii be transacted on "Wednesday.
There is tacit understanding to that
effect, and 1t is also understood that
consecutive adjournments will be taken
for three business days at time until |
January