Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-10

revenue cutler on tine waters In
Alaska and authorizing the detention
OF the other two fir use in the navy as
survey ing vessels or Otherwise.
In submitting this rtpNrt Mr. Csm,-
ron OF Pennsylvania said that the rev.
enue cutter nov ia Alaska WISE iu-
sutfaien for the purpo OF the
government
Mr. Mcpherson OF New Jersey in-
quiTtd whether there was any ihten.
ton on tie part Of the government tp
return to the x glish government the
ship presented To the United States
for the purposes Of the Greedy relief
expedition
MIR Cameron replied that under the
law as N would stUud without the
passage of his bill the secretary of the
navy would bee required TO sell al
ships forming T. part Of the relief eXpe.
dition
Mr.. Jackson ~ Tennessee, from the
com mtt-e ON pensions, reported favor.
Bbly, without amendment, the bill
which Was yesterday In reduced los
Mr.. Alll-in ~ Iowa, compiling legis-
lRiiOu IN the provisions 4, + the pension
appropriation oil recently passed by
the huuse
Mr.. Slater ~ Oregon called up the
Oregon Central lauG-f3rieiute biI,
which has been in arrogance ubjeCJ to
Mr. MoFgau's motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Morgan said that he had learned
from some Dl the senators who voted
against nis proposed amendment thai
they mad 30 voted rot from opposition
To the principle covered by he amend
ment but because they did not mink
the amendment necessary under the
apeeisl circumstances in the Oregon
Central Gaze. he then Withdrew his
motion tore consider.
Tho bill therefore Stands passed az
amended by the senate. IL now goes
10 the house.
The senate proceeded to considera-
ton of the bills upon tue calendar
The senate resumed confederation Of
the interstate commerce b II.
hr 0Hrlabd Of Aikaurss call d IN
the house bill ON the same subject,
with view, he faid, OF moving to
rec0mnlt the senate bill with all i's
proposed amendments, together with
the house hili, To the committee on
railroads for furlher consideration.
Tne house bill WIS read aud Mr.
Garland addressed the senate on the
subject matter
Mr. Garland snid that during his
term In the senate no question had
come before II aD intricate IA that III
volved in The proposition to- regulate
inttrstate commerce. What did We
understand by regulating inter-
state commerce ~ H. the sense meant
by the constitution, 90 prescribe rules
by which commerce should be pov-
erned while congress- might Itself reg
ulhte Interstate cOmmefCt Whcre did
A. Ia
TO delegate its 30 er TO a commission?
Delegated power could not be- subdele.
gated Congress could not dives. itself
Of lie legislative power and hand IL
over 20 Any commissioner. IL was un-
heArd-ni that a legislative power could
De delegated The powers lodged in
the commission were extraordinary
and Mr.. Garland a-kt d The senators -
pause and to consider the bill IL MT
only gave the commission leA isAtive,
but judicial, power IL seemed to him
that the COURTS were COMPETENT 10 deal
with the questions involved and II
they were not their jurisdiction could
be enlarged He r,Cpgu2 q the de-.
mand existing In the country for some
proper i,gi-latiun in the direction.
mined az, nut lac thought the bill lust
passed by tue house better measure
than any measures proposed IN the
senate The house bill defined what
was wanted and did not leave 1t 20
any subordinate flicer or cpmniissiou.
IL did not delegate the power Of CON
gress TO another body, and
50 II LEFT the matter within
the constitution. The question
as to what was state commerce and
what Interstate commerce WAS "A very
difficult one sometimes 10 decide
Sometimes great danger Of y clash be.
tween the states generally and the
United States arose on this very uues.
ton, and the senator nom Illinois
(Culioml In charge OF the bill ought
not TO be IN great haste to encounter
the question in all OF its length
and breadth Mr. Garland want
ed 10 zee the Object In view
accomplished and ielt that he could
Say that the senators on his sldeot the
chamber would eheeTfully aid In bring
ing the matter 20 n close az this ses.
sion. He believed that greater pTo.
gress would now be mnde by recnn,.
hitting all the bills aud their proposs d
amendments 10 the COMMITTEES who
could consider them aud report
promptly to the senate
Mr. Cullom WAS willing TO coneede
everything possible To Mr.. Garland.
whom be regarded az one OF tie
most eminent lawyers Ia the senate
or country but would prefer 10 have
the bill discussed In the senate, 10.
stead Of by the committee. He wanted
the people OF the country 10 see that
this Interstate commerce. bill WAS mo
longer 10 be football, and thar there
was "a determination that something
should be done with IT,
Mr. Dawes OF Msssaohusetts said
that the senate had IL now IN it, power
20 DO something. and Il ought 10 do n
and not refer the subject ~ the CON-
mittee, there TO be- allowed 10 "slfen
the pleep OF dtaih.p
At.ef some Further debate, parties
psleu N ny Messrs. BayRrd, Cullom,
Harrison, InEslls, Slater. M.xev ana
Jonee q florids, the motion 10 recon-.
init Tho nill was rejected by a vote OF
hF Cullom said that uhep. AMER
a. Ha.Na. A.