The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-04
The Senate.

WASHINGTON. February 3. Before the
Senate met this moTning, Riddlsberger's
desk was the centre OF attention of visit
ors and such Senators as were in the
chambers. A beautiful floral. harm
rested upon il, a tribute, as is presumed,
OF Riddleberger { Irish admirers.
Miller New York; presented the ere7t
dentiaIs of William " Eyarts, elected
United States Senator Tor tie State OF
New York. The credentials, which
roro unueually lengthy, We're read
During the reading of the credentials,
Hoar remarked that, in his Judgment,
certificate from Governor OF a State
simply saying the person named in the
certificate was duly elected Senator OF
the United States from the particular
State named for given term, was suffi-
cient credential according to the usage
OF the Senate and laws OF the United
States.
The chair, Edlnunds, stated that the
papers read did not contain any eertifi-
cate from the Governor as required b.
act of Congress.
The papers were referred 10 the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the Interstate commerce bill. The cues
ton was on Plunb's motion TO add the
words; Under similar circumstances"
to the amendment By Beck, which
amendment prohibits the railroad com
pany from charging more for transport
| ing goods over parts of its line than for
| transporting the same goods over its
whole line. Plumh's motion was agreed
to, yeas 26. nays 90. The question then
required on Beck s amendment as mo6i-
! fed.
Vance thought the eloquence Of the
Senators was III inverse ratio 10 their
| disposition do anything effective II
| had been said that so many people were
/ interested in railroad stocks that we
| ought no, to pass laws TO restrict their
charges The same argument would
apply to the business OF robbing hen
roosts. The clamors OF railroad men
were like the protests OF chicken
stealers, who would inform the legisla-
/ tors that they did not understand the
business of chicken stealing; that il was
very complicated business and differed
| totally from the vulgar business OF
/ stealing things other than chickens.
The references to the railroad authori-
ties as experts Twas, in Yance's opin-
ion, rs though the chicken stealers
should insist on one OF their number, Bill
Sykes, for example, being consulted
by representatives of the people before
laws were passed on the subject OF
chicken stealing, because Bill Sykes
thoroughly understood the subject. Bill
Sykes had been i'll the business for forty
years and could tell an old hen from q
pullet by starlight in the top OF the
Hottest apple tree in the farm yard.
There was. in Vance's opinion one
great mystery about the railroad bust
ness, and that was, the weak endurance
| and long-suffering patience of the
American people. The Cullom bill was
the direct progeny OF the circunilocu-
ton office.
Beck said he would now vote against
his OWE amendment, since it had been
modified by the amendment of Plumb.
1t would make the bill utterly useless ii
passed.
Beck's amendment, as modified, was
then voted down, yeas 5, nays Al.
Beck then moved to so amend the
House bill as to permit the reduction OF
rates without previous posting notice to
!, that effect, but requiring notice to be
posted within FIVE days. Agreed to
J yeas As, nays 7.
The House bill provides that no dis,
elimination shall be made between pas,
sengers on account of race or color, but
| furnishing separate and equally com
! Portable accommodations should not be
/ deemed discrimination.
Ingalls, moved TO strike out all this
. provision, except the statement! that
) there should be no discrimination OF
: account of race or color.
ingalls, motion was agreed 10, mus
; striking out the proviso regarding
separate accommodations"
: An amendment was then onered oy
Wilson to the Senate, bill which wa;
: agreed to. requiring railroads 70 give
the benefit OF reductions to shipper;
who after the reduction OF rates by
rallr0ad cnninanv may Mltnln nYt