The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-10
REAGAN'S ROYAL RECRUIT
Senator Garland, OF Arkansas, Makes
a Grand Effort for the House
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
He Pleads for the People and Their
Courts, as Against
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Vance, of North Carolina, and George, of
Mississippi, Aid Him Calamity,
but Brown, OF Georgia, is
Welded to His Idols.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
XLVIII Congress.
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SENATE.
WAsuINGToN, Jan. Elm the senate a
bill was passed directing the transfer of
one of the vessels of the Greely relief
expedition to the treasury department
for revenue cutter for uss in the
waters in Alaska, and authorizing the
detention of the other two for use in the
navy as surveying vessels or otherwise.
In submitting the report
Mr.. CAMERON said the revenue cut.
ter now i'll Alaska was insufficient for
the purpose of the government.
Mr.. MCPHERSON inquired whether
there was any intention on the part OF
the government to return to the Eng
lish government the ship presented TO
the United States for the purpose of the
Greely relief expedition.
Mr.. CAMERON replied that under the
law as ii would stand without the pass
age Of this bill, the secretary Of tho
navy would be required to sell all ships
forming part of the relief expedition.
Mr.. JACKSON, from the committee
on pensions, reported favorably, and
without amendment, the bill yesterday
introduced by Mr.. Allison, comprising
the legislative provisions of the pension
appropriation bill recently passed by
the house.
Mr.. SLATER called up the Oregon
Central land forfeiture bill, which had
been in allegiance subject to Mr.. Nor
gan's motion to reconsider.
Mr.. MORGAN said he had learned
from some senators who voted
against his proposed amendment
that they had so voted, not from opposi-
ton to the principle covered by the
amendment, but because they did not
think the amendment necessary under
the special circumstances of the Oregon
Central case. lie then withdrew his
motion TO reconsider. The bill, there
fore, stands passed, as amended by the
senate. 1t now goes to the house.
The senate proceeded to the consid r
alton of the bills upon the calendar. !
The senate resumed consideration q
tho Interstate commerce bill.
MIR. GARLAND called up the
house bill on the same
subject, with the view, hC
said, of moving TO recommit the senate
bill with all its proposed amendments
together with the house bill, to the ccm'
mitteo on railroads, for further cOnsld
Grafton,
Inc mousse Dill was reau anu
MIR. GARLAND addressed the senat,
on the subject of the matter.
Mr.. GARLAND said that during hi
term in the senate no question had COM
before il so intricate as that involved II
the proposition to regulate interstate
commerce. What do we understand by
"regulating Interstate commerce" ii
the sense meant b y the constitution 4
prescribe rules by which commerce
should be governed? While congres
might itself regulate interstate com
merCe, where did we find the power ii
congress TO delegate its powe
to q eommission1 Delegate,
power could not be sub-deleeated
Congress could not divest itself Of il
legislative power and hand it over 4
any commission. 1t was unheard OF
that q legislative power should be dele
gated. The powers lodged in a commits
SION were extraordinary and Mr.. Gar
ANA asked the senators TO pause an(
seriously consider the bill. Itnot onl,
gave a commission legislative, but IN
dlcial power. 1t seemed TO him that In,
courts were competent to deal with th,
questions involved, and il they we're no
tnelr Jur sdiction could be ENLARGED
lie recognized the demand existing
IN the country for some propel
legislation in the direction aimed nj
but he thought the bill Just passed by tht
house better measure than any me- /,
ure proposed in the senate. The hous,
bill defined what was wanted and diC
not leave it to any subordinate officer or
commission. IL did not abdicate he
power of congress to any other body END
so II lett the matter within tho consti.u.
ton. The question, what was state
commerce and what interstate com
merce, was a very difficult one some
times TO decide. Sometimes great dan.
ger i'll n clash between the states gener.
ally and the United States arose =
this very question, and the sena''
from Illinois (CullOm) in charge of q
bill, ought not to be In great haste TO g q
counter the question In all its length
and breadth. Mr.. Garland wanted Ia
see the object in view ACCOMPLISHED
and felt that no could say that the sena.
tors on his side of the chamber would
oheeriully aid in bringing the matter Ia
close at this session. He believed
greater progress would now be- made by
recommitting all bills and proposed
amendments to the committee, who
could consider them and report promptly
10 the senate.
MIR. CULLoM, while willing
TO concede everything possib .
TO Mr.. Garland, whom he regarded AS
one of the most eminent lawyers in the
senate, or in the country, but would pre-.
Ter 10 have the bill discussed in che sen
ate, instead of by q committee. He
wanted the people oil the country to see
that this Interstate commerce bill was
no longer to be q football, and thet
there was determination that some
thing should be done with IL.
MIR. DAWES said the senate had Il
now in its power to do something, and IL
ought to do 1t and not refer the subject
to committee, there to DO allowed To
sleep tho s,eep OF death.
Alter further debate, participa-
ted In by Messrs. Bayard,
Chllom, Harrison, ingalls,, Slater,
Maxey and Jones, of Florida, the mo.
tion to recommit was rejected by votg
of lS to ~.
Mr.. CULLOM said, when, after dis
cussion by the senate tho bill should be
perfected, he would move to amend the
house bill by substituting the senate
MIR. WILSON'S amendment. making
IL unlawful for railroads to discriminate
against localities or individuals, was
added to tho bill.
Mr.. VANCE proposed sn amendment
making 10 unlawful for railroads
to charge small shippers higher
rates than large shippers Tho
subject to which the bill related he said,
oonstil lutod the coming question IN
American politics Tor the next twenty
years. The public were not willing Ia
commit the commerce Of tho country
for oil time to the greed aud cupihity OF
railroads without endenvorinx tp pro.
teOt thomselves against ex;ortinn.