Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-10
4Sth Congress---SecOnd Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. g

| SENATE.-The Committee on Pensions re-
 ported back favorably the bill introduced by | MT. Allison yesterday enbodying a sepa- | rate measure the legislative provisions in
 serted by the House in the pension bill and 1 gave notice that they would cali up the bill | for action on Monday next.
 | The resolution calling for the historical | statement as to the public policy of the ex- ecutive of the Confederate States filed by l General Sherman in the War department | was laid over till Monday.
 At the request of Mir. Garland the inter
 State commerce bill passed by the House was | laid before the Senate and read first time i by title He moved that the Senate bill and | all amendments with the House bill be re- ferred to the Committee on Railroads. He contended that the second section of the | Senate bill delegating the powers of Con gress to supervise and regulate commerce to a l commission WAS unconstitutional, and that | the third and tenth sections conferring upon | the commission judicial powers to assess damages and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and
 papers was still more objectionable and un- constitutional. From cursory exam nation of the House bill he was a much better measure than any now before the Senate It was at least free from the objections he had pointed out. He promised
 on the part of the Senators on his side an effort to reach conclusion during the pres ent session.
 MT. Dawes remarked that if there was any
 good reason why this measure should be given the go-by and not seem to be killed the method proposed was admirably calcu- lated to bring about that end. If the Senate
 desired legislation it had it in it's power to effect it now and the plain straightforward way was to go on with the consideration of the bill before it.
 MT. Garland's motion to commit both bills to the Committee on Railroads was lost, IS yeas to 24 nays, the Democrats voting the yeas and the Republicans nay. The Senate then resumed consideration of it's own bill, Mr. Cullom stating that when the Senate had perfected it's bill, he proposed to offer it as substitute for the House bill. A motion to strike out from the first sec ton the provision that the commission ere ated by the bill should be composed of rep resentatives of the different interests inyolv ed was adopted by a vote of 26 to 24. Mr. Vance and MT. George addressed the Senate on amendment offered by the former to prevent discrimination of rates be-
 tween large and small shippers.
 MT. Brown by way of burlesque on this amendment moved to add to it proposition that no merchant should sell larger package of goods for a smaller per cent. than he charged for small package of like quality, if the goods had been produced in, or trans ported from another State as to fall within the power Ot Congress to regulate interstate commerce. On this proposition at 4:50 MT. Hoar called for an executive session and at 5:05 the Senate adjourned until Monday.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported the resolution introduced by MT. Belmont on Monday calling upon the President for information concerning the participation of the United States in the Con- go conference; adopted Also the resolution introduced by MT. Holman, of Ind, calling on the Secretary of State for information as to the expenditures of money in, connection with the French-American claims commis- sion: adopted. Also resolution calling for information in relation to the alleged arrest of I. J. Monahan by Mexican authorities; adopted.
 The House went into Committee of the Whole on the private calendar, MT. Cox, of New York, in the chair. Among other bills considered in Committee of the Whole, ported to the House and passed, was the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Interior department certain parts of Camp Douglas military res ervation and bill to pay officers of the army for services actually rendered during the war.
 At o'clock the House took recess until 8 p. m.
 At the night session twenty-five pension bills were passed and at 1O:30 the House ad- iourned