Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-21
XLyTIITH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. January 20, 1885.


senate.
Mr.. Colquitt presented the creden-
tails of Joseph Il. Brown, reelected
senator from Georgia for six years from
the 4th Of March next. They were re-
ferred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
At 2 o'clock the Senate resumed
consideration of the inter-State-com-
merce bill, blouse bill Reagan bill"
so called.) which, having already been
read in the Senate by its title and placed
on the calendar, was now taken from
the calendar and read in full. The
question before the Senate was on mo-
ton of Mr.. Cullom heretofore made to
strike out all after the enacting clause
in the House bill and insert instead the
several provisions of the Commission
bill, already debated and agreed to in
the Senate. The latter bill was now
also read in full.
Mr.. Beck spoke for some time upon
the pending bills, and in the course of
his remarks moved to amend the House
bill by striking out from the first sec
ton the provisions regarding the dis
ordinations in the passenger accOmmO-
dations and the determinations on ac-
count of color. This would leave the
bill, he said, in the condition in which
it had been originally brought into the
House by Judge Reagan. Mr.. Beck
said he would also move to amend the
House bill so as to prohibit railroads
from charging more for carrying freights
over a part of their line than they
charge for carrying them over the whole
length of the line.
Mr.. Maxey said the question now
was. on the one hand, whether we should
have a commissioner to supervise the
railroads or. on the other hand, should
pass laws for their regulation and leave
all infractiOns Of laws to be dealt with
by the courts. With regard to the con-
stitutiOnal right of Congress i'll the pre-
misses, he was as strict State-rights
man as Beck was. He recognized that
Congress had such a right, but he OPP
posed the proposed commission ; and
with regard to the House bill, Mr..
MaXey thought that any measure Of
railroad regulation must necessarily be
tentative. The power and wealth Of
railroad-men were increasing danger
ously fast. Almost every railroad in
Texas was under the control of Jay
Gould. As between the House and SEN
ate bills, Mr.. Maxey favored the House
bill. believing that the commission bill
would do no good.
Mr.. Coke rose to address the Senate
on the bill, but yielded to a motion to
GO into executive session. A message
from the President was laid before the
Senate transmitting information relating
to the foreign commerce of Mexico,
Central and South America. Spanish
West Indies. llsyti, and San Domingo,
and the share of the United States
therein. The Senate then went into
executive session. After fifteen
minutes the doors were reOpened and
the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Chace. Of Rhode
Island, it was ordered that O'Clock to-
morrow be assigned for the considera-
ton of the Senate Anthony reSOlu-
tiOns.
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported
the bill prohibiting aliens and foreigners
from acquiring title and owning lands
in the United States. Placed on the
House calendar.
Mr.. Hewitt. Of New York, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported the bill amending section 30l9
of the Revised Statutes. so that it will
read as follows;
Section 30l9. There shall be al
lowed on all articles wholly manuiac-
tured of materials imported, on which
duties have been paid when exported.
drawback equal i'll amount to the duty
paid on such materials. and no more.
TO be asceItained under such regulations
as shall be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Treasury and all provisions OF
law inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.'
Referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
After some opposition from Mr.. Sin
gleton, of Mississippi, and Mr. Willis,
Of Kentucky, who desired respectively
to bring up the congressional library
and education bills. the House at 1925
went into Committee Of the Whole (Mr.
Wellborn. of Texas, in the chair on
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana, explained the
provisions of the bill, which appropr-
ateS Is, God, 1856, or 81. 1868, 9l4 less than
the estimates. and $4,000 less than
the amount carried by the bill for the
current year. In the discussion of the
bill which followed many of the exist
ing problems in connection with the
future of the Indian races and DISPOSE
ton of the Indian lands were brought
up. Pending further debate the commit
tee rose, and public business being sus-
pended the House proceeded to pay
fitting tribute TO the memory of the late
John ii. Eyins, of South Carolina. :.
Eulogistic addresses were made by
Messrs. Bratton, Dibble, and Tilghman
of South Carolina, Broune Of Indiana,
Hardcman Of Georgia, George of Ore
gon, Dowd of North Carolina, and Dur
ham Of Texas, and then, as mark of
respect 10 the memory of the deceased,
the House at 4;05 p. NJ. adjourned.
Washington Items.
tBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, January 20.-A me-
mortal Of John G. Thompson, asking