Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-10

posing . light penalty on man VIII
was often N court because he was
/ wholesale offender, and imposing
heavy penalty on man who was homes
enough TO be occasionally brought int
court. Mr.. Vance thought that how
| ever grave the difficulties Of govern
mental supervision Of railroads may be
! those difficulties would be overcome. y
| the genius Of the race to which we be
long had always been equal to the re-
dress Of every grievance that had
pressed upon them.
Mr.. George supported Mr.. yance's
amendment. Unless we were prepared
to say that difference in wealth among
men justified difference in charges the
amendment was right. The argument
that il was proportionately more cxpen-
siye to carry small shipments than large
ones was an argument not permissible
to railroads since they did not pretend
to charge for carrying goods according
TO the cost Of service, but according
to the principle of what the traffic
would bear. The cost Of service
had nothing TO do with the rail-
road charges. Mr.. George spoke at
length upon the inevitable tendency OF
industry TO concentration and the severn
ty with which that tendency bears on
the weaker and poorer portion of the
community and while this tendency
was undoubtedly the result Of funda-
mental economic laws, yet human laws
were the fundamentally, Of its express
sion. Human laws could regulate and
direct it for the good Of society. If the
proposed amendment was adopted,
small enterprises would be encouraged
and an impetus given to the efforts of
energetic men who do not happen to
have large capital. Mr.. George cited
many illustrations of the incongruity
and determinations of railroad charges
in the South, to the great disadvantage,
he said, of Mississippi.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend the
amendment of Mr.. Vance by adding to
it that "no merchant shall sell larger
package or quantity Of goods at smaller
per cent. than he charges for smaller
package Of goods Of like quality, if the
goods have been produced in or trans
ported from another State, so as to fall
within the power Of Congress to regu-
late interstate commerce"
Before the smile at Mr.. Browns joke
had quite disappeared Mr.. Hoar moved
that the Senate proceed to the considera-
ton Of executive business. The motion
was agreed to, and the Senate, at 4:50
p. NJ, went into executive session.
Within ten minutes the doors were re-
opened and the Senate adjourned to
Monday next.
House IF Representatives.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Williams, Of Alabama, as
member of the Committee on Ventila-
ton and Acoustics; also the appoint
ment of Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, and
Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, as directors Of
the Columbia Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb.
Mr.. Hutchins. of New York, moved
to postpone the consideration Of private
business in order that the nayal-appro-
priation bill might be discussed and
passed.
Mr.. McMillen, of Tennessee, opposed
the motion, and thought that at least
one day should be devoted to the claims
Of private individuals.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, point
ed out the Importance of passing the
navy bill to-day, in order that it might
be acted upon by the Senate, but the
House, by a vote Of 67 to so, refused
to agree to Mr.. Hutchins's motion, and
the Speaker proceeded to call commit
tees for reports of private character.
A large number of private bills were
and placed on appropriate
calendars.
Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported the resolution calling for infor-
nation from the Executive relative to
the arrest of 7. r. Moynihan, an
American citizen, by the Government
of Mexico. Adopted.
Mr.. Curtin also reported the Bel
mont resolution calling OH the Presi-
dent for information relating to the
Congo conference. Adopted.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole (Mr. Cox, Of New York,
in the chair) on the private calendar.
At 4:45 p. NJ. the committee rose
the House passed number of relief
bills, and took a recess until 8 p. NJ,
the evening session TO be for the con-
sideration Of pension bills.
The House at its evening session
passed twenty-one pension bills, and at
l0:25 p. NJ. adjourned until to-mor-
row.