St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-06
AT WORK AGAIN.
The Senate has a Short Session,
But the House is Busy
all Day.
Mr.. Herbert Wants President Arthur
to Designate the Power of the
Congo Delegates.
A Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass the
Internal Revenue Bill Lost,
"a to 1913.
A Motion to Fix n Day for the Consi1era-
tion of the Bankruptcy Bill
Meets Like Fate.
FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Sin the senate to-
day the chair laid before the senate the Gre
dentials of Hon. Justin s. Morrill,, reelected
senator from Vermont, also the report of the
secretary of war relating TO the Portage Lake
and Lake Superior snip canal, showing the
interest of the state of Michigan therein.
Among the petitions presented was one
by Senator Sherman, from the Society of
Friends, praying that provision be made in
the pending Spanish treaty for the settle
ment by arbitration of any difference that
may arise between Spain and the United
States. Referred.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Senator Beck, to create a revenue COM
com mission-it provides for the formation of
a commission to be composed OF
the secretary of the treasury, ex-
officers, five members of the house
of Representatives and three senators, to ex-
anime and report to congress on or before
the second Monday in December, 1885, what
charges or notifications ought to be made
in the existing tariff and internal revenue
laws.
BY Senator Voorhees,, to repeal the statute
Of limitations on allowance of pension ar
rears, and to regulate proof in pension
cases.
By Senator Voorhees,, was also introduced
a concurrent resolution extending the thanks
CT congress to Commodore Schley, Lieut.
Emery and all officers and men of the ships
Alert, Bear, Thetis and Lochgarry, for the dar
ing skill displayed by them In the rescue Of
the survivors of the Greely Artic expedition
Referred.
Senator Miller, of California, offered a
resolution which was agreed to, calling on
the secretary Of state for copies Of all treat
les except the postal treaties entered into by
the United States. The ratiications whereof
has been exchanged, with such notes as are
in his possession indicating such treaties or
part OF treaties as have been changed or
abrogated.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
ations Of bills upon the calendar.
The interstate commerce bill came up, aud
Senator Wilson addressed the senate While
no act Of congress, Wilson said, would rem
cdy all the difficulties of the transportation
business, wise, just and conservative start
could be made toward putting that business
on u proper footing in its relation to the gov
ernment and the people. The bill before the
senate was not, perhaps, r9fiect, bat It was
q beginning. We had already crossed ths
line at which railroad companies had tena-
ciously contended that the government must
stop. The railroad companies had not been
content TO manage their own affairs, hut had
intermeddled With almost every Industry oil
the country. The practices OF those COM
panies by which abnormal growth
in some localities was secured at
the expense Of others, should be
made to cease. No person or locality should
be Disseminated against. II would not do
TO say the natural law was the best guide in
this matter, because In contrayention all
natural law of railroad companies had de-
stroyed all competition by pooling" They
had filed the country with fGticious ans
''watered' stocks. Wilson would admit the
advocates of natural law" we're right, pro.
yided that law was allowed It's natural eI-
preston, but transportation companies had
obstructed the expression aud operation OF
every natural law that would interfere with
their interests. The rates had been 80 ad-
iusted as to compel the centrslIzations OF
freights in favored localities. The railroads
were capitalized al monstrously exaggerated
amounts, and the people compelled 10 pay
dividends on these amounts.
Senator Sewell opposed the amendment to
prohibit pooling and the provision to prevent
railroads charging more per mile for short
haul than long one. Railroad charges In
the United States were, he said, less than
anywhere in the world.
A message was received from the president
transmitting the report Of the secretary of the
interior of the present relations Of the Chey-
enne and Arrspaboe Indians, and recon-
mending some provision for disarming those
and other Indians when such action was
found necessary for their advancement in
civilized pursuits, the indians to be com
pen saled for arms taken.
The senate went into executive session and
adjourned.