Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Pacific Railway and Interstate
Commerce Bills Discussed by
the Senate.
The House inquiries as to the Cost Of the
Deputy United States Mar
ihals at Elections.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The chair
laid before the senate this morning the
credentials Of Mr. Spooner of wiscon-
sin and Mr.. Vest Of Missouri, also a
communication from the secretary Of
the treasury transmitting further cor
respondence relating to the postpone
ment OF the collection Of the whisky
tax
After the transaction Of the routine
| business the senate took up the Pacific
railway bill.
On the motion of Mr.. Hoar Of Massa-
chusetts, certain amendments and
! details reported by him from the Judi
ciary committee were made TO the
bill. The amendments, as ex-
planned, specify by name the
| Sioux City road as included
IN the bill and subject To its provisions
and make clear what otherwise might
seem doubtful, that the interest on the
| whole debt must be paid each half
year and a substitute OF 40 per cent in
stead Of So per cent OF the net earn
! ings, as the cum TO be paid TO
the government by such roads
az may elect 10 operate under the pro.
visions OF the Thurman act.
Mr. Beck OF kentucky preferred the
house bill 10 the senate bill.
Mr.. Mcpherson Of New Jersey OPP
posed giving the roads any such privi-
leges as the bill proposed. HE was not
In favor OF the Pacific railroad COM
panies running the United States gov
eminent as well rs the roads.
The matter then went over until
| Wednesday, and the senate took up
| the Interstate commerce bill, the con-
sideration OF which WIS resumed,
Cullom Of Illinois said that he hoped
the bill would be completed to-day, II
not he would ask the senate to remain
| In session tomorrow until II was dis
posed Of and would interpret decliDa-
ton 80 TO remain in session as evil
dence that II intends not TO 90 my
thing at all on the rubject.
Mr.. Harrison OF Indiana then adj.
dressed the senate on the bill He
denied the statement that the Reagan
bill met with popular approval. or
| the thirty.hve states which had un.
dertaken TO regulate rail ways, twenty
seven had the commission plan. Yet
some senators said that the COM
mission plan was the plsn
OF the railroad companies. He
denied the right Of any senator to
make such an assumption. He had
noticed dispatch this morning from
Texas showing that the Reagan bill
had been introduced in the legislature
OF that state, but was not expected to
pass.
Mr.. Coke OF Texas asked whose dis
patch.
Mr.. Harrison replied that 1t was a
dispatch sent by the Associated Press.
Mr.. Coke said that the Reagan bill
could not pass In the state Legislature
because II dealt with interstate COM
meTce only,
Mr.. Harrison had assumed that the
bill would be modified to suit the
ate.
Mir. Coke said that It would then
cease to be the Reagan bill.
Mr.. Harrison thought that the state
could leglslate against pooling and im-
prouer Determinations.
Mr. Coke replied that the constitu-
ton OF Texas made pooling and dis
ordinations illegal.
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the house this morning, under
the call Of states, the following bills
we're introduced and referred: BY Mr..
Holman Of Indiana, by request, bill
TO maintain the purity OF the ballot
box and prevent bribery and corrup-
ton In elections.
BY Mr.. DOckery of Missouri: A
resolution directing the secretary OF
the treasury 10 inform the house what
has been the total amount OF the TX
pensea incurred under the law pro-
viding for the appointment OF dep
uty marshnis aud chief supervisors OF
elections and In what states the money
has been expended, showing
the separate amount Of money that
has been expended In each state, ana
Rlso the ACCOUNTS for such services
which remain unRdjusted.
BY Belmont OF New York: A reeo-
luton requesting the secretary OF state
to inform the house whether OF not
any representation has been either
formally or informally made 70
this government by tho British
government growing out Of the
use OF dynamite In London. III such
representation has been made In writ
ing, then to transmit complete copies
Of the communications that passed be.
tween the two governments on the sub
lect. IN these representations or com
munlcations have been verbal then a
statement OF their tenor and purport.
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