Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-08

forthe manufactured heavy ordnance
guns, in pursuance TO the reGommen-
dations OF the gun foundry board. Re
ferred
The house resumed consideration of
the interstate commerce bill, the pend.
ing motion being the one submit ed
by Mr.. O'Neill Of Pennsylvania to
strike out the section prohibiting rail-
roads from charging more for snort
than for q long haul,
Mr.. TpwnAhend Of Illinois inquired
Of Mr.. Reagan as to the time TO be oc-
cupi, d in furth r consideration OF the
bill, but Mr. Reagan not hearing the
question, Mr.. O'Neill volunteered the
Information thst it would consume
three weeks longer.
Mr.. O'Neill then spoke in support OF
his motion He could not see how il
was possible to oblige the railroads TO
carry cut the idea contained in this
section. An attempt 10 do 80 would be
inimical to the business interests OF
the country.
Mr.. Horr of Michigan supported the
motion. He said tits section contained
a principle which would do more to
render this bill nugatory and Injurious
OF the ether measures combined
gentlemen were governed by
business principles, this section would
not get twenty votes, and If it were
retained it would be retained entirely
3 political claptIap
Mr.. O'N'Ilps motion was lost; yeas,
30; nays l27.
At this point Mr.. Burnes of Mis-
souri,, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported the consular aud
diplomatic appropriation bill. Re.
ferred to the committee of the whole.
1t appropriates 81 $50 SS5, "a reduc-
ton under the appropriations of the
present fiscal year of S34, 255 and un-
der the estimates Of $432 29l The
bill provides tor an agent and consul
general at Cairo. Egypt, with an an.
nual salary OF 5000, and for a consul
general at Madrid.
The discussion of the interstate COM
merce bill having been resumed Mr.
Reagan defended the measure from the
attacks made upon it before the hOli.
days by Mr. Phelps of New Jersey and
maintained that the gentleman had
never read It, or having read IL had
not Understood it.
Mr. Reagan, referring to Mr.. Phelps
said hat the gentleman in his peror.
alton had threatened the house that Il
| the bill became law the railroad
cumpanies would either violate every
provision of 1t and block the wheels O
! Justice, or lock up their silent locomo
tivts IN their rOund-houses. The gen
! tleman had chosen In this arena Il
menace and attempt to intimid4tt
congress by threat tina
II it passed just anC
necessary law to protect the great body
OF the people against the greed, rapae
rity and tyranny of the classes repre-
sented, those classes would ostenta
tlously violate the law and invite litiga
tiOn. The gentleman was mistaken il
thinking that the railroads could blocl
the wheels of justice. There was to-
much honor and patriotism on tn
bench to be intimidated by the eompa
MES. This attempt to oveTawe con
gTess would not command the respec
OF law-abiding people.
Mr.. Phelps said that he recognized
in the remarks made by the gentle
man from Texas that intellectual de
feet which made IL impossible for hin
to prepare bill which would be ope
ratlVe. and therefore useful. Whel
he (Phelps) eaid what the law
of trade and nature would be, the gen
tlemen failed 10 recognize the distinc
ton between prophecies and threats
He made no threat. He had no poWe
10 make a threat oEe-asFrry IL out
Whether he was q good pFOEhet or not
time would slEw. He = had tn
rlVht 30 suppose, ia vieV
of the past, that the prophecy swoulC
come true. When the gentleman iron
Texas WAS giving his high char ,cte
aud ability in the support of anothe
cause, distinguished Representative
from Pennsy ivAnia, who was giyinl
his influence To the preservation o
the Union, concluded that h
would undertake by legislation +
correct the crying evil OF the time
The great trouble at that time In til
mind of rhaddeus Stevens was tina
gold would go up. The great troubl
OF the gentleman from. Texas was tha
the railways would charge eomethin
! for their freight. IL would be /
the interest of that gentleman
section that freight should b
carried at nominal rates. Ii wa
to the interest of Stevens section
that gold should be held ut par Mi
Stevens made an attempt TO accom-
pllsh that object by the passage Of
bill prohibiting dealing In gold. l
: was supposed by the gentleman iron
: Pennsylvania that an act of thi
august legislative body would be suhi
: Client to accomplish that result. Il
less than three days he foun,
his attempt to overcome the laws @
trade aud commerce were utterly III
/. tile. The price OF gold rose until IN
very existence of the country wa
threatened, and no one was readie
than MIR Stevens 10 assist la the repea
I OF the law. The laws Of trade woult
, be just as powerful against the edict o
the gentleman from Texas a
! against that Of Thaddeus Stevene
] He lphelnsl had the rlght 70 nrnr,hen,