Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. INTERSTATE COMMERCE. A Plea For The House
 Bill. EULOGIES IN THE HOUSE. No Chance For Grant
 This Session. A BATCH OF NEW SENATORS. FOrty-Five Degrees Below
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A BATCH OF NEW SENATORS.
4Sth Cengress---Second Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.

WAsHINGToN. Jan 20. SEN4TH:-Mr. Plumb isitfeducea resolu- tion reciting that the United States in 1866 acquired from the Creek and Seminole In dians certain lands situated in the Indian territory, portion of which have remained unoccupied until the present time, and that the President does not regard such lands as open to settlement and has deemed it his duty to relieve all persons who have gone upon them by the use of the military force of the United States and that there is consequently probability of a conflict. The resolution then requests the President to ad- wise the Senate as to the status of the lands in question together with any other infornla- tion in his possession bearing upon the exist ing controversy Laid over until to-mor- row;
 The chair explained that the Chinese in- demnity bill had passed both House and Sen ate, but with change of word, and ruled that the House bill must be treated as an original bill and be referred to the Com mittee Foreign Relations; ordered.
 On motion of MT. Sewen 8 bill to increase the number of inspectors general of the ar my was passed. It provides for one inspect or-general, with the rank of brigadiergener al; two inspectors general, with the rank of colonel; two with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and two with the rank of major.
 House bill providing for running the boundaries of the State of Texas through the Indian Territory was also passed:
 At o'clock the Senate resumed considera- tion of the interstate commerce bill, the Reagan House bill this subject being be- fore the Senate for amendment and discus sion. Both the House and Senate bills were read at length Mr. Beck moved to amend the House bill by striking out in the first section all that part which referred to dis crimination in regard to color; also to amend the provision in section relating to long and short hauls as to read that no higher rate should be charged for and distance less than the whole 1eng tn of the line than is charged for similar service over the whole length of the line. He asserted that the rail roads themselves and their most skilled hired advocates could not have devised better mode of defeating legislation than that which the Senate was now proposing to pursue by refusing even to consider the House bill, but substituting in it's place bill of more than doubtful constitutionality, so that the two houses would be placed in position towards each other in which it was impossible for them to come to an agreement. Continuing, MT. Beck said the argument of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr Garland) as to the unconstitutionality of the provisions of the Senate bill confirm ing legislative and judicial powers on the commission was unanswered and unanswera- ble. The Senate would be at least consenting to no legislation at all if they asked the House to assent to pro- visions which the House had resented by overwhelming majorities. When the plan proposed by the House was simpler, more di- rect and in every way preferable, why should the Senate refuse to consider it unless they intended to make pretense of a desire for action, but really to prevent any legislation being adopted? The Standard Oil company had received in rebates from the railroad companies no less than S10,000,00 in eighteen months, yet the Sen ate refused to consider the House provision prohibiting rebates. The rail roads by their arbitrary discrimination of rates could make or break men, build up destroy towns, and very soon, if they were not checked, would control both houses of Congress. if, indeed, they did not do so now.
 Mir. Maxey said the machinery of the Senate bill was cumbersome and ineffective. He advocated the adoption of the House bill.
 On motion of MT. Harris the Senate at Ais D. m. went into executive session and firmed the following nominations: oohn Da- wis, to be judge of the United States court of claims; William o. Richardson, to be chief justice of the court of claims; Samuel F. Mccormick, to be collector of internal reve- nue of the district of West Virginia.
 The doors were then reopened and the Sen ate adjourned.