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United States Senate.

| WASHINGTON, January 9th-A bill passed
directing the transfer of one vessel of the
/ Greedy relief expedition to the Treasury
| Department for revenue cutter for use in
the waters of Alaska, and authorizing the
retention Of the other two for use as
navy surveying vessels or otherwise In
submitting the report, Cameron said the
! revenue cutter now in Alaska was insuffi-
! clent for the purposes Of the Government
| Mcpherson inquired whether there was
any intention on the part of the Govern
ment to return to the English Government
the ship presented TO US for the purposes OF
the Greely relief expedition
Cameron replied that under the law. as
it would stand without the passage of the
bill the Secretary of the Navy would be re-
| quired to sell all the ships forming part of
the relief expedition.
Jackson, from the Committee on Pen
sions, reported favorablv, with amendments.
a bill introduced by Allison comprising the
legislative provisions of the pensions an
preparation bill recently passed by the
House. Jackson said he would call the
bill up tomorrow.
A resolution offered by Wilson was agreed
to- calling upon the Secretary of the Inte-
riOr for copy of the report Of the Govern
ment Directors of the Union Pacific Rail
Slater called up the Oregon Central land
forfeiture bill, which has been in allowance.
subject to MOrgan's motion to reconsider.
The Senate resumed consideration of The
interstate commerce bill.
Garland called up the House bill on the
same subject with a view, he said, of NOV
ing to recOmmit the Senate bill. with all its
proposed amendments, together with the
House bill, 10 the Committee on Railroads
for further consideration.
The House bill was read. and Mr. Gar
land addressed the Senate Oh the subject
matter
Garland said Congress could not divest
itself of its legislative power and hand it
over to any Commission. The powers
lodged in the Commission were extraor-
diary. 1t not only gave the Commission leg
islative but judicial power. 1t seemed to
him that the Courts were competent TO deal
with the questions involved, and if they
were not. their jurisdiction could be en-
larged. The bill Just passed by the House
was a better measure than any measure
proposed in the Senate and the House bill
defined what was wanted, and did not del
egatc the power of Congress to another
body Garland wanted to see the object in
view accomplished, and felt that he could
say that Senators on his side of the cham
Der would cheerfully aid in bringing the
matter to a close at this session. He be-
lieyed greater progress would be made by
recommitting all bills and proposed amend
nents to the committee who could con-
slider them and report promptly TO the
Senate
Cullom said that while willing TO con-
cede everything possible to Garland whom
he regarded as one of the most eminent
lawyers in the Senate or country neyerthe-
less he preferred to have the bill discussed
III the Senate instead of committee
The motion to recommit was rejected by
u vote OF IS to a
Cullom said when after discussion the
Senate bill should be perfected he would
move to amend the House bill by substi-
tuting the Seuate bill for it.
Wilson'S amendment, making it unlaw-
ful for railroads to discriminate against 81
diyiduals, was added to the bill
Vance proposed an amendment making
it unlawful for railroads to charge small
shippers higher rates than large shippers
While this amendment was still pending
the Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned until Monday.