Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-04
FORTY-ElGHTH CONGREyS.
Second Ses2ion.
SENATE.
WAsHINGroN. Feb. 3

WAsHISGroS, Feb. 5.
Before the opening of the session thi:
morning, Mr., Riddleberger's desk was decor
ated With an immense foral harp, presumably
! from Irish admirers.
| The Senate was called TO order AT the
usual hour.
! Mr.. Miller of New York presented the ere
| dentials of VIM. NJ. Evarts, elected senate,
| BY the State of New York
Mr.. Edmunds stated that the papers read
did not contain any certificate from the gov
ernor, as required by the act of Congress
The papers were referred to the committee
on privileges and elections.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
inter State commerce bill.
The question was on Mr.. Plumb's motion
TO add the words ''under similar circum.
stances" TO the amendment offered by Mr.
Beck, which amendment would prohibit a
railroad company from charging more for
transporting goods over a part of the line
than for transporting the same goods over its
whole line.
Mr.. Plunb's motion was agreed to-26 to
20.
@The question then required on Mr.. Beck's
amendment as modified.
Mr.. Beck's amendment as modified was
voted down-6 to Al.
Mr.. Beck then moved to amend the House
bill so as to permit a reduction of rates with
out previous posting of notice to that
effect, but requiring a notice TO be posted
within five days; agreed to-45 to I.
The House bill provides that no discrimln-
alton be made between passengers on account
of color, but the furnishing of separate anI
equally comfortable accommodations should
not be deemed discrimination.
Mr.. ingalls, moved that all this prov ision
except the statement that there should be no
discrimination on account of race or color,
be struck out.
Mr.. Ingalls, motion was agreed TO, thus
striking out the provso regarding separate
Accommodations The vote stood-yeas "a
NAYS l7-dessrs Butler and Jackson being
the only democrats voting in the affirmative.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Wilson to
the Senate bill was agreed TO. requiring rail-
roads to give the benefit of the reductions to
shippers who, after the reduction by the
railroad company, may, within five DAYS
before the publication OF the notice, have
paid higher rates.
No further amendments of detail were
offered to the House bill.
Mr.. Cullom moved now to amend by sub
situting for il the Senate or commission bill
agreed ,o-35 to Is.
The only democrats who voted in the
affirmative were Messrs. Colquitt, Hampton,
Jonas, Mcpherson, Morgan and Pugh.
The only republicans who voted in the
negative were Messrs. Edmunds and Van
Wyck
Mr. Sewell moved to add new section.
which was modified by Mr.. Plumb and agreed
to, as follows:
This act shall be construed applicable
to all railroads and transportation companies
engaged in carrying freight from any place
in the United States through any foreign ter
ritory to any other place in the United States
or from any place in the United States to any
place outside the United States, provided
this shall not apply to transportation wholly
by water.
1t was unanimously agreed that immedi-
ately after the morning business tomorrow,
the bill shall be takt up, and that the debate
should cease at 3 O'Clock, when a final vote
on the bill and all its amendments will be
taken.
Adjourned.