Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-22
XLVIIITH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. January 81, 1885.

WASHINGTON, January 81, 1885.
| senate.
At 9 O'Clock the consideration Of tho
interstate commerce bill was resumed
Mr.. Coke being entitled to the floor
Mr.. Coke said that no amendment tC
the Senate bill that would accord with
the theory on which the bill was founded
would make it practical measure
The House or Reagan bill was con.
servatiye and practical measure
For that bill Mr.. Coke invoked the
candid consideration of the Senate
He maintained that in its principal
features it was simply a modification
of the common law under the common
law. Common carriers were prohibited
from charging unreasonable rates, dis
eliminating against individuals, and
were also prohibited from pooling rail-
road companies. The exercised part OF
the sovereignty of States by condemn
ing land for their own uses in such ex-
ercise was a public trust, and the pub
lie were therefore entitled to know all
about the railroad administration.
Mr.. Mcpherson inquired whether, il
the pool rates were reasonable, there
would be any need to prohibit pooling.
Mr.. Coke replied that the courts OF
the State of New York had decided to
be illegal pool composed of twelve
poor canal-men who had scraped to-
gether money enough to buy boats OF
their own. How, therefore, could the
pool of forty great railroads which
now controlled the commerce OF
the country be legal: THAT pool, "
said Mr.. Coke with emphasis, " has
openly defied all the power and
authority of the State" Applause
in the galleries. Mr.. Coke took
up the Senate bill in detail and criti-
cised its provisions. Each of the nine
commissioners, he said, would have
five States under his supervision. Could
he hear one in ten of the cases coming
before him? Should witnesses be
brought from the remotest corners Ofthe
United States to get mere opinion
from the commission?
On the conclusion of Mr.. COke's re-
marks a message was received from
the House announcing the death Of the
Hon. John Hamilton Evins, late repre-
sentative in Congress from South Caro-
lima.
On motion of Mr.. Hampton, the mes
sage was at once taken up, and Mr..
Hampton offered resolution ittingly
expressing the sense of the Senate on
the death of Mr.. Evins. Mr.. Hampton,
in offering the resolution, said the de-
ceased gentleman had been a close and
dear friend of his. Justice to his mem
DRY needed not the language of pane
gyric, but the calm and sober language
of truth. Mr.. Hampton then paid an
eloquent and feeling tribute to the mem
DRY of his friend.
Mr.. Frye, who had served in the
Forty-sixth Congress with Mr.. Eyns,
expressed i'll warm phrases high per-
sonal regard for him and his hope that
God may temper the heavy blow to his
wife and children.
Mr.. Butler also spoke feelingly in
eulogy of the deceased. The Senate
then, at 4:30 p. NJ, on motion Of Mr..
Butler, as a mark of respect to the
memory of Mr.. Eyins. adjourned.
House of Representatives..
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported a bill to authorize the establish
ment of export tobacco manufactures
and allowing drawbacks on imported
articles used in the manufacturing Of
exported tobacco. Referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
The report accompanying the bill
states that for many years large bust
ness has been done in expectation of
manufactured tobacco. and that at this
time more than 100000 pounds per
annum of tobacco manufactured in the
United States is exported for consump-
ton in foreign countries. In course
of manufacturing this tobacco large
quantities of sugar, licorice-paste,
rum. alcohol, and other articles are
used, on which customs duties or inter-
nal-revenue taxes are levied and col
lected by the United States. The du-
ties and taxes add so materially to the
cost Of manufacture that American
manufacturers Of tobacco for export find
themselves at great disadvantage in for
eign markets in competition with manu-
facturers Of other countries. The COM
mittee thinks it will be wise to relieve
American manufactured tobacco ex-
ported to foreign countries from this
burden as means of stimulating and
increasing our foreign trade on this i'm
portant article of manufacture.
Mr.. Dibbrell, of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Agriculture, reported
the agricultural appropriation bill. Re-
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole,
and Mr.. Dibbrell gave notice that he
NVuiu Ndli ~ "P iVi "N'"" S"s"'"ey
The bill appropriates s546, 900. being
sl52, $50 less than the estimates, and
sl0s,9 less than the amount carried
by the bill for the current year.
The House then lat l2:35 o'clock
went into the Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Welborn in the chair, on the In
dian appropriation bill.
The bill was read by sections for
amendments.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, offered an
amendment to the paragraph appropriate
ing 5000 for the payment Of interest
to the Creek Indians under the act Of
june Ia, 1884, providing that no part
of the noney shall be paid unless the
Creek nation shall within twelve months
make and file in the Office of the Secrc-
tary Of State an acceptance and ratiiica-
ton Of the survey made aud approved