Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-21
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL
MIR. BROWNS CREDENTIALS
GIVEN TO THE SENATE.

Inter State Commerce Briefly Discussed
The Indian Appropriation A Bill Taken
Up in the HOUse-President Arthur's
Veto of the Resignation DOdge-Em-
Ory Speer's Nomination.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20.-In the Senate
to-day, Mr. COlquitt presented the Gre
dentials of Joseph Z. Brown, reelected
senator from Georgia, for SIX years from
March ! next. They were referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
At O'Clock the Senate resumed considera-
ton Of the Interstate commerce bill. The
House bIll-the Reagan bill, =" so called-hav-
ing been already IN the Senate read twice by
lite and placed on the calendar was now
taken from the calendar and read IN full. The
question before the senate was On the motion
OF Mr.. Cullom, heretofore made, to strike out
all after the enacting clause in the House BILL
and insert, instead, the several provisions of
the commission bill already debated and
agreed to IN the Senate. The latter bill was
now also read IN full.
MR.. BECK on THE COLOR LINE.
Mr.. Beck spoke for some time upon the
pending bills, and in the course Of his re-
marks moved TO amend the House bill by
striking out from the first section the provI-
1lOns regarding determinations in passenger
accommodations, and Determinations on ac-
count of color. This would leave the bill.
he sald, I'M the condition in which It had been
originally brought into the House by Judge
Reagan. Mr. Beck said that he would also
move 10 amend the House bill so as to pro-
hlbit railroads from charging more for car
rylng treights over part of their line than
they can charge for carrying them over the
whole length OI the line.
As between the House and Senate bills, Mr..
MdNey favored the House bill, believing that
the commission bill would do no good.
Mr. Coke rose to address the Senate on the
biil, but yielded TO motion to 90 into eXecu-
tive session.
A message from the President was laid be-
fore the senate. transmitting information re-
liSng to the foreign commerce of Mexico,
Central and South America, the Spanish West
indies, Ilayu and san Domingo, and the
share Of the United states therein.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
81 IA. After fifteen minutes the doors were
reOpened an the senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr..
Chace. of Rhode Island, 10 was ordered that
O'Clock tomorrow be assigned for cOnsidera-
ton of the Nenate's Anthony resolutions.
Nc. Oates, of Alabama, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands, reported the bill prohib-
ting aliens and foreigners from acquiring
title 10 and owning lanus in the United States.
1t was referred to the House calendar.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, from the Com
mlttee on W ays and Means, reported the bill
amending section 3Ol9 of the Revised Statutes
SO that 1t Will read as follows:
SEC. 30l9. There shall be allowed on all
articles wholly manufactured of materials
imported on which duties have been paid
when exported a drawback equal in amount
to the duty paid on such materials and no
more, TO be ascertained under such regula-
tons as shall be prescribed by the Secretary
OF the Treasury, and all provisions of law in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed. 1t
was referred to the committee of the whole.
After some opposition from Mr.. Singleton,
Of Mississippi, and Mr.. Mills, of Kentucky,
who desired respectively TO bring up the
Congressional library and educational bill,
the House AT y 20 O'Clock went into commit
tee OF the whole, with Mr.. WellJOrn, OF
Texas, in the chair, on the Indian apprOpria-
tlon bill. Mr.. ellis of Louisiana. explained
the provisions of the bill. which apprOprIates
S5.66l l3j, or 81, ,S63,g4 less than the estimates
and Sl9j,0O0 less than the amount carried by
the bill Tor the current year. In the discus
sion of the bill which followed many of tn
existing problems in connection with the
future of the Indian races and the disposition
of Indian lands were brought up. Pending
further debate the committee rose and the
public business being suspended the House
proceeded To pay a fitting tribute to tha
memory of the late John II. Evins, of South
Carolina.
EulOgIstic addresses were made by Messrs.
BrattOn, Dlbble and Iillman, of South Caro-
lima; Mr.. Browne, of Indiana; Mr.. Harde-
man, of Georgia; Mr.. George of Oregon:
Mr.. DOwd, of North Carolina, ana Mr.. Dur
ham, of Texas, and then as mark of respect
10 the memory of the deceased the House at
.0j O'Clock adjourned.