Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-24
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A Reduction of Freight Rates

A Reduction of Freight Rates. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-At meeting of tn trunk line executive committee at Commis
 sioner Fink's office this afternoon the west bound freight tariff was reduced from tn,
 basis of 95 cents 1rst-class to 50 cents, fort,
 cents, thirty cents, twenty-five cents, eight
 cen cents, first to fifth classes respectively
 to Chicago. The cause was that some lines
 had made contracts on this basis. All are
 thus placed on equal footing.
 18th COngress---SecOnd Session.
 WASHINGTON, January 23, 1885 | SENATE.-Among memorials presented in
 the Senate was one by MT. George from the
 federation of trades labor of the District of
 Columbia, earnestly urging the Senate to
 stand up and pass the bill to prohibit the
 importation of foreign contract labor.
 The chair laid before the Senate memori-
 al of the Women's Silk Culture association
 of the United States. The nemorialists beg
 the Senate to accept with the memorial a
 truly American national nag, made of silk
 raised in American homes by American
 women and children, reeled, spun, dried | woven and mounted at Philadelphia The 1 flag, which is large and handsome one, was | borne to the desk and was the subject of
 much admiration both from the floor and the galleries.
 | MT. Beck offered a resolution, which was agreed to, expressing the high appreciation
 and thanks of the Senate for the flag and | admiration for the efforts and success of the | women's silk culture association in their patriotic purpose to ameliorate the condi- 1 tion of their countrymen and to enlarge and 1 diversity female employment in the United l States.
 At 2:25 D. m the Senate went into execu-
 tive session on the Nicaragua treaty Mr. 1 Edmunds consumed the greater part of the | session with a speech in favor of ratifying the treaty, but without action at p. m. the
 doors were reopened and the Senate ad- | journed until tomorrow.
 HousE-When the House was called to | order. to- day there was displayed on the right | of the Speaker elegant silk flag bearing | the stars and stripes, and as soon as the jour nal was read the Speaker laid before the | House a letter from the Women's Silk Gull l ture association of the United States, pre- senting the flag, made of American silk raised by American women and children, reeled by the ladies of the Woman's associa- l ton, spun, dyed and woven by them, and presented by that association to the House of Representatives as memento of the success attained in silk culture in the United States. MT. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, offered solution accepting the flag, conplimenting the exquisitness of the fabric and the per lection of it's colors; regarding it as evidence
 
 ture, and providing that the flag be hung in |@the hall of the House as national emblem and preserved a memento of the tact and energy of the Women's Silk Culture associa- tion. The resolution adopted with one dissenting voice, that of MT. Hammond of Georgia.
 MT. Hurd, of Ohio, as question of privi- lege offered @ resolution reciting that the educational bill and others appropriating money had originated in the Senate and were now on the Speakers table; that it had been asserted that these bills were in violation of the privileges of the House and directing the Committee on Judiciary. to inquire into the power of the Senate to originate appro- priation bills.
 MT. Hurd addressed the House. claiming that these bills came under the first clause of the seventh section of the first article of the constitution, which declare: ''All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives" He cited various author
 ties to sustain his position that the ap- plication of money was the true intent of the clause. He argued that to raise money was thing; taxation would do that, but revenue" the word substituted by the constitutional con- vention, meant not only the raising of mon- ey but its appropriation, and that the rais- ing of revenue covered taxation and appro priation. He denied the right of the Senate to originate any appropriation bill, whether
 
 passage of such bills by the House did not serve by precedents to destroy the preroga- tive of the House.
 Mir. Reed, of Maine, said Mr. Hurd had | gone to English precedents and authorities l where the contest was between the people | and the crown, that no such contest existed ! at the framing of the constitution and that | the history of the origin of the clause in l question showed MT. Hurds position to be l untenable. If the House attempted under l it's present burden to take from the Senate | part of its legitimate work they would show | to the country greater evidence of do-noth ! ingness than they were now doing.
 Mir. Long, of Massachusetts, cited as an | authority the constitution of Massachusetts ] where much broader word was used limit | ing the originating of money bills to the | House. It had been decided by the Supreme | court of the State that this did not deprive | the Senate of the right to originate appro- | priation bills.
 MT. Herbert, of Alabama, admitted that l MT. Hurd's definition applied to the English | constitution, but argued that as the framers of | our constitution changed the language and | used different terms they meant something else.
 Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, said the resolu- ton was aimed at the educational bill. He l appealed to the House to consider the educa- tional bill and not say to the country that | they were more interested in the hog cholera or pneumonia in cattle than they were in the l intellectual health of their own offspring In | the interest of the educational bill be moved | to lay MT. Hurds resolution on the table,
 Upon the motion the yeas and nays were called. At the conclusion of the roll call | there was a majority of eight for tabling, but a number of votes were changed shift ing the result several times. The vote as finally declared stood: Yeas 127, nays 123.
 MT. Warner of Ohio, who had changed his vote for the purpose, moved to recon sider, and MT. Willis moved to lay that mo- tiOn on the table. The motion was tabled: yeas 141, nays 113.
 The regular order was reached at half-past 3, when the committees were called for re- ports of private nature. MT. McIillan, of Tennessee, endeavored to have the House go into Committee of the Whole on the private but his motion was lost and at 4:30 the House took recess till p. m.
 At the night session the House passed for l ty-six pension bills, including one granting $50 per month to the widow of F. Dana Greene, commander U. s. N, and adjourned 1 at I p. 1n.
 A Governor In Pursuit Of Mutineers.
 YUMA, Ariz., Jan. Ex-Governor Vile grana of Lower California has arrived here He left Encada, Mex, with volunteer force of twenty men. They encountered a party of the escaped Mexican mutineers and killed one anu captureu Hlue 1neSe are DelnS held in Mexican territory. One of the Gov ernor's party was killed. The object of visit is to secure the return of the prisoners captured by the American troops. Doubts exist to whether his re- quest will be complied with. Lieutenant Macdonald is in close pursuit of the gang and it is almost certain all will be captured or killed.
 Parnell's Hopes For Ireland.
 CORK Jan 23-Mr Parnell lectured here l