The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-10

'the legislature of the Southern States
He had told those present that the re
constucted legislature OF Texas ha,
secured the construction of q grea
highway, but this was such an out
rege that when honest men cam,
Into power they disregarded the bar.
eain.l Ali he (Hewitt) could say wa
those scallawags builded wiser thai
they knew, and that the honest mer
who came in afterwards did not seem
to understand legislation as we'll n
the s6allAwags did. As to the bill
under confederation, he, for one; wal
tired Df this kind Of legislation and
this. 1ndi6sfence to the plainest facts
whict ought to be known to every
man. even to the gentleman, from
Texas. es4s51
Reagan inquired whether the gen.
tleman pretended to speak the voice
of New York. The voice OF New
York was better expressed by its leg
isiattre which demanded legislation
on the subject
Hewitt TOR q commission: favor 6
commission.
Reagan-I have no doubt the gen.
tlemxn would take a commission
that would not do. anything and
would not be expected to do any
thing II the Voice of the people ol
New York could be heard here In
stead. of theaggregate Of capital q very
different voice would be heard.
Then . passage of arms took place
between keifer and Reagan, the for
mer decrying q statement made by
the latter to the effect that the COM
mittee on commerce Of the 47th con-
gress was packed against the bill and
the iAtter reiterated his statement.
On motion of Hopki ns an amend
mentwas adopted giving UnitedSrates
courts power TO issue wTits of man
damus compelling railroad oonpa-
nies to forward freight: -
Hammond offered an amendment
providing that no case brought under
this act in any state court Of compe-
tent jurisdiction shall be removed to
any United State court. Agreed to,
yeas. 124; nays, 81. - .
Hammond, in speaking to q verbal
amendment said he believed any
rigid rule with regard to railroad
rates, or rigid rule as to railroad man
agement, would work evil and only
evil to the people. While there was
much to be said in favor of legislation
on the subject of railroads, much
more was to be said against any Pro-
0rustean bed on which all must lie,
though it took knife to make them
ut. He knew the expressions of rail
roads, but he knew also the people
need them and every burden put oa
them would sooner or later come out
of the pockets If the people. He was
the bill should be voted
upon without his declaring that while
he diffe red, with reluctance, from the
gentleman from Texas, he felt COM
PEELED to vote against this legislation.
Perkins offered as an amendment
to all the sections of the bill originally
reported from the committee of COM
merces creating the Interstate COM
nsfcs committee and defining its
duties. = 'As'Fz
: Hammond moved an amendment
by providing that the commissioners
snail not he appointed until the 9TH
Of March, 1885. Pending action on
The motion, che matter went over.
Gibson offered q resolution decl:sr-
It the duty of this congress to enact
such laws and make such approprt- |
atoms as will enable the government |
10 commence at once the cOnstruc- |
ion of navy suitable for both |
offensive and defensive purposes in !
lime of war: referred.
On motion Of Cox N. W reso-
ution was adopted calling upon the
of the navy for information
n regard to the death of naval cadet
Frederick Strong. of Oregon, who it
t alleged died in consequence of
inflicted by senior cadets.
Che allegation on which the resolu-
ion is based is that the cadet came to
lis death from the effect of the So
allied Horseplay on the part of the
bird class. he being put in q barrel
nd rolled around. Adjourned.
senator Mcdonald Interviewed.
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