Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-03

United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-After the
transaction of routine business, the Senate
took UP the Pacific Railroad bill.
On motion of Hoar, certain amendments,
reported by him from the Judiciary Com
mittee, were made to the bill, and the mat
ter went over till Wednesday.
Consideration of the interstate COM
mcrce bill was resumed.
Cullom said he hoped the bill would be
completed to-day. If not, he would ask
the Senate to remain in session tomorrow
until it was disposed of, and would interpret
a deciination of the Senate TO remain III
session tomorrow as an evidence of lis in
tention not TO do anything at all on the
subject.
The Senate-22 to 33-declined 10 strike
from the House bill the provision relating
TO equal facilities and accommodations of
passengers. THE bill provides that rail
road shall not charge more for shorter
than a longer haul.
Becker moved to amend this prohibition
by merely charging more for transporta-
ton for any distance less than the whole
length of the line than is charged for SINH
lar service over the whole length of the line
He was trying to remedy one evil that
was fragrant without attempting to regulate
intermediate rates, with all the complica-
tons attributed TO them. This amendment
would stop the practice of = doubling up
charges on local business in order to make
up what was lost on through business.
Plumb then moved to amend Beck 5
amendment, so as to make it apply only to
cases involving . similar circumstances"
Beck thought the circumstances of diff
ferent cases would hardly ever be so SINH
lar as to make Plumb's amendment neces-
sary.
ingalls, said they might not be identical,
but might be similar
Beck thought this was a fine distinction,
like that OF a man in Buncombe county,
North Carolina, of whom he Beck had
been told by the Senator from that State
Vance,. The man referred to had ex-
pressed his willingness to fight any man,
size, weight and conditions being all alike.
When the similarity of conditions was in
quired into it was found that he took a
literal Interpretation of the phrase. The
man announced that in order to be quail
fed, under the conditions imposed, his
competitor would have to be red-headed,
lame in one leg, blind in one eye, must
have been married twice, had four children
by his first wife, of whom two had died of
whooping cough, and three by his second
wife, of whom two had died of measles.
Laughter The Reagan bill, Beck added,
was in accordance with the laws of thirty
States
Mcmillan said if the Reagan bill became
a law, the railroads would be obliged to
regulate their charges for through freights
according to the rates for local freights.
Very soon there would be a transconti-
mental line through British Territory the
Canadian Pacitic-oyer which the United
States would have no control. In view of
this fact with the Reagan bill adopted, the
West would find itself at an irretmevable
disadvantage.
Without action on Plumb's amendment,
the Senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-Under the
call of States the following Hills etc, We're
introduced and referred.
BY Budd-A resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO report to the
House what if any, regulations or instruc-
| tons relating to the rights of Chinese TO
enter the United States have been issued
by the Treasury Department since July 5,
1851; and under what law for the regula-
ton or prohibition. Of the entry of Chinese
into this country such regulations have
been issued that the United States Consul
lar officer may issue the certificate required
by the Act of 1884, to be issued by foreign
Government.
By Cassidy-Granting all United States
lands in Nevada, except mineral lands, to
the State of Nevada for irrigating purposes.
Collins moved that the House take a
recess until l o'clock tomorrow.
This was done for the purpose OF con-
tinuing the legislative day of Monday, in
order that opportunity may be had to
move the passage of the bankrupt bill
under a suspension of the rules.
Filibu;tering ensued, and roll-call fol-
lowed rOil-call in monotonous succession,
the friends of the bankruptcy bill being in
a majority of from two to six, and voting
down every motion to adjourn.
The attendance of members, which at
the beginning of the struggle was large
aggregating about 80, gradually dwindlcd
away until there was but half that number
present.
At midnight the House is still in session,
with no prospect of adjournment. The
time is mostly occupied with roll-calls, the
diatory proceedings being diversified with
banter, fun, humorous remarks, etc.
During the day session George presented
Joint memorials from the Oregon Legisla-
fure asl,incr for the MASSAGE of n bill omen
inc the IrmatiIla Indian reservation also
for tho forfeiture of the uneorned nortious
of the Northern Pacific land Grant in Ore
gon. and west of Wallula. in Washington
Territory.
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