The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-04
PROCEEDINGS II CONGRESS-.
The Reagan Bill Defeated in the Sen
ate and the Comm 'sss0n Farce
Substituted.
River and Harbor Bnl-Hepburn's
Suggestion Regarding Gal
weston and It's Harbor.
FORrY.EIGHTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga beautiful fora
harp two feet high ornsmented Mr.. Riddle
berger's desk, the gift OF admiring Irish
friends it is presumed. The credentials o.
Senator elect Evsr.s, of New York, were
presented, but not being Of correct form
were referred.
The Senate resumed the consideration o.
the Interstate Commerce bill.
The question was now on Becks amend
ment which prohibited railroads from charg-
ing more for transporting goods over q part
than the whole OF their lines
Mr.. Vance thought the eloquence of Sen
ators was in inverse ratio to their disposition
to do anything effective. It mad been said
that so many people were interested in rail
road stocks We ought not to rass law to re-
strict their charges. The same argument
would apply te the business of r0bbing hen
roosts. the clamors of railroad men were
ike the protests of the chicken stealers who
would inform legislators that they did not
understand the business OF chicken stealing,
rat it was very complicated business. aad
differed totally from the vulgar business of
stealing things other than chickens. The
references 90 railroad authorities as Tex
perts" was, in Vance's opinion, as
though the chicken sIealers should insist
that one OF their number, Bill Sykes for
example, should be consulted by the repre-
sentatives Of the people before laws were
passed on the subject of chicken stealing,
oecaute Bill Sykes thoroughly understood
the s1bJect. Bill Sykes had been in the
business forty years, and could tell an old
ben from pullet by starlight in the top
i0ftiest apple tree in the farm yard.
There was. in Vance's opinion, one great
mystery about the railroad business and that
Was the meek endurance and long suffering
patience of the American people. The
claims Of Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Albert
Fink ct id omne genus, 70 have cheapened
the price of commodities by railroad
transportation. were claims that properly
belonged to science and lot to the parties
named. as well might sieve claim credit
Tor letting water psss through ii. There
VAS not much credit 10 he given to peopls
who said the public be damned The
Culiom bill WAS a direct progeny of the cir
Gun locution office, and would result in
nothing. The Senate should not dodge the
Issue by passing such bill.
Mr.. Vance favored the House bill
Mr.. Beck said he would nov vote ayaiust
bis own amendment since il had been mod
fled by the amendment of Mr., Plumb. Ii
would make the bill utterly useless If
passed. he severely CRITICS I'd the bill.
After mucn discussion and several amend.
ments were disposed Of and no further
amendments of detail offering to the House
bill, Mr.. Cullom moved now to amend by
subitituting for it the Senate or Commits
sion bill. Agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, Is
The Democrats voting IN the affirmative
were CoIquitt Hampton, Jonas, MCPHERSON,
Morgan and Pugh. The only Republicans
who voted In the negative were Edmunds
and VenWyck.
After some discussion as TO the disposition
OF the bill tomorrow and the impossibility
OF passing IL tonight, it was unanimously
agreed that Immediately after the morning
business tomorrow the bill should be taken
up and debate cease at 3 O'Clock, when 8
final vote on the bill and all its amendments
will be taken.
Adjourned.