Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-21

authorizing the national bank Of
Bloomington, ILL.,, 70 change its name
A resolution was agreed to author.
icing the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard 70 sit during
the session for the pnrp0se Of securing
further statistical information regard
ing trsn portation, etc,
Mr.. Plumb Of Kansas offered a pre-
amble and resolution which went over
till tomorrow. The preamble sets
forth that widely extended belief
prevails that the uuoccupied lanes OF
the Indian territory are subject TO set
Element, but that the pres
ideut does not CONCUR in
such opinion, and considers IL his duty
10 remove by military force those per-
sons now on the lands, and that, IN
oOnsequ' nee, there seems TO be danger
Of "A conflict; IL in therefore
Resolved, that the president be re-
quested 10 advise the senate a. 10 the
status Oftbe lsnd in qestion as viewed
by the ex, cullvr action taken, III any
to eXpsl persons seeking 10 settle there
on and the reasons for the same, to-
geiher with any other information In
his possession bearing upon the exist
ing controversy
Mr. Coquiit OF Georgia presented the
credentials OF Joseph r. Brown, re.
elected senator from Georgia. Re
ferred
The bill was reported favorabiy from
the committee on public lands TO pro-
vide thai whenever lands which have
been Withdrawn from sale because Of
grants made n aid internal improve
menta and such Withdrawals have
beeu afterwards terminated, or where
the lands have been reduced In price
10 Sl25 per acre, aud such lands have
been purchased In good faith. and
having been first proclaimed by the
president, such patents shall he valid
where on the - h of January, 1855,
there are no col Il citing claims.
The senate then proceeded to the
confederation Of the bills on the oalen-
dar.
Among the bills passed was one
author ziDg the president OF the Uni
ted States n appoint commission
composed Of one or more army III :eTs
to sc In conjunction with the commits
sion TO be appointed by the state Of
Texas TO ascertain and mark the point
where the Out-hundTtd th meridian Of
longitude CROSSES he Red river, and
sphopriating $40 900 for the necessary
expenses Of the commission.
Tue senate then resumed cOnsidera
ton NJ tho Interstate commerce bill
The house bill, the Reagan bill 30
called, having been read in the
senate twice by title aud placed on the
calendar. was taken now from the cal
endar aud read In full.
The question before the senate was
hA Fuanffnff of Mr. fanl1gVsa - Tllt
nois, heretofore made, TO strike out ali
after the ensoilDg clause in the house
bill aud Insert instead the several pro.
visions Of the commission bills ALREADY
detailed and agreed to In the senate
The latter bill was now also read IN
full.
Mr. Beck of Kentucky said that the
house bill approached the question di.
rectly and did not attempt 10 approach
II through the DePaus OF doubtful con.
additionally. The railroads, he said
and the best trained attorney could
not place the subj rct-matter uf the bill
In position more favorable for them
selves IL they tried, as was done
by the senate In agreeing to the
commission bill. The senate
knew that the house would
never agree to the commission
bill; the senators were.simply trying Il
give the railroads another chance by
giving them n commls,iDn against
which the railroads could urge in the
courts ground or unconstituiIonality
The railroads bad in one neriOd 4 ak
teen months given the STANDARD o,
company rebates amounting to $40, 0O0,
600 Such soriminatiol showed h,
necessity for interference on behalf o
the people. Beck moved TO ametC
the house bill by striking out from IN,
fifst section the provisions regarding
discrimination in passenger Rccommo
dalton aud discrimination on account
OF color. This would leave the bill he
said, in the condition In win ch IL haC
been originally brought into the house
by MIR. Reagan.
Mr.. Beck said that he would also
move Ia amend the house bill 30 az tr
prohibit railroads from charging more
forcary ing freights over "A pa I Oftheil
road than they can charge for carry
Ing them over the whole length OF The
line. Railroad were common carriers
All persons along their lines ought Il
be treated with cnmmon fairness. Tue
companies should not be allowed &c
eXtoTt from the people along the lius
what they lose 10y gambling In
their roads The QUESTION wal
whether congless would have th,
courage iodeolare 60 the railroads whal
congress knew the proEle wantsd tbs
railroads to know. Unless the rail
road companies were checked theN
would very soon coutrol both houses o
congress, II proper laws were iirsI
passed Mr.. Beck would then favar !
commission, not to legislate, but to in,
ytstigaie and report.
Mr.. Maxev OF Texas recognized ia,
grent advantage conferred ON society
by the railroads. aud had no prsi dice
agalliat them. He had never oW ned d
railroad bond nvr SHARE Of railroad
stock In hif life The question now,
eealds WAS on the one baud whether
we should have u commission TO super.
wise railroads, or on the oihef
hand should pses laws for their
regulation aud leave all lnfracil0n OF
the laws to be dealt With by the