The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-30
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

IL.
committee on naval affairs, reported fayorably
the bill for the relief of sufferers by the wreck
of the United States steamer "Tallapoosan
Placed on the calendar.
Senator Morgan made speech in executive
session in favor oft he Nicaraguan treaty. He
discussed the possible relations of foreign
powers to this subject and set forth at great
length the advantage to this country which
may be expected to follow the construction Of
this canal.
An amendment was offered by Sherman look
ing to negotiations with Great Britain for the
Bbrogation or amendment of the CLAYTON Bull
wer treaty before the Nicaraguan treaty shall
take effect.
The house, under special order, pro-
ceeded with consideration of the Mcpherson
bill, and somewhat extended debate ensued.
Warner (Ohio) offered an amendment au-
thorizing the secretary Of the treasury, when
ever circulating notes Of the national banks
shall fall below S303,3lS. 9S4, to issue United
States notes of sufficient amount to keep the
volume of paper currency at all times at
total of $3.50, 000,000.
wilkins then demanded the previous ques-
ton on the bill and amendments, pending
which Mills moved that the house adjourn,
stating that the democrats wished to hold a
caucus. The motion was carried-yeas 100,
nays III.
Buckner, chairman of the banking and cur
lCuCl COHlHliltt,. Sdlu W I'LL dSSptldlcu press
reporter: THAT settles the bill. We will
never again be able to getit before the house."
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE committee
on pensions reported adversely the bill to grant
a pension Of $500 per month to Emma DeLong,
widow of the late Lieutenant Commander De-
Long, of "Jeannette" fame.
The interstate commerce bill was then con-
sidered and Senator Van WJck addressed the
senate. He said the people only demanded
reasonable rates, no discrimination, no pool
than a long haul. "This," said he, sis no
time to delay. The work of deception cannot
longer be carried on. You cannot pretend to
do something that the obstinate house Of rep
resentatives refuses to do. If the senate fall
tiers now to accept the house bill an indignant
people will believe it falters in double sense
and is seeking by disagreement to prevent
legislation so long sought and so long denied"
The roads owned and controlled the elevators
and the farmer, If he desired could not ship
his own grain orscattle to market, for he could
obtain no rebate The absolute power of the
railroads was not always exercised in a sanity
manner. To Illustrate, the Union Pacific be-
came incensed at Columbus, one of the active
interior cities of Nebraska, whose citizens were
enterprising and aided to secure another road.
The company determined they should be pun
ished for such termerity and rebellion. SO the
rates were changed and more was charged per
car load to Omaha than to Kearney and points
further west. So the Central Pacific, without
excuse except of revenue In Furnishing the re-
bellious subjects In this territory, actually
charged to points east Of San Francisco
through rates to San Francisco and then local
rates back.
Van Wyck quoted from a letter written by
Hon. William Walter Phelps In which he said
that senator's and representatives purchased
railroad shares on basis OF one 20 three.
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ccrding to this evidence, are owned In this
CHI mber ana on the other side OF the capitol
on that basis-that is, you put down one dollar
AID tske up three. SO 1t would appear that
even members OF congress learn where the lit
tic joker Is"
n day the farmers IL the west were work.
ing their own farms on shares, the railroads |
taking the lions share. They received not |
one dollar in profit or interest on the money |
invested in the lands, teams or machinery, and |
yet the American senate seemed intent on how |
not to do 1t; determined, at whatever sacrifice, |
that railroad stocks and bonds shall secure |
liberal interest and dividends. and great lam
citations was made II the stock gamblers, who
had stolen "a, 1000, 000, 900 from the industries
OF the nation, should be disturbed in wringing |
interest from the overburdened people. The
senator from Iowa (Wilson) trembled lest too |
much should be done and the senator from
Kansas Qngalls) said be did not stand rs the
advocate Of that cheap demagoguery that ap-
peals to public opinion against the railroads.
The railroads were entitled to the pro-
Nebraska fifty bushels of corn will not pur-
chase one ton of soft coal, and $50 bushels will
not buy one tone of hard coal. Your SYM
pathy expands for the pauper labor of Europe
and India, while your hearts seem steeled
against the cry for bread Of Americans who
are forced to work for starvation wages or
have their places supplied in the mines by
pauper and convict labor imported under con-
tract from Europe. Corporations, behind four
billions of stolen property. have been for years
state legislatures, the nationa
congress and the judiciary as remorselessly as
did slavery, and they need no sympathy or
active support from the Senator'S. 1t is the
toiler seeking labor in the furnace heat, in the
labyrinth, the settler In the dug
out on the frontier of Kansas and Nebraska,
whose wives and children are drawing warmth
from corn because the great corporations re-
fuse to reduce the rates of freight so the coal
Of PENNSYLVANIA may be exchanged for the
corn of the west, who need your sympathy
and protection. For twenty years these cor
oorstions have grown rich, strong and defiant
hat the protection Of the law shall be given
% those who are victims of their extortion.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 17.-Frye introduced
bill for the encouragement of the American
merchant marine ana promote pOstal anu GULL ,
nercial relations with foreign countries.
The senate then pre- ceeded to consideration
If the inters state commerce bill.
Slater's amendment prohibiting higher rates
or shorter than for longer hanls was defeated
yeas IL, nays 81.
An amendment offered by Pugh was agreed
O, limiting the powers of the commission to
lowers specifically given by the bill. He
moved that the bill, by unanimous consent, be {
aiken from the calendar, and Cullom moved to
mend it by striking out all other enacting I
lauses and inserting the provisions of the SEN {
tie BILL Pending action on this amendment I
he senate adjourned /.
HOUSE. /
Townshend offered an amendment, request I
no the president to invite the cooperation OF !
he government of American nations in secur- :,
10 the establishment of a commercial league :
v and between said nations, to be known as i
he "Customs Union of America"
Willis reported the river and h arbor appro
ration bill. Ordered printed and recon-
lifted.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 19.-Choke intro I
uced bill to establish and regulate quaran- |
ned live stock trail and regulate commerce !
etween states as to live stock. Referred.
Eulogies on Senator Anthony were pro- )