The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-05
XVIII Congress
SENATE.


= SENATE,
WAsuINGroN, Feb. 3.- Before the SEN
ate met this morning, Mr.. heidelberg
er's desk was the center Of tho attention
of visitors and such senators as were in
the chamber. A beautiful harp rested
upon IL, n tribute, as IL presumed, oil
Riddleberger's Irish admirers. The
harp WAS over two feet high, the frame
composed of tea roses, iaponicas, hya-
cinths, heliotropes and mignonettesi the
base OF nzalias, euphorblas, lilies and
other rare exotics. The strings OF the
harp were wreathod with smilax.
as that Welsh harp? Senator
Dawes asked of Senator Jones, OF Ne
vada.
"No," Senator Jones replied; ait is
the harp of Erin"
Mr.. MILLER, of New York, pro
scented the credentials of William NJ. Ev-
arts, elected United States senator Tor
the state of New York. The credentials,
which were unusually lengthy, were
read.
The CHAIR (Mr. Edmunds) stated
that the papers read did not contain any
certificate from the governor, rs re-
quired by the act of congress. The pa
pers were referred tn the committee on
privileges and elections.
The senate resumed consideration oil
the interstate commerce bill. The
question was on Mr.. Plumb's motion To
add "under similar circumstances to-
the amendment offered by Mr.. Beck,
which amendment prohibits railway
companies from charging more for
transporting goods! over, part OF its line
than for transporting the same goods
over its whole line. Mr.. Plumb's mo-
tion was agreed tO-.6 to 20,
The question then required on Mr..
Beck's amendment, as modified, and
on this
MIR. VANCE took the floor.
Mr.. VANCE thought the eloquence of
the senators was in inverse ratio TO
their disposition Ito do anything eff
fective. 1t had been said that so many.
stocks that we ought not to pass laws
to restrict their charges. The
same argument would apply to
the business OF robbing hen-roosts,
There was in Mr.. Vance's opinion, one
great mystery about the railroad busi-
ness and that was, the meek endurance
and long-suffering patience of the Amer
lean people. The claims of Vanderbilt,
Jay Gould, Albert Fink, ct i'd omne
genus, to having cheapened tho prices
Of commodities by railroad
properly belonged to science,
and not to the parties named: As well
might sieve claim the credit for let
ting water pass through it. There was
not much credit to be given to the people
who had said, "the public be damned"
The Cullom bill was the progeny OF cir
oa,alocution in office, and would result
in nothing. Vance favored the house
bill.
Mr.. BECK said that Mr.. Plumb's
amendment to the amendment offered
by him (Bsck) would make the bill
utterly useless if passed. He severely
criticised the bill.
MIR. CULLOM denied it, and said the
persistent declarations of the opponents
OF his bill that its friends belonged
to corporations and were trying to
do nothing were declarations that as a
matter of fact were simply untrue. He
(Cullom) had never in his life had
cents worth of interest in any railroad
He had drawn the senate bill hlmsei
and if it passed 1t would afford the re
lief sought by the people.
Mr.. Beck IS amendment, as modified
was then voted down-yeas, 60; US, Al
Mr.. BECK then moved to so amend
the house bill as to permit a reduction
of rates without previously posting no
tice to that effect, but requiring notice tc
be DOSUGQ W1UIlln i've uhyS.
Mr.. MAXEY favored the Reagan bill
1t was a constitutional measure, he said
and would afford the relief desired.
Mr.. SHERMAN said there was nc
doubt congress bad a perfect constitu'
tional right to regulate Interstate com
merce. He thought the senate bill the
most conservative of the measures pre-
scented. It was the duty of congress to
protect the people against these, corpor'
ations, but he would not go so far as to
destroy corporations.
Mr.. Beck's amendment, permitting q
reduction in prices without previous
notices, was agreed to-yeas, as; nays, Z
The house bill provides that no dis
elimination shall be made between pas
sengers on account of race or color, bul
that the furnishing of separate anc
equally comfortable accommodations
should not be deemed discrimination.
Mr.. INGALLS, moved to strike out all
of this provision except the statement
that there should be no discrimination
on account of race or color.
Mr.. Ingalls, motion was agreed to
thus striking out the proviso regarding
separate accommodations. The vote or
striking out was "a yeas to II nays
Messrs. Butler and Jackson being the
only Democrats voting in the affirma
tive.
An amendment was then offered by
Mr.. WILSON to the senate bill, which
was agreed to. requiring railroads te
give the benefit of reductions to ship
pers who, after reduction in rates by
a railroad company, may, within five
days before the publication of the no
tice, have paid higher rates. No fur
ther amendments of detail Offering to
the house bill,
Mr.. CULLOM moved now to amend
by substituting for it the senate, OF
commission bill. Agreed to-yeas, 35
nays ayn, 49, Souoorats ,o.;nn u tho .e,rn,,
tive were Colquitt, Hampton, Jonas,
MCPHERSON, Morgan and Pugh.
The only Republicans who voted on
the negative were Edmunds and Van
Wyck.
Mr.. SEWELL moved to add new
section providing that the bill should
be so construed as to be applica-
BILE to all railroads or transportation
companies engaged in CARRYING freight
from points in the United States
through the Dominion of Canada to
tidewater or other points in the United
States.
Mr.. CONGER said such provision
| would destroy the water commerce OF
the northwest. He protested against Its
adoption.
on motion of Mr.. PLUMB, the sec.
ton proposed by MIR. Sewell was modi.
fed and agreed to so as to make it read
as follows:
This act shall be construed as ap.
plicable to all railroad or transportation
companies engaged in carrying
freight from any place in the
United States through any foreign
territory to any other place
in the United States, or from any place
in the United States to any. place out
side OF the United States; provided, this
shall not apply to transportation COM
panies wholly by water.
A motion to adjourn was here made,
and call for the yeas and nays dis
closed the absense Of quorum.