The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-08
The HOus9.

The speaker LAID before the House q letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury trans
hitting an slimsts of $3.50, 900 for the COM
pletion Of a lighthouse at the mouth Of the
Detroit River. Referred. Also, q letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury trans
hitting an estimate from the Secretary of
the Navy of an appropriation of So, 800, 600
for the erection If q gun foundry aud the
purchase OF steel for the manufacture of
heavy ordnance, in pursuance of the recon-
m~endatiens of the Gun Foundry Board. Re-
ferred.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the Inter State Commerce bill, lthe pending
motion being one submitted by Mr.. ONeill,
of Pennsylvania, to strike out the section
prohibiting railroads from charging more
fJr q short than a long haul. Mr.. Towns
bend inquired of Reagan as to the time to
be occupied in farther consideration OF the
bill, but, Mr.. Reagan not hearing the
question, Mr.. O'Neill volunteered the in-
formation that it would consume three
weeks longer.
After Messrs. Reagan, Phelps and Hewitt
made some lengthy remarks on the bill, a
passage at ARM took place between Keller
and Reagan, the former denying the state
ment made by the latter to the effect that
the Committee on Commerce of the Forty
seventh Congress was packed against the
bill, and the latter reiterating his state.
rent.
On molten of Mr.. Hopkins the amend.
ment was adopted giving Unsted States
Courts the power to issue writs of manda-
mus compelling railroad companies to for
ward freight,
Mr.. Hammond offered an amendment pro.
posing that no case brought under this act
in any State Court of compliant jurisdic-
ton shall be removed to any United States
Court. Agreed ..to,-yeas 12i, nays So.
Mr.. MINOR in speaking TO the verbal
amendment, said he believed any rigid
rule with regard to railroad rates or manage
ment would work evil aud only evil to the
people. While there was much to be said
in favor legislation on the subjects of rail-
roads, much more was to be said aginst any
procrustean bed, on which all must lie,
though 1t took a knife TO make them ut.
He knew the expressions of the railroads
but he knew also that the people needed
them, and every buTde pns On them would
sooner or later come out of the pockets of
the people. He was unwilling the bill
should be- voted upon without his declaring
that, while he differed with reluctance from
the gentleman from Texas, he felt compelled
10 vote against this legislation.
Mr.. Perkins offered, IS an amendment, all
the sections OF the DILL originally reported
| from the Committee on Commerce, creating
the Inter State Commerce Commission and
defining its duties.
Mr.. Hammond moved to amend bY pro-
viding that the Commissioners shall not he
| appointed until the 9TH of March, 1855.
| Pending action, the matter went over.
Mr. Gibson offered q resolution declaring
it the duty of this Congress 10 enact such
laws and MAKE such appropriations as viii
enable The Government to commence at
once the construction of a navy suitable for
both offensive aud defensive purposes in
time of war. Referred
On motion of Cox. of New York. q resola-
ton was adopted calling upon the Secretary
Of tbs Navy for information in regard to the
cause of the death of Naval Cadet Frederick
5. Strong. OF Oregon, who, it is alleged, died
of cruelties inflicted by the senior cadets.
The allegation oa which the resolution Is
based is that the cadet came to his death
from the effect of so-called horse play" on
the part of the third class, he being put in a
barrel and rolled around.
Ad,ourped