The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

but consumers East, and it wouIt
injure hundreds of thousands o
people. Van Wyck had often heart
this statement, but had seen no proc
of 1t. The people of Nebraska, al
well as Iowa, Illinois and Othel
states, were suffering from the extor
tions of the railroads. He would like
to know how the community could
be benefited by the railroads charg.
ing rs they did, in an instance cited
by him, $500 for carload
delivered 600 miles east of San Fran
cisco and charged $500 for a car load
in San Francisco, 600 miles beyond.
HOar favored the amendment and
said the Massachusetts railroad COM
missioner had accomplished results
barely less than marvellous. Coke
inquired whether the commissioners
could act for the whole United States
as advantageOusly as for a single
state. HOar thought it could not
enter into so much mlnuti9 but 1t
could do great deal OF good. Slater
explained that his amendment would
have the effect to prohibit the COM
panies from charging from Chicago
to any point west of Chicago a higher
rate than from Chicago to New York
if it charged 500 car load to New
York it should not charge more than
500 q car to any point between
Chicago and New York. He defended
his amendment as tending to build
up places of moderate size instead of
concentrating population so densely
in few large cities. He also cited
cases of extOrtion growing ont of dis
criminations by railroads in favor of
large cities.
Allison thought that Mr.. Sla-
ter's amendment was radical de-
parture from the principles of the
commission, embodied in the bill.
1t would be fixing a cast iron rule.
The sharp competition between rail-
road and water routes rendered the
establishment of such q rule in
matter 50 material undesirable,
that the principle of tie amendment
would be impossible of application
without serious effects. At the risk
of some criticism, Allison, for one,
preferred to favor the appointment OF
8 commission of eminent men as pre-
vided by the bill to thoroughly ex-
anime into the subject, and give
their combined and mature judg-
ment, and not to take the hasty judg-
ment of one man who had not exaul-
ined the subject. He believed in
making haste slowly in this matter.
The commission had been successful
in several statas let the commission !
be tried for the United States.
Misunderstanding Frye to the chair,
took the floor and called up the bill |
yesterday offered by him, providing
that the President may appoint to
the retired list one person who has
armies of the United States
or general commanding any armies
Of the United States or general in
chief of the United States army. He
moved to amend it by adding with
rank and full pay of such general or
general in chief as the case may be.
agreed to. Cockrell de-
sired to record his vote against the
bill, not knowing whether yeas and
nays would be called on it.
The retired list was not the place for
private citizens. It was created for
officers who being still in the service
had been rendered unfit for duty.
There was neither justice nor pro-
priety in placing private citizens in
such list. Gen. Grant was now en-
oying the receipt of SIS 600 year
which was enough for the support of
my American citizen. The Ed
nunds' bill to place Gen. Grant on
;he retired list with full rank and
Day of General passed the senate
lfter short debate, yeas 40 nays 8.
spoke strongly and feeling
y in favor of the bill. Among the
democrats, Maxly, VOORHEES,, George,
Gibson and Jones spoke in its favor.
The senators who voted nay were
Beck, Cockrell, Cooke, Harris,
9endleton, Salisbury, Slater, Vance
md Walker.
Harrison called the attention of
he senate to the death of Hon.
Schuyler Colfax, who mad been the
officer OF the senate and
of the United States.
After a few brief but feeling words
# eulogy of deceaeed by Harrison
nd Sherman, Harrison offered a res
'lution reciting that the senate had
leard with great sorrow Of Colfax's
eath and in respect for his memory
he senate now adjourn. The senate
ccordingly adjourned.
HOUSE. X
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Wait call !
d up the Chinese Indemnity Fund :
ill, and, after short explanation, {
ne bill passed. *
It authorizes the President to cause {
1e residue of the Chinese indemnity :
Ind to be converted into coin and q
ause $5S3, 400 to be returned to the U
hinese government and the balance
into the treasury pro- i
ided before payment to China the O
ecretary of State shall pay from the
md to the executors of c.. E. He'll
l30, 600 on account of the loss of the
essel +" Kepjeor." =
On motion of Randall the senate Z
to the bill for the pay e
tent of messengers sent with certifi- /,
ties of electoral votes of Oregon =
nd Iowa be concurred In. Adjourn
l. A Democratic caucus is an e
ounced to take place tomorrow at v
o'clock p. m. v
Honor to Colfax.
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