Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-15

desired the passage of the proposed
measure.
MIR Jones said that he had opposed
n similar measure, when proposed some
years ago, because he bad not approved
OF certain acts Of Gen. Grants ad-
ministration, and because that Gen.
Grant did not then need aid. Under
the present circumstances OF the gem
eral, however, he favored the bill.
Mr.. Voorhees said that Mr.. Cock
rells reference TO Gen. Grants income
might create a misappreheusion in the
popular mind. When the guaranteed
Term should expire six years hence
the investment fund would prove
OF little value. Mr., Voorhees,
added that IL he was a Southern man
he would strongly favor this measure.
He recalled the fact that Secretary
Stanton wanted to arrest and imprison
Gen. Robt. Il. Lee after the surrender
at Appomattox, and that Gen. Grant
told Stanton that Lee was mis- (Grant's)
paroled prisoner, and that not
bair Of his head should be molested.
He remembered also Gen. Grants fear.
less acknowledgment Of his error in
the Fitz John Porter matter.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 40;
nays, 8. The nays were as above
mentioned.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Hale of
Marie the senate took up the navy
appropriation bill. The senate appro-
priation committees amendments
were concurred IN and the bill was
passed.
The chair laid before the senate the
interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Slater offered an amendment
prohibiting the charging Of higher
rates of compensation for the trans
portation Of the same kind and amount
| Of property for shorter than for a
longer distance. Mr.. Slater described
the overhauling and the principle Of
discrimination against short haula and
the Bufierings Of the Western COM
munities In consequence.
Mr.. Cullom OF Illinois said that the
amendment was an important one,
but that in his opinion its adoption
would result in disaster 10 the rail.
roads.
Mr.. Van Wyck favored Mr.. sla,er's
amendment and cited as an illustra-
ton the Determinations practiced uy
the railroads aud the combinations
made by the companies TO resist all at
tempts Of the public to remedy the
evil.
Mr.. Cullom said that the
adoption of Mr.. Skaters amend
ment would seriously iniure not
only the producers OF the West but the
| consumers Of the East. IL would in
jure hundreds Of thousands of people.
Mr.. Van Wyck had often heard this
statement, but had seen no proof of IL.
! The people Of Nebraska, a. well as OF
] To- a
| suffering from the eXtortions OF the
railroads. He would like 10 know
how a community could be beneii ed
by the railroad charging as they did
on an instance cited by him, $500 for
a carload delivtr red coo miles east of
San Francisco and charging only $500
for carload delivered in San Fran
cisco, 600 miles beyond.
MIR. HORr OF Massachusetts, favored
a commission, and eRid that the Magsa-
| chusetts railroad commission had &c.
complished results hardly less than
marvellous.
Mr.. Coke inquired whether com
mission could act for the whole United
States as advantsgeously as for singl,
state.
Mr.. Hoar thought that 1t could no
enter into 80 much minutim, but tina
IL could do great good.
Mr.. Slater ex planned that his amend
menJ would have the effect to prOhibi
"A company from charging from Chlcag
to any point west of New YGTl
a greater sum than IL charged iron
Chicago to New York. If IL charged
500 "A car b. New York, IL should no
charge more than 500 a car to an,
part between Chicago and New York
He defended his argument as tending
IN build up places Of moderate size In
stead Of concentrating the population
and business 30 densely In few larg
cities He also cited cases of eXtortiol
growing out OF the discrimination b,
! railroads In favor Of large cities.
} After further debate Mr.. Harrison
called the attention of the senate I,
the death OF Hon. SCHUYLER Colfax
who had been the presiding officer O
) the senate and vice president of tn
United States. After few brief bu
feeling words in eulogy of the deceaae,
, by Messra. Harrison and Sherman, Mr.
} Harrison offered resolution reclt
ing:
"That the senate has heard will
great sorrow of Mr.. Collax' death, an,
out of respect to his memory the sen
ate do now adjourn
The senate accordingly adjourned.
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
In the house this morning Fir. Ran
dali sent to the clerks desk and ha,
read letter received from the secre
tary of state informing the house tina
one Of the certificates Of the electoTa
vote of Oregon and one of the cer.ili
Gates of the electoral vote of Iowa no
having been received by the presiden
pro tenn. Of the senate, It was inCumben
on him tosend q special messenger {,
en0h OF those states as required by law
The secretary requests that an appro
and concentrations of these pessen