The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-03
&LVIII Congress
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The CHAIR
laid before the senate the credentials of
Mr.. Spooner, of Wisconsin, and of Mr.
Vest, of Missouri also a communica
ton from the secretary of the treasury
transmitting further correspendence re-
latjng to the postponement of the col.
lection OF the whisky tax. After the
transaction of routine business, the sen.
ate took up the Pacific railway bill.
On motion of Mr.. HOAR, certain
amendments IN detail, reported by him
from the Judiciary committee. werf
made to the bill. The amendments as
explained, specify by name the Sioux
City road as included in the bill and
subject to its provisions, and make
clear, what otherwise might seem
doubtful, that the interest on the whole
debt must be paid each half wear. and
substitutes 40 per cent, instead of 35 peI
cent of the net earnings as the sum tC
be paid to the government by such
roads as may elect to operate under the
provisions of the Thurman act.
Mr.. BECK preferred the house bill 70
the senate bill.
Mr.. MCPHERSON opposed giving the
roads any such privileges as the bill
proposed. He was not in favor of thf
Pacific railroad companies any lonSe,
running the United States government
as well as the roads.
The matter then went over until
Wednesday, and the senate took up the
interstate commerce bill, consideration
OF which was resumed.
Mr.. CULLOM said he hoped the bill
would be completed to-day. If not, he
would ask the senate to remain in ses
sion tomorrow until il was disposed of
and would interpret the declination 90
to remain in session as evidence of an
intention not to do anything at all or
the subject.
Mr.. HARRISON then addressed the
sena to on the bill.
lie denied the statement that the Rea
gan Dill met with popular approval. OF
thirty-tve states which had undertaken
TO regulate railroads twenty-seven haC
The commission plan. Yet some sena
tors said the commission plan was tht
plan OF the railroad companies. He de
med the right of any senator to make
such an assumption. He had noticed ,
dispatch this morning from Texas
showing that the Reagan bill had beer
introduced in the legislature of tina
state, but that it was not expected t.
pass.
Mr.. COKE asked whose dispatch?
Mr.. HARRISON replied that it was
dispatch in the Associated Press.
Mr.. COKE said the Reagan bill could
not pass in a state legislature, because
it dealt with Interstate commerce only
Mr.. HARRISON had assumed that
the bill would be modified to suit the
states.
Mr.. COKE said it would then cease tc
be the Reagan bill.
Mr.. HARRISON thought the state
could legislate against pooling and inn
proper determinations.
Mr.. COKE replied that the constitu-
ton Of Texas made pooling and dis.
ordinations Illegal.
HOUSE.
Under the call of states, bills, etc
were introduced and referred
by Mr.. HOLMAN (by request); TIC
maintain the purity of the ballot box
ana prevent bribery and corruption in
elections,
BY Mr.. D0CKERY: A resolution di.
recting the secretary of tho treasury tC
inform the house what has been the to.
tai amount OF expense incurred under
the law providing tor the appointment
oil deputy marshals and chief supervis
ors OF elections, and in what states the
money has been expended; showing the
separate amount of money that has been
expended in each state, and also the ac
count for such services which remain
unadjusted.
BY Mr.. BELMONT: A resolution re-
9uesting the secretary of state to inform
me house whether or not any represen
tations have been either formally or in.
formally made to this government by
me British government, growing out oil
Tue use OF dynamite in London. If such
REPRESENTATION Ia
writing, then to transmit complete copies
OF the communications that passed be-
tween the two governments on tho sub
lect' II these representations or com
munications have been verbal, then O
statement of their tenor and nnrnnrt.