The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-17
Thu SENATE and HOUSE.
PETITIONS FROM TOBACCO HEN
PROTESTING
Against the Passage OF the House
Rll-RecOmmendations by the
Committee ON Indian Affairs.

WARRINGTON, december lO.-ctNuN'
-Among the bills introduced and re-
farred were the following: By Senator
PuRh: Fixing the salaries OF the
Commissioner OF Education and the
Commissioner of Labor at $4,000 each.
Senator Van Wyck called mp his res
olution offered yesterday calling on
the Secretary of War for information
as 10 how the Missouri River Commits
sion appOYtioned the money appropr-
ated in the last river aud harbor bill
for the improvement Of the Missouri
river. After remarks by Senator Van
Wyck the resolution was adopted.
Petitions from tobacco manutac-
tuIers in st. Louis, New York, Phila-
delphis, Baltimore, Lynchburg (Va).,
Durham n. o., and other cities, pro-
testing against the passage OF the
House bill in reference TO the packing
OF cut tobacco, we're presented by
senators Vest and Ransom, a. d re-.
ierred 10 the Committee on HuRoce.
Senator Blair offered resolution
instfucting the Committee on Finance
TO inquire into the propriety Of report
ing bill providing rebate on all inn
porte. materials incorporated with
domestic ma erials, or converted into
other articles, and exported to foreign
countries for sale, thereby providing
for the extension OF foreign trade with
out reducing the prices Of American
labor. Adopted.
Senator Plumb today introduced
bill providing that no railroad or
other company or corporation engag-
ed in the interstate commerce ehall
have or keep an Office for, or other
wise provide for or permit the trans
fer upon the books OF such corpora
ton OF any portion of the capital
stock OF the same at any place outside
the State by or uoder the laws OF
which the said corporation was incor-
porsted, and all tiar sters of the stock
OF any such CORPORATION at any point
or place outside the limits OF the
State by which such corporation was
incorporated, shall be void.
The bill 10 permit the owners of
American vessels and their cargoes to
sue the government for losses caused
by collision with United States vessels
arising from their Encouragement
was passed.
The calendar was then taken up I'M
der the rule that a single obi cton iH
sufficient to have bill set aside.
Among the bills thus objected to
and set aside were the following: To
prohibit the obstruction of navigable
water, and to protect public works
against trespass or injury; granting
the right Of way 10 the Cinuabar and
Clarks Fork Railroad Company as to
the Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia b log stockholders in GER
tain local corp lraions.
Senator Beck, abiding TO his re.
marks yesterday, as to the Judiciary
Committee having acted in bad faith
disclaimed any intention OF being Of
fensive, and said that II they were 30
construed he retraCted them. Mr.. Pugh
said he certainly had construed Mr.
Beck 8 remarks as personally offensive,
His statement now was entirely salts.
factory and gratifying; aud II relieved
him (Mr. Pugh) from a necessity
which would have been very painful
Senator Van Wyck moved to make
Especial order for the second Tuesday
in January, the bill for the relief o.
settlers and purchasers OF lands il
Nebraska and in Kansas adjoining th(
Denver and 81. Joseph railroad. liz
made a statement In the nature Of Q
personal explanation in regard to ais
ownership of portion of the lands
concerned, and said that il the Senate
could do ample justice to those set
tiers who had trusted implicitly to the
good faith and honor of the govern
ment while excluding y claim tina
he had, he should not only advise
that course but should cheerlully con
sent to such determination.
The motion was agreed to and thu
bill was made special order for thu
second Tuesday in January.
The Senate then took up the unfin
ished business OF yesterday, being thu
bill to repeal the tenure OF Office act
and Senator Edmunds addressed tn
Senate In opposition to the bill. III
argued that II the executives OF Stat
governments could not be trusted Ia
they were uot) with the kiugly powe
II was still more important that tn
National Executive should not b
trusted with such power The philo
sophical analogy, the aGalogy Of pub
lie eatety, the preservation Of libert
against exsCnt ye power and txeCu
tive corruption, made Il more impor
tant Ton the question OF policy tha
the President OF the United State
should not possess the entire jus dispC
Rendi OF every official act and of ever
official person in the United State
than II was that the Executive oil
State should not possess IL. The ten
uTe Of office law was restraint now
although the President was making
great number OF suspensions. Tn
pessage OF the pending bill would b
a. invitation more than an in
yllan~n-it would be reCogn
ton, ~ approval OF the ida
OF optfIOAutely political ground
his predecessor President ought q
tenure Of office law me before Tia
move Immediately eyery6oa TO r,
did not agree with him or with son
department officer, or with the part
lie Thought that that would be a Al,
twenty-five years backward in ii
progress OF removing the working n
eiaAons Of the government from Il
tNAhlttuh VI pOllUral FORUM
and prize and stake. He believ,
that all these offices ought TO be he
Tor fixed terms, and he was perfect
willing the President might for eva
vacancy select man Of his own ma
suasion, Ii there was to be cbano
couple OF years hence (as he trustee
and hoped and believed there won
bel, all these matters would then /
removed from the mere strife an
spoil and contention Of pohics. IA
this point Senstor Edmunds was a
tackled with fit OF coughing. wbic
forced him 10 resume his seat
Senator George made consiitutio,
a and historical argument in favor
the bill.
Senator Evsrs addressed the So,
ate, stating that he would vote for N
bill and that grounds OF cons itutio,
atty would not cover his vote br
that grounds OF expediency won,
IL removals from office, he said. wa,
to turn on two concurrent Judgment
(where the President and the Senat
might be opposed in politics) il woul
he