The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-13
THE LAWMAKERS.
What They Talked About on
Wednesday.
TIKI CHINESE INDEMNITY.
The Inter state Commerce Bill Under
CONFEDERATION, Also the Ap
Precipitation Bills.
SENATE

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-Senstor Ran
som. from the committee on private
land claims, reported favorably the Ed
munds bill to give to the United States
courts the power of ascertaining and
settling private land claims within the
limits of the territory derived by the
Uuited States from the Republic Of
Mexico, embraced within the Terri
tories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Ari-
IONA and Utah; or within the States of
Nevada or Colorado, by virtue of such
lawful incomplete Spanish or Mexican
grant, concession, warrant or survey as
the United States are bound to recog-
nize and confirm, by virtue OF the
treaties of cession of said country by
Mexico TO the United States, which
at the date of the passage of this
act, have not been confirmed by act of
Congress or otherwise fully decided.
In the Senate to-day Mitchell sub
mitted a concurrent resolution ex-
pressing it to be the sense of Congress
that negotiations should be entered
into between the United States and the
Chinese goyernm ents with view to
VI NAC
present treaty with China as may result
in stopping the coming of Chinese to
this country except in case of diplomats
and their servants, and except also in
case of persons at sea driven to seek
place OF shelter. The concurrent reso-
luton was referred TO the committee on
foreign relations.
Stanford gave notice that on the 9th
instant he would submit resolutions in
respect to his late colleague.
Consideration of the interstate COM
merce bill was then resumed.
The interstate commerce bill having
been completed in committee of the
whole, the question was on agreeing In
the Senate 20 the amendments agreed
to in the committee. A protracted de-
bate arose on the various amendments,
especially the amendments to the long
and short haul clause.
Mr.. Rddleberger moved to lay the bill
on the table.
This motion was defeated-yeas l,
(Mr. Riddleberger) nays A. =
Mr.. Edmunds moved TO restore TO the
long and short haul clause the words
struck out by the Camden amendment,
namely, from the same original point
of departure" and to add to these the
further words "or to the same point of
arrival"
Mr.. Teller defended the low rate for
the long haul, which he regarded as
indispensable not only to the prosperity
of the west. but of the east also. IF
you destroy business west" he asked,
where will you get purchasers for your
manufactured gOods7 Without the low
rate for the long haul what would be-
come of our export business, since y
per cent. of our exports were products
OF the farm and forest2 Where did these
products come from? With the price of
wheat falling in Liverpool, we should
seek cheaper rather than dearer rates
on freight from our western States"
Mr.. Edmunds said his amendment
was for the purpose of preventing dis
elimination against the farmers of Yer
mont. Ohio, California and the other
States that wanted to send their goods
TO Chicago or New York.
Mr.. Edmunds' amendment was at
hrst rejected-yeas %, nays "a, but Mr..
Edmunds offered il later, and il was
agreed to-yess 81, nays "a.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to strike out
Section 4, being the "long and short
haul" section, and to replace it by a
provision directing the Commissioners
70 investigate the question involved and
report to Congress.
This proposition was rejected-yeas
20. nays %.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment
declaring that the proposed commission
ers be elective officers merely, and deny
ing them legislative and Judicial powers
This was rejected.
The bill then came to a vote and was
Al, nays 4. The negative |
votes were those of Messrs. Brown, Col |
quit, Morgan and Ransom. A number |
OF pairs were announced.
The bankruptcy bill was then laid |
pro forma before the Senate, but Mr.. |
Hoar yielded in favor of the pension |
bill, which latter accordingly remains |
unfinished business for 2 o'clock to-
morrow.