The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-11
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
THEINTERSTATE COMMERCE. De
BATE IN The SENATE.
The Day Devoted to District OF Co.
Iumbia Business Ia the House
Bills Introduced.

gress for the pensi0uing Of ex-a0ldier
who wera confined in Coincidence
pr.sons. Referred.
Aisn a memorial OF the Chamber Of
Commerce of Cincinnati, Ohio. pray
ing Congress TO create 4 court for tho
settlement Of customs disputes. Re
fer ed
Also a petition Of the Tippecsn,,
Club OF Indians, praying that 6
memorial be erected by Congress
over the remains OF Gen. William
Henry Harrison 10 Indiana. Re
ferleI.
Mr.. Frye introduced a bill "tc
limit the commercial privileges Of
vessels OF foreign countries in the
ports OF the United States TO such
purposes as are accorded to American
vessels In the potts OF such foreign
countries.
nv. Dawes offered the following
resolutions, both Of which were
agreed to without debate:
R4oiued, That the President be re.
Quested 10 communicate to the Senate
II In his opinion not incompatible
with the public interest, any informs.
ton ia the possession Of the Govern
meot concerning the alleged seizure Of
the United States fishing vessel David
J.Adams while engaged In lawful com
merce in one OF the ports OF the Do.
minion Of Canada and what measures,
II any, have been taken 10 protect fish
ing vessels OF the United States while
engaged in lawful commerce in the
ports OF the Dominion OF Canada.
Resoired, That the Committee on
Foreig Relations he instructed to in
quire whether the United States fish
ing vessel David J. Adams has been
seized while engaged in lawful com
merce in port OF the Dominion OF
Canada and what measures, II any, are
Necessary to protect the persons and
property of American ciiizsns while
engaged in lawful commerce in the
ports Of the Dominion OF Canada and
to report bv bill or otherwise.
Ser ator Hoar submitted a resolution
directing the Committee on Commerce,
when reporting the river and harbor
bill, 10 report the facts on which each
item OF the bill ia based; the reasons
why zach OF the items Of the proposed
app opTistion Is Advisable and OF ma.
tonal importance, and also to furnish
a sta-emeDt OF the condition Of the
work already begun. Referred.
A resolution offered by Senator
Logan was agreed to, directing the
Committee on Pensions TO report back
to the Senate the Senate bill No. SO,
providing for the repeal OF the limits-
lion on arrears OF pensions. This is
the Ingalls, bill.
Toe inteIs ate commerce bill was
placed before the Senate.
Senator Iugalss proposed amend
ment was agreed to, giving TO the
commission the right TO report TO the
United States Circuit Court and gat
its speedy judgment on complaints
whenever the companies decline to
obey the order Of the commission.
Senator Walthall entered into an
elaborate Argument to show the power
Of Congress in the premises. Al
though, he said, the bill in some OF
Its features did not meet his approval,
yet be would vote for ii as a first step
In legislation on the impor ant sub.
jeCt.
An amendment offered by Senator
Conger was agreed TO, modifying the
first section Of the bill, which relates
to the Glars OF companies to which the
bill is made applicable. In the case
OF common carriers, whose routes are
partly by railroad and partly by water,
'Shen both are used for a continuous
,'asssge or equipment from one State
o another, Senator Conger's amend
mente limits the bill to such OF those
companies as are under a common
contro management or arrange
ment."
In the debate 10 which the amend |
ment gave rise, Senator Alliton said
the effect Of Senator Congers amend
ment won d be 10 place the people |
who lived on the lake border in more
favorable condition than those who |
lived elsewhere in the West. Senator
'Conger raid the American people had |
spent millions of dollars in improving |
rivers aud harbors and in attempts TO |
msintain wa or competition against |
the railroads. II his amendment were
moi adopted all those millions might |
as well have been thrown into the sea.
Considerable debate arose between
Senators Beck, Aldrich, Wilson TIal, |
Brown, Sawell, Stanford, Van WycE,
Mcmillan aud German as to the effect |
OF the bin in its present amen ded con-
dition, and as il might be further !
modified by various proposed amend |
ments, some of which have not vet
been formally offered.
Senator Stanford, in the course OF his
remarks, made in reply to Senstor
Beck aud to some questions Of Senator
Van Wyok, said the hardest COMPETE
ton which the Pacific railroads had TO
mes, ". the Cape Horn route. Speak.
ing Of the bill as whole, Senator
Stanford said, with emphasize, that if
passed it meant complete commercial
disaste.
1nreply ID aquestion by SenatorVau
WyCk as To whether the Pacific roads
had not at time stated controlled the
PaciiiA Nail Steamship Line by pay
ing It million dollars year in order
to 90 competition, Sena.oriStauford
saidlhe railroads hao chartered so many
tors in these ships and paid them
some amount for them-not so much
as bad been stated-and filed them
with such freight as they did not
want to cary on the roads, but that
was done not 10 stop competition in a
proper sense, but to preclude ruinous
competition; be would not say that
there WIS any blaGkmsil it. So fer ss
the railroads were concerned, it was
busiSes. Senate: Sew al said il The bill
became Law with the Camden
amendment in II il would destroy the
railroad system that we had been
fifty years in building. Without
further action on the bill, the Senate
adjourned,
The HOuAe.
Under the call OF States a number
of bills were introduced aud referred. !
The House then proceeded TO the |