The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-29
SEN ATOR PAYNE DOWN ON
THE COMMITTEE OF THE
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
sen. CULLOM AND OTHERS ON
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
AND DISCRINIIN ALTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

tor from that state to ill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Senator jackson. Mr.. Whit
| thorne was sworn in, and took his seat.
Mr.. Blair, according to previous appointments
addressed the senat4 on his proposed constitution
al amendment prohibiting tue manufacture or
sale of alchoholic liquors as beverages He an
nOInced his well known views upon the Subject at
considerable length, and then entered upon the
political aspect of the measure, and said that the
movement for local option and the amendments to
state constitutions was of great importance as a
mems of creating enlightened public opinion in the
sates but nothing short of movement based on
the nationnl idea presented clear prospect of
complete success. 1t was time for the prohibition
idea to assume control of national partes at least
of the republican party.
WASHINGTON, April 27-The bill providing for
the extension of the executive mansion passed. 1t
approprates $50 900 for the purposes.
The bill passed to provide for the allotment of
lands in severalty to the Indians around Valley
| reservation in California
The majority and minority reports of the Payne
| investigating committee were referred to the COM
| mittee on privileges and elections.
| The bill passed providing for the addition of a
third story to the public building at Dallas, Texas,
and appropriating .S!5,oO0 for the purpose. Yari-
GUS bills, authorizing the construction Of bridges,
reported favurably from the committee on com
merce were passed. The interstate commerce bill
was then taken up. The pending question was on
Mr.. Camden's proposed amendment to strike ont
the wor1s, "frOm the same departure, from the
long and short haul ause of the bill
Mr. Cullom defended the bill. The committee
had given the subject of long and short hauls a
good deal of consideration, and had not felt it safe
to 90 further than the state of Massachusetts
had gone in the matter. No country
in the world had an absolute
long and short haul law for railroads. There was
in this country a belief that short haul people
were swndled in order to make up for the losses
on long hauls. The committee had endesyored by
this bill to prevent the possibility of railroads re-
coupling themselves out Of short haul people for
losses on long hauls The committee had not
been able to bring their judgment to concluding
that it would be wise to insist there should never
be greater charge for a shorter than longer
| haul. He wished such law could wisely be
passed.
| Mr. Sherman could not see how the committee,
having recognized the long and short haul prin-
ciple, could resist the amendment proposed by Mr..
| Camden. Without that amendment, double the
rate from Chicago to New York might be charged
| from Pittsburg to New York That would be a
great injustice to Pittsburg. 1t was impossible,
short of extending the long and short principle, to
interior points on railroads, if it was to be ap-
piled to great terminal points on the same rail
road If there was any justice in controlling rail
road rates to extreme points, the principle must be
extended to intermediate points, But it was said
it sometimes cost more for short haul than long
one. That was not 1t had never been shown
| to be so. There was no ground of equity for q
larger charge a short haul than loager one. II
| we were to make rule about at all, we could not
| escape going the whole way Any other rule
would utterly destroy all intermediate towns ant
cities One of the great events OF our time wa:
concentration IN our clues, tue result OI fallrOdt
arrangements, at the expense Of local communities
| The fight on the few words which Mr. Camden haC
moved to strike ont, 'from the same point of de
parture, showed that the object was to keep NJ
| the privilege of making heavy charges from loca
points in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia, and all
| intermediate points.
| Mr.. Miller opposed the amendment and Messrs
| Harris and Beck advocated it.
| Mr.. Conger also favored it. The people OF
Michigan he said, had for years been suffering eX-
tortion from railroad overcharges. The bill, as it
stood now, in favor of large cities and against
small towns and rural districts He ridiculed the
idea that the general provisions of the bill relating
to extortionate charges was of any use against
corporations. If the railroad managers OF the
United States had come together, they could not
have gotten up bill better calculated to serve
their interests against water routes than this
bill would serve them. If the bill passed there
would be nj further need of improving our water
troll.
After an executive session, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, April 26.-Mr Dunn (of Arkansas)
asked leave to offer resolution setting apart the
twelfth of May for the consideration of measures
reported from the committee on railroads.
Mr. Warner (of Ohio objected.
Under call of states the following bills ETC.,
were introduced, referred:
BY Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, for the admission
of the whole of Dakota into the union OF the states
Also to establish the department OF labor and
create DOaru IOr lIe dTDltIdllou VI OOh'iVSi0i'o
between labor and capital. .
Nv Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, resolution reciting
that by action of congress In reducing the tarl on
wool, that industry had been rendered unremuner-
ative and declaring it to be The sense OF the mouse
that the tariff of 1867 should be restored.
BY Mr. Warner, of Ohio, to regulate inter state
commerce and provide for boards of arbitration.
Mr.. Anthwaite, of Ohio, from the commlttee li on
Pacific railroads. reported bill to amend the va
rious Pacific railroad acts, to provide Tor settle
ment growing out of the issue of bonds, to aid the
construction of said railroads. and to secure to the
United States the payment of all indebtedness OF
certain of the companies therein mentioned. fut
on house calendar.
By Mr. McComas, of Maryland authorizing a
81 ect committee, investigating the labor troubles
between mine owners end miners in the bitumin-
ou5 regions of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia
BY Mr. O'Neill, of Missouri, sympathyzins with
Mr.. Gladstone in his efforts to secure free par
lament for Ireland.
The house went into a committee Of the whole
on the river and harbor appropriation bills Fair
progress was made with the bill until the clause
authorizing the st cretaTy of of to negotiate for
the purchase of the works of the Green and Barren
River Navigation company, in Kentucky, presented
an opportunity for the fight over the Monongahela
Navigation company to break out afresh.
Mr. Payne, of Pennsylvania, offered an amend
ment authorizing the secretary of to also nego
tate for the purchase of the works of the Monon-
gahela Navigation company. Both the original
clause and the amendments were vigorously
attacked by Mr.. Hepburn,of Iowa and Mr.. Holmes,
of Indiana, the latter of whom regarded the prop
Ositions as being for the benefit of the owners of
coal lands along the rivers, and was defended by
Willis and Laffoon, of Kentucky, and Bayrne, of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, offered an amend
ment for the appointment of committee OF three
senators and five representatives to confer wits
the committee appointed by the New York legis-
ature and with the governor and state ofhclals OF
that state in regard to the maintenance OF the
canals thereof, and ascertain If said caEals are
sufficient for the requirements of inter state com
merce or if they should be enlarged, and the cost
of enlargement and the committee shall ascertain
ON what terms and conditions the United States
can acquire title to and jurisdiction OF these canals
The amendment was ruled out on print OF order
The committee rose, and the house adjourned
Mr. Bennett, from South Carolina from the
committee on judiciary, reported adversely the
bill to prohibit aliens from acquiring title TO, or
owning lands within the United States Placed
house calender.
The house then was kept amused for nearly ~
hour by personal explanation by Mr. Foran, oi
Ohio, followed by a sim.lar explanation by MT.
O'Neill, of Missouri all hinging on remark at
tributed by the latter gentleman 10 the former tIa
labor troubles should be settled by blood.
Mr. Foran denied with much warmth that he had
ever made such a statement and during the coufse
of his remarks said that Messrs. Grain, OF Texas,
and Nat O'Neill we're the authors OF the arbitra-
tion bill.
Mr.. ONeil replied that ever since he had been
chairman of the committee on labor he mad Deen
fretted and worried by a sore-headed gentleman
from Ohio The trouble with the arbitration BIZ
waa this. His 10 Nei Isl name connected with