The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

SENATE: The interstate committee bill
was taken up. Mr.. Sewell's amendment,
recurring ten days notice OF reduction OF
! rates, was withdrawn. An amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Wilson Qowa) which would
punish men who knowingly ask for or re-
ceive reduction OF rates a rejected.
Considerable debate arose on an
amendment Of Mr.. Plumb's offered
for him in his absence by Mr.. Ingalls,,
prohibiting members OF congress-, officials
OF the government and their families from
accepting free passes, and prohibiting rail-
road companies from giving them such
passes or reduced rates. The amend ment
was finally, on motion OF Mr.. Logan, laid
on the table
MIR. Hoar presented a memorial OF the
Republican central committee OF the state
| OF Ohio, charging that the election Of Hon.
Henry b. Payne to the United States SEN
ate was secured by bribery, fraud and cor
ruptiOn, and requesting that the senate in
vestigate the matter. Referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on PEN
siOns, has reported favorably the bill which
has once passed the senate, giving pension
to every honorably discharged soldier Of
the late war who is disabled, and de-
pendent parents OF soldiers who died in
service or from disabilities contracted.
HoUsE.-There was a little breeze in the
house in the discussion OF the army bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor moved to strike out the
appropriation for the Judge advocate gene
rails department. He said that the de.
partment decided cases without any knowl-
edge OF law, and that the S ystem followed
by the department was outrageous.
Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) said that Gen. Holt
had been appointed Judge advocate general
in order that Gen. Mcclellan might be
struck down.
Mr.. Hepburn replied to some remarks
previously made by Mr.. Bragg, in which he
alluded to him (Mr. Hepburn as the boil
ing pot from Iowa"
Mr.. Wheeler regretted that Mr.. Hepburn
had seen fit to make some a~llusion to him.
In all matters OF legislation he ne yer
looked behind; he only looked before.
Every act OF his was taken FOR the purpose
Of adding by his feeble efforts to the great
ness OF this country. 1t became his duty
in thish house to defend Abraham Lincoln
and Gen.. Gran against charges and gross
assaults. He had made no charges
against Lincoln. The charges had
been against the arch~conspirator,
Mr.. Stanton misses on the Repub-
lican side who had sought and attempt
ed to break down officers OF the army who
had not sustained the line Of policy he had
sought to ~inaugurate.
Jul IN u SfNAAA VA ao blCOAA~
who had brought the confederate banner
to the dust and destroyed the 'lost cause. ="
He is dead now, and yet you try to black
en- his memory, though you live to-day be-
cause that man was willing, among others,
that you might live, and not nave the hal
ter that you had won around your neck.
Applause on the Republican side.
Mr.. Hiscock spoke in defense OF Stanton.
The motion to strike put was lost-S2 to %.
C-~.r- TLa T,,1lA,, ,,A,r.EnEa nAnn
merce bill passed the senate to-day by a
vote of AT to 4. After being amended to
destroy the intended effect of Senator Cam
denis amendment, which required railroads
to charge the same rates per ton per
mile for a long distance that n charged
for a short distance. The effect OF this
section as finally adopted is to apply
the short-haul principle to n larger
number of instances thar it did
as originally reported from the COM
mittee, but it does not reach sc
far as intended by the Camden amend
ment. 1t is a compromise between the
two extreme views. 1t does not make the
rate between New York and Chicago, for
example, the maximum rate that could be
charged between intermediate points, but
it does prohibit railways from charging a
higher rate for u shorter thar for a longer
distance on all shipments from any given
1 DOluD, vi dIIiNGl. as lit AtLHiuEI
ment originally stood, the rate from Chi.
cago to New York was the highest that
could be charged, and between intermediate
points the rates were to be proportionate,
according to distance.
The bill in other respects stands as it al
originally reported. Senator Cullom says
that he is satisfied with the measure as it
stands, and thinks the amendment in it's
modified form improves the bill and reaches
L thu axyfI5 4ha 4 N mo nnV1fNIa iao1 Of ~
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment de.
claring the proposed commissioners TO be
executive officers merely, and denying the m
legislative and judicial powers. This was
rejected. The bill then came TO O vote and
was p~assed-ayes AT, nays A. The mega
tive votes were those of Messrs. Brown,
Colquitt, Morgan and Ransom. Anumbei
OF pairs were announced.
HoUsE.-Mr. Brumm, rising to a question
OF privilege, stated:
The Record this morning was incorrect
1t made Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.) use the Ian
guage yesterday, The conspirator, II. M
Stanton" while the language employed
had been "The arch conspirator Edwin M
Stanton
Mr.. Wheeler admitted that he had used
the prefix arch but stated that he haC
struck it out from the Record because il
had stirred up some feeling in the house
The correction was ordered made. TIL,
house then went into committee OF the
whole ON the diplomatic and consular ap
preparation bill.
SENArE.-The general pension bill was de
bated. Mr. Blair OF N. H., did not believ,
that the amount OF money involved would
exceed S25, 600, 600 a year.
Mr.. Berry OF Ark, thoughtit time to cal
| a halt. He did not believe the Union sol
diers wanted this bill. Az a rule they wer
men able TO take care oil themselves
Democrats and Republicans, however
had wed with one another in giving pen
sions to the soldiers Of the late war, Will
the Mexican soldiers were neglected and IL
; nored. Mr.. Logan differed with Mr.. Berr,
as to the parallel between the Mexican sol
diers and the soldiers covered by the bill
He would, at the proper time, move tina
I no pension hereafter paid to any soldie
5 should be less thar So. We had som,