The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-21

ed States circuit court Tor n hearing on
short notice in the matter complained OF,
without the formal pleading necessary
IN ordinary equity suits. Thu amendment
further authorized the court, if it find the
company guilty OF disobedience, to cause
1T to forfeit a sum not to exceed $500 n
day alter Il; day to he named by the court,
(Mr. Edmunds explained the object OF his
amendment to be to make it impossible
Tor railroad companies to tie IN com.
plants against them by legal proceedings
and delays.l This amendment is now the
| pending amendment.
SENATE.-Mr. Hoar submitted n resolu.
ton directing the committee on commerce,
when reporting the river and harbor bin.
to report the facts on which each item of
the bill is based, the reason why each OF
the items OF proposed appropriation is adj
Visabie and OF national Importance, and
also to furnish 81 statement of the condi-
ton OF the work if already begun. Re
ferred.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Logan was
agreed to directing the committee on pen
sions to report back to the senate the In
gals bill providing for the repeal of the
limitation on arrears OF pensions.
The interstate commerce bill was placed
before the senate. Mr.. Ingalls, amendment
was agreed to, giving to the commission the
right to rel ort to the United States cir.
cult court and get its speedy Judgment on
complaints whenever the companies decline
to obey the order OF the commission.
Mr.. Stanford said:
Ii the bill passed it meant complete com
mercial disaster. In reply to n question
by Mr.. Van Wyck as to whether the Pa.
citic roads had not controlled the Pacific
Mail Steamship Line by paying it 81 ,OOo,-
OoO yearln orderto stop competition, Mr..
Stanford said the railroads had chartered
so many tons in these ships, paid for them
not 80 much as had been stated-and
filled them with such freight as they did
not want to carry on the roads; but that
was done, not to stop competition in a
proper sense, but to preclude ruinous com
petition. So far as the railroads were CON
cerned, it was business.
Mr.. Sewell said if The bill became a law
with the Camden amendment in It'll would
destroy the railroad system that we had
been fifty years in building.
HousE.-Under the call OF states the fol.
lowing bills, etc, were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr.. Adams, Qlls.) calling on the sec
rotary OF treasury for a detailed statement
oil All sums expended by the different mints
and assay officers from the fund known as
the silver profit fund. By Mr.. Dingley, to
limit the commercial privileges OF vessels of
foreign Countries in the ports oithe Quilted
States to such privileges as are accorded
to American vessels in the ports of such
foreign countries. BY Mr.. Breckenridge.
(ky.) q preamble and Joint resolution for
the calling in of bonds. BY Mr.. Beach
amending the rules so as to subject to II
tine OF Slue every member who is absent
during IL call of the house. BY Mr.. Bland
relating to coin notes and gold and silver
certificates.
SENATE: The interstate COMMITTEES bill
was taken up. Mr.. Sewell's amendment,
requiring ten days notice OF reduction OF
rates, was withdrawn. An amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Wilson (IowaJ, which would
punish men who knowingly ask for or re-
celve reduction OF rates was rejected.
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
Mr.. 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 sem
ate was secured by bribery, fraud and cor
ruption, and requesting that the senate i'll
vestigatet the matter. Referred to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on nen-
sions, has reported f~avorably the bill which
has once passed the senate, giving a 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 withoutany knowl-
edge OF law, and that the s ystem followed
by the department a 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. HepburnJ as the boil
ing pot from Iowa.
Mr.. Wheeler regretted that Mr.. Hepburn
had seen fit to make some allusion to him.
In all matters OF legislation he never
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
VIZ III tlSitlllSU CuttTpcS ana gross
assaults. He had made no charges
against Lincoln. The charges had
been against the archconspirator.
Mr.. Stanton misses on the Repub.
lican side, who hadsousht and attempt
ed to break down officers of the army who
had not sustained the line OF policy he had
sought to inaugurate.
SENATE.-The Cullom interstate COM
mercc bill passed the senate to-day by .
vote Of Al to 4. After being amended to
destroy the intended effect OF Senator Cam
den's amendment, which required railroads
to charge the same rates per ton per
mile for a long distance that was charged
Tor a short distance. The effect OF this
section as finally adopted is to apply
the short-haul principle to n larger
number OF instances than it did
as originally reported from the com.
mittee, but it does not reach so
lar as intended by the Camden amend
mcnt. 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 q
higher rate for a shorter than for q longer
distance on all shipments from any given
point, OF arrival. AS the Camden amend
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 was
originally reported. Senator Cuilom saws
that he is satisfied will the measure as it
stands, and thinks the amendment in it's
modified form improves the bill and reaches
the evils tina are complained 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 a vote and
was passed-ayes Al, nay J.. The mega
tive votes were those OF Ncss,s. Brown,