The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-14
CONGRESS.


pended under the direction OF tho secre.
tary oiwar. The postofice appropriation
+ was taken up.
Mr.. Vest Of Mo-, said: He would repeal
our infamous navigation laws. He he
lieved in an honest mail service but this
amendment violated sound principle. Mr..
Vest read . printed notice from q so.called
"workingman," whose name was otprint-
ed. saying that all congressman iavoring q
men. Mr.. Vest said he would forfeit q
years salary in the senate II that alleged
"workingman" did not turn out to be .
man who wore three.story silk hat, dia-
mond studs and French kid boots.
Mr.. Eustis OF Louisiana said: He did
not see how Mr.. Vest could reconcile his
opposition to subsidy with his introduc.
ton Of bill to guarantee the payment VI
$37, 100000 to build tho Eads ship rail.
to sea all the other nations Of the earth
supplying the markets OF these countries
while We listened to speeches? It is not q
political question. The largest subsidies
ever granted by the American government
were granted by Democratic administra.
tions. Mr.. Eustis strongly advocated the
proposed amendment.
In executive session the senate confirmed:
f. P. Baldwin, deputy first auditor OF the
treasury; H. G.. Armstrong, New York,
consul general ut Rio de Janeiro; b. w.
tine Republic. Collectors OF Customs;
Leverett Saltonstall. Boston and Charles.
ton, Mass; Dudley o. Watson, Michigan,
District OF Michigan; Charles H. Call,
Michigan, District Of Superior; also numer.
GUS consuls, district attorneys, revenue
Off Gals. marshals. etc.
sENArE.-The debate on the postoflice
bill closed, tho amendment appropriating
$500, 900 for carrying mails to Central and
South America, Brazil. etc., being adopted
80 to 10. The bill finally pass.
ed. The principal provisions are:
''Thc postmaster shall make contracts
with American steamships for the trans
portation OF United States mails from the
ports OF this country to those OF Central
and South America, and shall pny so cents
n mile for the number OF nautical mica
Travelled in going from ports Of departure
to ports OF destination and return. A line
OF semi-monthly steamers shall be placed
upon the sea between New York and Rio
de Janeiro."
HousE.-Mr. Hall Qowa) called up the
Campbell. Weaver contested election case,
but against this case Mr.. Willis (ky.)
raised the question Of consideration, it be-
ing his desire to discuss the river and har.
Dor bill. He failed in his object by one
vote, however, and the election case was
and hall, the resolution Of the majority
OF the committee was adopted. 1t con.
firms the right OF tho sitting member. j. d.
Weaver, to the seat.
Mr.. Green called up the resolution allow.
ing the contestee, William A. Price, from
the Second district Of Rhode Island, thirty
days within which to take further testi.
mony, and the contestant, c. H. Page.
thereafter to take testimony in rebuttal.
Wholesale bribery is alleged by the con.
testant, involving the contestee himself.
yeas, 118; nays, 80.
SENATE.-In the debate ON the Interstate
cominerce bill, the pending amendment
was that OF Mr.. Camden, being an absolute
long and short haul clause applied to each
railroad separately.
Mr.. spooner opposed the amendment.
because it would strike at the interest OF
producers OF the west, and because it was
vicious in principle.
It would result, not in a reduction OF the
through rates, but in an increase OF local
rates. 1t would injure the farmer OF the
West while not benetiting farmers who de.
pended on local rates. The amendment
sought to deprive Chicago Of it's natural
advantages for competition, and would
put on the statute books a legalized dis.
elimination worse than any Of the rail.
road companies had perpetrated. The
Philadelphia, or Boston, il through rates
were increased under the Camden amend.
ment, but would have to ship by way OF
Montreal. The present was no time for
the people OF this country to indulge in
radical experiments. He criticised the
feature Of the bill which would give the pro.
posed commission authority to allow az
EXCEPTIONS, from time to time, the right OF
railroads to make a smaller charge for u
longer than a shorter distance. Such
authority. Mr.. Spooner would not give to
He would accept it. however, II it complied
with provision which Mt the proper time
he would propose as an amendment,
Sfessrs. Call and Riddleberger sup
ported 1t. A vote being taken on
the amendment it was agreed to-
yeas, 20; nays, "a. The technical
form OF Mr.. Camden's amendment
thus agreed to is to strike out from the
long and short haul clause OF the commit
tees bill the words, From ths same orig
inal point OF departure" The only Re.
publicans voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Conger, Malone, Merrill, Riddle
berger and Sherman. The only Democrats
voting in the negative were Messrs. Brown
and Mcpherson.
HoUsE.-The bill discussed was one for
the relief OF certain officers OF the volunteer
army. It provides: All soldiers OF the
late war who re.enlisted as veteran volun.
teers, and afterward were dis harged to re.
ceive promotion and receive commissions
as officers in the army, shall he paid all in.
stallments OF veteran bounty which were
withheld from them on account of their
being so commissioned and mustered, the
receive had they completed their term Of
enlistment without promotion and re-,
ceivel an honorable discharge.
On motion OF Mr.. Holman. an amend
lnent was adopted extending the pro visions
OF the act to the widows of s,,cl, rcinstatcd
volunteer soldiers us may be deceased.
Mr.. Boutelle offered an amendment ex-
tending the provisions OF the bill to enlisted
men in the navy and the marine corps.
Adopted.
SENArE.-There was o long debate on the
Interstate commerce bill. Many amend.
ments were submitted and ordered printed,
among them the following:
by Mr.. Misunderstanding that when
ever any common carrier shall violate or
refuse to obey any requirement Of the com.
MISSION, The latter may apply to the Unit.
cd States circuit court Tor q hearing on
short notice in the matter complained Of,
without the formal pleading necessary
in ordinary equity suits. The amendment
further authorized the court, II It find the
company guilty Of disobedience to cause
it to forfeit a sum not to exceed $500 a
day after a day to be named by the court.
(Mr. Edmunds explained the object OF his
amendment to be to make it impossible
sor railroad companies to tie UP com.
plants against them by legal proceedings
and delays.) This amendment is now the
pending amendment.
By Mr.. Morgan, relating to conspiracy.
1t provides that il two or more persons.
with intent to prevent the movement
OF any locomotive, car, or train, used
or about to be used for CARRYING pas.
sengers from one state to another, or to
or from any territory, or to or from any
foreign country, or to or from any Indian
+gibe, shall conspire with a common in.
tent unlawfully to obstruct or prevent the
movement OF such locomotives, car, or
train, or the loading or unloading OF any
such car. etc., or to put in peril the per.
sonal security OF any officer or employee OF
any railroad company, shall be guilty OF
conspiracy, and on conviction shall be
punished by imprisonment for not more
than six months, or by a fine Of not more
than $500, or both, as the court shall