The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-24
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In the Senate Senator Frye, from
the Committee on Commerce, report
ed favorably a bill to amend the laws
relating TO the inspection of steam YES
els. The bill provides for the pay
ment out OF the Treasury Of the ex-
penses OF steamboat inspectors.
Senator Eye said the bill was in an
swer to recommendation Of the Prcsi-
dent. The vessel owners OF the coun
try, Senator Frye added, were under
obligations to the President for his APP
proval OF the shipping bill, and for his
Recommendation for supplementary
legislation TO provide for expenses Of
the steamboat INSPECTORS. Congress
Dug at once to provide that legisla
ton.
The bill was passed without debate,
The Hawley motion was then taken
up to consider the vote by which the
Senate passed the bill prohibiting
members Of Oongreps from acting as
attorneys OF land grant railroads.
Senator Beck resumed the floor and
continued his remarks against recon-
sideration. He denied he had intended
TO injure anybody by the introduction
OF the bill. II the Senate should agree
to the motion to reconsider that would
be the last OF the bill. Senator Beck
read Senator Mitchells amer dment
proposing to forbid members of Con-
gress from doing law business for men
who were managers of bsnks or i'm.
porters OF foreign goods or who manu-,
factuIed butter, oleom 'rgarlne, tobaC.
co or whisky. "If that is not taking a
lick at creation" exclaimed Senator
Beck. He deprecated that sort OF
amendment, but added that he had
often heard the fable of the advice
given to all foxes by the fox whose
tail had been cut of. The advice was
that they should all have their tails
cut off because his had been cut Off.
He thought The fable illustrated the
case of this amendment. II would he
as reasonable to say that because a
man wal punished for criminally kill
ing another man. therefore he should
be punished for killing a mouse, or
for taking life CT any kind. Senator
Beck did not know whether Senator
Mitchell was the attorney Of the
Northern Pacific railroad or not. Sen.
ator Beck had been informed that he
was. He believed that Senator
Mitchell had right 20 be such. Rail.
road companies sought the best law
yefs, and had right TO them.
Senator Mitchell warmly replied
that he was the attorney OF no rail.
road. He desired the Senator froll
Kentucky (Sena'or Beck TO under
-tand that he Senator MitchelD bad
never, while in the Senate, been EN-
ploytd by any railroad Compiny "a
argue any case in court or out. III,
was not now, and had not been fol
over a year, the attorney of any cor
portion whatever. He WAS repre-
seniing no corporation here II a bill
were to be parsed on the idea that
every member of Congress who was
lawyer was dishonest, with the view
OF making him honest, then the bill
should be made to include the matter
indicated in Senator Mitchells sug
gestl d amendment.
Senator Mitchell asked Senator
Beck when anybody had told him
that he Senator MitchelD had beer
attorney for the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company,
Senator Beck said he had been 8,
told. The time did not matter. III
was glad 20 hear the Senator comics
that he had resigned as attorney wheI
he was elected TO the Senate.
Senator Mitchell said he was not il
the confessional; but be had resigne,
eight months before his election. II,
Senator MitchelD remembered a TIM
when It had been said in the newspa
pers that certain members of Congress
wee very jealous in regard 10 certail
whisky matters.
Senator Beck--0h, well, that wa
Just simply lie; that's all there I
about that. Laughter
S nat5r Mitchell had no doubt o
thsttS
S senator EvaIts noticed that no dis
ability had been applied by Senate
Beck to any other profession than tn