Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-22
SENATE AND HOUSE.


NieaFaenan ship canal, or the treaty On
that guhiecl which Was pendinR II tie
Senate on March 4, 1855. Adopaed.
a resolulion for the holiday recess
from tomorroa 30 January 4th, vas pre-
STATED and agreed 70. !
Cullun called ap the onnfeEsnos ~
port upso she InheF. Stats Uommsroe
bill He sAid be did 90 Tor tie Suppose
Of atvinQ the Senator ffom Iowa INA
sa4) ths oppert1aiay ct making soma
remaEks upon M bilis afeeg which, n
aocoTdance with she Suggestions Of
many Senators on both aides, as - tho
tmpgactieahility Of action on Il before
the holiaayas be woald les the bill %
over uRth after tbs holidays. He an
nsHnoed. however, that whea the SEN
ate resumed ita sessions be would eali
up the OonfsRenea rapaKt, and insist up-
on its coaddeF.tssn fron day 10 day
| until dispo1od OF.
Among papers laid before the Senate
today Was . communiaation frem tie
the Supervising AFchlteot Of the Treas
oTy as 70 The necessity Of additional
vaults for the storage Of silver also q
/ communication from Assistant Sec
Fetary OF the lnterior Muldrow, with Q
report OF the Government Direokera Of
the UniO6 Pasiac Railroad Company,
and asking attention 30 the suggestion
contained therein oonoerninR leglslatioB
afsetinR that company.
Among petitions presented vas ens
signed By party Of ministers Of q Ne
bFAaka conference In favor Of tue Chi. /
ness indemnify bill.
Allison, from the COMMITTEES on Ap- |
pfopFiatisns, reported back The House !
bull making "a appr0pEiatioa 10 supply |
deheienoies In the public printing ap- |
preparation. with an amendment fequiR- |
ing the money 70 be expel ded rateRbly. !
The amendment vas agreed 70 and the
bill passed.
The debate on the Inter-stats Gem
meroe bill proceeded, and Wilson. Of 4
Iowa, continued. he represented the /
railroad system Of the country as hav-
ina steadily and unreasOnably refuaed 4
70 recognise the simplest b1sinsss de-
mand and as having worked ous lines Il
Of action for itsalf, which had excited
she resentment Of almost every interest,"
Which il had been created 10 serve. IL
had made itself an intermeddler 10
almost every department OF business.
10 had refused 10 admit that Il had boen
created 10 serve the proper purposes and
interests OF soaiety, and that u bad
assumed 70 control and direct those in
terests. Managers Of the transporta-
ti0n system, while admitting great de-
feots IN Il, bad resolutelg opposed al
efforts Of the State and Natispal Gov
eFnments to protest and ostsbhsh re-
forms. The adoption Of the Goa
ference report, while Il would not
accomplish ali that Il should, would
afford the country test Of the Fegula-
tive remedies, usless the ball should be
vetoed By the President. There must
be immediate and affirmative action,
Congress must enact Law fer the regn-
lation Of the Interstate commerce. and,
by experience under its administration,
come 20 4 knowledge Of the right OF
wrong IN the matter. In the war of
opinion nov obstructing the way, moth
ing had done more 20 demoralize rail-
road managers, officers and agents than
the pool, 10 had come 10 be expected
indeed that the pool Of today Would be
diareaarded by some Of ifs members To-
meFrow; and this cane 70 be tbe basis Of
hope Of reward BY railroad officers and
agents for successfully enlargtnq thoiF
business BY the violation ef such agree
mentG. Then comes the rate wars and
eOnsequent loss Of revenue. Under the
present system, however, these losses
we're unloaded on 70 tha business o.
inteFmediase or local points. THIS
pEAnkioa vas 10 itself an outrage and
most fFuitfal source Of complaint on
the part Of the people. vast am0ont
Of the railroad traftio Of the eoantRy is
done at rates less than half Ct thoss
charged on business between local
points. That Was an iniquitY which
suRht not TO be tolerated, and which
the pending bill (if Il becomes q law)
would prevent. The people we're will.
ing that the railroad companies should
prosper and should Be reasonably paid
for their services, but they did not
recognise then as their masters, for
they kneW ehe railroad companies we're
created 70 Be the servants, and Il might
be set down as one Of the things
iFreVocably settled upon that
the public demand which bad
inauced the reporting Of the present
bill would not cease until iastioe vas
iniFenehod IN the transportation sya-
ten Of the country. A. a illustration
Of the iniastice Of the present system,
be stated that on the 18th of this month,
corn was selling in Western Iowa
(where Il had been good crop at from
- 10 . cents per bushel. in Chioazo at
36 osnta psF baahel, and 10 Eoatheaat-
ern Iowa fWhere the crOp had been q
faiIuFsl ct 20 70 49 cents q bushel; %
that Western Iowa corn was being sold
in Chicago ct fFem 70 osnts per
ouahei less than ia Q western town.
Congress, he said, had debated this sab
ieet fer ten years, nov lst Il set.
Camden said that he regarded the bill
aa q wise and conservative msasnre;
that tie country demanded the passage
Of s0ms snch bill. and that Il vas ths
duty Of OonRressnen 10 act upon the
matter n0W.
Cullom said be would ash ths ssnals
10 FaWuna tss consideration immadiataly i
apon FsasaemblinR after recess.
Tke senate bill relative % the location /
Of ths toun Of Wallace. Kansas, vas
passed and sue Sensts adjourned.
The usase.
Morrison, from she Oommittss 90
WAYS and Means, reported bask q con
carrsnt resolution for the holiday reseas
from peesmbeg 22d 70 January 4ih.
Agreed 70 By t32 % =.
On motion Of Buchanan, the Senate
anendneut 10 The bill for reiisf Of the
Survivors Of ths Aratic srpl0Eina steamer
Jsannstte Waa o0neaKfed IN.
DinQisY presented 9 remonatrauoa Of
the Boards Of Trade of Pen saoola, FLOR
ida, ana Portland, Oregon, against the
free ship bill; also, q memorial q vessel
owners and captains Of the National A.
soaiation fsE The passage Of bin 70
pisoe soastwise saiiiaG vessels 90 the
sams basis Of piiotsRe e. ooastWise steam
vessels. Referred.
Ths Comuittss on Indian AaaiEs re-
ported NE LBdiaa appfspriatiOn bill,
and i was rafeErsd % The Comuitsee Of
the Whola.
Mr.. O'DeuneIl, Of Mishiesn, from The
Csa mittsa sn Ventilation and Aooous-
tisa, reported q Fesolatl0n difestinE the
daily eisaasin9 % ths Ventilatto1 pipos
leading 70 the hall Of the House. IL 10
resort, the Committee says. The great
AnssFican habit q expecsuratina h fully
exempllnsd on ehe part ef E1embers o.
| law making dspaFtDeats Of TIE Govern
msnt, and yoaF ComDitiea ralaetantiy.
nouKnfaliy but GFmiy eonfesa iis IN
| ahslity 60 dsViss measnfta whte1 Siii
put a. end 70 TITS rsprshe1sahie praef1oa.
: pFaotics tha1 lowers tAo dlzniiy Of
/ fkfm auwmn4 aMRamhtRNa. and tRr&Fffa Il