Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-15
REGULATE RAILROADS.
Passage Of the Much Talked Of Inter.
state Commerce Bill by
the Senate.
The House Discusses the Indemnity
Bill for the Chinese Sufferers
at Rock Springs.
General ROsecrans Makes q Defense
Against the Charges Heretofore
Preferred Against Him.

l
day Mr.. Mitchell submitted concurren,
resolution expressing it to be the sense o
Congress- that negotiations should be en-
tered into between the United States ant
| Chinese Governments with the view of sc
! curing such modificatio OF the present
| treaty with China as may result in stop
ping the coming OF Chinese to this country
except N the case Of diplomats and thei1
servants; and except, also, in the case o.
persons at sea driven to seek q place o.
shelter. The concurrent resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Rela.
tions.
r. STANFORD gave notice that on the
9th inst. he would submit resolution in
respect to his late colleague, Mr.. Miller.
Senator Ransom, from the Committee on
Private Land Claims, reported favorab bly,
Mr.. Edmund's bill to give to the United
States courts power OF ascertaining and
settling private land claims within the
limits OF the territory received by the
United States from the Republic of Mexico.
embraced within the Territories Of New
Mexico, Wyoming, Arizono and Utah, or
within the State. OF Nevada or Colorado,
by virtue Of such lawful incomplete Span
ish or Mexican grant, concession, warrant
or survey as the United States are bound
to recognize and confirm by virtue OF
treaties OF cessation OF said country by
Mexico to the United States.
The consideration OF the Interstate COM
merce bill was then resumed.
The Inte- State Commerce bill having
been completed in the committee of the
whole, the question was, on agreeing in the
Senate, to the amendment agreed on in the
committee. A protracted debate arose ON
the various amendments, especially the
amendment as to the long and short haul
clause.
Mr.. RiddIeberger moved to lay the bill
on the table. This motion was defeated.
Yeas /. (Mr. Riddleberger,) nays 81.
Mr.. EdmYnds moved to restore to the
long and short clause the words struck out
by the Camden amendment, namely, lat
and from the same original point OF de-
parture" and to add these further words,
Tor to same point OF arrival"
Mr.. Teller defended the low rate Tor the
long haul, which he regarded as indispensa-
BILE to the prosperity not only OF the West
but OF the East also.
Mr. Edmunds said the amendment was
for the purpose of preventing discrimina-
ton against the farmers of Vermont, Ohio,
OStll1OCuth OVuCI OuaoCo uH0S "0sAe ~
send goods to Chicago or New York. Mr..
Edmunds' amendment was at first re-
jeeted-ysss %; nays "a, but Mr.. Ed
munds again offered it later and it was
agreed to-yeas 27; nays "a.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to strike out sec-
tion 4, it being the Long and Short Haul
Eection and to replace It by pssezision d.
rectine tho Cetnnsssioassss toSabestseats
the question involved and report to Con-
gress. This proposition was asreiected-yea
20; nays 20.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment de-
claring the proposed Commissioners to be
executive officers merely denying them legis-
lative and judicial powers. This was re-
iected. The bill then came to a vote and
was passed, At to 4. The negative votes
were those of Meesrs. Brown, Colquett,
Morgan and Ransom.
The Bankruptcy bill was then laid pro
forma before the Senate, but Mr.. Hoar
yielded in favor OF the Pension BILL which
latter accordingly remains the unfinished
business for 2 O'Clock tomorrow. The
Sena te then adjourned.