The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-17
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
BILL IN THE SENATE.
Senator DOlph's Speech on Indian
Expectations Routine Bust
ness In the House.

Senator voorhees, at l2:25 o'clock to
20 into executive session.
Senator Dolph said he had. given no.
tice Of an intention to address the Sem
ste this morning on the Indian depTe-
dstions bill, and Senator Voorhees,
withdrew his motion. mi.
Senator Rlddleberger objected TO
taking up any bill or having any bust
MSS done at this TINA that would in
teifere with the resolution relating TO
open executive sessions. There
seemed TO be q determined effort, he
said, to interfere with the considera-
ton o. that resolution.
Unanimous consent having thus
been refused, Senator Dolph made
motion that the bill offered be
taken up. On this, Senator Riddle
berger called for the yeas and nays.
Senator Dolph's motion was agreed to
-yess, 49; nays, l., the one being Sem
a.or RiddlebergeT.
Senator Dolph then addressed the
Senate on his Indian deprsdations"
bill, and a bill (also introduced by
him) sppropriating $4,000, 900 to COM
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them through such depredations. The
depredations, he said, covered period
from 1855 to 1878. He maintained
that it was the duty OF the govern
m 3nt to protect its citizens against In
dian depredations, and where it failed
to afford protection it should compen-
safe the citizen for the loss. The
United States government, having as
sumed the control and management
OF the Indians, should be responsible
for them. The bills were referred to
the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Senator Call offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That r. A. Finell, a Demo-
Graf, heretofore employed as skilled
laborer on the Senate roll of en-
ployes, who was discharged yesterday
by the Sergeant-at-Arms without cause
except to make place for Republic
An, be reinstated on the roll OF the
Senate employees.
Resolved, That the Republican ma.
jority OF the Senate will allow the
Democratic minority the same num-
Der Of employees with the same pro-
portion OF salaries as were allowed by
the Democratic majority to the Re
publican minority in 1879
At Senator Calls request the resolu.
ton was allowed to lie over for the
present.
At 2 o'clock the interstate COM
merCe bill was placed before the Sen.
ate, on which Senator Camden was en-
titled to the floor.
Senator Voorhees, waived in Senator
Camden's favor his motion for execu-
tive session, but said he would prese
that motion on the conclusion of Sena.
tor Camden's remarks,
Senator Cullom said he would press
the bill from day to day until dis.
posed Of.
Senator Edmunds remarked that the
Committee on Foreign Relations had
subjects OF special Importance, which
Senators understood, for the consider
alton OF the Senate with closed doors
These subjects had been pending
longer than the interstate commerce
bill and ought t. be attended to.
Senator Camden then addressed the
Senate on the interstate commerce
bill. The bill before the Senate would,
in the main features, Senator Camden
thought, meet the views oil the Senate
and the people, The public sentiment
OF the country, he said, was daily be.
coming more and more impressed
with the necessity and propiety of 8
national commission to regulate inter
state commerce. Senator Camden
thought the bill defective, however, in
the fourth section, which dealt with
the question OF long and short haul
Senator Camden suggested an amend
ment, emitting the words from thu
same original point OF departure" ant
emitting any permission to the com
mission to make exceptions. Hi
amendment would prohibit any great
or change for a shorter than longel
distance, which includes the shorter
distance, on any one railroad-tht
term zone railroad" to include all tn
roads under the control OF one com
pany, whether owned or operated I'm
der lease. Senator Camden main
tanned that the "long and shor
haul" provision OF the bill as reportet
from committee did not go far enough
to provide against the discrimination
most complained of by shippers
There should be no limitations or ex
oeptions, he said, to the application Q
the principle Of the long and shol
haul, Taking Chicago as the grea
starting point for shipments to tn
Eastern seaboRrd, Senator Camdel
argued that under the bill the rate
would be no greater for intermediat
points than to the seahoard, but this
the railroad companies would not b
!, prevented from charging the Who'll
country outside OF Chicago to the 8 s
board any arbitrary rates they Nigh
I choose. This, he said, would insure I
Chicago and other great competin
POINTS cheap and uniform rates c
transportation in all directions, bu
would deny protection to intermedial
points and TO all sections Of the couI
try not blessed with large CONNER,
and competing roads. Such a bi
might be termed ga bill to increa'
the wealth and population Of CONNIE
cial cities at the expense OF the coul
try at large" It Disseminated NJ
only against producers at intermedis
! and retrospective points, but di
eliminated against the thrift and o.
terprise Of towns, against Il
distribution OF manufacturing il
dustries, the value of real ests
I and all the other interests OF Il
}. country outside the large cities ar
1 competitive shipping points. TIL
feature Of the case affected special
I the State OF West Virginia, who
4 merchants, manufacturers and ag
. culturisls said freight passing the
doors daily iIom points further We
TO points east Of West Virginia at on
half the rates for transportation Whit
the people Of West Virginia we
h asked to pay for the carriage OF ide
tically the same class OF goods. Sc
r ator Camden challenged the pI
r duction Of any satisfactory reas,
I for such q state OF things. The b
q as proposed would not remedy 1t. u
e amendment offered by Senator Cal
den would provide a remedy. l.
provisions Of the bill we're limited
shipments "from the same origir
. points Of departure" 1t would or
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