Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
Camden's Amendment 10 The Inter.
state Comwtrce BIii Adopted
by tue senate.
Hewitt OF Sew Work s,arties isac House by
t3inK Down rension
Meaaurcs.
KILN Congress.
TUE SENATE.

AnNht cnQNAA tN NNiANt WIN wv fVNNtu~
Taent Of MeSlco adequate 10 the suppress
sion Of evils growing out Of the crossing
OF cattle over ,he border line between TIE
United States snd Mexico; also thaS =
copy VI the resolution be seut to the
president.
Mr.. Logan said shat early IN the seesiot
ne had introduced hillt5 provide for %
committee for Investigating the condition
OF the c9iorsd people ia the South. II
was referred to the committee ON edu-
cation and labor but hsd not yet been re-
ported
Mr.. BIair replied that It had been re-
ieTred 10 subcommittee, which had
not yet reported on IL. Nc world bring
the subject 20 the attention Of the sub
committee.
Mr., Logan said he was receiving many
letters aboutt end would like TO have
some action Of Tho senate on It, this
being the second ssssion in rilch hs had
introduced sarh bill.
The interstle commerce hill asthen
lsid before the senate The pending
amendment YVES that OF MIR. Camden,
being the long and short haul claim up.
piled 10 each railroad separately.
Mr.. Spooner opposed the amendment
hNNAANN ~ NRAiN4 eNAAhH Nv AAAS AAAtANNN VI
the producers OF the West and because IL
was vicious IN principle. II would result
not IN reduction OF through rates but In
an increase OF local rates. IL would In.
lure the farmer of the West The amend
mert sought TO deprive Chicago OF lta
natural advantages for competition and
would put on the statute books legallzed
discrimination worse than any the railA
road companies had perpetruted
MIR. Palmer spoke against Camden's
amendment He was opposed TO IL be-
cause 1t was unfair to the railroads aud
unfair TO the people. IL would discrim-
mate against certain roads In fayOr Of
others, against our own railroads In favcr
OF foreign railroads.
Mr., Camden defended his amendment.
The bill without his amendment, he said,
would discriminate in favor OF 10 per
cent. OF the business OF the country
against 9}per cent. OF tho business, and
In favor OF 10 per cent. OF our national
| territory against per CENT. of ". There
was more grain from east OF the Missis-
sippi river than there was grown west of
| IT, The greater proportion which was
grown near the market should not he
taxed in favor of the smaller proportion,
which was grown far away from the
market.
Mcssrs. Rddleberger and Call sup
ported Mr.. Camden's amendment. a
vote being taken on MIR, Camden's amend.
ment IL was agreed TO, yeas - nays ~,
The technical form % MIR. Camden's
amendment thus agreed 70 strikes ont
from the long and short clause OF the
committees bill the words 'from the
same original point OF dcperture.n The
| - Dan,lltf.o.aa .fA In uI rtta
tive were Me, srs Conger, Malone, Nor,
rill, Rddleherger and sherman. Tn,
only Democrats voting in the negatiy,
were Messrs. Brown and McPherson.
on motion Of Mr.. Plumb the house bill
was passed TO grant right Of way through
the Fort Seldom military reservation Il
the Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Rail
road company After executive session
the senate adjourned.
rHp HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, MAY 5.-0n motion o
Mr.. Breckenridge Of Kentucky, q bill wal
passed for the relief OF the estate OF thu
late James G.. Wlntersmith, formerl,
doorkeeper Of the house.
The day being set aeide for she conad
Grafton Of buHiness reported from thi
committee on military Affairs, the flrs
bill called up which was considered II
committee OF the whole, was one for tn
relief of certain officers of the voluntee
army, IL provides for all soldiers OF th
late war who are re-enlisted rs veteran
volunteers and afterwards were dis
charged TO receive promotion, and re
! ceive a commission as officer in the army
. shall be paid all installments OF yetera
bounty which were withheld from then
( on account OF their belag so commits
stoned aud mustered the same as toe
1 would have been entitled 20 receive ha
they completed their term OF enlistment
: After an argument In support OF tn
/. bill by Mr.. Laird OF Nebraska, Mr.. Hewitt
OF New York took the aoor Ia opposite
J to the measure. 1t was time, he said, /
J call halt upon these bills giving an III
known sum, an unt0ld sum, from tb
treasury Of the United States which coui
; only be brought out by the coined sven
OF the laboring men IN the country. TIL
; government had not any money 20 civ
{ away. Thousands Of men were to-da
Q In presence Of starvation, tor works wer
. being closed up, mostly the result {
oyer-taxation. Let the house address L
(, self TO the work Of reducing taxes. Iii
friends from the South were placed In a
n embarrassing situation when this class ,
bills was presented. They could not di
0 cnss them without having the imputatic
Y OF disloyalty throws upon them. No ma
could reproach him win the want OF loya
Il ty, or his people with disposition not
G make sacrifices for those who Suffered *
= the cause OF their country. The buSde
3 had become intolorgble and II was tin
] when the country should speak out i
z cared not what the consequence might
: g him personally. lie wished 70 wal
d the gentlemen that they must ST.
depicting the treasury. They must sc
. giving its contents on one pretcSt AZ
another to those who we're not labo
J. ing for an h0Dsst living. II tb'
c we're laboBlng th0y would not wa
u The money which congress was 30 rcA,
y u pOGr ialo tasis laps. lle had ee'
g gthtlemca from the South come up, 81
vote lpr thess bills TOR every measure
4 Justice 70 Nnina soldiers, bat whas "
worse hs had sen them forced 10 III
II their assent ~ othcr measures whit
would not iage received appreciation
a better DAYS uf the republic wnen I
constitution Was betdr i3derstoOd a
" respected than nov. He had seen tint
On CONG up ana vote for these measures
IS the grounA that II was the OF
nc war they could ge4 back Tor
South any portion OF the mon
on assessed against tEsm for tag. lle ,
not blama these gentlemen Tor y0;i
sr for tho river and narbor bills,
.'ya education Nils ans other tllir which
& u consLralnei ~ oppose. lfnr ia th
80 desoistion, in their loss Of everything
SO cept honor, they were taxed 70 pay I
this money whien was distributed amo
Tor Union soldiers. They had come u M
all fully TO their obligation, bat II was