Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-05-14
The Number Of Killed. SO Far as
Known, Amounts to Twen-
ty-nine. n
The Senate Passes a Bill Prohibit
ing Free Transportation on
Railroads. 52 ss
In the River and Harbor Appropri-
alton Bill, the Missouri Gets
a Plum.
SENATE.
a BILL 10 pRoHrB1r FREE PASSES.

N WASHINGTON, D. O.. May ii. Mr.. Hoar
presented a memorial iof the republican
central committee of the state Of Ohio,
charging that the election Of Hon. Henry
B. Payne to the United States senate was
secured by bribery, fraud and corruption,
and requesting that the senate investigate
the matter. Referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. 4
A number Of petitions were presented
and referred, praying congress to enact
Legislation against oleomargarine.
The interstate commerce bill was taken
up and Mr.. Morgan formally offered his
amendment, heretofore published, to pun.
3ish by fine and imprisonment men who
}conspire to stop or interfere with the rum
ming Of trains engaged in interstate COM
merce.
III Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Maxey
contended that this was matter for the
States to deal with. 4. II al. ..5 y
Mr.. Cullom feared the amendment would
3embarass and perhaps imperil the passage
OF the bill and SO opposed Mr.. Morgan's
amendment. BY .3;5
s On motionof Mr.. Hoar the amendment
was laid on the table, yeas, 49,; nays, 8.
! Mr.. Brown offered an amendment provid-
ing for the punishment of persons injuring
the property Of railroad companies, tracks,
bridges, cars,etc. The amendment would
make it felony to maliciously injure such.
property and if death resulted from injury
then the otfense should constitute murder.
The amendment was laid on the table.
Considerable debate then arose on the
amendment Of Mr.. Plumb's, prohibiting
members of congress, officials of the gov
ernment and their families from accepting
free passes, and prohibiting railroads from
giving them such passes on reduced rates.
To this Mr.. Teller offered an amendment
prohibiting any Of the subsidized railroads
from giving free passes. Mr.. Teller
doubted the propriety Of putting this class
Of legislation in the bill. He would be
willing at any time to vote the general bill
on the subject. N 55s d .3.a5 ..5 s5. (, $
Mr.. Edmunds said if Mr.. Teller would ex-
tend the provisions of his amendment SO as
to cover not only the subsidy roads, but all
roads coming within the purview Of the
act, he Mr.. Edmunds) would favor It. Mr..
Teller modified his amendment accord
ingly. ..s5 Il n 8s.ts a4s5
Mr.. LOgau said the proposition about free
passes was making the bill ridiculous.
They were dealing with this matter in q
way to induce the country to believe that
members of the United States congress
were afraid of themselves afraid to trust
their own honesty. Fl
Mr.. Edmunds said he had regarded the
franking privilege as one involving a mat
ter Of public communication with the peo-
pie by their representatives, and so had
voted against its removal, but the principle
of keeping members of congress free from
bias had existed in our statutes a long
time.
On motion Of Mr.. Logan, the amendment
was laid on the table.
Some discussion arose as to the effect Of
the bill on clergymen, and to avoid doubt,
Mr.. Brown secured an amendment provid.
ing that the restrictions OF the bill as to re-
duced fare should not apply to ministers OF
religion. s 8
Mr.. Edmunds secured similar amend
ment as to agricultural conventions and
any society meetings. ..t
Mr.. Brown moved to make the bill appli-
cable to river routes as well as to railroads,
boats practiced all and worse discrimina-
tions complained Of as against railroads.
The amendment was rejected. 4l
An amendment offered by MT. SpOoner