Telegram-herald., 1886-05-07
THROUGH THE HOUSE
The River and Harbor Bill
Amended and Passed
THE lREEDRtATs UGIRP0sTlGT.
AboR fHieen Million Dollars Appno-
pristed bg toe 6sli-Long ana
Short t7asls Agssn f5suiea
Over in the Senate.

MAsHNoroS. MAJ 6 la the Senate
communication trom ths Supervising Arclai-
tea u ihe Treasury was read aud referred.
Tie senate agreed that the anu Chinese
Immigration tii and tbe biil fo indemnify
the Chiness. ioT losses in the Rsek Springs
riot be special order Tor May lo The
faciAc railroad funding bili Vas made 8
special orieF Tor MAY n Consideration al
o. the Inter Stale Commsroe bia was shea
resumed. M Rauer opposed the bail.
Mr. Wilson, of Iowa uiiered ss.
amendment providing that the pro-
vision Of the bu against
receivlng more Tor shorter hauls than long
ones. spoald not be construed a. authori.-
ing auy railroad Ia charge a. much Tor
shorter ns Longer haul a l0ag Gebaie
followed. Nr hoaT said be- couia not Nole
for tie long and short haul. peGagss ss
amendee by Camden So wonid stake iatai
blow al pur foreign commerce oar toot-
ing ln European markets depended 0n Eow
cbraply we could gel our pFodHos g. the
Atlantic sehporls Mr. Allison said tLai
under the provisions 81 the hlli a. ihey nov
stood, il would be practically i'm
possible for the people oi Iowa
20 get lbeir oeFea.s 90 market
lie thought tie introduction ~ the long
and short haul QuealoD lnto lhs hil Nas q
mistake Mr Cuiow ssld fbe enforcement
81 The blii as nos amended would require
that TIE nearer person lived fo seaport
The cheaper he would gei his transportation
and THIS rule, II rightly cuf8Tccd. would
DESTROY The commerce Of tht vest. noi ouiN
would ii burt TIE prudu eI az ihe west bat
very seriously. also the consumer of the
east Mr Call ocnicd that she Camden
amendment Woulo have ans injurious
effects ~ would not increase freight rrtss
IRON the wesi, buf would pneg eni fbe COM
panN from changing more iof hsul 81 100
miles than % charged ior huuI 80 .Vo0
miles There vac Toihinf injurious a.
commerce in thai proposition. BE con-
tended si.~- 81 would he iiEhiY injurious
if would be simply mpossiblt Cor ile peo-
pie 81 Illinois Iowa 0f any Slate uf The
Nes. "a gei lis produce to tle Wart cis 81
the East or Europe Under ns provision no
commerce could be condacf-a with plaoss
more than 500 miles distant from any
given point. Ihis woulo he roinous o. the
interest not only of tbe raIlroAds bui of tie
people. Mr. Vance eaw Bo injustice lu tie
Camden amendment Tie til he thought
even with that amendment it'l far short IF
dong justice 10 The people. We bad been
warned 80 often oi ihe danger of interfering
with commerce that % VA PROPOSED 90
stop shOri i0r ths present viii tals modest
proposition, and then wait and zee whether
The world " luld come o. az end Laugh
ter lt reminded Br Vance 30 a STORY at q
white man ho ordered q drink ~ JERSEY
lghE ~ and seeing ~ oieag nous Atm
can standing bs. gave ~ a., Drink and
shen asked why BE- did uoi take il himself
replied. II that Digser aim oead in tilsen
minutes l'il take some isauElter.I The
Senate was going 90 trY this bill as amended.
and d 2 cataci ysm did nof occur tbe Sensie
would thank God and take courage. Rail-
-oads were bringing irelehi si low fstes
from Chicago and 81 siufaiuing their toads
by exiortiou oa local freebts all along tie
line.
After further discussion. Nr Wills y p
amendment was agreed Ga Number of
amendment was then submitted and ordered
printed. In was unanimously agreed that q
vote should be taken on the hlIl before sd-
ipurnmeni next Tuesiag Mr Miller from
the Committee on Iducafion and Labor &C.
I ported iavorab'y a biil making eIrht boars
a day work fef lelfer carries.
Al , m thc Senate vent into e1ecutiye
session and af 3 ~ when the doors were
| reopencd, adjourned until Monday