Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14

OF the committee was adopted. It con.
firms the right Of the sitting member, J. B.
Weaver, to the seat.
Mr.. Green called up the resolution allow
ing the contestee, William A. Price, from,
the Second district OF Rhode Island, thirty
mony, and the contestant, G. H. Page,
thereafter to take testimony in rebuttal.
Wholesale bribery is alleged by the con-
testant, involving the contestee himself
After debate the resolution was adopted
yeas, 11s; nays, 80.
SENATE.-In the debate on the Interstate
commerce bill, the pending amendment
was that OF Mr.. Camden, being an absolute
long aud short haul clause applied to each
railroad separately.
Mr.. Spooner opposed the amendment,
because it would strike at the interest Of
producers OF the west, and because it was
vicious in principle.
1t would result, not in reduction of the
through rates, but in an increase of local
rates. It would injure the farmer of the
West while not benefting farmers who de.
pended on local rates. The amendment
sought to deprive Chicago of it's natural
advantages for competition, and would
put on the statute books a legalized dis
elimination worse than any OF the rail
West could ship it's wheat to New York
Philadelphia, or Boston, if through rates
were increased under the Camden amend.
ment, but would have to ship by way of
Montreal. The present WAS no time for
the people of this country to indulge in
radical experiments. He criticised the
feature of the bill which would give the pro-
posed commission authority to allow as
exceptions, from time to time, the right of
railroads to make a smaller charge for a
longer than a shorter distance. Such
q board composed OF any body but angels.
He would accept it. however if it complied
with a provision which at the proper time
he would propose as an amendment.
Messrs. Call and Riddleb erger sup
ported it.. "A vote being taken on
the amendment it was agreed to-
yeas, 20; nays, "a. The technical
form of Mr.. Camden's amendment.
thus agreed to is to strike out from the
tees bill the words, From the same orig
inal point of DEPARTURE The only Re-
publicans voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Conger, Malone, Merrill Riddle
berger and Sherman. The only Democrats
voting in the negative were Messrs. Brown
and MCPHERSON.
HousE.-The bill discussed was one for
the relief of certain officers of the volunteer
army. 1t provides: All soldiers of the
late war who re-enlisted as veteran volun-
teers and afterward were discharged to re-
ceiye promotion and receive commissions
az officers in the army, shall be paid all in.
stallments OF veteran bounty which were
withheld from them on account of their
being so commissioned and mustered, the
same as they would have been entitled to
receive had they completed their term of
enlistment without promotion and re.
ceived an honorable discharge.
On motion of Mr.. Holman. an amend
ment was adopted extending the provisions
OF the act to the widows of such reinstated
volunteer soldiers as may be deceased.
Mr.. Boutelle offered an amendment ex-
tending the provisions OF the bill to enlisted
men in the navy and tho marine corps.
Adopted.
( sENArE.--There was a long debate on the
| Interstate commerce bill. Many amend
ments were submitted and ordered printed,
among them the following:
by Mr.. Edmunds-Providin that when
ever any common carrier shall violate or
refuse =, obey any requirement. of the COM
mission, the latter may apply to- the Unit
| ed, States circuit court for "A hearing on
short notice in the matter complained OF,
without the formal pleading necessary
| in ordinary equity suits. The amendment
further authorized the court, if it find the
company guilty OF disobedience, to cause
it to forfeit q sum not to exceed $500 q
day after a day to be named by the court
| {Mr. Edmunds explained the object Of his
amendment to be to5make it impossible
Isfor railroad companies to tie up com.
plants against them by legal proceedings
| and delays.) This amendment is now the
Epending amendment. $rt
| BY MI. Morgan, relating to conspiracy.
| 1t provides that if two or more persons,
with intent to prevent The movement
OF any locomotive, car, or train, used
or about to be used for carrying pas
sengery from one state to another, or to
or from any territory, or to or from any
foreign country, or to or from any Indian
TRIBE, shall cOnspire with a common in
4 tent unlawfully to obstruct or prevent the
movement Of such locomotives, car, or
train, or the loading or unloading OF any
such car. etc, or to put in peril the per
sona1 security 81 any officer or employee Of
amy railroad company shall be guilty OF
conspiracy, and on conviction shall be
punished BY imprisonment for not more
than SIX months, or by q fine OF not more
than $500, or both, AZ the court shall
direct. s75S s
H0rsE.The house passed the river and
harbor bill by . good majority, although
j jts opponents made an earnest effort TO 90
i cure III defeat. Compare lively few amend.
4 ments were made to The measure as NJ
4 por ted By the river and harbor committee,
j and the few made do not materially affect
4 sthsvariOuss Items of the appropriate onnor
4 the aggregate amount involved. No alter.
! ations were made il the Items for North.
i wsstern improvements. Sc.
The minority al the house judiciary COM
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