New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS
WORK OF THE TWO HOUSES.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL IN THE sENATE-mR'
sYMEs ATTACKS Mr.. RANDALL


sYMEs ATTACKS Mr.. RANDALL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Among the memorials
presented In the Senate to-day was one by Mr. Frye.
from the Bath. Maine Board OF Trade against the
admission of foregn-bult ships to American registry
Mr. Van Wyck offered q resolution calling on the
Secretary OF War Tor information as to how the
Missouri River Commission has apportioned certain
money appropriated in the River and haroor Dill lot
Improvement OF tho Missouri River at Omaha and
other points in Nebraska and Iowa. The resolution
gave rise to discussion participated in by Messrs
Van wyck, Ingalls,, Vest and other Senators-hr'
ingalls, asserting that most OF the $4,000 had been
expended at Kansas City, to the neglect OF other
points and Dir. Vest defending the policy OF the i'm
provements of Kansas City,
Mr.. Vest reminded the Senators from Nebraska and
Kansas that they had strenuously opposed the River
and Harbor BILL and had only voted tor 1t after 1t was
emasculated and after tho appropriation for the
Missouri River had been cut down to sP315.OOO
Mr. Van Wyck defended his action in that matter
with the remark that river and harbor bill was
generally full of denominations That a man must
necessarily oppose it, he intimaed that the missouri,
River Commission expanding the money In an
arbitrary manner, aud in defiance OF the power OF
Congress. -,
conference report the Interstate Commerce Dill
asked that it be printed and suggeeted that ne wouu
next Monday ask the Senate to take 1t up When, II
debate desired 1t might be postponed lie noPet
postpone 1t until after the holidays.
MI Hoar ntmated that, the Christmas holidays
would probably begin next week. the report shouo go
over until after the holidays -
held his signature from the report lie might perhaps
(ahough with great reluctancel, have consented 10
nil the recommends tons OF the report but one-thnt
was the surrender OF the provisions OF the oenae OIL
directing the Comssioners to investigate the system OF
pooling between railroads. and the substituting Tor
that provision the absolute prohibition OF pooling lie
thought that the public prejudice against pooling ~
railroads largely the result OF mlsapprehenson
After furher discussion the report was ordered
printed and Mr.. Cullom gave notice that he wOu.d
call it up Tuesday; and If the Senate desired 70
discuss it at leu th 1t might go over until AFTER the
holidays But he was very anxious 70 secure nnai
action at this session. particularly as the supreme
Court had ruled recently that it was the province OF
Congress to egslate on toe subject
Mr. Mcpherson offered RESOLUTION whlcn was
adopted, calling on the Secretary OF war Tor IN
formation as the proposed bridge the Arthur
Kill between New Jersey and Staten Island.
Mr. Beck called up the bill prohibiting senator's or
Representatives from acting attorneys tor su0si-
died railroad companies the question being on tDe
substitute reported from the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Beck opposed the substitute and advocated ire
bill as introduced by himself The substitute was
burlesque on all legislation, and was so intended oy
the chairman and leading members OF the committee
Mr. Beck denounced 1t indecent for Senators and
members to sit and vote upon measures adtctng great
railroad companies TO the amount OF hundreds OF
millions while having the money OF those comp anies
in their pockets. ,
After further discussion without reaching vote the
Senate adjourned. ~ -
In the House during the debate on the Sundry Civil
bill Mr. Symes, OF Colorado, offered several anne nd
mcnts increasing the apprO rlations for the Signal
Service Bureau, and these being opposed by MT.
Randall, he proceeded critcise that gentleman 5
action az chairman of the Committee on Appropr1-
atoms He did not envy the gentleman VIII" lived upon
the Atlantic coast his narrOw-mnded craftsmanship,
which did the Mississippi River II the gen,
tleman did not grow fast enough on the principles OF
satesmanshp to extend some privileges to the people
OF the West, these people would see that man
was made Chairman of the Committee on Appropri.
atons whose vision extended beyond the few signal
stations on the Atlantic coast. . 80,
Mr. Randall, in reply, said that the pending bill
carried moro appropriations for the Pacific coast than
any similar bill for years past lie thought he knew
his duty modeI ately well, and he d not propose 70
be frightened from the performance OF that duty
certainly not by words Of such demagogy as had
emanated from the gentleman from Colorado.
Mr. Symes thought that the entleman had better
read his dictionary for the meaning OF the Woru
demagogy. A demagogue, as defined by the best
political writer's of this country, was man who was q
pretended leader OF great party and VINO bad as MS
only stock in trado, the ability to 90 through appro-
priations with cheese pairing knIte and CT ting OIL
few dollars here and few dollars there, make
reduction of So 600 900 from the appropriations OF
last wear That was the che apest character OF states
prosperity. II that the statesmanship OF the
great leaders of the Democratic party God save the
country from such craftsmanship. Laughter and
applause.
Mr. Randall predicted that the Democratic party
would live to thrive and control in this country, with
out regard to to the geutlcman's opinion as to 1T
leadership. Applause