St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-14

cylinder and said wooden packages and bar
rels being carried free of charge.
The bill was then passed without di-
vision. Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota, then
called up the following bill, which was
passed without discussion:
That where any railroad company hereto
fore incorporated, or which may be 1ncor-
porated by act of congress. has built, or con
sJructed and operates, or shall do so, through
the territorial limits of any state or territory,
the rates charged for the transportation OF
property and passengers for traffic within
the limits of said state or territory and the
tariffs and schedules thereof shall be subject
to the legislatures OF the several states and
territories across or into, which such roads
are operated, anything in the charter of such
roads, or any national or state or territorial
law to the contrary. Notwithstanding. Sec
ton provides that the first section shall
be limited in its operation, and shall apply
only to the carriage and transportation of
passengers and property wholly by railroad
(or by railroad and water when both are used
under a common management from one
station TO another station, both being within
the limits of the same state or territory, ana
shall in no case apply to any commerce be-
tween the States territories, or into foreign
countries.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the postmaster general for information
as to the allegation that publication
known as the Tax Reform Advocate
had been sent through the mails in vio-
lati0n of the postal laws. No quorum
was developed on a motion that the
house 90 into committee on the Okla
hOma bill.
Mr.. SOWdin, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution reVOking all leaves of alb
sence except those granted on account
of sickness. He said that some mem
fnir n fIrrr hnl
that public Office was private trust.
Considerable debate followed. Mr..
GroSyener, of Ohio, said that it was
very small piece of business for a mem
Der of congress at this time to criticise
the judgment of the men who were dis
inclined to sit down in the house day
after day and go through miserable
DRIvEL OF LEGISLATION.
Continuing, he said when the Mills
bill passed the house the issue was
made up for the presidential election.
Tie petition had been filed on the part
of the Democratic party asking for a
reduction of the tariff duties on their
terms. The Republican party had
made general denial of the prOpriety
of that sort Of a pleading. When the
people of the country had decided that
they would go to battle on one great
question, it was supplementary plead
ing for the president of the United
States to formulate bill of particulars
and undertake, in that way, to supple
ment the campaign by a new issue.
The American people understood that
and laughed in the faces OF the men
who talked about any issue OF retalla-
ton. He went on to say that when
congress passed the law to carry into
effect a pending treaty with China,
and when that bill was on the
table of the president, and when the
eXigencies of the campaign made 1t
necessary that something should be
done, it was supplemental pleading
for the house, with the approval of the
president, to pass bill revoking and
abrogating a treaty. 1t was an example
of a civilized nation diSgraclng itself III
the eyes of the people of the world. MIR.
Taulbee-Why did not you vote against
it? Mr.. GroSvenor-I was not here,
thank God. Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, opposed
the resolution. If gentlemen on the
other side thought it was time to go
home, why did not the committee on
ways and means report the adjourn
ment resolution which had been re-
ferred to it. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
took the same view. Mr.. Taulbee crit
icised the Republican party with fail
ing to take any possible chance on the
tariff and with failing to tell the country
what it was in favor of. The hour of 5
o'clock having arrived, the house adj
journed.