The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-16
SENATE.
Not in session.

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The house resumed the consideration oi
White Of New York opposed the measure.
He thought that all remedial legislation
should make the punishment fit the
crime" and that before numbering up
the statutes with voluminous enact.
lnente legislators should assure them.
selves that those ennctmsnts would have
the desired effect. This bill afforded the
government M new remedy. He made 4,
legal argument, in which hecontendcd that
under the terms OF the contract between
tho Pacific company and the Western I'm;
' neen Se sre,eS Which ie'' could rsn motLn"
der the decision Of the supreme
court in the Union Pacific sinking fund
casc-be interfered with by congressional
action. Mr.. Symes OF Colorado said that
the purpose Of the bill WAS merely to com.
pei the subsidized railroads to comply
with the conditions and provisions OF tho
grants creating them.
Mr.. Dockery oi Missouri said that tho
very language OF the. contracts showed
that the railroad companies had no right
to enter into them. The people had rights
which, corporations must respect. The pen;
pie uf the United States were patient, but
their representatives upon this floor,
without purity distinction, has thus fur
in the conduct al this debate mani.
tested u disposition to put bit and bride
on further Entertainments Of the Western
Union company. Jay Gould and tho
other managers ofithat company must no
longer attempt to evade the statute law.
will Of the people. No one man it.
this country, although lie was worth
$500, 900, O6o. should dominate the
country and succeed in his attempt Mt uni.
versal monopoly. SIR. White offered u
substitute. which was rejected without di.
vision, and the bill was rassesl-yeas 1877.
aays J., tIsliss ket cham. Merrin,an and
White, OF New York; The hill requires the
Pacific railroad companies to maintain
making contracts with telegraph cUinpan.
les. ..7
SENATE. ~ .i..,;
The members of the interstate commerce
committee are indignant that the post.
office committee should have taken :;jinls.
tiction of this subject and ESPECIALLY rs
the hill has been referred to thelu.
Mr.. Cullom moved to reief tho Spooner
bill. which tho postotiice committee had
favorably rcnorted, to the Interstate COM
Inrrce committee.
SO far ns known. tho committee is willing
to grant an extension in the long haul pro
press dispatches to newspapers.
The senate committee on finance will mt
once proceed to consider the house bill
which authorizes the secretary OF the
treasury to invest "a portion Of the sur tis
In the purchase of bonds. -. =
Apctition said to represent the view. of
2OO,O women, who nrn members
OF the Woman Christian Temper.
aheo nnion Of the country; hos been lodged
in the SENATE, praying for the repeal Of the
internal revenue laws. i
. Tho president sent to the senate < mes
snge in relation to the well known We'll
End: la Abrn claims. /!
letter has been received from the scc-
tetArY 81 the treasury by tho senatc com.
mitteo on commerce fully endorsing Mr..
Davis bill making Duluth port OF deliv-
cry.
Mr.. Oates introduced bill to quiet title
held by Aettlors to lands Oh the hes Moincs
river in Iowa.
MIR. Fnruuhar introduced u bill provi,l.
the Northern and Northu.s tern frontiers
OF the United S.a;es.
The committee on Indian afilirs report.
Ell klyoraby Mr.. Holman's bill for the APP.
Pointment Of n commission to inspect and
report on the condition Of Indian affairs,
make trcaties ami for other purposes.
Mr.. Clifford introduced 10 bill providing
Tor the erection OF the Minot land district,
to be carved out OF the limits OF the pres.
ent bismarck district.
MIR. Cox OF New Fork presented resoli,.
lions from the Minneapolis jobbers union
asking for a modification Of the interstate
commerce Inv. by which mileage and ex.
ccss baggage tickets might he sold by ruil.l
roads To commercial travellers; also a.
petition from the same association for an.
inland marine conference.
Anderson OF Iowa introduced bill pro-,
vidins for the erection OF n public building
at Crest"n. Iowa, to cost $50, 900. Mr.
Weaver introduced ~ bill for IL public
building at ottumwa, Iowa, and fur one
at oskaloosa, each to cost $4,000. Mr..
Kerr introduced bill for n public building
to cost the same amount ut Cednr Rapids,
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