The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-28
CONTINUES THE WAR.
The Ohio Man Still on the
War Path.
IDAHO KNOCKING
These Two Territories Want Admis-
Aion-Yarfous Itcms GfLegis-
latton in Congress.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, February 2T.-The
conference report on the Agricultural
Department appropriation bill was
presented and agreed to.
The Senate bill to amend the law to
provide better protection 10 the salmon
fisheries of Alaska was passed,
IDAHO AND WYOMING.
Senator Platt, from the committee on
Territories, reported two bills for for
nation and admission as States, the
Territories of Idaho and Wyoming.
Senator Hoar, from the committee on
privileges and elections, reported an
amendment to the deficiency bill. which
was referred to the committee on ap-
preparations, appro Qriating $25, 900 to
enable the President to offer a reward
for the detection and conviction of the
persons who illegally carried away and
DESTROYED the ballot boxes of Plum
merville, Arkansas.
1t was a majority report, minority
dissenting.
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
On motion of Senator Cullom the
Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the Senate bill to amend the inter
state commerce law, to act upon two
House amendments, on which the con-
ference committee were unable TO agree.
Senator sherman favored the concur
renee in the House amendments. OGe
of them, he said, gave to State courts
jurisdiction, in certain cases, of ques
lions arising under the act. AS to the
other, it simply made it unlawful for
any common carrier to transport re-
fined.oiIs, etc., for any shipper owning,
l=asing or controlling cars, tanks or
cylinders; except on condition that the
railroad company shall charge the same
rate, per carload, for transportation as
it charges for oil transported-in barrels.
He referred to the Standard Oil COM
pany as gigantic corporation which
was not only able to buy cars but also
to buy railroads.
He was in favor of the gen sral prin
cipie embodied III the amendment that
every railroad company should be re-
CURED to furnish the same facilities
aud modes of transportation for all
alike.
Senator Stewart opposed the amend
them.
CULLoM OPPOSES.
Senator Cullom made an argument
against them. He said the amendment
in relation to cars for transportation of
petroleum, instead of carrying out
equal and exact justice to the people,
would enforce unjust Determinations
When one shipper required a railroad
company to furnish a certain kind of
car and the company declined to do SO,
and when the shipper furnished such
cars for himself it did not seem to him
such shipper was required by common
law, or should be required by statutory
law, to supply the same facilities for all
other shippers in the business.
As to the other House amendment
as to the jurisdiction of State courts,
Senator Uullom believed the result
would be that there would be different
decisions in the constructions of the
national law He was anxious to go
just as far as ne could consistently with
the law, the Constitution and his duty
in protecting the people. but he was
not willing to go so far as to take
step of doubtful propriety.
Already the railroads of the country
are suffering under difficulties whicn
come not from Interstate legislation,
not from any act of commerce, but
from the conditions which had prevailed
before the passage of the Interstate
law.
No action was taken on the amend
ment, and after the transaction of some
other important business, the Senate
adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were pre-
sented: William s. Rosecrans, late
brigadier- general United States army.
to e brigadier general from February,
1889 to be placed on the retired list;
William K. Smith, late major-en-