Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-16
THE FIFTx-FIRsT CONGRESS.

Still Discussing the Elections Bill
 in the Senate - Passage by the
 House of the Bin for the Adjust
 ment and Payment of Claims Ar1s.
 ing from Indian Expectations.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 15.-The sem ate met at 10 o'clock this morning. there being about Q dozen senators present when that body was called to order.
 Mir. Edmunds presented the credentials of the election of his colleague Justin s. Morrill,
 Laid on the table.
 After the transaction of unimportant business the senate proceeded to the con- sideration of the elections bill, the floor being taken by Mir. Colquitt.
 Messrs. Wilson and Vance were the next speakers in antagonism to the bill.
 At the close of Mir. Vance's speech the vice president announced the question to be on MT. Gray's amendment to strike out the sixth paragraph of section 7-the house-to-house clause
 A long and uninteresting discussion of the matter took place and had not come to a close when the senate proceeded to exec utive business and at 5:50 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
 Mir. Mckinley of Ohio, from the ways and means committee, reported, and the house adopted, 8 resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for the names of the several banks in which public money is deposited, the place where such deposi tories are situated, the date of such de- posits, the reasons therefore and the rate of interest, if any, which has been or is now paid into the treasury by such de- positories, in return for the use of the public funds. Also for information as to the authority by which and the law under which such deposits were made.
 The speaker stated that the pending business was the motion made September by MT. Herman of Oregon to suspend ment and payment of claims arising from Indian depredations. The bill provides for the appointment by the president of three judges, to constitute court to be known as the court of Indian depreciation claims, and to inquire into and adjudicate all claims for property of citizens taken by Indians without just cause. After an ad- vocacy of the measure by Messrs. Her man, Lanham, Townsend, of Colorado, Sayres, Mills and Perkins and criticism upon it by Messrs. Holman and Kilgore, the motion was agreed to and the bill passed.
 MT. Spinola of NewYork, from the con- mittee on military affairs, moved to sus- ing $100, ,000 for the erection of monu- ment to the victims of the prison ships at Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
 MT. Kerr of Iowa demanded 8 second, which was ordered-90 to 2.
 After debate, during which considerable opposition was developed, the motion was lost-103 to 90.
 MT. McAdoo of New Jersey, from the committee on naval affairs, moved to sus- pend the rules and pass bill for the re- tirement of mates in the navy. This bill applies to thirty-one mates.
 The vote resulted: Yeas 72, nays 89-no quorum.
 Mr. Mckinley, from the ways and means committee, reported the Flower joint reso- lution extending the bonded period from February to July 1, 1891. There being disposition on the part of MT. Culbertson of Texas to debate the measure MT. Me Kinley withdrew it.
 MT. Enloe then made the point of order that no quorum had been disclosed on the last vote and accordingly the house ad- journed.
 THE RAILROAD PRESIDENTS. MT. Morgan's Plan to Secure Uni-
 form Rates and Equitable Returns Read to the Assembly-Yesterda Action Considered a Great Stride Towards Securing Conservative and Effective Co-Operation Between all the Companies.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Mr. Morgan acted as chairman of the meeting of railroad presidents and Samuel Spencer as secre- tary. The preliminary agreement, as pub lished in this mornings papers and recent ly signed by several of the companies, was presented by Jay Gould and read. A gen. -eral discussion then followed as to the best | means of carrying out the objects sought to be accomplished by the meeting. Mir. Morgan then stated Batter long considers tion simple-but comprensive and to his | mind effective-plan had been agreed to l by the Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania lines | for their mutual and competitive interest, and that based upon that plan he had ven | tured to prepare a paper for the considera- | ton of this meeting, which he then pro- ceeded to read as follows: Resolved, That the presidents here assembled agree to recommend to their respective boards oi directors the passage of the following resolu | tion:
 | Whereas, It is to the benefit of the public and of the railroad companies whose lines are situat ed west or Chcago% % ana Ss. Lonis that they snai ment of their properties for the purpose of secur | ing uniform reasonable and stable rates fol Il transportation and such economies ir the opera | ton of their proDeIties for the better accommo daton of the public as will insure equitable re turns upon the capital invested; therefore be Il l Resolved first, That a new association shall b, formed between the several companies who's,
 lines are situated west of Chicago and St. Louis | or such as may now becohe or hereafter be ad mtted members thereof.
 | Second That affairs of the association shall b, | under the management and direction of an ad
 sisory board b consistsof the president and one | member of the board of directors of each com
 Third, That the advisory board so constitute, | shall have power to establish and maintain uni
 form rates petween scompeutrVe poin.s ana 70 ae | the members of the association. It shall als | have entire charge through properly constitutes
 representatives of all outside agencies for tn
 securing of traffic at competitive points. If an
 officer or representative of any company shal
 authorize promise directly or indirectly. an an | be discharged from the service with the reason l stated.
 Fourth, The rates established and the polio
 adopted by the advisory board at any time sha
 continue in force and be binding upon all con | panies compI Using the association until altere
 by subsequent ac.ion of the board.
 | Fifth A vote of at least four -fifths of the men | bers of tha association shall be required to max | its action binding upon all.
 | Sixth That the advisory board shall appoir | proper arbtrators, commissioners and other rel | resent atives and adopt by laws to carry out th l purpose of the association. l Seventh That no company withdraw frol the association except after ninety days, write notice by resolotion of the board of directors , every other member of the association, with u | | proviso, however, that the association sha | continue for at least six months from Januai | l, 1891.
 | pedient for this company to set in operation u | policy and plan indicated in the foregoing = l early as practicable.
 Ninth, That the president and Mir -, ol , of the directors of the company, be and they a | hereby appointed to be representatives of th l. | company in such advisory boards with fl @ l power to act for this company in carrying t Q foregoing preamble and resolution into f, ? l effect.
 Fifteen of the roads voted to accept the agrs @ ment and the Chicago Kansas City and St. Pa if | asked for time for further consideration. 1T s Chicago and Alton, Kansas City, Fort Scott a II Memphis, and M. K. and T. will be asked to jc IS | in the agreement The following was tn e adopted:
 Resolved, That Mr. Roswell Miller, president
 the Chicago and St. Paul railway, should act
 | chairman of the adjourned meeting with pow
 | to call the first meeting of the advisory boa
 | after receipt by him of notices of the action }. the several boards of directors upon the fo
 going resolutions such notices to be sent to h r. at Chicago