Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-13
SD CONGRESS-.
Car Coupler Bill Amended and
Finally Passed.
House INDUCES in Debate on Pro-
posed Pension Law Changes.
f. Confederate Says Southern Men Neyer .a.
tended TO Repeaf Pension laws.

wAsIIxGroS, Feb i2-After the traa-
saction OF unimportant business, SATURDAY.
the railroad ear coupler bill was laid before
the Senate.
Biodzeit. Dem. of New Jersey, offered
an amendment proviiing that the act shall
not apply to four-w heeled cars or the loco
motives used in handling them meaning
coal trains}. Agreed to. The eonsidera-
tion of the bill was interrupted to allow the
conference report on the Notifications bill
to be presented by Dawes.
Hawley, Rep, of Connecticut, asked
what had been done about the Senate
amendment appropriatiDg 5000 for sites
for Notifications for coast defences. Dawes
replied that the amendment had been re-
duced in conference to si7j.o00. Then
followed debate in which Hawley, Dawes,
Chandler, Proctor and Grout took part, but
finally the conference report WAS agreed
to, the other changes in the bill being OF
less Importance.
The consideration of the car coupler bill
was then resumed. George offered an
amendment providing that no railroad em-
ploye who may be injured shall BE- deemed
TO have assumed the risk oceasioned by the
use of any locomotive, car or train. After
discussion, the amendment was agreed to-
yeas. IL; nays. I. Blodgett, Brice. Caf-
fiery, Camden, Gray. Morgan and Sawyer.
George offered another amendment Civ
ing to sailors on vessels engaged in inter
state commerce and to railroad employees
the right to recover damages for injuries
resulting from carelessness, neglect or
unskilful act or omission on the part of his
master, employer or fellow servant.
Pc, nf Maine rrft.stai ona.puf
the application of such a rule to ships, and
said that under it no shipowner would con-
tinue to hold such property. George there
upon modified his amendment by emitting
all reference to sailors, and contiuing it to
nois. in charge of the bill, moved to lay the
amendment on the table. Agreed to.
Hoar, Rep, of Massachusetts, moved to
reconsider the vote agreeing to an amend
mcnt appropriating $1,000 to enable the
interstate commerce commission to execute
the law. He stated as the reason for his
motion that if the bill contained an appro-
priation it would have in the House, to be
referred to the committee of the whole and
its final passage thereby endangered. After
some discussion the vote was reconsidered
and the amendment was rejected.
The substitute for the House bill was
then agreed to; AMI the bill as thus
amended was passei-Yess. 80; nays. 10.
It now goes back to the House. The mega
iives were given by Blokgett, Brice, Danial.
George, Gorman, Horgan, Sowycr, Stewart
and Vance. A conference on the Disagree
ing vote was asked, and Messrs. Cuil0m of
Illinois. Wilson of Iowa and Harris of
Tennessee were appointed conferres on
the part of the Senate.
Sherman of Ohio then moved to take up
the Nicaraguan canal bill, so as TO make it
unfinished business" Agreed to. The
bill was read IN full, Sherman stating that
FRYE desired 10 address the Senate upon it
on Monday. When the reading of the bill
was concluded the Senate went into execu-
tive session. Adjourned.