The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-14
REGULATION OF RAILWAYS.
Morse Tries to Cut OF the Inter
state Commission.

Days Proceedings.
Washington. March 13.-The speaker
laid before the House to-day the resigna-
ton Of Newton c. Blanchard as a repre-
sentative in the House from the Fourth
district of Louisiana, he having been APP
pointed a senator from that state.
Mr.. Cummings, dem, of New York,
asked unanimous consent for present con
sideratiOn Of a resolution asking the Sec
rotary Of the Navy to report to the House
all the facts III his possession relating to
the reported failure by Carnegie, Phipps
& Co. to furnish armOr plates in accord
ance with their contract
C. W, Stone, rep, fsPennsylvania, OBJ
lected, and the resolution went TO the
committee on naval affairs
Mr.. Enloe, dem. of Tennessee, reported
from the committee on education the res
olution introduced by himself some days
ago with a recommendation that it pass,
calling on the Secretary Of the Interior
for statement Of the reason why the
bureau Of education issued bulletin upon
education in Tennessee, written by Prof.
Merriam. late professor of political
economy in Johns Hopkins and Cornell
universities The book contained state
ments to which the Tennessee representa-
tives objected as improperly rejecting on
the state and Mir. Enloe stated that DR..
Harris, commissioner of education. had
said to the committee that the bulletin
should be edited before being further dis
tributed. The resolution was agreed to.
RUFUS LESTER IN THE CHAIR.
81,
itself into committee of the whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill with Mr.
Lester, dem, of Georgia, in the chair
General debate was dispensed with IN
der an agreement that will give time to
extend the discussion when items are
reached upon which radical difference Of
opinion exist.
Mir Cogsweu, rep. of Massachusetts.
representing the minority of the commit
tee, said that the bill was a liberal one
under the existing conditions, and that it
had been constructed by the sub-commit-
tee with as little friction as had attended
the preparation Of any bill in his expert
ence. He called attention, however. to
the fact that while the bill carries a total
appropriation of - 400 92S less than that
of the bill for the current year, the de-
crease was wholly due TO the disappear
ance Of certain extraordinary items Of ex-
penditure which this congress will uot be
called upon TO provide for.
MIR. GrOsveuOr, rep, of Ohio, followed
Mr. COgsweI in ten minute speech in
which he went into general political ques-
tions.
NEW YORK's UNsANITARY POsTOFFICE.
Mr.. Dunphy, dem, of New York Of
fered an amendment giving 100000 for re-
pairs and improvements To the New York
posto1ice. Mr.. Dunphy explained the ne
cessity of the appropriation, saying that
Of l,D "a, 80 -
the building daily average of six men
who 50 TO their work there in good health
are stricken down with illness
On division of the committee the
amendment was agreed TO by a vote of 50
to ~, but MIR. Sayers demanded tellers.
This vote was announced to be: ayes 81;
noes 60.
The point of no quoI am was made by
Mr.. Stallings, dem, of Alabama and
call of the committee was ordered The
roll call demonstrated the presence of l9l
members. and another vote by tellers on
the amendment was taken. 1t resulted:
ayes 1906 nays 7S. So the amendment
was agreed to.
When the appropriation for the inter
state commerce commission was reached
Mr.. Cannon, rep, of Illinois, asked Mr.
Sayers whether or not the fact that the
present Secretary of State had, while
acting as judge of the circuit court for
bht 4OItDCIu AlSlI4Cl OF ILLINOIS,, OGllEGreu
an opinion which took the vitals out of
the Interstate law, and that the ATTORNEY
general had been criticised by the demo
cratic press for his relation to corpora
tions which may be interested in the exc
cutlon of the interstate law, had any
thing to do with the transfer of the con
troll of the appropriation for the empoly-
ment of counsel TO aid in enforcing the
law from the department of justice. where
II has usually been placed, to the commits
sion itself,
Mr.. Sayers responded that the language
IN the bill followed that of the estimates
furnished by the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, and he could not undertake to say
what motives actUated him in making up
the estimate. He said he understood
that the Attorney General would select
the counsel to be employed. The para
graph, MIR. Savers further said, was in
tended to carry out the law of the last
congress and enable the committee 10
employ just as skillful and able lawyers
TO enforce the law as the railroad com
panies did to defeat it.
MORSE AGAINST THE COMMISSION.
Mr. Morse, rep, of Massachusetts.
moved to strike out the appropriation for
the commission He said the law was
enforced only in spots, and then the re-
suits achieved we've not those intended by
Its promoters II had given the business
" tuAOuSl 4lAlGo VI TOduS ana discouraged
the competition which had formerly
existed TO the general advantage of all
the people. Under recent decisions the
law had been rendered practically mop
eratlve the only live thing about it being
the salary and expenses of the commits
sion. Therefore he moved to strike out
the appropriation.
The amendment was discussed bv
Messrs. Aiilliken, rep. of Maine Gros-
venor, rep, of Ohio, and Daniels. rep, of
New York. The latter said the decision
of Judge Grosscup, in Chicago, short
ago, was utterly unauthorized and in di-
rect antagonism with the declaration of
the supreme court of the United States
The law which Judge Grosscup said con
gresS could not pass was passed at the
last congress, pursuant to the decision of
the supreme court of the United States
That the law could be so amended as to
make the interstate commerce law more
effective.
Mr.. Wise, dem. of Virginia. chairman
Of the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce sand Mr. Morse's opposi-
tion to the law was based upon personal
grounds, as affecting his business as a
manufacturer rather than in behalf of the
public interests. In support of this
charge Mr.. Wise had read from the
clerks desk a letter, which was UNSIGNED