The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-18
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Bill to Amend the Interstate Com
meTCe act Passed.

Text of the Clauses Added to Section
10 by the New Measure-An Item
AppropriatinR 81 100000 for the
Extirpation of the Russian Thistle
inserted in the Agricultural Appro-
priation Bill.
Washington, July In the Senate to-
day the Senate bin to amend the inter
state commerce act of Feb. 4, 1887 was
passed II adds to section 10 Of the act
these clauses: Whenever any common
carrier subject to the provisions of this
act is a corporation, such corporation
may be prosecuted for misdemeanor IN
der any of the foregoing provisions Of
this section, and upon conviction shall be
subject for each ofTense to fine not ex-
ceeding s., 600
Whenever an indictment shall be
found under the provisions of this act
against the corporation the service Of
any writ, or other process therefrom, if
for the prosecution thereof, shall be suf-
fcient, if a copy of such writ or process
be delivered to and left With any officer
or agent of such corporation, resident in
the judicial district wherein such indict-
ment may be found"
1t also repeals so much Of section 10 of
the act as provides for punishment by i'm
prisonment.
EXTIRPATION OF THE THISTLE.
The consideration of the agricultural
appropria tion bill was resumed, and MIR.
Hansbrough, rep, of North Dakota, Of
fered an amendment to insert an item APP
propriating 81 100000 for the destruction
of the Russian thistle.
The amendment caused four hour de-
bate. In it's course, MIR. Cockrell moved
that cookie burr and Canadian thistle be
included in the extirpatiOn measures, and
Mr.. McLaurin of Mississippi moved to in
clude cocoa grass. These were rejected
and Mr.. Hansbrough's amendment was
agreed to-yeas q, nays "A. 1t is in
these words: For the destruction
of the Russian cactus technically
salsoli kohl tragus) 81, O0O,O 600 or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to be appor
toned by the Secretary of Agriculture
among the several states infested by Rus
sian cactus, said apportiOnment to be
made in accordance with the necessities
of the case to be ascertained by the secre-
tary. and to be paid to the governor of
each of said states upon his exec uting an
obligation on behalf of hisistate that the
sum so paid shall be faithfully applied in
connection with any sum which may be
raised for that purpose in his state for
the destruction of said cactus
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Call,
Carey, Dolph, George, Hale ansbrOugh,
Higgins, Kyle, Mcmillan, Henderson, Martin,
Mitchell of Oregon, Patton. PETER. Perkins,
Platt, Power, Proctor, Quay, Roach, Shoup,
Squire, Stewart and Washburn-27
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Blackbu Blanchard,
Brice, Caf1ery, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Faulk-
ner, Gibson, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis,
Jones Of Arkansas, Lindsay, McLaurin,
Palmer Pasco Pugh Ransom, Vest, Villas
and White-24.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up and went over till tomorrow
A conference was ordered on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill, and
Messrs German, Cockreil and Allison
were appointed conferees on the part OF
the Senate.
The Senate, after short executive
session, at 500 O'Clock adjourned till to-
morrow.