, 1874-02-04

anirc Tic concurrence "f Tia Senate In. laa not yct
bcfn asc np" T., BY nn: n""ahs ~ "i ,srs{orS
aso ctourrx therein, Tint Hensoss IN 'ongrras
lN instructed, md onr Representatives 10 rcuested
10 l'royo by law eomo o.te If procedure fir rre-
vcl'E any corrnlntipn, perso,t or ltTaonH. owning
using nil lhcr-HtatH Him of railroad trnn charging,
ac,na.nng, or receiving u.reasonaolo or exorl'itnt
rates. for u transportation Of freghts. passengers,
aud such line Ut rnilrsul, Mil fur presthK
unjust discrimination In Tho rates charBotl fos aucl
transportation.
AsDEfasoS's srEEcm.
Mr.. Anderson reat speech u, tt1o resolution
Which was moro advanced than Mr. Mort o1H III
tho United Statos Sorate md WIS much ,'loro
positive. IIa declared TINT congfosn i'nd tl,e
undonbtoa right to regulate Interstate com, E,
Tint Congress should cspotlso Lilo cause Of tho
neopo ngnsnst 1nonopol'es. Tho resolution WA
thcn ndoptod,--at ieest tho Speaker baisl so'
though 1t wAH doubtful.
cA1Ito ! 1T. Lou1H B0Np-0nAB.
1nBcoro introduced n bill in thc sanato to pro
toct Union County and ,]oncAboro from slo
rnpacty ol tho so-cact Cairo Il 1T. Lonis hait-
rontl Company. In 1s6s, tho county voted slo9.-
00j in bonds, one-half to bo pnsa wl'en tho
road was graded through tho county, 1ild ono
half when cars weEo running through n1, acn from
Cairo To st, Louis. Jonosloro voted S60, ,00o. to
10 paid on tho sa1no condition. Since thon the
Company Inns clnnged tile routo nnt! begun to
gauge road. In addition, to thiy, tie COMPANY
IL believed to DO bankrupt. Alexander County
IL paving Interest OIL s150,000 Of bonds giyon
this Company and A1r. 1,Bcoro la anxious to oayort
II iiko calamity from Detailing his people. He
thinks tint IL tho Company Inns not succeeded III
four ycarB IN fulfilling its contract, it Ii about
time the contract WINS brol;en. His bill provided
that II tho road is not gradca by March noxt tho
bonds ss,all not bo issued. Tho McrhorraE bill,
amending tho llnilroad Inv no tint tho schedules
hereafter made Hn1 be primH faco evidonco Of
reasonable lnnxnn1n rRtoB RB wolf III tlloso al-
roaly nude, WIS ordered to third roading, after
Bill emergency clause WIS uttncllout
TIE RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONERS
were III session today, ths being tlloir regular
monthly lncoting. The business transacted was
of Il routine character. except proposition matte
BY Mr.. Harper, Chief Inspector Of Gran to tho
effect that he desired to appoint nn ollcor to 10
Btationcd ut oacl wnrollouBo in tho City OF Chl-
cago whose duty it silould be to tuko tile ntlll-
Dor Of each car Of gran III it vas rl1t, into tile
Narolouse, and tllon Eoe thnt tie car cAme
out Of tho warehouse empty; atld, II his list Of
cals 10 checked az having boon taken into aud
emptod in the warehouse agreed with tho liat
iiat,ecteG nlltt marked by the Inspector oil tho
Bi,lo-truck OF such warehouse, it wonld show ex-
artly tho grain III store, and would tlil1H prevent,
in q measure, II not altogether, tho isBllo ul
fraudulent receipts Tho prnposition was not
accedcd to today. but was considered favorably.
IIAnrEnB REPORT.
A1r. IFarper submitted his inspection report
for Jat,,ary, mud it shows TINT there WIS u bal
auco Dec, 81, 1878. Of 521 ,G33.43; balance JIM.
81, 1874 ts21 556.24. Showing excess OF receipts
over expenditures Tor tho samg time TO bo 3117.-
~. The amount Of fees collected in Jauuary
xvpe 81 NS3 IL