Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-27
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WASHINGTON, March 26.-Mr. Hunter
offered a resolution instructing the Naval
Committee to inquire into the propriety of
removing the navy yard from Washington
| to Alexandria. Adopted.
Mr.. ThoInburgh introduced bill to re-
duce the army. Referred. Ii proposes to
leave the cavalry and artillery at the pres
ent force but to reduce the infantry by
five regiments.
Mr.. Packard, from the Committee on
Private Land Claims reported bill to ex-
tend the time for filing suits in the Court
of Claims to establish the title to the Hot
Springs in Arkansas Recommitted.
The following was unanimously adopted
on motion of Mr.. Dawes:
Resolved, that the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency be instructed to inquire
into the necessity and expediency of requir-
ing by law that United States notes and
other securities of the United States be
printed in parts and at different places, in
order to promote greater security and econ
Omy in their preparation and issue, and
they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Speer, from the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses in the Department of
Justice, offered resolution instructing that
committee to inquire into the charges
against the United States Courts in the
Middle District of Alabama and the South
ern District of Illinois for not making re-
turns of fees received, with power to send
for persons and papers. Adopted.
Passage Of McCrary's Railroad Bill.
The House then proceeded to vote on the
bin to regulate commerce by railroads
among the several States The h'i' passed.
by yeas III, nays ll6.
The bill as passed is, with but slight
modification, the same rs reported by Mr..
McCrary, of the Committee on Railways
and Canals, on the 10Th of January. 1t en-
acts that all railroad lines carrying freight
and passengers between different States,
whether owned by one or various corpora
tions, shall be regarded as employed in
commerce among the several States and
shall be liable for any violation of this act.
They are forbidden to charge more than a
fair and reasonable rate for the transporta-
tion of freights or passengers, such rate to
be ascertained and fixed by board of nine
railroad commissioners to be appointed by
the President, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, to be residents of each of the
nine judicial districts of the United States.
They are 10 be disinterested persons and
not to have any interest in the stocks,
bonds or property of any railroad or any
transportation company.
This board of Railroad Commissioners is
TO institute thorough investigation and in
auire into the rates and tolls and compen-
sation charged for the transporting of
fTeights and passengers over each of such
lines of railroad and into the reasonable
ness thereof, and is as soon as practicable
after such investigation and inquiry to pre-
pare for the owners or operators of each of
such lines a seperate schedule of reasonable
maximum rates for charges for the trans
pOrtation of passengers and cars on or over
said lines respectively. The schedule is to
be duly authenticated by the Board of Com
missionerS and to be printed and kept
posted up in each of the offices and depots
of such railroad company, corporation or
person. They may, from time to time and
so often as circumstances may require,
change and revise the schedule and shall
give notice of such changes or revisions in
the same manner.
Tennessee's Vote.
The vote of the Tennessee delegation was
as follows: Yeas-Crutchfeld, Lewis,
Num- and ThOrnburgh-4; nays-Atkins,
Bright, Harrison and Whithorne-4; not
vOting-Butler and Maynard.
Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts,, presented