The Portland daily press., 1874-04-25

SENATE.

w WASHINGTON, ADrlI "a.
A bill was reported regulating the gas works
of the District of Columbia.
A bill was also reported for Court of Ad-
Indication of the awards under the arbitration
tribunal formed under the Washington treaty
with England. I
A bill was passed proyidiug that legal or
other documents recurring stamps which were
issued in the Southern States prior to July 1st
1865. shall not be deemed invalid by reason of
the absence of stamps. r
After d1sposing of number of bills on the
calendar the Louisiana bill was taken up on
the expiration of the morning hour.
Mr.. Merrimon concluded the speech he began
Yesterday.
Mr. Edmunds of Vermont introduced by re-
quest bill to provide for commission upon
the SUBJECT OF postal Telegraph. Referrod TO
tne CommltSee on IosC CnioeS auu Ios1 seaus'
MI. Mlnoon Rtesen.eu .ne rSpoI. oi tne
Commlteee on transportation nou1es anu
maoe lengtny speech ID explanation IN adso-
cacy tnereoi.
Mr. Wlndom salo IN tne course OF MS speech
tnat the Oomnlttee nave come 10 tne conciuc
sion tnat NO suDstantlal reductlon 10 tne cosI OF
transportation Is 70 De antlclpa!ed Hom unreg-
ulateo competiG!ion petweel eAlstlng Iallways,
nor III compee.ion W 9e iuuuGeu ny auenorlzlhg
tne cons!ructlon OF aaaltonai nnes II tney are
70 oe under prlvateI ImanagemenI ana controi'
As W Iue Powei VI Cousless unuel 1ue ooas'i
luton 10 repuiate interstate commerce, tnat
Commlttee nnd that congress IN lts discretlon
ana unoer l!s reSpons,Dliity 10 tne people may
ISL prescriDe tne rules py wMcn tne lnstru-
menus ane agents engageu ~ Transporting com
mog;Ies ; lroul s.a'e lh.o anu III Shrousn anotner
shali pe goveineo, Mne'ner suon transportation
Is Dy land or Dy wafer
"a. IL may approPriaee noney Ior tne con-
sIrIcGon OIL ralamays VI "a Iana.s Mneie tne same
snail be necessary 1or tne reguiation OF COM
merce; e;:u..
%: ~ may incoap9ta.e tt company WIN au-
tnority W couselucI ene.i. "a.
4I! ~ may sAe,ooo .,sm. " f ~ uonan
MlInu seee :5 ~ otuoa W p.os iuo LUZ 'no oon
s',uI'1a VI salu iaL" .h vi o"nas ,,.
o. ~ ~ fo cno .,LI;o ,,Sn 90 y.
ono tharoforP a,,v rs;Ig1 1Uss
oopenSa.99Ih ~ .no,S ;,ot @ny yso1,S w VI
ti"nofs; ~ fauor pf tha aStahi;shnmt
%,raa', 81 coran,arco in ono of 1ha axaent;ua
Jounrt1oants Of The 1ovarnmant wh;oh shall ho
oa ra,ed With the dn1v of COLLECTING fuii nd Az
ta;1aS ;nformot;on on tho .nhiac1 of ;ntarnoI
- he onn.a1w IoS hoforo " Can~rol
~ .o ,L;s onS such h,raan shoniS bovs om
sIon;t w. nsdar roruiat;onS 10 bo ,,roscrhod h
the I.ad of tho Senartmant r., raanire sworn
tnrns tnr 80 =" he nooda Nv oil railwavs and ntIer
,,orsnns or cnn,mod;t;es from ono stet 70 ;ntn
md thronoh anotber shall take occas;on ~
ON sarlu dav to ;ntrodncs a Hill for this nrr' az
s,oao o"A'1 ""J W ~ ~ '' P"i
pofu In NV indoment the nnblic service wou,d ho
greatly bsueftted by the Organization of a new
Il fr hn n1lnd fhn ,nrfV. 1f
Tn5nstru % tha head which should have anroi vi
rank onI amolnmants with other Cah;nat aas
oars ord ho chorgod vitb tho snnarv;S;on III
cors Of aoricnitnrai commercial manmfaotmr' %nu
;ng and mining interests of the countrv in so far
as the same have been confided to the national
e,o srovarnTsant , hv constitntion heliav;nn thot
Com nat;tion among railways when governed i%. hv
nr;vate interests is wholly unreliable and ~
ttor,u ;naficient that direct CongressionaI raom-
iat;9n 9 Of rates and fares NAV cure Certain evils
ond abnsas hnt will never provide such com.
,aerc;si Facilities ar the necessities and the hest
;n.arosts Of the Country demand Let ns DenS enS
nn;ra b1 What means NAV thew he obtainedo r
9. 9u.,o ~ .Int 49, ara to ha ohta;nad nn,n
thromnl, cornnet;t;nr mnders Governmental con.
trni I'D oJ,arpt;nm thorons h cheaner means nf
transnortatiol, than are now provided. and
smoh ahasr@r roaans of tronsnorf can onlv ha
nroJaJ P .hn nstro+;nn of do~hIa jro ocl1
fo;,.Lt .o;i, ~ c.o h,r ~ ;onrororoant ond
croaf;n,, OF W ~ ftar most corofni
cons;derat;on of tho n,orit of varions nronosad
imnrovements. takinc into accnnnt The cost.
the Commitfee have come to the unanimous
concIus sion that the follow arc fba ,nost faas;ba
and advantaceons channels of commorce To he
created or ,mnroyed bv the natonaI oovern-
ment in case Congress Shall act unon this sub
iect namely: 20 - 0-- '-'''
ID A continmons water linz &c .d.ano+. "a,
,,oo;t, fro,,, thn W;sa;.":.; W u: VI aue4uaSc o
Haw VII v;a tha Northlpr, iel % W tue ol'J VI
az ronta adeonots ~ la iaAes. ~
orco or 4hro,,@ 70 .ee wants OF COIL
r;var n;a a. s,el H u sta1es from
orc to pp;at ;n Wst 1 Gno anu hanawa Nv,
eans ~ pTsn. ~ Mese v1lgnia ana thence oy
tds raiar ''o VI W irelgnt railway W
''Ie Al, way a r,u+o f, .. .,,o
Ohio and Tonnassa oa .ne Mlsslsslppi river Sa tno
ma ~ Tonnass d r,yers 70 point IN Alaua
water or hv fra;aht I ra Ny Ganaa anu
The n Gougr;,teas mesns ns.; iaWay 70 ene ocean inn,
ra,1o Ooini.tee ~ estima!e tne COST OF tne nn l-
pIoVemeuI p oi tne MISSISSIPPI river at $l6,0OO,-