The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-13
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1875.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TELEGRAPH
LAw-RATEs OF CHARGE
The bill introduced by Representative McCrary,
OF Iowa, to amend the Telegraph law of 1866 pro-
vides that all telegraph companies in the United
States shall mutually interchange messages and
transmit and deliver them at the regular tariff
rates OF each company between the points OF
transmission, without any additional charge Tor
words indicating the route or manner OF trans
mission and Furnishes by fine, not exceeding
$4,000, or imprisonment not exceeding two years,
and by liability for damages to the party injured,
any offlcer or employe of any telegraph company
who shall refuse to receive or who shall fail
promptly to transmit and deliver messages at the
rates and In all respects in the manner above pro-
vlded.
The bill introduced BY Representative White, of
ton. &C., provides. that the rate for telegraphng
upon every telegraph line in the United States
shall be for 20 words or less, under 200 miles, 80
cents; under 500 miles, so cents; under $50 miles,
Is cents under 1000 miles, 81, and for all greater
distances, 81 %. For night kilograms, under
1000 miles, 80 cents; for all greater distances SO
cents for transmitting special kilograms to news
papers and commercial news associations. for
each 100 words, for each circuit OF $50 miles,
not exceeding Is cents at night and 81 dur.
Ing the day; for copies OF the same telegram
dropped or at one or more of1ces not exceed
ing so cents at night or IS cents during
the day for special kilograms for two or more
newspapers, 10 cents additional for each 100
words Tor manifolding; no charge for kilograms
for press associations special kilograms to ex.
coed those now paid by the New YORK Associated
Press or similar associations. The bill also pro-
vides that where the lines OF the competing Iele-
graph companies extend over the same territory
and AFFORD equal facilities, all government bust
ness shall be equally divided between them.
Both bills were referred to the House Judiciary
Committee, which has in turn referred them to q
subcommittee consisting OF Messrs Butler, OF
Massachusetts,; Wilson, OF Indiana, and Finck, OF
Ohio.
THE CASE OF CONGRESSMAN srowELL.
The investigation OF the charges against Repre-
sentative Stowell Of having sold cadetship was
resumed by the Committee Oh Naval Affairs to-day.
The evidence related chiefly to the meeting between
Stowell and Graham at Richmond IN December last
which was arranged by Worthlngton and Lathrop
friends OF Graham, without consulting either Of
the parties. WorthingtOn and Lathrop proposed
q card for Graham to sign, saying that the entire
81 700 he received from the sale of the cadetship
was spent for electoneering purposes. Graham
did not say this was true or false; but the inter-
view and further proceedings on this subject were
Interrupted.
MR.. mw1N's CASE IN COURT.
In the District Court to-day Congressman Ran
dali appeared for SergeantatA Arms Ordway, OF
the House OF Representatives,, and asked that the
return OF the writ of habeas corpus for the body
OF Richard B. Irwin be postponed until next
Thursday at eleven O'Clock, as he (Mr. RandalD
had not yet had sufficient time to prepare Tor the
49, inc
The application for postponement was accordingly
granted