Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

AuO AN0W OASc0AS mint COulO
be placed in working condition at a
cost Of 80, 600 or $75, 900. so as to coin
81 ,OOO, 600 month. This, added to
the coinage of the other minis, would
make ~, coo, 600 year.
NOMINATIONS.
Associated press dispatches from
Washington under date of March
18th, state that the president has
nominated John w. Hoyt. of Wis.
consin, governor Of Wyoming Terri
tory; l. Lord, collector of customs.
Saco, Maine; Daniel +. Kelley, OF Penn
sylvania, chief engineer in the revenue
marine service; post masters, Chas. II.
II. Prunce, Augusta, Georgia; and VIM.
l.. Roche. Plaugue Mine, louisiana.
II. M. Reynolds, formerly collector at
Mobile, will be nominated first auditor
of the treasury in place of Hon. David
Mahon resigned.
THOSE SILVER DOLLARS.
The director of the mint. to-day.
learned by telegraph from the Phila.
delphia mint, that the superintendent
expects to receive from the coiner the
first delivery Of new silver dollars,
Wednesday; that a supply of dies for
the same coin will be ready to forward
to San Francisco and Carson by Tues
day or Wednesday next
CONGRESS REGULATING RAILROADS.
A Washington dispatch Of the 18th
inst. says that during this and previous
congresses the subject of the regulation
OF Interstate commerce has received
considerable attention, and numerous
bills have been introduced, which the
committee on commerce have had
under consideration for three months.
They have prepared II bill embodying
the best points and provisions in all
measures on this subject referred to
them, which they have reported to
the house with unanimous recon-.
mendation for its passage.
The first three sections prohibited any
railroad company from charging any
greater or less rates Of freights from any
one corporation, company, person, than
another, and compels them to
furnish equally good, cheap and
expeditions facilities for carriage of
all property or merchandise entitled to
be carried, to every applicant. 1t pro-
hibits the allowance Of rebates or draw
backs to any one person or corporation
that are not allowed to the public gem
orally. 1t prohibits all combination
contracts, understandings or arrange
ments by which one person can secure
the carriage Of freights cheaper than
another, and provides that all shippers
shall have equal advantages, facilities.
and rates:
The fourth section provides that it
shall be unlawful to charge more for
the carriage Of property, for one con-
tinuous carriage, for shorter than for
a longer distance; or for the same rate
per mile than shall be charged per
mile for the carriage Of the same or
similar kind, the carriage Of which is
entirely performed within one state or
territory; and making it unlawful, rs to
all other charges, to charge more on the
through interstate frcights than on the
local freights of the particular state or
territory.
The fifth section provides that the
provisions of the bill shall apply to all
property carried by one continuous
carriage rs provided for, and to all
freight rates and charges connected
with the same, and rs to all facilities
and advantages connected herewith
whether carried wholly by one railroad
or other means Of transportation, or
partly by one and partly by another
railroad or other means of transpOrta-
ton.
The sixth section provides that rail.
roads and others which shall be engag-
ed in the transportation Of property, in
contemplation of this act, thirty days
after the passage of this act, shall adopt
and keep postedhp schedules ofthe rates
of freight and charges on all property
whether carried entirely within the
state or territory, or through different
states and territories. 1t describes what
these schedules shall specify, and how
they shall be posted, and that no such
schedules shall be changed except by
the adoption of others, contain
ing like specifications; and that
the new schedules shall 60 into efiec.
ten days after they are posted up. And
| it makes it unlawful to charge any
greater or less rate or sum than is spec
flied in said schedules.
The remainder OF the bill prescribes
the penalties for the violation OF its pro-
visions, and the manner in which pro
ceedings shall be conducted in the
courts.
THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS.
Associated press dispatches from
Washington under date Of March
9th, state that the senate COM
mittee on railroads has unanimous
ly agreed to recommend the passage of
the Dorsey Pacific railway sinking fund
bill, with certain important amend
ments, prepared by Senators Mitchell,