The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-14

revenue Otncefs OF that district. When
this bill was In Committee Of the Whole I
gave list Of the claimants and the amounts
TO which each Is entitled under the bill. 1t
viii also pass the Senate.
THE BERLIN FISH CONVENTION.
Professor Baird wants all the specimens
Of fish, living or packed in ice, that can be
procured, 10 take with him 10 the Berlin
Exhibition, which takes place April 10Th.
The specimens will be transported at the
expense Of our Government and will have
to leave New York by the 18th OF March.
What can Virginia doS
THE POTOMAC FISH LAW.
Mr.. Sanford to-day introduced n bill in
the House 10 protect fish in the Potomac.
1t provides that after May Both and until
with any net or Ike contrivance In the Po-
tomac river, and That during fishing sea-
son there shall be no fishing with nets, &C..
from Saturday evening at shutdown until
Sunday at midnight. There are sundry other
provisions in The bill Of less important
character.
NEW DETAIL OF ARTILLERY OFFICERS.
The Department has ordered new detail
OF artillery officers, consisting Of fir,t and
second lieutenantS, TO relieve on the lat OF
May those officers who graduate at the Old
Point Artillery School.
COLoRED MEN RETURNING FROM INDIANA.
Two col0rcd men who went from Wilson
county, n. c., to Indiana. arrived here to-
night on their way back home. They told
Senator Ransom that they would rather live
one year in North Carolina than 20 live to
be as old as giants out there. They had not
seen but one nice place in Indiana, and
thought the people the most unwecome
folks they ever saw. They are thoroughly
home-sick, and say there are hundreds there
who want to get back, but have not the
money. asked ii work was plentiful.
No, indeed; said one. There are more
idle people than | ever saw before. They
will tell the true story when they get home.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
natch.I
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGToN, February l3-The House
Con mittee on Commerce to-day agreed TO
report favOrablv TO the House (nsiead OF
Mr.. Rcagan's interstate commerce bilD the
bill prepared by Mr.. Henderson as amend
ed on motion Of Mr.. b is. The bill pro-
videS for the appointment by the President
of q board OF commissioners of Interstate
commerce TO be established as a bureau Of
internal department. The SAID board shall
supervise the business OF railroads passing
from one State or Territory into or through
another State or Territory, or 10 and from
any foreign country; such supervisors to
be limited TO questions OF commerce. and not
to extend TO any other portion OF the buSl-
ness OF such companies except within
the limits Of Territories or at the crossing OF
nayi@abIC rivers The board shall examine
accounts and require reports and infOrma-
| ton from such railroads. and annually re-
! port their dOin@S 10 the Secretary OF the In
| teri0r. They shall investigate all Complaints
OF discrimination in freight charges, and
include their findings and recommendations
| in the annual report. They shall report yio-
! laiOns OF law on the part OF laid cOmra-
| MES TO the Acknowledgement Of the United
States. The bill further provides tina, no
company shall charge more than fair COM
penSatOn for tranSp orla'i0n, under the PEN
atty of forfeiture and penalties provided for
! in the bill. Ii contains an elaborate provision
against determinations and drawbacks in
| favor OF or against any shippers. it directs
| the board 10 investigate the practice OF
pooling earnings. 1t prohibits arrange
mrnts preventing the carriage OF freight
from being continuous from shipping TO
Destination. Violation OF the provisions
OF the act is made punishable by forfeiture,
to the person damaged OF a sum equal to
three times the amount OF damages so Sus-
tanned. obtainable by suits in the United
States courts and offenders shall further
pay for each offence not less than $1,000
one-half to the United States and one-half
to the person damaged. Twenty-Five
thousand dolllrs are appropriated to carry
the provisions of the bill into effect up to
June 80, 1881.
"BAD ENOUGH"
| WASHINGTON, February 10. - MeSSrs.
| Rice, BicknerS, and llerndon have been APP
pointed subcommittee OF the House Com
mttee on Foreign Affairs to examine the
evidence in Acklen's case. 4 member OF
| the committee to-day said to reporter :
Don't ask me what the report Will be :;
| the facts are bad enough"