The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-14
WASHINGTON.
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THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE Ril,L.
Its Passage Text Of the Bill Hendsrsons Sub
s'ituto for Reagan's Interstate Commerce
Bill Reported to the House-A Young
Bx-oOniedoratos Promotion.

,, washington, Feb, l3,-The House Con
merco Committee took up tho sui
, Ject OF Interstate commerce this morninp
Mr. Mclean offered his bin ns an amend
ment to Representative Regan's bill, where
upon Mr. Henderson offered his bill AS n sub
sutnte for Mr. McLean's bill, which wa
adopted The question then recurring TO IN
original of Tuesday proceedings, Mr.. Hen
deTon's bill was offered as substitute 70
Mr. Regan's bill, and after being amended, OF
motion of Mr.. Bliss, in several particular
was adopted by vote of9 to 6 and ORDERED
to be iavorably reported to the House will
the request that an early DAY be set for ii
consideration.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
The subcommittee Of the Senate Commit
tee on Territories, consisting of Messrs
Vest Butler and Logan, reported to the full
committee to-day bill providing for the
organization of a Territory form Of govern.
ment in the Indian Territories. After dis.
cusslnE the bill the committee adjourned
without taking final action
EXODUS EXAMINATION.
The Exodus committee to-day examined
several witnesses whose testimony contained
no new facts. One witness read an extract
from an Indiana Republican paper declaring
that there was work in Indiana for the col
ored emigrants. The committee adjourned
till Monday.
INDIAN BUREAU.
The special committee of the Board of In
dian Commissioners, consisting of General @.
b. Fisk, William IL. Lyon and A. *.
Smiley, appointed at the request of Secretary
Schurz to investigate and report upon the
methods of the Indian office, IS at work. The
Finance Division Of the Indian bureau has
been examined and found to be in good con-
dition.
INrER-oCEANIC CANAL.
General w. b. Barrett, of New York, and
General Pile, Il gentleman familiar with
American countries, argued to-day before
the Select lnter-Oceanic Canal committfs
IN favor OF the Nicaragua route, and advoce GU"
ted the control of the canal by the American
government.
The House Committee on Commerce to-
day agreed to report iavorably TO the House
instead of Reagan's interstate bill the bin
prepared by Henderson as amended on mo-
ton of Bliss. The bill provides for board
of commissioners with powers and duties
similar to those proposed by the McCord
bill and the Charles Francis Adams plan.
One OF Bliss amendments extends the iuris-
dictlon of the commissioners over transporta-
ton of all property by railroads from
one State or Territory into or through one or
more other States or Territories, or to or from
any foreign country, whether such property
be carried by one railroad or by
several railroads running in connection with
each other, and where such commerce
be carried on roads lying in one State or
more. Another amendment requires the
Commission to inquire into that method of
'ailroad management known as pooling, and
tate the result of their inquiry in the first an
lua report, and whether in their judgment,
md ifso what legislation is expedient in re- /,
alton thereto.
Following is fuller synopsis of the inter- v
State commerce bill referred to in the item n
bove. The bill provides for the appoint
nent by the Present of board of commits
toner's of Interstate commerce, to be =.
established as a Bureau of the Interior '
Department. Said board shall supervise the
usiness of railroads passing from one State G.
Territory into or through another u
tate or Territory, or to or from e.
ny foreign country, such supervision TO be o
mited to questions of commerce and not to q
ltend to any other portion of business of n
nd companies, except within the limits of u
errltorles or at the crossing of navgable o.
aters. The board shall examine the ac- "A
cunts, and require reports and W
formation from such railroads, d
Id annually report their doings
the Secretary Of the Interior. They shall
vestgate all complaints of discrimination q,
freight charges, and include their findings to
ID recommendations on this subject in the tn
nual report. They shall report violations -
the law on the part of said companies to
Q Attorney-General of the United
ates. The bill further provides tn
at no company shall charge more than a We
If compensation for transportation under of
nalty of forleitures and penalties provided a.
in the bill. 1t contains elaborate pro- II
lions against discrimination and draw tn
cks in favor of or against any Pc
ppers. 1t requires the board to inyesti- MI
tie the practice of pooling earnings, and
'ommends legislation thereon, if any is
lured. 1t prohibits arrangements pre-
nting the carriage of freight from being
from the shipping point n.
destination. Violation Of, the y
visions CT the act is made punishable by DEF
fixture to the persons damaged of sum Sci
ial to three times the amount of damages mo
obtained by suit in the United 81
ties courts, and the offender shall further fay
: for each offense not less than $1,000, fou
'-half to the United States and one-half in
parties damaged. $4,000 are appropri- of
to carry out the provisi ms of the bill, yer