Connecticut western news., 1882-04-26
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

MT. Mo Dill (Iowa), called up hlS blll for 0 railroad commission to regulate interstate commerce. He quoted fig ures published by the Iowa Railroad Commissioners to show the discrimina- tion at competing and non-competing points, and also the determinations made to divert grain raised at points near the Mississippi from its natural outlet on that river toward Chicago and the At, lantic coast. He said that wheat hauled from Council Bluffs to Chicago for 12 cents per ton per mile was compelled to pay 157 cents if it stopped at Davenport on the Mississippi River, which was 183 miles nearer Chicago. MT. McDill spoke of the difficulty of fixing just rates, and of the impossibility of laying down any unvarying rule for rates and charges, owing to the different condi- tons affecting different railroads. The remedy for complaints was to be found in increasing the public facilities for in- formation regarding the difference in charges. In view of the reduction of rates which had been going on continu- ously since 1858 on the New York Gen. tral, Erie, and Pennsylvania roads, it might we'll be doubted whether natural forces were not compelling the roads to reduce their rates fast enough. In 1868 the cost of moving the aggregate ton nage-11 100000 tons-of the three great lines was $240, 652. 09 per mile, while the cost in 1880, when the tonnage exceeded 36,0OO,O0O tons, was only $316, ,344 Is per mile. At the price of l 1868 the commerce of 1880 would have cost $7S1, ,979.S5 per mile. The result was saving of $465, ,475.67 per mile. In conclusion he spoke of the value of railroad commissions as shown by the experience of various States. The bill was then referred, after which Mir. George spoke on the Mississippi River Improvement bill, arguing in favor of increasing the appropriation to $15,- GOO, GOO and permitting the use of part of the money for the repair and con- struction of levees.
 The bill to appropriate SIC, 1000, 900 to aid in the support of common schools temporarily in the States and Territo- ries was reported from the Committee on Education and Labor.
 HOUSE.
 The new Chinese bill, with the ten year restriction, was taken up on a mo- ton to suspend the rules. It soon be- came evident that it would be passed by an overwhelming vote. One-half hours debate was permissible under the rules Every thing would have gone along smoothly had not the Speaker allowed the House to drift into a wran gle over various points of order relative to the distribution ol the half hour for debate. He soon lost all control of tho body, and there followed uproar, confusion, anG parliamentary chaos. Such scene has not been paralleled in the House fol many years. The Speaker was utterly helpless. After the House had fairly exhausted itself, the Chinese bill wal passed by atremendous vote only, thirty four Republicans and three Democrats voting in the negative. The vote wal POI to ST. Following is the negativ' vote:
 Messrs. Bowman, Bragg, Briggs Buck, Carpenter, Crapo, Dawes, Deer ing, Dingley, Dwight, Farwell (Iowa) Grant, Hail, Hammond (New York Hardenbergh, Humphreys, Joyce. Me Cold, Moore, Merse, Norcross, Orth Parker, Ranney, Ray, Rice (Ohio), Ric (Massachusetts), Ritchie, Skinner Shultz, Stone, Thompson Qowa), Val } Aernam, Van Voorhis, Wadsworth Ward and Williams (Wisconsin).
 The Senate bills for the relief of tn ) heirs of the owners, officers and crew ( l the privateer General Armstrong wer 3 passed.
 MT. Bland, of Missouri, introduced
 bill to retire the circulation of nationH 3 banks by substituting Treasury note l for their notes, and to continue tn banks as banks of discount and deposit : It provides that all banks shall go int liquidatiet. on the expiration of thei i. charter.