The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-11

places Portland, Maine; Seattle, Boston,
Portland, Oregon; New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, d. c.; Richmond,
Va; Newbern N. c.. Charleston, S. c.. Sa-
vannah, Jacksonville, Mobile, New Orleans,
Galveston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit,
Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Denver Salt Lake City, Eureka,
Sacramento, San Francisco, Las Angeles and
San Diego and shall continue along the
routes selected by the Postmaster-general
until the postoffices of the country south OF
the northernmost boundary of Washington
Territory having circulation of 400 or more
have have been connected, 1t It ~ estan, the
transmission of ordinary messages at ten
cents for each ten words or less, ex-
elusive of address and signature, and hVe
cents for each additional ten words or less.
The rates for press matter is fixed at twenty
cents per hundred words. 1t directs the POST
master-general to enter into arrangements
with proprietors of foreign telegraph wires
and cables for the transmission of foreign
messages, and provides, also, for the ADJUST
ment of the money-order system to the new
system of postal telegraph and for the sur
vey of cable route between some point in
Washington Territory and Sitka, Alaska.
DISTILLED SPIRITS.
Representative Willis, of Kentucky, has
received and will shortly lay before the
House number of petitions from distillers,
bankers and merchants, asking extension OF
the bonded period for two years upon all dis
titled spirits remaining in distillery ware
houses December 1, including petitions
signed by business men and distillers OF Ken
lucky, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Pittsburg
Belle Vernon, Pa, New York, Boston, Chi
cago Indianapolis Detroit Omaha, Denver,
or ,horc Of ASSnnl-
alton, representing seventy eight distillers
of the Northwest.
LANDS FOR SOLDIERS.
Representative Hill will introduce bill,
at the earliest opportunity, providing that
surviving soldiers of the late war, including
privates, non-commissioned and commits
stoned officers, be entitled to public lands
in allotments graded according to the
length of service, and that widows and
minor children of deceased soldiers be entl-
tied, which would be under this
law allotted to the husband or
father Allotments of land are divided
as follows: Those who Unlisted for three
years or during the war, and served twelve
months or were honorably discharged after
shorter service for disability incurred in
service, 100 acres; those enlisted for twelve
months and actually served nine months, or
disability incurred in the line of duty 80
acres; those enlisted for three months and
served three months, or were honorably dis
charged before the expiration of their term
of SERVICE 40 acres.
REGULATION OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Belford to regu-
late railway traffic between the States and
territories, provides for the establishment, in
the Department of the Interior, of bureau
TO oonsiot of three eorA,Aissnnnrs appointed
by the President, to receive salary of $4,000
each, with necessary proper expenses. With
in ninety days after the appointment of the
board railway companies be required to
forward a statement of franchises and pres
ent condition of roads Power is conferred
upon the commissioners to examine the
books and records OF any person or company
operating any railroad. They are also en-
powered to prescribe maximum rates to be
exacted, and make regulations touching the
transporting of freight and the accommoda-
ton of passengers,