The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-02
WARRINGTON NOTES.

The House Committee on Agriculture unan-
imously agreed to a favorable report to be
made on Congressman Apderson's bill ere
ating an Agricultural Commission of members,
whose duty it will be to investigate and report
upon the actual cost to common carriers to
transport agricultural products from the
points where produced to their final market.
1t also confers on the Commission full power
to take the testimony of witnesses and exam
inc the books and papers OF railroads and
other corporations. This bill, as accepted by
the committee, is amended by Representative
Valentine, of Nebraska, providing that
in order that full and adequate justice
shall be had between corporations and the
people, said Commission shall Investigate and
report upon all questions relating to the estab-
lishment and maintenance of Of reasonable
and just Interstate transportation. 1t is said
this bill will be vigorously antagonized by all
the railroad interests represented at Washing
ton. #.- y -Ea#
S. NJ. Field, prominent citizen and rail-
road contractor, of Newport, VT, was recently
arrested by the Treasury Department for pass
ing counterfeit half dollars He claims he
used the bogus coins innocently.
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office requires that naturalization papers be
produced, or evidence of their destruction
shown, to entitle foreign born citizens to land
patents. 4 ' tt..
The Commissioner of Railroads is preparing
papers to enable the Attorney General to
bring suit against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company to recover a balance of about
S1,OO0,OOo alleged to be due on account of
-, o.rpfp Tn a eottlamapf
by which the amount of this balance
was ascertained, items for NEW con-
struction" and "new equipment" were
excluded, and for this reason the railway COM
pany refuses payment of the sum claimed by
the United States, and asserts that under q
liberal construction of the act Of May z, 1878,
and under decision at the United States Su-
preme Court, these items should be deducted
from the gross earnings, as being necessary
Sin operating the road and keeping the same
in repair'' The suit raises again the ques-
ton, what constitutes t'net earnings under
the lawf m ..--
The President has approved the Agricultural
Appropriation BILL and the act amending the
revised statutes so as to extend the limits of
Jurisdiction OF Justices OF the Peace In the
Territories of Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana.
The House Public Funds Committee author
he'd favorable report on the bill authorizing
the Secretary Of the Interior to certify lands
for Agricultural College purposes in Kansas.
Gen. Joe Johnston is urged BY the Demo
Gratis for Commissioner Of the District of
Columbia. It is said that the President VIII
probably appoint some Democrat rs the third
member Of the Board, ~ it was understood
that when the Commission was organized that
It was to be non-partizan. IN 4-.r
The United States Agricultural Society, at .
recent meeting IN Washington, adopted q
resolution authorizing its President and Sec
rotary to confer with other State Societies for
the purpose Of determining the practicabiity
of holding conjoint fair during the coming
season in some section Of the country. =,
The House wsys and Means Committee
have authorized favorable report ON the bin
to prevent the importation Of adulterated tea
The work Of collecting and preparing the
results of the census for publication is re-
ported to be in such backward and confused
condition that it is not likely the pending
Census Deficiency bill VIII be recommended
for passage until substantial assurances are
furnished that the appropriation win be en-
ployed to produce clearly defined results and
bring the work speedily to close.
The West Virginia House of Delegates or
dered the prohibition amendment to the Con-
stitution TO final reading BY an overwhelm-
ing vote, refusing all motions to modify. It
Is expected also to pass the Senate.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations,
In reporting an appropriation for continuing
the census, reduced the amount from $500, 900
10 500, 900, on the ground that the work is in
very unsatisfactory condition. H
At the second days session Of the National
Agricultural Society in Washington resolu-
ton was passed heartily indorsing the action
of the Secretary of the Treasury in ordering
and enforcing strict quarantine against all
cattle imported from foreign countries and in
perfecting arrangements by which this quarsn-
tine may be under rigid Government inspection