The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-13
DOMESTIC DISPATCHES
Novel speculatlons In Which Ram
Sellers Figure.
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Interesting General Telegraph News
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WARRINGTON, Dec. 1o.-In the call by
states in the house, Massachusetts, was
reached, and it is expected the remaining
states will be called tomorrow. Eight
hundred and twenty-four bills and joint
resolutions were introduced nearly an aver
age of seven to each member.
| The bill introduced by Mr.. Beliord, TO
| regulate rail wsy traffic between the states
| and territories, provides for the establish
ment Of M interior department bureau, TO
consist of three commissioners appointed
| by the president, and to receive Salaries
| OF SIC, 0U0 each, with the necessary proper
expenses. Within ninety days after the
appointment of the board railroad compn-
MES are required to forward statement OF
| franchise, the present condition OF the
roads, the commissioners to examine the
| books and records of any person or COM
pauy OF Grating any railroad. They are
also empowered to prescribe the maximum
rates to be exacted, and make a
regulation touching the manner OF packing
and transporting freight and the accofnoca-
ton of passengers.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Sumner, OF
California, for the establishment of gov
ernment telegraph system directs the
postmaster general to proceed at
once with the construction OF
| lines and provides for the issue OF bonds
not exceeding S25, 900 COO, denominations
Of $50, redeemabie in twenty years ana pay
abb Q in thirty years, bearing interest at 3
per cent. The proceeds Of the sale are TO
| be applied to the construction and main
tenance OF the telegraph lines. 1t provides,
also, that the actual work of building the
lines be begun AS early as
practicable and AZ. nearly as possible
simultaneously at the following;
places: Portland, Maine; Seattle; Boston
Portland, Oregon; New York; Philsdei.
phia; Baltimore; Washington, District of
Colum bia; Richmond, Virginia; Newburn-
North Carolina; Charleston, South Caro-
lima: Savannah, Jacksonville; Mo-
bile; New Orleans; Galveston; Cir.
cinnati; Cleveland, Detroit; Chi
cago; Minneapolis; Omahs; st. Louis;
Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City, Sac.
ramento, Los Angeles and San Diego, apd
shall continue along the routes selected by
the postmaster.genersl until the postoifices
In the country south and north,
and most of the boundary of Washington
territory, having a population OF 4OO or
more to be connected. 1t establishes the
rate to be paid for Transmission OF ordinary
messages, ten cents each for ten words or
less. The rate for press matter
1t directs the post.master-general to enter
into arraDgem ents with proprietors OF for
eign telegraph wires and cables for the
Transmission of foreign messages, and pro-
yldes also for the adjustment OF money
order system TO the new system of postal
telegraph, and for the survey OF q cable
route between some point in Washington
territory and Sitka, Alaska.
Representative Willis, OF Kentucky, has
received and will shortly present to the
house, number of petitions from dis
tillers, bankers and merchants, asking an
extension OF the bonded period for two
years on all distilled spirits remaining IN
distillery warehouses from December l..
In the bsence of Secretary Folger, AS.
sistant Secretary New is acting secretary OF
the treasury. Secretary Folger is suffering
from an attack of billiousness and his physi-
,,nu ad vised him to rest and remain away
from office few days. -.
In the call by states to-day, General
Rosecrans, of California, introduced nifty,
three bills, or as he said full deck-and
the Joker" Among the important oills
was one for the relief OF
the army officers. who had sery.
ed twenty years and provides that
ii first and second lieutenants during that
period they to be entitled to pay allow
a,lces of the next higher grade.
The issue of silver dollars for the week
ended December Sth, 1888, Is $t2l ,49S; Tor
the same time last year. SlS9. 800.