The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-09
NATIONAL NOTES.
The Texas Congressman Triumphant
as 10 That Trail.
The Housc Commerce Committee In q
Sea OF Perplexiiy.
The Wide Range Of Subject Matter BE
fore Them.
singular Silence in Political Circles
A Calm Before the storm.
Carlisle Rights Wrong Of
keiTer's Faiherins.
Postal 4, Biography Considered In COm-
mltiee A. Length.
a.. ~.
singular Silence in Political Circles
A Calm Before the Storm.
Speaker Carlisle Rights u Wrong OF
keifrr's Faiherins.
Postal T,legraphy Considered In COm-
mlttgc A. Lrngth.
Miscellaneous Washington News Notes.


WAsHIS CToH, Feb 3 S-tSpecisl l-Corre-
spond nee ttt cen Texas oongre.smen aud
Secretary Teller Of the interior DEPART
ment with r'fereuce 10 the cattle trail
across Indian Territory has resulted saiis-
fact1rly. The order will be Issued, as tho
mst er now appears, to reopen the trail to
cattle drovers.
The house commercs committee has
spent two regular sessions prayerfully con-
sidering the dozen interstate commerce reg
uls,ion bills now before II. They have dis.
cussed these pointe. namely:
First -Remedied legislation.
Second Shall there be a commission 10
regulate railways?
Tbird-Shall the regulatio, extend to
water transport alton
Fouith-Can eli these features of legi,la.
tion, Il adopted, be Incorporated IN the
same bill :
The committee favored remedial lesisls.
tion.
The Evening Star to-day states fact,
when 1t says there Is unususl quiet in
everything pertaining 10 politics, when II
Is considered that the presidential noming-
tions are not six months Off In congress
there seems to be disposition to shun pc
litical questions. So far absolutely moth
in G has occurred in congress TO indicate the
dritt Of the sentiment with regard 10 presi-
dental candidates. No boom has yet
made noise enough 10 be heard throughout
the chambers and corridors Of the capitol.
WAsHIsGToN, Feb. S--The sub-commt-
tee OF the privileges and elections commit
tee appointed TO investigate the cause which
led to the death Of Matthews, in Copiah
county, Mississippi, held meeting this
morning and decided on plan Of action.
They leave Washington Tuesday morning
for Hazelhur,t the county seat Of Copish
county, and VII decide further proceedings
upon arrival. Sessi ms will be held ct New
Orleans and Jackson. Mississippi.
Speaker Carlisle to-day made the first
selection under the new sys.e'n OF appoint
ing stenographers by appointing Andrew
Devine stenoerppher for the COM miteo on
expenditures tho department OF justics.
Devine Is one ~ Lne official s.enograp .ers
removed by tD4sker Keller.
iny order announcing the retirement .of
General Sherman: General William T.
Sherman, general of the army, having this
day reached the age of "a years, is in &C
corsnce with the law placed on
the ret..sa list Of tho army with
out restriction as to pay and allowances.
The announcement Of the severance from
command OF the army OF one who has been
for so many years its distinguished chiefoan
but awaken IN the minds not only OF the
army but the people Of the United Statee,
mingled emotions OF regret aud gratitude;
regret Of the withdrawal from active service
Of m officer whose lofty sense of duty has
been a model Tor ell soldiers since he first en-
tered the army, July, 1870; ana gratitude
freshly awakened for service OF incalculable
value rendered by him in the war toc the
Union, which his great military genius
and daring did so much 10 end. The pfcs-
dent deems this fitting reason to give ey'
preston In this msnBer to the gratitude tell
towards General Sherman by his follow l.
izsns and 10 the hope that providence may
grant him many years Of health aud heppi-
ness in his relief from tbs active duties OF
his profession.
TSignedl CHESTER A. AETHUE
Gardiner G.. Hubbard made el arguue t
before the senate commit @ on post Jtlicc.
and post-roads to-day upon the geners
subject of postsl telegraph, and psr'iCu
laIly ia answer - lac receuJ argument Oi
DR.. Norvin Green. He said tina, under The
pres sure of discussion the Western UCiOn |
according to the admission o; its
president, had been forced to begin tae
work of reducing rates ard im-
proving methods. Between tho years |
1868 and 1873 the average rates
had been reduced from SlQ - |
80 cents per message. Under this rCduc- |
ton the number Of kilograms hsd increased |
from 6.000 600 TO "a 900 600 per annum and |
the profits from 100000 to So 100000 |
Then 4 change had taken place in the pol |
icy of the Western Union company, by |
which other lines had been absorbed aud |
the reduction rate ceased. From 1876 tot
the present time the reductions were only |
nine mills per message. Was this the way
to treat the public? Did nos the Western |
Union company know that new comoeti-
tion would be brought out? The whole
history OF the company, with the except on
OF the period from 1868 TO 1878, would teach
this. II was ihiscourse Of the Western Un
ion that had led the public to ssk Il The
stockholders bad no. fsred well enough and
II COW the public hni the same rights IN the
premises tbs fflaEraph business was bound
to be- mopop1ly, whether carried on by
the Western nion company or not. II
was true we uov had new company. Mr..
Garrett would come before the committee
IN-IuQfTOH VI u say llt uOcb nut DFf DNst ~
be bought Que. Tie said that in 1873, when
he had built another set Of competing lines
at cost cf 81 900, 900, and subsequently
sold them 10 the Western Union for
81 100000
q. G. Rsfay, interrupting. stated that
this was lHcorrect. Garrett allied his lines I
with the . rueiican Union, but when the ]
American Union was sold IN the We,ern |
Union Gnrfe' refused to allow the Bsti- |
more & 0 10 tines TO be transferred and |
they remain 'ntact to-day.
Hubbard continuing said that II the
lines wers hnllt and managed as proposed
in the bill / me chairman Of the commit.
tee Senator HID, there would be an ar.
nual deficit which the reasurer would psy |
ard private lines would be swept avny |
Esarts hsd maintained that the gov IN
ment should not 60 into this matter unltss
it purchased the existing lines. This he
( (HabbArd) would agree TO, II the Western |
Union lines had been built BY the contri |
case. In 1896 the Western Union had TO-
600 miles OF wire. In 1888 II had 43s 600
miles and not dollar of money bad ben
60 contributed. All was paid for by the
public, 10 addition TO dividends to stock
holders.
I'm answer 10 an inquiry BY Senator Pal
ner, Mr. Hubbard said he supposed the
stockholders Of the Western Union rad
actually contributed In money about $780,
600; that the contributions OF the W'sis srn
Union stockholders ana others who bsd
the Western Union, were altogether about
Senator Hill asked what grounds the
spesker bad for asserting that under bis
fHill's) bill there would be On anuusl de-
f1cit. HUBBARD ssid In reply that the aver