The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-28
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
A Bill Agreed Upon by the senate Com
Understanding Investigation-e Ne,

A Bill Agreed Upon by the Senate Com
mittee-Banking Investigation-. New
State.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The sub-cOm-
mittee of the Senate Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads, having several postal
telegraph bills under consideration, formu-
lated and caused to be printed, as embody-
ing the views of the majority of the sub
committee, a bill providing that the Post
master General shall establish telegraph Of
fees at all pOst-ofiices on telegraph circuits
and all other post-Offices within ten miles of
any such circuits where the salary of the
postmaster is not less than $500 per annum.
The charges for the transmission of teie-
grams shall be prepaid by telegram stamps
or by postal telegraph cards and maximum
rates for kilograms of twenty words or less
shall be as follows: When the distance of
transmission is 1000 miles or under, twenty
cents; when over 200 miles or under 1000
miles, forty cents; for all greater distances,
fifty cents; for kilograms directed to be trans
mitted by night under 1000 miles, fifteen
cents; for greater distances, twenty-five
cents. AL words to be counted and for
every five additional words or less One-ffth
additional rate to be charged. Government
business shall have priority in transmission
without prepayment and rates shall be an
nually fixed by the Postmaster General. All
other kilograms shall be transmitted in the
order received except night messages. The
charge for the transmission of special tele-
grams to newspapers and commercial ASSOC
Citations for each one hundred words or less
for each circuit of 1000 miles shall not
exceed fifty cents if sent at night, and one
dollar during the day, but when copies of
the same telegram are dropped off at one or
more offices. the rate for each office shall
not exceed fifty cents at night and seventy
five cents during the day, and ut the same
pro rata rate for each word in excess.
Where special kilograms are delivered at
the same Office for two or more newspapers
ten cents additional shall be charged for
each one hundred words, or less for mani
folding for each newspaper receiving the
same.
BANKING INVESTIGATION.
The investigation of the Pacific National
Bank was begun by the House Committee on
Banking and Currency. Lincoln and Frost
appeared on behalf of the stockholders of
the a and charged that the directors of
the bank had been guilty of fraud towards
the stockholders, and Knox, Comptroller of
the Currency, and Needham, Bank Exam
liner. made this possible by their dishonesty
or incOmpetency. Mr.. Knox appeared in
vindicatiOn of his action, and denied having
done anything to justify the accusations
against him.
A NEW STATE.
The bill introduced in the Senate for the
admission of the State of Tacoma. provides
for the erection of the present Territory of
Washington and part of Idaho into a State,
and its admission to the Union subsequent
to the formation of a State Government. and
the adoption of a constitution by a cOnven-
ton of delegates representing the electors of
the proposed State, to be held at Walla
Walla, and the ratification of the action of
the convention at a special election by
electors residing within the limits of the
proposed State. 1t provides, however. that
its admission shall not take place until after
March 4, 1855.