The National tribune., 1885-01-15

ceive the same treatment and be afforded equal
facilities and accommodations as are furnished
all other persons holding tickets of the same
class without discrimination. But the COM
pany shall have the right, if it SO chooses, to
provide separate ccommodations for pasSen-
gers while in limits of one State, provided
equal accommodations and comforts are re-
quired. The bill also forbds charge greater
than three cents per mile on a passenger being
conveyed from one State or Territory into
another. No greater charge in proportion shall
be made for the carrying, receiving, storing, for
warding or handling similar amount and
kind of property for a shorter than for longer
distance OH any one railroad or pipeline; and
the road of q corporation shall include all the
road or pipeline in use by such corporation,
whether owned or operated by it under contract,
agreement, or lease by such corporation. The
bill also directs railroads 60 post in conspicuous
places their freight charges, and no such sched-
ule shall be changed in any particular, except
by the substitution of another schedule contain
ing the specifications above required, which
substitute schedule shall plainly state the time
when it shall go into effect, aud make it I'M
lawful for any person or persons engaged IN
carrying property on railroads after 30 days
after the passage OF this act, to charge or re-
ceive more or less mpenSatiOn for the carriage
or storing of any property than shall be 5pecl-
fed in such schedule as may at the time be IN
force. Any company or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this law shall pay to the
person sustaining the damage sum equal to
three times the amount of the damage done, to
be recovered by the person or persons SO dam
aged by suit in any State or United States
Court of competent jurisdiction wherever the
person or persons causing such damage can be
found or may have an agent, Office or place of
business; and if tho court before which any
such action is tried shall be of the opinion that
the violation of the law was wiilful iG shall
ma l-aa all Nv If
to the party I'M ured sufficient to cover all his
counsel and attorney fees. No action shall,
however, be sustained unless brought within
one year from the date of the misdemeanor.
The bill also renders it unlawful for any per-
son or persons carrying property as aforesaid to
enter into any contract, agreement, or comblna-
ton for pooling freights, or to pool the freight
of different and competing railroads, or to di-
vide between them the aggregate or net pro-
ceedS of the earnings of such railroads, or any
portion OF them. Nothing in this act shall ap-
ply to carriage, receiving, storage, handling or
forwarding of property wholly within one State
and not shipped from destined to some for
eign country or other State or. Territory; nor
shall it apply to property carried for the United
States at lower rates of freight and charges than
for the general public or to the transportation
of articles at reduced rates of freight for chart
table purposes, Or to or from public fairs and
expositions for exhibition.
ton of the Alabama contested election case of
Craig VS. Shelley, and the resolutions which IN
seat Mr.. Shelley Democrat, and declare Mr..
Craig, Republican, to have been elected, were
adopted without debate or division, and Mr..
Craig appeared at the bar of the House and
took the oath of Office.
FRIDAY, JAM 9-In the Senate to-day the
discussion of the Interstate commerce bill was
resumed, and at 5 o'clock an adjournment until
Monday was taken,
In the evening session the House passed 81
pension bills.
SATURDAY, Jan. 10 The House to-day
passed the Naval appropriation bill. The Sem
ate was not in session.
MONDAY, Jan. H. Among the petitions
presented in the Senate to-day was one from
Belva Lockwood praying Congress to see that
the votes cast for her in the late Presidential
election be counted.
The Chair laid before the Senate the resolu-
ton introduced some days ago by Mr.. Hawley,
calling for Gen. Shermans letter in regard to
Jefferson Davis (the full text of which appears
in this weeks TRIBUNE), which was debated
for some time with great warmth, Messrs.
Harris (Tenn.), Vest (Mo.), and George Miss,
speaking strongly against bringing the matter
up in the Senate, declaring that it would revive
animosites of the past which should now for
ever lie buried. The debate continued for
some time with great warmth, until a motion
by Mr.. Miller (which was carried) to go into
executive session cut off further discussion.
In the House little business of Importance
was transacted matters chiefly relating to the
District Of Columbia being under considera-
ton.
Mr.. Curtin (Pa.) made brief speech on the
Importance of increasing our foreign COM
merce. especially with the countries of South
America, and advocated the strengthening and
improving of the consular service of the United
States