Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-10
REAGAN'S GREAT BILL.
The Conference Committees Finally
Agree TO Report Favorably on The
Major Portion Of Il.
Reagan Attacks joe rulitssr with I'm.
Eloved Hands and Dcnouncss Him
Ia strong Language.
REAGAN oors FOR PULITZER.

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I Special 10 the Gazette
WARRINGTON, Dec. Q--The conference
committee on the Interstate commerce
bill reached decision to-day, which is
briefly as follows; They have adopted
the provisions OF the house bill. prohibit.
! ing determinations in freight by rebate
cut rates, or in any other way; also the
long and short haul provisions,
and the provisions against pool.
Ing also the provision reQutr-
ing the publication OF rates and fares
/ by each road at all its depots with an
addition that the commission may. in ali
cases where II is Just aud proper, require
them TO post rates at other places, A
new section has been adopted allowing
parties complaining 10 proceed in courts
or before the commission for the asser.
ton Of their rights, but not be.
lore both, The recommendation Of
the house ibill making the
violation OF the act ground for civil
SUIT or criminal prosecution. Where per-
sons bringing suits for the recovery Of
their rights and obtain Judgment, the
colrt rendering the judgment is required
to tax the property sold and the attor-
ney's fees as part of the costs. The pro-
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diction to the state courts for the trial OF
civil cases Is omitted, the senate CON
ferees insisting on its omission as u condl-
ton OF final agreement 20 the measure
The commission features OF the senate
bill as modified as indicated In the fore
going provision are adopted.
MIR. Reagan explatnedlon the floor to-
day the supposed quarrel between him
self and Senator Cullom on the inter
state commerce bill, an account
OF which recently appeared In the New
York World, Mr.. Reagan characterized
the World as the property OF creature
with whom he could have no contro-
versy. He paid his respects in strong
language to Mr. Pulitzer and stated that
the latter sacrificed every consideration
OF decency and honor to worshiping
mammon and publishing sensational
newspaper, II was only published for
pecuniary profit without reference to the
pain and wrong II inflicted on Others
Mr. Pulitzer, said Mr. Reagan, could not
escape the responsibility by throwing the
blame on his employees for no Just and
honorable man would employ men
capable of doing such acts.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE conferees
on the interstate commerce bill finish ed
their labors this morning, and viii report
the bill as soon as Il can be printed. On
the question OF enforcing the act, the
commission feature OF the senate bill is
accepted by the house conierees, and
while the senate conferees accept
the system proposed In the R4s-
gan bill under which the shipper
Is entitled to sue for damages
In United States courts in his own behalf.
This gives the shipper the option OF max
ing complaint TO the commission or In
stituting suit Ia the federal courts. The
railroads are prohibited from charging
more for y shorter than for longer dis
lance upon their own lines in the same
direction, the shorter being included
within the longer distance and the cir
cumstances and conditions being the
same, but the commission is authorized
upon the application Of railroad and
after an investigation OF the facts
to relieve road from the opera.
ton OF the general rule in special
cases. The senate conferees agree to the
absolute prohibition OF pooling contained
IN the house bill. These were the main
features of difference. On the question
OF the publicity Of rates the provisions
OF the two bills have been merged so as to
require each railroad to make public the
rates between points upon its own roadias
proposed in the house bill, and in addi-
ton the commission is required TO secure
the publicity OF through rates In so far as
1t may be found necessary.
TO GET RID or TRADE DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The bill intro
duced by Senator Sewell to-day Tor the
redemption Of trade dollars, provides that
for period Of six months United States
trade dollars II not defaced, mutilated or
stamped, shall be received at their face
value in payment Of all dues OF the United
States For the same period holders Of
trade dollars on the presentation OF the
same at the United States repositories
may receive in exchange u like amount In
standard silver dollars or subsidiary coin.
The trade dollars received shall not be
reissued but shall be recoined into stand
ard silver dollars.
RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9.--UDder instruc-
lions from the house committee on
rivers and harbors, Chairman Willis has
conferred with Chairman Mcmillan OF the
senate committee on commerce and the
other members Of that committee, re-
spectlng the feasibility Of preparing the
river and harbor appropriation bill In
Joint session OF the two committees
While no formal arrangement has yet
been made, it is stated that the PROPOSE
ton Is tavorably received by the senate
committee, and that the probabilities are
the bill will be prepared under the plan
proposed, providing for maximum APP
preparation OF 100000, less than one
half OF the aggregate OF the appropria-
lions made by the bill passed at the last
i session