Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-21
WASHINGTON.

secretary of the treasury today ap-
pointed Cyrus II. Sinclair, 10 be local
inspector Of hulls Of steam vessels at
Chicago.
The house committee on banking
and currency today instructed Chair
man Miller, of Texas, to formulate a
bill adding Nashville, Omaha, Kansas
City, st. Paul, Minneapolis and several
other cities to the list Of national bank
depository cities.
The house committee on Pacific rail-
roads today heard arguments by Sena-
tor Van Wyck and Representative
Dorsey in favor Of the bill to authorize
the Union Pacific railroad to purchase
or lease branch lines Of railroad. The
matter was then referred to the sub
committee, which had the Pacific rail-
road funding bill 10 charge.
At the meeting Of the house COM
mittee on Territories, today an informal
agreement was reached that the senate
fill providing for the admission of
Southern Dakota as State ehoEld 60
upon the house calendar, adversely re-
ported, and that the Springer bill, pro-
viding an enabling act for the entire
Territory should 60 upon the calendar
as favorably reported. Owing to the
absence Of several members a formal
vote was not taken, but It is expected
that this will be taken at the meeting
on Monday next.
Mr.. Charles Hntchins, Of Boston,
appeared before the senate postal COM
mittee today in regard TO a change in
the law respecting rates Of postage on
second-class mail matter at letter car
riers Offices. By the present law he
says the postage on monthly periodi-
calls. when delivered by carriers
in the city where published,
is from FIVE to thirty.hve times
as much as when transported to any
other part Of the country, including
free delivery at all other carrier offices,
or from five to thirty-five times as
is charged on weekly papers for
delivery in the city where published
or elsewhere. He advocated the pas
sage of the pending bill, making the
postage on second class publications,
deposited in the letter carrier offices
for delivery uniform at one cent per
pound.
Senator Teller to-day introduced in
the senate, bill to appropriate $3.50,
900 for the establishment Of military
post near Denver, Colorado.
Senator Logan presented in the
senate today as substitute for the
labor arbitration bill, which recently
passed the house, measure which
in substance provides as follows:
For commission of arbitration, to be
appointed by the president, by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate, to consist Of five members, one
to be selected from the Republican or
ganiZation, one from the Democrat orr
ganization, one who is not recognized
as a member Of either of the two or
ganizations, one from class Of
citizens experienced in the manage
ment and operating Of railroads, and
in the transportation of property
and passengers, not in the en-
ploy, connected with or interested
in any railroad corporation or employ,
engaged in business connected with
the transportation of persons or prop
erty, and one who is identified specially
with the labor interest, having full
knowledge of the conditions and en-
ployments Of the labor people. The
persons comprising the commission
shall be men having superior intelli
gence as to the Industrial and
labor interest of the country;
the commissioners are each to
receive $500 year salary, and are
empowered to employ secretary, a
stenographer and messenger, the two
former to receive $1,000 each and the
latter 81 400. The commission is also
allowed actual travelling expenses. 1t
is made the duty Of the commissioners
to meet and organize as soon as may
be, after their appointment, for the
purpose of hearing and determining
such matters and differences between
transportation companies, either by
land or by water, and their employees,
as shall be submitted to them for
arbitration, such submission to be in
writing and signed by the parties to
the controversy. In all cases submit
ted for arbitration the parties to the
same interested to sign an agreement
to submit to the award Of the COM
mission; every hearing and decision,
shall be in a summary and informal
manner, according to principles Of
equity and justice, applicable to the
circumstances of the case, and each
party shall be given full opportunity
to be heard in person and
by witnesses, and shall have
the right to be represented
by counsel. After concluding the
hearing of any controversy, The com
mission shall make its reportin in writing
with the finding of fact upon which it
is based, and a majority OF its members
concurring therein, and Immediately
transmit the same, with copy of all
the evidence, to the president of the
United States, who shall make the
report public as soon as received. A
copy Of the award shall be transmitted
to the district court Of the