The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-29
New Inter. State Commerce Bin.


Senator Collom, OF Illinois, from a select
committee has reported to the senate a
biIl for the regulation OF interstate cOm-
merce, the same being accompanied by an
exhaustive report in which the whole ques-
ton is carefully considered. The public
interest, says the report, demands that
questions OF dispute between shippers and
carriers be no longer left solJly to the lat
ter for settlement. The following is an
abstract OF the bill as reported:
After specifying the classes OF carriers, or
rather the kinds OF traffic, TO which the
regulations prescribed are TO apply and de-
claring that all changes made by such ear
riers shall be- reasonable, the preliminary
sections aim to prohibit every variety OF
unjust discrimination, to prescribe ade-
quate penalties therefor, and to prescribe
for enforcement i'm the courts of the United
States. These sections include the require
ment that all carriers shall afford reason
able facilities for the interchange OF traffic
with connecting lines, and the prohibition
of a greater charge. for q shorter than. for a
longer distance; except when it be afffrma-
lively established by the carrier thai sucn
charge does not constitute an unjust dis
elimination. Such common carrier may,
however, in special cases be authorized by
the commission to charge less for longer
tilanfor shorterdistances for the transpor-
tation of passengers and property. Anoth-
er section reqniuesS all carriers subject to the
provisions of the proposed act to file their
tariffs and cl~assifieations with. the inter-
state commission, and provides
hi they shall be- posted or otherwise pub
lished, but leaves. 10 be determined, by the
commission the manner OF publication and
the place at and when such rates, shall be
published.. Provision is made for enforc-
ing the requirements OF the commission in
these respects. Through the COURTS. and for
the maintenance. of the rates that may be
thus published Provision is also made
for the appointment by the president OF
five commissioners to be confirmed hy- the
senate, the. commissioners first appointed
to continue Ian office for the tennis OF two,
three, forn. five and six years.. respectively,
beginning the LIST day OF Jnay next, not
more than three OF whom shall be appoint
ed from the same political party. Several
SECTIONS. are devoted to prescribing the du-
ties.of.the commissioners, and the name
in which complaints are to be investigated
and prosecutions instituted nnder the dS
~reution whom found necessary. The salary
OF each commissioner is to- be $500 pen
annume
Greltana Apistle, a yoane Italian, shot
and killed his wife in New York. When
OiOd~lS osOAO ~ hAtb~iStANs1 hN iS~Aht1
Justification. on the ground that she was
continually irritating rim by singing the
| praises OF q former husband.
The safe in County Treasurer Hartman's
Office at Newcastle. Pa, Was blown open
by thieves and 5000 in money. $4,000 in
notes and 81, 500 in county warrantstaken.
The burglars escaped.
Thomas +. Ganlt, y postal clerk running
| between Burlington and Council Bluffs on
the Chicago, Darlington e. Quincy road,
was arrested IN complaint OF Inspector
Adsit and taken before COMMISSIONS
Hoyne in Chicago. charged with stealing
packages OF merchandise sent by mail.
Amos Stetler met Bert Bowers on the
street at Falls City. Neb., and cowhided
him nearly to death for writing an insult
ing letter to Mrs. Stetler making base pro-
posals.
A Chinaman died at Coulterville, CAL,
leaving an estate valued at 500, 600.
Prof. j. III. Dana, the eminent geologist
Of Yale college, has delivered the first OF a
series OF lectures on .Evolution," in which
he took the ground that the order Of
creation must, for scientific reasons. have
taken place as described in the Bible.
The value OF the estate left by the late J.
B. Lippincott Ii about S7,o00.000.