The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-01
THE NATICadAL CAPITAL.

The Senate Committee on Territories has
reported bill for the division OF Dakota and
the admission of the lower half to the union
of States, says Washington special. That
portion of Dakota not in cluded in the proposed
State is provided by the bill with Territorial
organization, and is to be known as Lincoln
This is substant ally the proposition adopted
by the Senate during the last session Of Con-
gress, and which the House committee would
not agree 10. There Is no prospect that the
House will consent to division of Dakota
The committee Of that body has bill for the
admission of the entire Territory as State,
and that measure is likely TO receive an
affirmative vote in tho House Mr.. Springer,
Chairman OF the House COMMITTEES on Ter
ritorles, says his committee will report bills
FOR the admission of Dakota, Washington,
and New Mexico during the present session.
A NUMBER of Democratic members of the
House of Representatives from Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, Missouri,
AMI other tobacco growing States held meet
ing at Washington the other day and decided
to unite in request for the removal of Mr..
J. r. Dodge, statistician of the Department
of Agriculture, on account of the alleged de-
iects in his estimate of the tobacco crop last
summer.
Mr. SPooNER, of Wisconsin, has introduced
in the United States Senate bill "to regulate
commerce carried on by telegraph" synop-
sis OF which is telegraphed from Washing
ton
The bill applies to persons or corporations
engaged in interstate telegraphy or in telegra-
ply between n foreign country and the United
States 1t declares that all rates shall be
reasonable and just, and forbids discrim-
nation of any sort against persons or
MES. IL forbids the formation OF pools and
the allowance OF rebates or special rates
Telegraph companies are also required to
publish their rates and file copy with the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and also TO
give the commission ton days notice OF pro-
posed changes. Telegraph companies violating
the provisions OF the bill shall be liable TO the
persons injured thereby for damages. which
may be recovered either by suit before the
commission or the courts. In suits for dam
ages the telegraph company is required to pro-
duce it's books. ana its officers are required to
answer any questions propounded to them, no
not but tSes tesmonS shn no be- uses
| against them in any criminal case. The re-
manning sections Of the bill give the Interstate
| Commerce Commission jurisdiction over inter
state telegraph business. Ak penalties for VIC
| lstion OF the act authorize the commission TO
| inquire into the business OF telegraph compa-
MOS. and to investigate complaints under sub
stantially the same provision that complaints
alleging infractions OF the interstate commerce
| law are now examined into by the commission.
AFTER some discu sion, says a Washington
special, the House Committee on Banking and
Currency on Thursday referred to a sub-com-
mittee Mr.. Weaver's bill providing for the
issue Of $4,000. 900 in fractional currency to
meet the publ C demand for currency that can
be readily mailed in small amounts. The die
cussion tended generally to develop senti-
ment in favor of emitting about $4,000, 600
In currency of this description.