Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-09

A DENIAL
Referring to the resolution intro
duced in the House today by Repre-
sentative Cooper Of Indiana, calling
for an investigation Of the pension
bureau, Commissioner Raum this
evening said that there has not been
Il share Of stock Of the Refrigerating
Company sold to any one cOnHected
with the pension Office or with the
prosecution Of pension claims. The
commissioner says most emphatic
ally that there has not been, 50 far rs
lac knows, any favOritism shown TO
any individual claim or attorney
prosecuting claims before the bureau.
There is no foundation whatever for
the statement that 10y recent and
partial rulings any cases have been
advanced and taken up out Of their
order.
PUT on ONE SIDE.
The committee on military affairs
reported adversely the bill author
ling the President TO place on the
retired list OF the army with the
rank and pay Of BTiga'iier-GeEeral
any general Of the late war in COM
mand when one or more battles
were fought and won, and who
was promoted for gallant and meri-
tOrious service while in the field,
and who, by assignment Of the
President, commanded a military
department or district. Both the
Secretary Of War and the COM
mauding general Of the army OPP
pose il. The bill was indefinitely
postponed.
REPRESENTATIVE MORROW,
Of California, today presented in
the House a protest from the news
paper publishers Of san Francisco
against the passage Of the bill pro-
viding that seCUnd-class matter, af-
ter IL has been once mailed ut the
pound rate Of postage shall, when
remailed, or returned 10y mail 70
the publisher, etc, be charged
cent for every four ounces.
RAILROAD RATES.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission sent TO the Senate
to-day a report upon the investiga-
ton made 10y il under the Senate re-
solution, directing the commission
To inquire into the truth Of the al
legation that the long and short haul
clause operated 10 prevent reduc-
ton Ofthe rate Of transportation Of
food products from the Mississippi
valley. Afler synop-izing the testi-
mony collected, the commission
discusses the reasOnableness Of the
cust Of freight transportation at great
length ami says:
ssThe rebates before the act, and
the very much lower rates frequent
~ put in force since, fairly lead to
the conclusion that the existing corn
and grain rates are 80 high as 10
encourage frequent and hurtful
changes and make reductions ex-
pcdient and profitable 70 the roads,
which are never necessary to secure
business. We are constrained by
all these facts 10 believe that any
rate or greater charge from the
Missouri river than IL cents 10
Chicago, and Is cents TO the
Mississippi, east side, is excessive,
and that tine rates should he so re-
ducel and adjusted, and n reduction
OF two cents should be made from
stations west Of the Missouri river,
in Nebraska and Kansas"
The commission says the rates on
gram from Kansas and Texas points
are unreasonably high for the long
er distances and grossly excessive
and exOrbitaut for the shorter, and
should be reduced. Wheat and flour
should bear the same rate, which
should not be more than 10 per cent
above the rate on corn and oats.
The rates on all grain other than
wheat should pay the same rate as
corn. The grain rates from the
Dakotas and Minnesota should be-
moderated and adjusted.
The commission Tenews the re-
commentator OF it, annual report
Of lSSS-lsS9, that the third section
Ofthe act be so amended a. 10 make
provision for through carriage Mt
through rates.