Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.
a Resolution Touching the Financial Crit
sis-Interstate Commerce Commission.

a Resolution Touching the Financial Crit
sis-Interstate Commerce Commission.
tBy telegraph to the Dispaich.l
WASHINGTON, December S.-Repre-
sentative Stewart, OF Georgia, intro
duced in the House to day a resolution
(premised with the statement that there
exists in the country a financial crisis
affecting most injuriously its business
interests, and referring to certain OF the
methods Of relief suggested) iDstructing
the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to consider this condition and re-
port by bill or otherwise such measures
Of relief as shall meet the same.
Thomas II. Greeyey has served notice
on Edward Scull, Republican represen-
tative-elect TO the Fifty. second Congress
from the Twentieth district Of Pennsyl-
vania, OF his intention to contest his
(Scull's) seat in the House. Scull's ma
jority was 026.
The annual report OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission was sent to Con-
gress to-day. The report reviews at
length the work of the commission for
the year and the various judicial and
administrative questions that have come
up during that time. The commission
recommends number of amendments
to the law.
The first is that there be added to sec
ton 3 the provision recommended in
the second annual report Of the commits
sion that the facilities to be afforded by
common carriers shall include due and
reasonable receiving. forwarding, and
delivery by every such carrier at the re-
quest Of another common carrier OF
through traffic at through rates.
2. An amendment to section 10 re-
moving antiquities in language and
making the criminal remedies clearly APP
plicable to the corporation when COM
mon Garner as well as its officers and
agents is amenable. Further amend
ment is also indispensable, the commits
sion says, in this section providing for
the service of criminal process on
corporations, and bringing them under
the jurisdiction OF the court. IL also
reports the recommendation contained
in previous reports, making clear the
obligation of witnesses to attend before
the commission IN obedience to subpmnas
regardless of the boundaries Of judicial
districts, etc, for the free transportation
of persons injured in railroad accidents,
etc. prohibiting the payment Of COM
missions by one railroad company to
the ticket agents OF another for passen-
ger transportation, etc abolishing
ticket brokers, and regulating the pay
ment of car-mileage for the use of the
cars OF private companies or individuals.
The commission also recommended
change in section 90 so ms TO enable it TO
obtain reports from common carriers
when desired and to call for reports from
companies owning connecting or termi-
nal facilities, or rolling stock or equip
ment used by common carriers, from
companies or carrying agencies doing
transportation business in connection
with common carriers subject TO the act.
The commission says that the difficulty
OF obtaining direct evidence from par
ties who by means of participation in
illegal acts have such knowledge OF the
particulars of transactions as to be able
to testify to them is invariably very
great. and that circumstantial evidence
must in many cases constitute the chief
reliance. The commission suggests an
amendment to the law to meet this case.