The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-18

nor will officers in the Treasury Depart
ment, put all IN somi-mysteriou5 way say they
taken The loss Of revenue since the duty Of
eugar was abolished and the drain on the rove
@ @nne IN meeting the sugar bounty ma ha' ,,eI Heen
the United States receives no dement's IN ex-
change Tor the free entry of their products II
is argued that 10 would only be doing Justice
20 The United States 20 restore tho duties.
Railroad Rates on Sugar
Tho Interstate Commerce Commission to-day
IN an opinion by tommi ssioncr Morrison an
nounced ne decision OF the case OF Lchmann
lliggnson 60. OF humboldt. Kan. against
tho Texas and Pacific and Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railway Companies IN favor cf complain
ants The points decided arc briefly as follows:
ooleIal railNay comOanies, forming contlnu-
ons through iine carried sugar 20 Kansas City,
the Itrminal point, at a 30-cent rate and
LOT the same rae 10 Parsons Kan. an
ai,cim cim.eula'e polni, and 90 HUMBOLDT,
toNi' OF branch line more distant than no
nttIMellate' but less distant than tho terminal
point they maintain a rate of a. con's on sugar:
.oi"' lhat the roads might lawfully maintain
t.s same r&io 70 the intermediate and terminal
o,Hil ah4 some higher rate might be matn-
tanned 70 tho branch limo point. ON the direct
HIo,eh me, without unjust discrimination;
also Aeid that 0s TO the branch Ino point the
complainant was entitled 20 a refund of the
amount paid lu excess of % reasonable rate.
me commission orders that the rate 10 Hum
Noiut should not exceed .G cents per 100 pounds.
ana ihat the carriers should refund 90 com
rainants s65.G2 as excessive charge paid OF
three Ger loads of sugar.
A joint tariff mus show on its face what car
rers unite in ESTABLISHING as such Joint tariffs.
Ihe publication and filing Of q schedule Of
rates by The New Orleans Traffic Association and
ora snpplementsl rate sheet by the Texas and
racine hallway Company. member of that As
sociauon. did not establish. as provided by sec
non OF the act 20 regulate commerce. a
soiht t9rln OF rates on continuous line from
NcW Orleans 20 Kansas City. over roads of said
fssoclatl0n, or OF any one of them, in conncc-
ton win any other road or roads Where
lIelghl passes o'cra continuous line or ronte
OF Grated uY more than one company on which
no loint tarlh of rates has been established, the
iarid OF rates and charges is the sum Of the es-
iahhshed local rates OF charges OF the several
companies operating such continuous line.
Arbitration Laws.
Senator Mitchell introduced in the Senate to-
gay resolutlon lnstructng the Committee on
toreign Affairs 10 inquire into the advisability
OF aplr0puato action looking 20 the invita-
ton TO the governments of the world
TO- q conference 20 be held in connection
with The Worlds Columbian Exposition AZ Chi
ca-o Tor the purpose of discussing ami recon-
mendlug measures 10y which TIE principles Of
arbitration laws may he barmOni ,cd and an in
ternational court established having inrisiic-
non IN cases winch goyeLnmenis shaA fail 20
sirucie ell TO report Dog bin or otherwise.
Confederate Officer Resolution Clerk.
Representative Branch Of North Carolina.
has tendcict the appoint ont Of resolution
clerk of the House 10 Colonel g. G.. Luke. of
amden county. Iho salary Is $4,000 yer an
mum. Colonel Luke was a gallant Confederate
officer.
Ihe North Carolina delegation. like that of
Virginia. decided the distribution OF patronage
10y lot. and Mr. Branch drew tho best place for
his man.
Washington Notes.
The Navy Department is massing feet Of
United States men war IN the South Pacific.
but ln order 20 enforce secrecy has decided 20
discontinue making public the movement Of
nitcd States vessels
The state Department has received tho regu-
lauons OF the Ottoman Commercial Museum
~ Consf2ntinople under the patronage Of the
Subtern Porte.
The heavy pension payments and light re-
colpts have had the effect OF running down the
net treasury balance TO S33l2S.00h OF TINS sum
l34sf22 IS IN subsidiary coin; S31i.l19 i'm minor
C oln and Sl3.5oi4u in national bank deposlto-
Ile>.
The House was not in session 10 day. Rep
rescuiative Tucker las gone TO Winchester,
where he viii spend the Christmas holidays.
The condition Of .ir Mills continues 10 i'm
prove, and tins morning he is reported 10 be al
most in his usual good health.
Nessrs. Branch and Crawford are the only
two members of the House from North Carolina
now iu the city They viii both 80 home for
the HOLIDAYS within few days.
The Department OF State is informed that tho
sublime Porte OF Turkey has established Tho
Ottoman Commercial Museum for the perpetual
exhibition of the products of the world, Win
special tariff rate for such articles.
a petition is ln circulation asking speaker
risp 20 place Lepres ontaflve T.. J.. Nercdlth,
successor of the late General Lee on the House
District Committee. on the ground OF his know
ledge Of the laws. business interests and the
people OF the Distrc, and neieau uoThoog
Rev Sebastian q. Messor. Professor of canon
law Of the Catholic University. has declined
the position O f bishop Of the diocese of Green
Bay, Wis, % which he WAS elected recently.