Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-29
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
Questions Are y sed and Business Trans,
acted at :, eeting Yesterday.
FOR A M0NUM = 20 COMMODORE PERRY
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Congress VIII d :, 3 ed to Commemorate
the Memory - ~, Naval Hcro-Pro-
posed Pensio Experimentation
Chili's Am ~yas Received.
Questions Are
acted at
FOR A M0NUM.
Congress VIII III
the Memory 1
posed Pcnsio
Chili's An


WASHINGTON, d. m. 2S--The National
Board of Trade today devoted some time to
the discussion of the question of uniform
bill of lading A resolution was finally
adopted requesting congress to amend the
mt erstate commerce law by establishing
uniform bill of ladiug for interstate COM
merce involving the liability of carriers as
established by common ana statutory law.
The next matter taken up was resolution
approved by the Board of Trade of Chicago,
which, while recognizing the Justice of the
charge imposed by tho railroad companies
for the use Of their cars when not promptly
unloaded, says that it is also due to the Gus.
toners that when the goods are not promptly
delivered that the railroad should be re-.
sponsibe to their consignee for delay. 10
was provided that congress examine this
question with the view of making such
amendments to the interstate commerce act
as will properly protect the rights of the
business community. After debate the reso.
luton, slightly modified, was adopted.
resolution in favor of the enactment by
congress of what is popularity known as the
tonnage bill, or some other similar measure,
was then taken up and discussed at length
A reeoutlon was offered by Mr. Larr Of
Milwaukee, which recites that while the
evils resulting from excessive trading in
try is recognized, and any measures calcu-
lated to restrict such trading within legiti-
mate limits. is favored, which would not seri-
ously interfere with tho necessary facilities
for handling the Immense crops of the coun-
try. yet any legislation is deprecated
which lays tax upon or interieres
in any way with the freedom of commercial
transactions in such prouucts, whether
FOR Immediate or future delivery The
resolution further states that tho adoption of
what is known as the Butterworth bill would
cause irreparabe injury to the business and
agricultural interests of the country. Placed
on the calendar.
More Land for Settlers.
Secretary Noble has ordered five agents
now in the field to proceed at once to the
allotment OF lands to the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians in the western part of In
dian Territory. 1t is the secretary's purpose
to have everything in readiness, if possible,
for the opening of 3,000,000 acres of surplus
lands on or about April next There Is
urgent need, the secretary believes. for
prompt action in order that the lands may be
opened to settlement at as early a date as
April |, SO the settlers may be able to put in
spring CROP
Bills will be reported favorably to the
house appropriating $4,000 for monument
at PUTIN Bay, Ohio. commemorative of Com
modore Oliver Hazard Perry and the battle of
Lake Erie, and s25, 900 for monument to
William Henry Harrison, grandfather Of
President Harrison, at North Bead, o.
General Raum appeared before subcom-
mittee of the house appropriation committee
today and asked for an appropriation for
pensions OF the next fiscal year of $l44,-
$4,000.
When the Chilian Dispatch Came.
Some question has been raised about the
time of the receipt Of the dispatch from Egau
to Mr.. Blaine conveying the note of Mr..
Perera, tho Chilian minister of foreign
affairs. Private. Secretary Halford was
called upon tonight and he gave tho
following statement: 'Mr Egan's DIS
patch from Santiago was a loug one
and was received in two installments,
as appeared by the copy which came
from the State department, the first part
being dated Santiago, January %, and the
second parted dated Santiago, January 26,
the address "Blaine Washington" being re- :
peated in the second part A memorandum
was on the first part of the dispatch to the
effect that it was received at the department
OF state at a. m on the Goth (ruesday).
The translated copy did not como to the ex-
ecutive mansion until during tho meeting of
the cabinet, which were waiting for it, and
that must have been l2 and 1 O'clock The
first information the president had of the re-.
ceipt of the dispatch was from General w.
Foster, who called on the morning of the
Goth, between 10 and IL o'clock, about some
other matter, and he told the president that
dispatch had come from Mr.. Egan which
was then being translated,n