Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.
Important Decisions by the Interstate
Commerce Commission--Aid in Several
Ways Proposed for tho Worlds Fair

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. Z3.-Lhe
Interstate Commerce Commission to-day
announced its decision in two cases, in
opinions by Commissioner Knapp. One
is the case of William H. Harvey against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company,
involving the giving of free passes and
free transportation, and the commits
sion decides that the action of the de-
fendant in granting to the members of the
City Council of New Orleans and the clerk
of that body, on account of their official posi-
tion, free transporta tion as passengers over
all or somc portion of its Interstate lines
violates the act to regulate commerce and is
unlawful The order of the commission is
that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company forth with cease and desist from
granting free passes or Notwithstanding
free transportation over its interstate lines,
except as provided in the twenty-second
section of the act. The other case relates to
butter less than a carload from Lincoln,
Kan., to Denver, COL, and entitled 1.-THE
Lincoln Creamery versus the Union Pacific
these points runs through sparsely popu-
lated country, furnishing comparatively
little business to the carrier. The decision
is that the charge complained of is not
dence furnish sufficient reason for interfer-
ing with a rate established by number OF
roads and common to many communities.
A PROPOSITION which, if adopted, will
no doubt incl the attendance of militia
organizations at the Worlds Fair is put for
ward in bill introduced in the House to-
day by Representative Powers, of Vermont.
1t makes it lawful for any railroad or trans
portation company in the United States to
make special rates for the transportation of
military organizations, with their equipages,
to the fair, Notwithstanding anything in the
Interstate commerce act to the contrary.
DELEGATE SMITH, of Arizona, to-day re-
ported bill from the House Territories
Committee to ratify an act of the Arizona
Legislature authorizing the issue of bonds
to the amount of $50 OO0 to enable the Terri
tory to be properly represented at the
W orld's Fair. The report accom- panying
the bill says Congressional aut hority is
necessary because of the law forbi dding ter
ritories to incur an inde btedness exceeding
4 per cent of the assessed valuation of the
property within the Territory. The report
saws AriZona!s assessed valuation is only
$50 o01 COO, but that its taxable value is really
$50, 900 COO.
A STATEMENT was laid before the House
to-day from the Commissioner of Customs
showing that 81, III, ,06l dra wback was allowed
by the Government on tin cans, ETC., manu-
factured from imported tin plate and ex-
ported from October !. 1890, to December 81,
1891. Another statement from the commits
sioner shows that the amount of drawback
allowed on imported salt used in curing
meats exported from October i. 1899. to
December 81, 1884, aggregated s92, ,201. Includ-
ed in third statement was table giving
quantity and value of salt imported and
withdrawn from warehouse for the purpose
of curing fish, duty an which was remitted
TI1,,% Al, g a. W.
tity aggregated 1885, 600 pounds; valued
at Sl02, ,s56.
ACTING SECRETARY SPAULDING has
instructed the Collector of Customs at Chi
cago to admit free of duty box addressed
to Walker Fearn, Chief of the Department.
of Foreign Affairs Worlds Columbian Ex-
position, and containing ''six splendid vol
umes of architectural designs presented to
the exposition management by the Maha-
jarah of Jeypore. provided the articles are
intended for exhibition at the exposition.
SENATOR MITCHELL to-day reported as
an amendment to the postoffice appro-
priation bill making an appropriation of
test in country districts the system OF free
delivery of mails.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared first dividend OF 80 per cent in
favor of the creditors of the Cory Ma tional
Bank, Of Cory, Pa, on claims amounting to
S5l8 069.
The Secretary of State has received the
foil owing telegram from Minister Ryan, at
Mexico, in regard to the condition of affairs
IN that country: minister of Foreign At
fairs of Mexico makes the following state
nent. According to advices received by
This (Me1ican) Government the bands of
Catarina Cara, organized solely in the State
IF Texas, have been completely dispersed,
thanks to the efficient pursuit of same re
.ently set on foot in said State by United
states forces. The Mexican railroad system,
of lines crossing the Northern
border, has ever enjoyed complete security,
upon two distinct occasions the
bands referred to crossed over to the Mexi-
IAN side, on the first occasion remaining two
lays in constant movement, and on the sec
md occasion only few hours. Due to the
;ry, the precautionary measures then insti-
uted to prevent fresh 1ncursion into Mex
co resulted in strengthening the sense of
lbsolute safety and immunity from harm
llways enjoyed by Mexican railroads: such
ecuritv continues unshaken and unaltered,
md sufficiently well grounded is the hope
hat in the future no danger will menace
he same" This telegram is intended to
dispose of reports that travelling in Mexico
s unsafe because of the Cara movement.
THE Senate Committee on Finance to-day
'rdered an adverse report to be made upon
enator Cokes bill to amend the laws in re-
ard to National banking associations.
)nly three members of the committee, |
iessrs. Vance, Harris and Voorhees,, were |
avorably inclined toward the bill. 1t will |
'e placed upon the calendar, in order to |
nyr n ma ko
he matter. The measure proposes to wipe |
ut the National bank circulation, replacing !
with treasury notes, and also permits the |
anks to lend money upon real estate |
ecurity, the interest not to exceed per |
ent. in any case, and in the absence of |
tipulating, to be fixed at per cent. There |
7as some discussion in an informal way on |
he subject of taxation of State bank circu- /
equest Of Senator Voorhees, the subject |
rent over for future consideration.
THE delegations which have been re-
emily urging and opposing before Senate
nd House Committees on Territories the |
ills for statehood and for local government |
or Utah concluded their argument this |
1orning before the Senate committee. |
udge c. W. Bennett, Chairman of the Ter
ill for local government and favored the
Omission of the Territory as State, on the |
round that the people wanted statehood or
othfng. John Henry Smith, of Salt Lake,
lso favored the statehood measure.
THE Oates naturalization bill was to-day
nally acted upon by the House Judiciary
ommittee. Mr.. Oates has in the last two
congresses urged the adoption of a measure
, make changes which it is generally ad-
litted need to be made in existing law. The
lost radical of these are an abolition of
declaration of Intention" and require
lent tina naturalization proceedings shall
Ike the form of q court trial i'll which five
"a re, residence ability tn read the Con sti- |