The morning call., 1892-01-01
Unjust Discrimination By Railroads De-
Cided Unlawful.
The Federal Fln9nGeS-A American Forestry
Association PrOduC ion of Tobacco.
Reciprocity Agreement Signed.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

stated that it was in the habit Of giving
passes as a business feature of its admins
trati0n to numerous classes of persons
which il specified in its answer The COM
mission, in its opinion, discussed the statute
and cites authorities at some length, and
concludes: 1.-The construction we give Sec
ton 2 Of the act is that where the service of
a carrier subject to the act is like and con-
temporaneous for different passengers, a
charge to one of a greater or less compensa-
ton than to another constitutes unjust dis
elimination aud is unlawful, unless the
charge of such greater or less compensation
Is allowed under the exceptions provided in
Section %. And where the traffic is under
substantially similar circumstances and con-
ditons in other respects, it is not rendered
dissimlar within the meaning of the statute
by the fact that such passengers hold unlike,
or as sometimes termed unequal, official.
social or business positions or belong to
different classes as they ordinarily exist in
the community or are arbitrarily created
by the carrier. This would exclude the
right to give interstate passes to certain
classes specified in the answer which in
cluded gentlemen eminent in public serv-
ice.' higher officers of States prominent
officers of the United States members of
railroad Legislative committees and per
sons whose good will is important to the
corporation"
There were other classes of paSs-h0lders
named in the answer whose passes, though
In form free, were free only in name. be-
cause in reality there was some cOnsidera-
tion for them, such as those issued to news
paper men in exchange for advertising, to
hotel prOpTietors, cp-dealerS, milk dealers,
and 10 some other persons who are claimed
to stand on special ground OF right. AS TO
this class OF persons, the commission said
the investigation would have to be extended
to enable 1t to pass satisfactory judgment
thereon and avoid delay, which a proper
and full investigation of these classes
would occasion. And in view of their minor
Importance, and yet perhaps of the greater
difficulty Of decision, and of the urgency
that the defendant had been informed at
the time of the decision upon the leading
question involved, namely, the general con-
structon OF the statute upon the subject OF
free transportation, the commission con-
cluded TO hold the case as 10 such special
classes of persons for such further investi-
CATION as might be necessary to put it In full
possession of all the facts before finally
issue an order applicable to the classes first
named, in accordance with the construction
of the law set forth, this being pursuant
TO the practice in other cases.
AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
The members of the American Forestry
Association, which concluded its tenth an
nual convention yesterday called by ap-
pOintment on President Harrison to-day to
present the memorial adopted by the assO-
ciation asking the Executive to establish
the following additional timber reserva-
tiOns, namely: Turtle Mountain Reserve in
North Dakota, Crater Lake Reserve in Ore
gOn, Lost Park Reserve in Colorado and
Sierra Madre Reserve In California. The
most striking passage in the memorial was
'If ii Is once understood that on these res
ervations neither bona fde settlement O agri-
cultural lands nor the right 10 prospect for
minerals and TO open mines is not to be in
terfeTed with, and the demands for wood
material be satisfied in a legal. equitable
and simple manner, all bona-fde opposition
IL Is believed VIII cease, and the boon which
such preserves promise will be welcom ed by
all persons interested in the steady and
prosperous development of the Western
States" The President expressed his hearty
cooperation with the objects of the asso-
citation.
PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO.
The Census Bureau to-day issued bulle-
tin giving the statistics Of tobacco production
in the United States. The entire cropin the
country amounted in 1889 to ASS, 255. .S96
pounds; the number of planters being 205,-
S62 and the area devoted TO tobacco culture,
exclusive of counties cutivating less than
one acre, 692, $50 acres. The total value of
the crop OF the producers, estimated on
basis of actual sales, was S34. 344. 443 an
average OF cents per pound or $50 2S an
acre. The average price per pound raised
by producers in States producing 100000
pounds or upward ranged from 4.5 cents
NJ H. A
1913 cents in Connecticut and IA cents in
North Carolina. The product of Louisiana
averaged 25.2 cents per pound 10 the pro-
ducer.
THE FINANCIAL SHOWING.
The revenues of the Government for the
month of December were S2S, 500 900, or
So, 800 600 less than the expenditures for the
same period. This has had the effect oi re-
ducug the Treasury cash balance to $780,
405, ,749, including S14,000,000 in subsidiary
silver and S12, ,356,927 on deposit with ma
tiOnal banks. The balance December 1st
was S39l26,917. There has been a decrease
in the bonded debt to the extent of the AZ
percent bonds redeemed, but the cash bal
ance available for the payment OF the debt
Is less than on the 1st inst. The principal
item in the disbursements for the month
was S13, 125, ,000 on account of pensions The
amount of h-per-cent bonds redeemed to-
day was 5000, making the total redemptons
to date so, 469, 750, and leaving outstanding
$3,034,950
PROPOSED sHIP-CANALs.
Representative Chipman of Michigan will
bring before Congress a bill To provide for
the construction of ship-canal around the
American side Of Niagara Falls; also of a
similar waterway across the State of New
York, from point near Blu ffal0 TO the Hud-
son River, so that vessels from the lakes
may have free access to tide water. The
projected canal is 10 be $50 feet wide, with
an average depth of 20 feet, and will cost
from S30000,000 to S50,000,000 Chipman
thinks that such canal would soon pay for
itself.
REPORT OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
The United Christian Commission has
adopted the report OF the Committee in
favor Of Chaplain for every army post
occupied by two or more companies, the
erection Of a library building and the crea-
ton of libraries, and the expulsion OF all
alcoholic drinks from military reservations.
SENTENCE OF INDIANS COMMITTED.
The President has commuted TO ten years
actual Imprisonment at hard labor the sem
tence in the case of Mo-Jan-Q Qua-D-Ver,
Ham, All Sa-La-Nu and Chu Dul En- u,
three Yuma Indians convicted in California
of the murder of medicine man and sem
fenced TO be hanged January 10Th next.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
Ing Calii0rnlalS: James L. WiupS, JonH
A. Bonney, Stephen A. Martin, Bartlett b.
Allen, William Rose. Edward S. Read. Will
IAN Henbig. Virgie w. carp and Augustus
w. Blair.
SPEAKER CRISP RECOVERING.
Speaker CrieL physician said to-day that
the patient was making rapid progress
toward recovery. and he thinks he will be
able to preside over the House Tues
day. The Speaker, he said, had no symp-
toms OF pneumonia
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER.
Secretary Blaine introduced the new
French Minister to the President In the
morning, and then received the Mexican
and Chilean Ministers at the State Depart
meBt.
RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT SIGNED.