The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-18
AT WASHINGTON TODAY.
Bill to Prevent Train Robbing-
Other Business Transacted.

WASHINGTON, Sept 18, 1893.--The bill
which Representative John Caldwell of
Ohio introduced into the House to extir-
pate the increasing practise of holding
up and wrecking railroad trans. provides
that any person who displaces or re-
moves railroad switch. crosstie,
or rail, or Injuries railroad
track or bridge, or sees or
causes to be. done. any act whereby a
locomotive. car or train of cars is stop
ped, obstructed or injured with intent
to rob or injure the person or prop
eity passing over any railroad engaged
In interstate commerce. and where, in
consequences OF such acts any person is
kiiled, shall be guilty of murder.
IL the the attempt does not
result in murder, the guilty person, on
conviction, shall be imprisoned at hard
labor for from Que to twenty years. The
same penalty Is made TO attach to con-
vlction OF charge of throwing anything
against train, or causing anything to
fall upon it. with intent TO rob or iDjure
xuy person or property on such train.
circuit ana District Courts OF the United
States are given Jurisdiction of all cases
arising under the act. The bill has been
referred TO the Committee on Interstate
Commerce.
COMMITTING PENSIONS.
A Dill proposing the settlement and
payment 10 full Of pensions growing out
OF the late War OF the Rebellion has been
introduced in the House by Represen-
tative Hudson, of Kansas. 1t pro-
vides that any pensloner may sur
render his certificate and receive In full
payment OF all claims against the Gov
eminent on account thereof. ten times
the annual payment thereof. These
payments shall be made in legal tender
greehoacks redeemabIe after five years.
in coin. This act shall not apply
to the obllgstion of the Govern
ment toward minor children of
deceased soldiers. now on the pension
rolls. Widows and minor children of
pensioners who shall surrender their
certificates under this gct shall not be
entitled TO receive other pension.
SUGAR PRODUCTION.
According to communication sent to
the Senate Saturday in response to a
resolution of that body, there has been
an enormous Increase in the manufacture
OF sugar In this country since the paJ-
sage OF the law authorizing the pay
ment OF bounty, and in no part
OF this business has there been
greater Increase than In the
production of maple sugar, which Is con
tIued exclusively to the Northern States.
The cane sugar crop comes entirely from
the South, Louisiana being far in ad-
vance OF all the other States, Texas
ranking second.
IN THE SENATE TODAY.
There were fourteen Senators In attend
ance when the Vice Presidents gavel
called the Senate to order at noon todav.
Mr., Hill {Dem., n. W introdu uced for
reference bill authoriug the Secretary
OF the Treasury to adjust the claim of
James M. Wilbur against the United
States.
Mr.. Stewart (Rep, New offered amend
ments to the Wilson-V Voorhses silver bill
(aud they were ordered printed} inviting
Mexico, the South aud Central American
republics, Haul aud San Domingo TO join
the United States ia conference to be
held within four mouths for the purpose
of adopting common silver dollar OF not
more than SS3.13 grains which shall be
a legal tender for all debts public and
private. He gave notice that at
the earliest convenient opportunity
he would address the Senate on the
Then, at quarter past
twelve; ION motion of Senator Harris of
the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
The Senate remained in executive ses.
sion Tor but few minutes, and then Mr.
PETER pop. Kau.) called up his resolu-
tion offered Saturday last directing the
Committee on Interstate Commerce to
Investigate the recent train robberles.
Mr.. Cullom (Rep. Ili.) suggested tha5
be would have no objection to the reso-
luton itsthe Committee of the Judiciary
were given jurisdiction Of the subject
Instead OF the Committee on Interstate
Com me rec