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Tillmen's Interference With Inter-
State Commerce to be Investigated.

Tillman's Interference With Inter-
State Commerce to be Investigated.
Washington, April 3.-Gen. tGrosvenor,
of Ohio, introduced the following resolu-
tion in the House this afternoon.
Whereas The following telegraphic mes
sages appear in the public newspapers Of
this city, to-wit
New York, April ITO Fred J Loudette,
New York Recorder Correspondent. Colum-
bIa 8. c.: Where are your dispatches Moth
GEORGE W. TURNER.
w. q. Tel ONCE, 1876 Broadway New York
April TO George w. Turner Your tel
eRram dated to night to Loudett, Columbia, is
undellvercd, the reason being given that 1t
fails TO meet the approval OF the military ser
geant In charge there. NJ. NJ. RAINES.
Manager Receiving and Delivery Department.
Darlington, $. c., April 2.-'ro George W
Turner. New York; The telegraph office here
IS closed to all newspaper dispatches. 1t is
impossible at this hour to get anything
through. Matter filed four hours ago. Rich
bourg says he cannot allow II TO 90 under his
orders from Gov. Tillman.
New York Recorder Correspondent.
And whereas II Is generally reported and
it is probably true that armed bodies
of men purportinR to act under some civil
and military authority have taken pos
session by force and violence, OF certain
telegraph lines engaged in interstate
commerce, and that such forces have
with armed violence esta Jlished or
assumed, censorship OF the daily
and weekly press OF the country
and prohibited the transmission OF news dis
patches to the newspapers Of the country;
and with threats Of violence and bloodshed
have interfered with the interstate commerce
Of the country, and have ARE sted by force of
arms the means and facilities and appliances
OF interstate commerce, and that certain
armed forces pretending to act
under orders OF some au uhOrity claiming
TO have and to exercise paramount authority
in certain state or states over such means Of
commerce C. have seized with force and Vio-
lence certain railroad property, cars, locomo-
tives and other rolling stock, and have as
sumed to demand and exercise the right to
dictate the terms upon which interstate com
merce upon such railroads may be exercised
and carried on.
And. whereas, it is currently asserted that
such acts aud doinRs have operated to sus-
pend the business Of the people cut on com
munication with all the people OF the United
States outside OF the districts so affected, and
TO paralyzc and destroy all interstate com
merce OF certain kinds In certain portions OF
the country. Therefore,
Resolved. BY the House Of Representa-
tiyes that the standing committee Of this
House on interstate and foreign commerce be
authorized and required to make full and def
mite inquiry as to what has teen done in the
premises by whom ana under what law, or
authority. any such acts or doinZg have taken
place. aud what If any condition OF any such
section OF the country, made such acts or
doings necessary, and whether the laws Of
the United States have been violated herein,
and by whom and under what preteXt; and
whether the people Of any such state have
been terrOrized by such violence. threats OF
bloodshed and the presence OF armed men
In their midst; and such committee is
Authorized TO send for persons and papers,
emDloy clerk and stenographer and make a
report in writing with any evidence taken by
such committee and to report 70 this House,
without delay. all the facts relating TO said
situation pertinent and proper to te known
under this inquiry