The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-29

sitlon, plated by him, to the position
of Roncador bank, and knowing the
difficulty OF sighting the bank at a
safe distance after darkness, under
existing conditions failed to advise
his commanding officer, as 1t was
clearly his duty to do, and lay q safe
course to the nor,hward before con-
tinuing in a westerly course, in conse.
quence of which the Kearsarge was
run on the bank.
TREASURY BALANCES.
The cash balances in the treasury
at the close of business today was
S133, I29, ,625, and the negotiated $685.
400 ,934.
TO REDUCE OFFICIAL SALARIES.
Representative Boen of Minnesota
today introduced a bill for the reduc-
tion of compensation of persons in the
government service. The bill recltes
that the unit value of money is de-
creasing and that private wages are
falling, while public salaries are Kept
up to their old figures. 1t further
states that the people are being borne
down by "the incompetency, dishon-
troll the affairs of our government" 1t
provides that salaries from $1,000 to
$4,000 be reduced 25 per cent and those
from $4,000 to $4,000 be reduced SO l 3
per cent; all above $4,000 reduced 80
per cent.
SENATOR HOAR'S LETTER.
Senator Hoar has made reply by
wire to telegram from Governor
Jones of Alabama asking if letter he
had written endorsing a home market
club circular in the interest of the
Kolb movement was authentic. SEN
ator Hoar's reply say that the letter
is genuine and that he stands by 1t.
The letter says: II have no concern
with your local affairs, but when Ala
bama elects senators Ur representatives.
whose votes may bring ruin to the in
dustries and misery to the homes of
New England we have the right as
American citizens to address argu
ments to Alabama to show her that
her interests are the same as ours ana
10 urge that her true voices shall be
uttered and not stitled. We claim the
same right to do what we honestly
may to submit our cause to our breth-
rem of Alabama as to the people OF
Massachusetts.
No person in Massachusetts,, as far
as | know and believe, proposes to-
raise money for any other purpose
than to submit arguments to your
people on National questions. Whether
your seat was gained by any other
means than au honest and fair vote of
your people, you and Alabama must
settle for herself. L say nothing in
my letter on that subject.
(Signed.) GEO. F. HoAR."
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
Representative Storer of Ohio today
introduced b II to amend the inter
state commerce law. 1t repeals all
punishments by i'm prisonment for Yio-
latiOns of the interstate commerce act
and renders the corporation itself puu-
ishable. 1t also repeals 10 much of
the p, esent law as Furnishes any ship-
per, or the agent of any shipper, for
violations of the law.
RAILROAD POOLING.
Judge Knapp Of the interstate com.
merct commission was before the SON
mittee interstate commission today
and made a statement bearing upOn
the regulation of railroad pooling. He
said in most respects the bill was a
good one, but ne thought there should
be an amendment authorizing the
commission TO fix the rates in the first
instance. He advanced the idea that
railroads could move freight at an
average charge of about 50 cents
per mile for the car. Attorney
Cowen, of the Baltimore and Ohio,
and Attorney Bend of the Richmond
and Danville, who were pre-. ent, took
exception to this statement, saying
that the estimate must be Tor running
the expenses only, and that it did moi
take into account the original invest
ment, the interest account, the veX-
atious details which often occur, the
fact that many cars are often idle. Mr..
Knapp admitted that he had esti-
mated for the running expenses only. |