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are as IOllOWe. Inc lutciStdtC OVh
merce Commission shall have the right
to name a just and reasonable rate in
Mace of one found to be unjust and I'M
reasonable, the same to become operative
within 80 DAYS. There shall be no sus-
pension OF said rate except upon reversal
by the court Of review. A court OF
transportation is established composed
of FIVE circuit judges selected by the
President, which shall have the power
to review orders of the, Interstate Com
merce Commission on appeal The In
terstate Commerce Commission is in
creased from FIVE to seven members, no
more than feur OF whom shall belong to
the same political party, and their
salaries are increased from 81, 800 to
SO, 900 q year. Refusal to obey an
order of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission respecting rates shall be punish
ed by a fine of So, 600 for each day of
such refusal. The President shall ap-
point five additional circuit judges to
take the places of those appointed on
the court Of transportation. The court
of transportation shall hold four sessions
year, beginning on the lst Tuesday OF
March, June, September and December.
Appeals may be taken from the Court oil
transportation TO the Supreme Court Of
the United States
Mr.. Carmack introduced joint reso-
luton in the Senate today declaring it
to be the sense of Congress that it is un-
wise to take any further steps toward the
consumation of the transfer OF the Isle OF
Pines to Cuba until an investigation can
be made into the value of the Island, as
possession of the United States, and
the conditions respecting the vested
rights of American citizens of New York,
Iowa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Illinois
and other States. The resolution went
to the committee on foreign relations.
The House committee on industrial
arts and expositiOns today authorized
favorable report on bill appropriating
80. $50. 900 to aid the exposition at
jamestown, Va, the site OF the first
English settlement in America OF the
amount appropriated 81, 600, 600 is TO be
used in improving the grounds, in build
ing pier and in the construction of per-
manent naval training school. The re-
naming $3.50, 900 is for entertainment
of foreign army and navy officers, the
erection of a permanent monument at
jamestown and the building of model
of the Monitor, so that the historic bat
tie between the Monitor and the Merri-
mac can be re-enacted.
A cablegram to the War Department
from Maj. Gen. Corbin, at Manila, re-
ports an engagement between Phil pine
scouts and pulajanes at San. Jose,
Samar, in which Second Lieutenant
Gustin, was wounded, one scout killed
and five wounded. A thousand are
pulsanes have been located in Mount
Togo, and American troops are CO.
operating with the scouts to dislodge
them. An additional battalion of reg
ular infantry has been sent TO the island.
Senator Keaa's proposition for the
appointment of subcommittee of the
Senate committee on interstate commerce
to sit during the summer and investigate
the railroad rate and kindred transport
tstion questions, is proving popular one,
at the Senate end of the Capitol. His
resolution, which is to be introduced to-
morrow, will be first submitted to the
committee and it is confidently expected |
that it will be adopted and reported to
the Senate as committee recommen- |
dation. There is no doubt that ma
jority of the Senate interstate commerce |
committee, including at least two of the
democrats, are strongly of the opinion
that this railroad question is too big to
be handled in hurry. When the Esch-
Townsend bill, which is to be passed by
the House today, comes over to the I
Senate, it will form basis upon which
the Senate committee can work. 1t is
already recognized that in its present
form it fails to meet several alleged
causes Of complaint, and that it must be
amended in many particulars in order to
perfect it. If the Senate authorizes the
investigation proposed by Senator Keau,
and it is confidently expected that it Will,
it is the intention of the committee to
begin its work as soon as possible, after
The adjournment Of the present session,
10 as to be ready to report If the Presi-
lent should see fit to call an extra session
If Congress next fall to consider the sub
ect
The statehood bill with Senate amend
nents was presented to the House by
he Senate messenger today. The bill
will not be considered until the vote on
he railroad rate bill has been taken this
IfternoOn. Speaker Cannon will then
sy it before the House, and Chairman
hamilton, of the territories committee, {
will move thatit be sent to his committee.
I will take unanimous consent for the
House TO concur in the amendments or {
ven to send the bill to a conference {
Iithout considerations by the territories
ommittee. Owing to the opposition of 1
peaker Cannon, Mr.. GrosVenor aud '
Their leading republicans to the Senate y
there is no possible chance e
DR. the friends or the statehood measure !
D secure this unanimous consent No q
resent attempt will be renewed by the t
enate to modest the Kearns amendment t
, the statehood bill providing for the Il
to Utah of 1000 acres of
md in Arizona, known as the "Arizona Il
trip. Mr.. Bacon, who yesterday 4
uestioned its right to be in the bill as
mended by the Senate, but which dis
ussioh was cut of by the clearing of the s
slleries ard the closing of the doors, e