Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-01
TelegraphiC Briefs

opinion by Commissioner Clement
today rendered its decision in thu
California orange cases brought b!
the southern California fruit exchang,
and Consolidated Forwarding com
pany, against the Southern Pacific
and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fl
railways, in which it holds that the
defendant carriers are unlawfully en-
gagged in pooling traffic in citrus fruit,
originating in southern California ana
carried by them and their connection.
to eastern markets.; that defendants 10y
compelling the shippers to pay for &c
ing charges - established by the car
lines, have M; g such charges pary
of the coast transportation and subject
to regulation under the law and that
the rates on oranges, in carload lots
from southern California to points on
and east of the Missouri river are un-
reasonable and unjust.
The rate on lemons is held to be a
reasonable price and the refrigerating
price is held as not unreasonable.
This decision is on questions reserv-
ed in former decision by the omis-
sion in same cases, which prohibited
carriers from denying to shippers of
citrus fruits from California to the
eastern markets, the right of direct
ing over which of the established
lines shipments should be carried.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The last
of the testimony on the part of Judge
Swayne in his Impeachment trial was
presented to the senate today. Discus
sion continued from O'Clock to 10 p.
NJ, with a recess of two hours. The
senate adopted an order granting each
side five hours for argument. The bill
for the government of the Panama
canal zone was passed early in the day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % Without
one dollar being added or subtracted
from it the river and harbnr appro
priation bill passed the house today
after the session had run we'll into
the evening. The total amount carried
by the bill in round numbers we're
seventeen and quarter million dol
lars.
Throughout the day the progress of
the bill was impeded by the Offering
Of amendments but only those present
ed by the committee we're adopted.
The military academy appropriation
bill was sent to conference the house
to the senate amendment,
the president to appoint
Senator Joseph Hawley of Connecticut
a brigadier general on the retired list
of the army, and with the further
provision of comforting similar author
ity in the case of Peter j. Osterhaus.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. The presi-
dents proclamation calling the senate
to meet In special session on March
4th follows: Whereas, Tublic inter
ests require that the senate of the
United States be convened at -
o'clock on the 4th day of March next,
to receive such communications as
may be made by the executive, now,
therefore. l, Theodore Roosevelt, presi-
dent of the United States of America.
do hereby proclaim and declare that
an extraordinary occasion requires the
senate of the United States to convene
at the capitol in the city of Washing
ton on the 4th day of March, next, al
u o'clock noon, of which all persons
who shall at that time be entitled to
act as members of that body are here
by required to take notice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-At the
White House, at the state department,
at the Russian, French, German, Bri-
fish and Italian embassies and the ia /!
panese legation today, where enqu -ries /
we're made regarding the rumor of |
peace between Russia and Japan, the |
most positive statements were made,
that if either of them was thinking of .
peace, it was a secret most /
locked in the foreign Office at
st. Petersburg or at Toxic.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The bill /
for the government of Panama canal .
zone, which passed the senate today. /
is the house bill. 1t was amended in .
several important respects by the SEN
ate notably eliminating the provision /
for abolishing the canal commission.
The measure will now go to confer
ence if the amendments are not &C
copied by the house. The bill is of .
a temporary character, its provisions
expiring at the end of the first regular
session of the next congress. It vests
The president with authority to ap
point the person or persons to govern
he canal zone aud the president Is
given the further authority to direct
he manner of such control.
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