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Show CONMKHSS. ni tirr. WASIIINOTOf, V. C , Feb. 11, Tha 1111 to 1 roniila tha safely of tuiployt and travelers upou railroad by compelling com-pelling railroad companies to oqulp their cur with automatic, couplets aud continuous air brakes waa finally disposed dis-posed of In IhoSeuatn today. Thumb-Blltula Thumb-Blltula for the Houte bill 01 lastseuon was agreed to nud the hill passed; yeas, ,i), nays, 10. Tho only other plrco of legislation done was ngreslng to the coulerencu report cf thu fortifications bill and making Iho Nlcaiagua canal bill uullnlthed buslnesa A controversy, In which a good deal of heat and ersjusl feeling was manifested, mani-fested, arose upon tho motion of Mr. Helton cf California to take up for consideration con-sideration thu Joint reaolullou to provide pro-vide torthoappolotmentofacorumtlteu by tha secretary of thu Interior to appraise ap-praise tliulniirovtntvuVtoJwipsde by the actual settlers uon public lands holding lugood faith under tho United State In the Bequol and Yosemlle reservations res-ervations In California and for other purK)e. Mr. Dilph objected, but tho Senate decided to tako It up. Mr. Dolpli then mado a long l crcb, the chief object of which apured to bo tu coniume all the meriting hour. Hits ho succeeded lu doing, and the Joint rteoluliou went oyer without action rhu railway car coupler hill now goea back to thu House The nrgellvu vote 011 It wire given by Illodgett, llrlct, Daniel, Ueorge, Uornian,lIrrls, Morgau, Sawyer, Stewart aud Vance. The Senate then adjourned. Till. IllllM. WA!Htwni(, I). 0 , Job. 11. Tho session ol the 1 louse today was without with-out result. The attempt of tho Democrat Demo-crat to limit tho time for debate on the jienslou appropriation bill was firmly ruliled by the Ilepuhllcuiis, and the minority came out victorious. Thu result wo that without the termination termi-nation of tho general debatothe Homo adjourned. Curtis and Harris oppose theropoiaJ amendment of the pension pen-sion law, 1,0 11 tha other hand Mr, Llvlntgton approved them, and did bo as a Southern muu, reconstructed under un-der his country's flag, and under tho oath to support Ihe Constitution. No man would sulTer moro under tho resent pension system than the veterans who fought for the Union. If the present abuses wero continued, the tlmu would oome when thu masses of the people would go to the other extreme, and old veterans would be Injured Southern men were not optioned op-tioned tu thu pension of Union soldiers. Long ago that question had been settled, set-tled, not only us proper, but justifiable. justifia-ble. He then proceeded to argue In favor of thutrausfer ot thu pennon bureau from thu Interior of thu war department. depart-ment. Political Inlluenco tleslroyol the whole organization. Tho committee commit-tee rose, and after orvIcth In memory nf thu late Kdward F, McDonald of New Jersey tho HoussaJJouruoJ. The Mew I relhl Hales. BT, Paul, Minn, Feb. I J rim now w oil bound taillt which the transcontinental trans-continental railroad confelunce formulated, formu-lated, chuugrs tbo entire complexion of tratistoutluoiilal rates. The new ralua will gulntu effect February 1Mb. Thetarlirwas lasued Jointly by tho Union Pacific, Northern Pacific uud Great Northern, aud coven the entire territory penetrated by these system west from Ghlca0 to the Pacillc Coast. It has been thonvowel turposoln making theso rates to build up tho oountrj through which theso roads run, and upon ull classes of freight uited iiaii and Include I in the schedules thero ws uu nverago rt due-lion due-lion of 20 er cunt on ull freight ratoi from St. Paul to Spokane, a reduction of UtiilO uercent on coast rates, and from 2 lo 7 on rates to Montana, while the only east bound reduction will be ou lumber from 55 tu 60, and the east bouud lumber rate tu Chloairn nud St-l.uuls St-l.uuls remain at 00 uud 77 respectively. respec-tively. The roduotlons to Spokane are tho result of an appeal by that olty to the Interslatu commerce commlsilon, nud thu new ratis are oven belter lliau ordered or-dered by the commission. Thu roduotlons roduo-tlons to Montana uru a concession to Its commercial Uevclopinont. |
