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RAILROAD TARIFF.
Mr. SPANN resumed his speech on the railroad tariff bill at quarter before 6 o'clock. He favored regulating the tariff on railroads, but would not refuse such corporations a hearing. He favored a law making the rates not only just to the shipper, but just to the corporations. The arbitration bill, S. 10, is something like what is needed; but the bill S. 19 has not the elasticity requisite-it seems to be almost an identical copy of a bill presented last session by Senator Menzies. He gave way for-
Mr. Benz on whose motion the Senate took a recess until 7:30 o'clock p. m.
