The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-29

Of 1866, priority over all others in trans.
mitting its messages at rates to be fixed
by its own official. The Postmaster
General, therefore, had nothing to COM
plain Of. He showed that by the same
/ law it had the right al any time hereafter
to acquire the telegraph lines if danger
should arise. which it was not
pretended now existed. He showed
that it was impossible for opera
tors to suppress information, as
the simplest message might, per
arrangement between correspondents,
convey the most important informa-
ton. Returning to Cresweirs report,
he read a communication from Mr..
Prescott, electrician OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, with an
accom- panying table showing that the
Postmaster General had not stated tn he
cos: of the system in England truly;
also an article on the subject from the
New York Tribune. He said while he
regretted to see the growing power OF
the great monopoly known as the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
he did net know any remedy for it. he
did not think the remedy proposed
would do it. 1t was jumping out OF
the frying pan into the fire. The
Pennsylvania Central railroad and other
great monopolies were equally dan
gerous; but he did propose, because OF
that, to consolidate all the powers into
a great, corrupt, overshadowing monop-
oily at Washington, which had al
ready almost destroyed eleven
States, crippled and reconstructed
the Suyreme Court, aud If allowed to
control and regulate the political, com,
mercial and private correspondence OF
the people, ii would extinguish what
remained OF republican liberty in this
country.
Mr.. Dawes replied to Mr.. Beck, crit
izing particularly his admission. He
had no remedy to propose for the great
monopoly. He admitted that up to the
present time there was no just cause
Tor complaint against the manner in
which the Western Union Union Tele-
graph Company administered its great
functions, and that hereafter SO long as
it remained under its present manage
ment there would be no great cause OF
complaint; but he thought a remedy
for positive mismanagement ought
TO be found, and lie was sorry to hear
his friend from Kentucky state that he
knew OF no remedy. He regarded the
Hubbard proposition as one tending at
least to furnish remedy.
At the close OF Mr.. Dawes remarks |
Mr. Beck SAID that il he had spoken |
anything rejecting on the character OF
Nj Hubbard, he retracted it, He had
intended to speak OF him only as the
attorney OF company.
Mr.. Dawcs-An insolvent company
And why is it an insolvent company
Mr.. Beck-He was sorry to say it |
was because it had been crushed out by
the Western Union monopoly. I
he is willing TO lie down 70 pe snorn:
Mr.. Beck said he had no more sym
rathv for the Western Union Company
than the gentleman from Massachu.
.etts. nor for the Pennsylvania Railroad
COMPANY, which was fast becoming, If
it was not already, the greatest monopo-
" in tie country, but there was no
monopoly he so much feared as a
monopoly 10y the Government. /
Mr.. Well, OF Missouri, next addressed
the House in support OF his bill to
establish the Territory Of Ok'ahama
AMI to provide Territorial Govern
ment tor the Indians.
Mr.. Town-end, OF Pennsylvania, read |
long -peech.in support of a protective
tariff as necessary to sustain and de-
veIop the industries of the country and
went on 10 show that the Republican
party were the friends Of protective
tariff aud that the Democrats were free
traders.
Promiscuous speaking and debate
followed until the adjournment