The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-08

or the Republicans only thrcG out OF hi
thirteen voted in favor Of 1t, and ono %
these (Gen. GARFIELD only ct Tho las'
moment, he having fought 1t all the way
through, TO save the. appropriation plll
for whichshe was responsible Eas Echair-
mas az Tie Committeepn Appfopriations
SAD dsfufther, when Il comes' 10 the mat
ter Of returning tho back'pay into the
treasury: not Democrat from Ohio has
carried back a, cent. Applause, Il dc
not allude tosthe Senate for Mrs THUR
MAN and Mr. SnERMAN have returned It
speak Of the House. How many Re-
publIcans have returned II | do not know
but l know GARFIELD, UPs0N, MONROE
and FOSTER have-Isdo notGk1ow how
many flores But Of Ithe tiity.three mem
ibefapf Congress who hadlreturhed theil
back.psy up TO the Esd oil last month
torty.two OF them were Republicans and
eleven Democrats. Applause And
yet Senator THURMAN holds Us RESPONSE
Bile.
But ! have other Democratic authority
on this subject besides Senator THUR
MAN. Judge VAN TRUMP Is good Demo.
cratic authoritysis he not, In this State !
Heswas a D cratic member OF the last
Congress. &Letus see what hessyBa about
II. He says: ~ have voted steadily and
uniformly against the measure, without
hesitation or shadow Of turning, although
a majority Of my party voted the other
way" Again: "And yet as applied to
the salary question aloneyI do not speak
OF Il as party capital. As 0 party qpes-
ton II remains at rest. A majority OIL
Democrats voted for 1t, without whose aid
It could not have passed" And again In
describing ono oil the test votes he says
The vote was taken amidstthe widest
excitement in the House. Ii was manifest
from the way itwas running that the test
would 10 close one After the voting
was closed aud tho names were being
read it-was. ascertained.- Thai, the question
was lost by three or four majority. Then
commenced q most ludiCrous scene. Five
or six members sprang 10 their feet and
changed their votes from negative TO al
firmatige, thus nturnipgRihe majoritysto
two on The other side.& Then be giyestis
Ills views on the morality of'the whole
business and says: :" felt high and con:
trolling sense Of duty Ia whatever Ibid
from lis inception to It's conclusion. 1could
not consider It consistent with propricty
or duty at the close Of the term Of Con-
gress for two years, by my own vote, TO
put money In my purse against the VIII
Of my constituents. No man in Congress
needed money more thar I.'S But we
have not yet come TO the conclusion upon
which he voted. It was "the consoling
idea that there yet remains In this world
something " hich Ia still better than money
-an approving conscience, a sense Of DUTY
honestly performed" Af1ey tctich he pro.
csedsd % drap.hiS back pay and put IL dom
IL he bottom 6f'hts pocket Z Laughter and
Nov, gentlemen, give you
Judge VAN TRUMP against Senator THUR
MAN, both Democratic authority, as 10 the
responsibility for the.back-pay swlndlc. l
say that It was an iniquitOus proceeding
and that everybody who engaged In II
ought TO be, as he will be, held responsible
by the people. II you get cheated once
you must look out next time. That's all i
have to say about it
Gov. Noyes then replied TO Senator
Humans charge of corruption 10 the
Department Of Justice shown BY the in
creased cost Of the United States Courts
in the South, arguing that this increased
expense was the legitimate and inevitable
result OF tho lawlessnCss in that section
that succeeded tho war; and that for such
violence Senator Thurman apd his party
were responsible, first by producing the
war, and second, by encouraging ku.klux
outtages after it was over. He continued:
pass now TO the consideration Of other
subjects. There is feeling throughout
tue West and Northwest that railroad
corporations Tor their own advantage are
exercising pernicious influence on the
business interests of this country There
are several causes Of complaint oneIof
which Is that the rates Of transportation
for freight and passengers are not equal
and uniform; that between distant termini
tue rates are cheaper than for interme-
diate points. The reason Is very obvious.
Between the termini there are generally
competition and cutting Of rates 70, secure
business. As this often goes TO the ex-
tent Of reducing the income of the road
so that nothing Is lett over and above the
running expenses, in order 10 pay divi-
bends TO stockholders IN increased charge
must be put on the intermediate points.
The result Is that we who live between
tho termini pay double the price paid OF
the termini. In my judgment this should
be prohibited by law. A maximum rate
should be fixed for the railroads by law
beyond which they should not 60, That
fixed, the companies would be compelied
10 add to the rates hntwHon tormini a1u W
lower the rates between intermediate
points. But there Ia a greater difficulty
than that. mean tho little Credit Mo;
bilier arrangements inside the companies,
by which the officers OF the road band
themselves together as "iast freight lines
or by somei Other designation, and as Of
ficefsA Of the company contract with
themselves,a Is fast freight lines, pay to
themselves enormous charges, and enrich
themselves at the cost either Of the
stockholders or community doing bu-
sIuess, or both. In my judgment,
such combinations should be prohibited
by law and the officers oirailroad com.
psnies should not be permitted to"en'
gage in transactions against the interests
81 The stockholders. As you all know,
when q charter Il. granted toand accepted
by arailfcad corporation thereis an I'm
piled contract that the charter shall be
Ils0d for the accommodation and benefit
Of The public, the power that grants the
charter. Now, Il q railroad company
attempts 10 violate this implied contract
il would be strange II there were moi
mower somewhere 10 regulate and control
Il. Under the constitutional provision
which gives Coz ;ress tho power to regu'
late commerce between tho States, there
ia no doubt that Congress has power TO
tx rates Of transportation and make such
other regulations as may be for the benefit
Of the people, suchSss tho courts Of jus'
tics would sustain as,equitable and right
between tho parties. And ! wantto call
your attention to the fact that when Dir
Shellaharpnr M this State. introduced into