, 1873-10-27

NQ0RTEE6
won't un}ust RESTRICTIONS on Interstate COM |
merco, etc., bnt t1lat the people within each
Of TINT State.
Produce Exchange favored giving the Wcst gil |
tho facilities for transportation possible. by tho
Mississippi or my other way. It freight rail- |
rond could be secured, they wanted tho West to
hayo that also.
SUBSTITUTE.
1fr. Holton, Of milwaukee,. offered tho follow
ing substitute for tho second resolution:
Tint this Hoard, bearing In mind tho extraordinary
rao and progress ct lilo railroads. their general such
at large Under the authority and regulation Of tho
ton and regulation 10 loft wholly tho Hotoa respect
lively, and Tor the correction Of any evils now existing
tho people look to tho same source for remedy.
AN AMENDMENT THERETO.
Mr. Fairhauk offered tho following amond-
ment to tho substitute:
ItsoZvcd, That wo do not approve Of special legisla
ton, either State or Fedcsn liking the rates Of freight
upon railroads.
nlr. Holton would not accopt thiB, and went
on to explain his own substitute. The question
was should the remedy como from Congress or
tho BtatoB Tho report contemplated Congress
sionnl action, and therefore ho offered his SUBJ
Btitute.
IN FAVOR OF CONGRESSIONAL CONTROL.
h[r. Wethorin did not like the substitute, and
believed great advance had boen mado 1t they,
as merchants, affirmed their belief that stnte
Legislatures had falod to do thoir duty, and tiat
thoy must look for q remedy to higler source
Ho favored Congressional control, for State Log
islaturos ct:,ld give no remedy, controlled BY
railroads as they wore ut present, II tho entire
powor was placed in tho Suite Legislature, it
waa ali invitation to lobbyism and corruption
Let them sny to railroad corporations TINT they
would 60 to Congress to check them.
nlr. How, Of Chicago, Baid all the Committee
affirmed was tho right OF Congress- to regulate
Interstate commerce; whether Congress- could
enforce it, depended on othor mattorB
| HH. ABLE, OF ST. LOUIE,
Baid 11r. Wotloris speech llad convinced him
that lie should yoo for Afr. Holtona substitute.
II Congress WIS asked to interfere with the
railway management Of the country, IL would
| Capitalization % would t tbo an accomplished
fact. As an American! citizonn, loving
and would do oil he could to defeat the efforts
being ma1o to attain It. Thoro was no necessity
! to aHk the General Government to interfere in
| local matters. That WA for tho State Govern
property called On wl,on tho citizen became in
volYed in difficulty under foreign flag, but IN
matters OF difficulty between citizens tho Stato
Govornmonts were competent to legislato. He
was opposed to placing tho grand railway .sayston
| aud, for that reason, would vote for tho Rub-
atitute OF tie gentleman from Milwaukee.
Ma. DunWELL
said it WAS easy 10 Boe some days ago that this
| difficulty would como up. The proposition Of
the Committee was judicial, n political one.
| and it would not strengthen the Board to take
| action on other side. He should therefore sup-
! port tho substitute. On tho whole ho would
| prefer to have the question referred to the ad-
3ourned Meeting.
WINS surprised TINT there was any objection to
| the resolution Rs reported. Congress- had cor
-
surprised to sec tho obsolete question Of stats
rights revived. Suppose Ohio woro to pass nu-
| friendly legislation? There must ba some way
Of dealing with It. Why were people 60 fright
elected by tho people. Of the different States
Ho saw no roason for being frightened by such a
body.
did not SEQ there waa anything ont Of the way
in the resolution. Congress- had regulated COIN
loved 1t could do it by land. II Congress- tried
It, tho constitutionality Of ii could bo, set
tod IN the courts. Tue question waa q worry
important one. and deserved to be aottlod, to
paBsongers crossing Now Jersey, DO. II the
Illinois Railroad law woro strictly enforced, it
| would DO SERIOUS restriction on commerce.
Mn. wooLLEy, OF OHIO,
said he found. in looking over the Conatitl1-
tion, that Congress WAS empowered to
regulate the commerce Of the country,
and could create new channels tlat would
lead to tho greater succeHa of oommeEco.
Tile National Board Ind tho right to ask Con-
gress to regulate Interstate colnmereoo, and in
carrying out it's wishes tho National LogtBlRture
would not ba acting unconstitutionnlly. The
question was, II tho Statc Legislatures passed
lnsva hostile to railway onterprfBe, should moi
Congress hnyo tho power to arrest such legis.
lation
roao to acknowledge hia obligations to Mr. Wool
Icy for his explanations. They were what the
Committee understood. That resolution was
as railroad man, that thero Ind been slc1
abuses in railroad matters that 1t we'll for tue
Board to Say that there was another source to
which the people could look for remedy Ho
wanted to ask what railroad was but post
road, and honce within the control Of Congress-.
Certainly the proposition could do no harm. and
might havo aalntary effect OIL roads like tue
Camden d Amboy though that road had giYou
itup.
M11. ABLE
asked Er. Woo1ley whether, II Congress Ind T. the
power, le thought 1t politio to use 1t i'll State
where railroad Sas built subject to thoTower
in the State to revoke Its charter.
| Mr, Wright did not SEQ tho importance OF an
assertion Of tue power Of tho General uovefn'
nent by tho Hoard There seemed to be IN opln'
ion that there Woro no Laws to check railroad OK.
tortions whereas. In fact, they wore anonable
to all tue lava regulating commo1l-oariors. So
it was unnecessary to gel more laws, bat merely
to simplify the administration OF those they Ind
Tho manner OF enforcing present 1aSs Was tue
point to DO aimed at: transportation was SIM
Ply ,l business question, mud was governed b.
vtoWB, he oirero1 tue following,
Resored That tho subject OF tranfportation shoult
he rcAeGd by tue Legislatures Of Tic 4eyera atatcs
aud " the Government of the Untd Staes as ono o
tue industries OF tho country, to 10 governed by ht
sAlno general lawB as govern all other Industries o.
the country.
Resolrca Tint It should not bs tho policy Of th,
Government Of the United tjsascs to assume tht
btlssneas OF the people, eltau tu the transportation
Of merchandise or III the CONSTRUCTION, by subsidies
OTHERWISE or transportation lllos cGr rull or Water
leso{uts 4hHt tlia lizard recommend to tho Ieg1s.
atures Of the several 8tates tho enactment o Alcl
!a"s o. may 20 necessary to SECURE the full protection
crinnationH and wrongs it!lced BY co.non carriers
90 tut apt1dy 4'd clean remedies may bo oaaiuet
Mr. Fairhank Withdrew Ills amendment to Mr
IIolton'a substitute.
I Mr. Wright did not think 1t the province OF !
aommcrcia! body to, advise Qopgress On oonutI