, 1873-04-17
The Communication Principle in Freight
Rates Repeatedly Voted
., -, DOWn..
Final Passage. of the River
and Hnrbor' Bill in Z.
~: the Senate.
Gist Of the Minority Report Of the
Pcnitcntiary Investigating
Committee.

6rn1NurIE1p April 10.--Tlo House resumed
consideration OF the Railroad bill this morning,
Ylon Nr. Bradwoll moved to strike out tho third
scction. but 1lr, Johnston rniaod tho point OF
ordcr TINT tic motion could not bo entertained
until all amendments to 1t woro disposed OF.
Tho Chair sustained the point, aud the section |
waB open to amendnont, whom Mr. WALKER o.
fered au amondmont, providing that special rates
might DO mAdo for large quantities or 1folghs, II
tho Railrona Commissioners sanctioned sucn
~otes. This would compel tho submission OF
-~.Ss. H~s,1. oortract to tho Commissioners,
,.,,c1 .ocne absurd. Sr. Walkof epoAe
sn snnnort of lis proposition, conionoing
41.,+ tha welfare Of tho outro people, VINO n"o
ovcnt,nlly to my tho piper, demanded tho aoop-
tion of such m amenunoht. n.4
a5r Ha,yos desired it to bo understood tna1
tbs wcs almost precisely the Carpenter amend
mcns. voted down tho day beinre, ana thon
.se~r,, n Inv it OIL Tho table. The motion pro-
yailed.-71 to "a 4,-showirg that a6fleu''uio NUS
Mr. Gordon. farmer Of tho strictest g, sccs,w@'
Iz,n,ao,5 1,;n IN tho shirt front OF tho fnrmofs
G1nh-oiforcd m amendment ta1atanonnt ~ no, rmo
ono {ast % dsfsatsa Ss a:ar1od for spees rsss no
H." hn;nr Ieft OUT Ho argued that there sho1io
a en5 m nu unu9aronism between the farmer ana ING
nanufacturor, and he aimed IN ha nmGnamem9 1,1;n5
tsa1esalo 70 rates should bo allowed in railroad
Mno.eaa'o o.ea ~ IN hying toa Coffee molRaaes.
srn mas1el1 7sns ns no Conflict betweon Woodworking
farmers md hardworkng neehansia; s. nacatea
,a IN ;ntcnt;on not to sustain such . proposition
hy yotine il down twice, or ct least pro positions
IL her Essential eloents Of equivalent 9to, mRofs o
10 tue propCstfi0n o 9f tne aereeultpsts asked no
Gmnc,n GU A' Tatca. mud fhoy did not sec
Wly railroads ard manufacturers anGnlu nata
ret special priyileges Railroads agrieu5n9rslss 9 ~
dio dna toget,er They should all set tho samo s
ci'a,,co md 10 placid on The same ]oyol. They
mirht as well put their bill in tho stove nno GO
homo, to adopt any s1Sa Tes oroun ~
the butt cnd Of 4 troo. Io would move TO lay
the amendment on tho table. Tho yeas md nays
wore ordered for third tirno on the a. same prop
osition which Tas agaln nna.enm'' ,it,'rata ~
Tir. Shaw offered an amendment proVlainG
that railroads might Charge the Bamo Or greater
rato to points betweon its ter7nint than Il. la
charged to o. e1to1 afonue v Mno ito
aIr, Collins was against my such legislation
THE amendment contravenod tho common iaw.
It contained no principle ana nothing , pns p11- p}a
TGoy should not logslatc for my class, but t tor
tic ontiro people, whother farmers, nlanufactur'
ors or anybody else. -u
to secure competition at competing points, anf
II it was not adopted tho construction o. conpo'-
iac roads would cease
Mr. MofIllt believed the amendment was con
8Ieplncd by tho decision Of tho aupremo Souis
'' Mr, Dunhn1n did not think the amendment
rms necessary for tho protection Of railroads.
Tho amendment WIS lost.
s{reicht or massage :, III tho amendment adops
cd yoatorday, which is as follows; "proVidet
that nothing herein shall DO construed as 20 pre-
want railroad corporations from issuing commu
ors,rrfnu' tl1UHhI1Q-In1la LlEke[H u
fho same aro issued by ouch corporatione. In
Hopkins proposition was laid out INT; .,u:,.
Afr. Armstrong, Of Lasallo, moved to strlk
W M ~ Mcphorran remarked TINT It was very ovl
dent the motions that Ind bccn lnGtto to amen
tic section woro intended to load It GOWN an an
it, and now thoy wanted 10 a 1.kG Iah's II ou
Mr. Sherman made final effort to iuclud
apacial ratos, but it was useless. 1t rests upo
llr Rny moved to reconsider tue vote !
which tho amendment allowing roads to lss'1
communication was adopted. Ho believed It auoN 4,
cd discrimination in passenger traffic OF IT,; u
worst character against perao'lh anu places' 1n
motion to reconsider was lost.
Tho third section Was adopted.
The fourth Hoction, which prescribes ponaltio
was taken up Mr. Moore movea nc na 70 - q M
and doubling tie fine for eaoli. subsequent
fcuso until $1OO, 900 was ronched:
Mr.. Morrison offered IN anaendmont nnlne
riains .a to G sso,ooo. The amenlmen1a were lo
and the section was adopted. H.,
Section was amended 80 as to imposc lin
for e1tortion or unjust discrimination N rocol
Inc, handling, or delivering freights,, 4
Adopted as amended. Tho same amending
was affixed to Section 4:
Section 6, providing that persons aggrievod
extortion OF unjust discrimination may feco,
tbroo times tho nmount Of damage austaint
4vnp A1nptG6,
Section !. providing that tho Railroad Co
missionprs shall commouco actions and enpl
COUNSEL, and Bhnll visit stations on roaas WI
seetion 3. authorizing tho Commissioners
fx reasonable maximum rates, which should
prima tacie evidence Of reasonabionesn vas aa 8
ratios might be for tho transportation lines.
Mr. Quinn moved that tho advertising OF
rates should be in Chicago inatead OF spri
fold papor and It was sdoptoa y yada 81 70 ~ IT. ;ur
amend tho section, and thon MI: uoiaen mo- ls;'
to strike it out, on tho ground that tho Legls
turo hnd no authority to delegate po@Wor @ to t,
was nonsonsicnl. Tho Commissioners would
troduco in Court tl1or achcdulo as prima Il
nyidenco, whom tho defendant would obJoo
tho schedule as manufactured testimony, y,,, Me
rofuso to offer robutting testimony, Woula
decided against and nppoal to tho supt
Court, Which would bo bound to reverse the
ciBion. 1,,a
power to regulate rates, and MISC to pres'c =
What was Testimony. There wa9 On el1ort p
made to eyscorato tho bill, aud tho, y,,',2 W9le
to Xiii it by substituting tho Donahuo blli.
Mr.. Moore, Of Adams, believed tho i section u
lated tho Constitution, lnasmuoh as t ID eloleE s
.nnwer whlol. the Constitution |roVldeu 81
only 10 exercised BY tle Legislature, IL at u
'HoI doubted, also, whether tho LeBelaeufe, e,o
Nr. Duniam thought the section void Of t
- tue. Thoro WAS authority ia tho Logis.atu
delegate power to municipal corporations l
local bolf-goyor,tnent, hut It could not delo
powor to do anything 1t could do itaof.
;witllstanding. ho would yoto TOR tho nill Will
section, al it could not hnrm tho bill evon
wore uOnHcnHc.
Mr. Crawford thought tho section sl.oul