The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-04
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

McCrary's Argument In Favor OF tho
Bill to Regulate Railroad Transporta-
tion-The Powers Of Congress Plenary
and SuPrcme-Completencs Of the Cor
poratc Monopoly-The Remedy.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1874.
In the House, this morning, after the passage Of
the btu to amend the homestead laws and the one
to regulate the fur trade in Alaska, to pre-
vent the determination OF the FUR bearing animalg
there, the consideration Of the bill to regulates
commerce among the several States was taken up,
and Mr.. McCrarY. rep) of Iowa, who reported the
bill from the Committee on Railroads and Canals.
addressed the House in explanation and advocacy
OF 1t.
The bill related he said exclusively inter State
Congress to regulate such commerce. It provided two
PERSONS engaged In railroad shall not MAKE
hey shall no. make unjust IN the mater
OF charges The ban was therefore declaratory Of the
spirit hostility to railroads. Ieeursa nSshins frS rom
nsm only
stood now and from time mmemorai required Of them
rarSads as
and arsas s Of
interstate railroads pensiy and unlimited except
equa any
ment over cor,mon carriers
Mr. K,dsdge deny o. S soS sssed him whether no
IN sa s . 'sa
Mr. HcCrary would not concede that Congress had no
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regulate com MERGE. AS to what Congress-
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the nature Of reguat,on there was no. and there sonid
a asI
Proposition oonsinsa II sas e va, tSr the resulatioa
and legitimate exercise Of the power o. Congress
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George sephenson a. that IS posssse wh e
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chusetts LEGISLATURE to show that the only competition
tranportston as ninety nine eHses out Of one hum
Ssrs we're ea, swo & the ssa
Sy means Of National Elise ssns
great commerce, these vast combinations, these
snd nSaeRss' az st'h the ought
The could so e.
TO DO 50 by the States would be held vSd
question therefore conroaea Congress s" whether
let this commerce remain whout regulation, or should.
CONGRESS over the subject lie quoted tohn stuart Mill
saying the subject Of and canals that they
that the government which conceded such monopolea
9nreseryedly did much the same thing e. allowing m
on az ss f 9s Ts $
their stock bet their actual cost which was very
n he nan y.s ~ had ps Il fSrs
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m
WATER TRANSPORTATION
Talking Of opening up new routes and improving od
OF doing 50 he knew that water transportation wa3
one the FEATURES IN the SOLUTION OF the question: butt
money the Improvement OF the Mississippi River and
opening up other water routes, and commerce WOULD
routes on lair and reasonable terms. the raii1
iicaliy the value Of these water routes they na3
always done ana always would do SO, unless CONF
TO the proposition Of building great national raii
Dad should be considered onIv IL at all as last req
IT'LL need to control the railroads as to compel them
connect with it He closed his speech by saying thad
which devoived the anty Of adopting such reasonabe
Jules and regulat,ons Is the case required. He hoped
hat Congress would not hestat charge its dut3
aud its whole duty In the premises.
a. sLAsIiciTy OF CONGREGATIONAL CONVENIENT. :,
IN Railways and Canals. followed in speech aaasnsa
the Dill as being proposition in the nature OF ex9
Rs aoea sns hs a =,
luton and from the decision Of Judge Daniel to show
s ws. ct the to
evera states as to commercial rights and to prevens
unjust and invdous distinctions which local ealousie
Without taking action on the bill which IL spec,as
halpass four, adjourned