Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03


rates charged for transporting ireights and
Messengers over such lines Of railroad, and
as soon A. practicable after such investisa-
ton prepare for the operators Of each OF
such lines schedules OF reasonable maximum
rates Of charges and they may from time
TO time. a. circumstances may require,
change and revise these schedules. by
which the roads are TO be governed in their
charges.
The railroads made no opposition TO the
bill in the House, perhaps relying on ITS
uneonstitutionality. The principal speech
against il in the House was by Mr. Willard
Of Vermont.
MR. WILLARD SPEECH.
After promising that there were no party
Questions involved in the diS'uS>i1n- Mr..
Willard said that no one could contend
that auy regulation of commerce was not
open to constitutional objection winch i
not uniform in H. operations and That II
/. impossible 10 regulate this matter III any
way contemplated ny the Constitution,
without establishing nearly - many dlier-
tlE rates IL A4iiAE ait AAAt'- IAAA +.a+-- 49,
Is quite impossible for Congress to adopt
any rule that viii apply 10 any two rail-
roads alike. 4 reasonable rate cannot be a
uniform rate. unless it Is in the same rate
for equal distances. any more than reas-
enable price for a commodity to be sold IN
the market would he a Uniform price when
different prices were fixed Tor the same
commodity.
But. sir. Ie; ne call attention to the other
provision of the Constitution. that no resu-
iatian Of commerce shall give any prefer
ence L, ihe ports II one STATE over those OF
another. NOW. ] hold that il j. utterly
impo-sible for nine mcu to attempt g. reg
ulate ireichts. however honestly they may
set about the WORK. without prelerrlns one
port OF the United States t. another
To illustrate The CITY OF Boston set> Il
larre amount Of freishi- from the " est.
thar come iu part over the Grand Trunk
Railway of Canada and over tie Central
Vermont Railway a Vermont. ~ hy way OF
Portland and in summer partly by water
va Ogden-hurr ] apqrehend that u an
examination were made 10 wOu-d De found
rhat In fact the Erlc Railroad, the New
York Central. the Pennsylvania Central,
rerhap-. and the Baltimore ana ONO
those roads which have the shortest ine--
taken together from the " est to the
~ea-haa1I-hx the rate JOY t''e loI. M ,
and that the long .lhe9 are o"'i-u- ~ a
o. those rates. NAale1 eI 'Ac1 may '',
cause otherwise they DO NOT get the freight
Gentlemen living in New England, e~pcci-
ally thn-t who reside IN the vicinity Ot Dos
ton. understand tiat the Vermont teutra!
-lnc. wlicA carries Ai.'- "' -"'' p.
through my o,A't I'D h'N', "' ,'"- .''- '--
line largely Ie'leI upon ~ i'''''''i -''
chants -i- @"'l
lH',A'i'N I'D ---
lave ai"aN~ ley d strong interest 3. l--
though nai- ltlLAi> ~ ~ '. IL 'i'''i ID,
terr-i Do ihe Boston anu .A4.-iS I.''l-
W Aai .- t'e CONS, l'N' 4"', DID," t'1I
iieir MONEY 4Ai-e'- mo '''.-- i..--' ana '-''
nave h'- e-l'1 ''- aug w..
on 'N'L monty =. 4-, 80 ''-''.
nave h"- ..sN ---'i --' '.''''
i.'N f1l'- uH'- H'.i' ID ''i''' pa
ir.A TIC \" 81 lAe "a 'l"l- !,
aud y. - 'Nt '.-i- ''l'N CO. gus
shel '.ah ,At- GU "1ya' Icing -.'
aeni- al lac = ''"- "f Si'''h'"- oi S,'''-
'"'' eitH i""l t"'F .ti-"' nae t,-' ~.
that e'iisfl'i' l- A-' ca 'i''. ...-.
tHe4 in'e~'e- lu lt Nv"'
wlilin i've year a.itr lAr "u4t-.h- 90. '"e
road. not .'y any li-A"he~' in--i"2eineit o'
ilc ri4i. h1t pt,--~, Us i,l~iilt'-- WOMB h,l
support a. 9' cause tie>e BOSTON 1'l -'-i J.
iu-i~iel-an- iA'A iu~--i-- '--.-s anu .'l'
managers ai 'ie road I'' he- upon .'lv i-4 +
'eT much IN the N-'ue -.-i. .l'-. 'lt : ~
lv - a ,te,,ig ' 81. r c,ris i
brought % New York rs the Eric and New
} ork Contra. roads That road ha- carried
IN '-'.. - ' ~. ~ an %, ,,r.,-ri,
cents per hundred pounds. tie distance be-
in- more than taou-and miles whl-e W.
nave 'eq En- l''lI-e' l4' 'l5 ',.lig AN ..
Ion a distance hi tno Ianlred mile. from
-eyenty-hye cents To- ninety cents per hun
irel l''1nl-- carry ,l= .nr'.-u iIe' -iil Iii
-i -- r-l t.- t,'oa5 ~ b,iIi mn rti.,,g1
aad othe. towns Of Illinois. aud oi State
-. - .-itl ''-. t'.D'. 80 'AS''f
.ls-i ny '''-' VIZ. ~ I'm. ia.
l'-i- -
~ "-- i3' 'I' ~
--i go '' 80 - 81.
~ ..t..i ~ -
ANA yet Ems faiiI9al 90 III! stale Wa
tie New York central ana iAc New YORK
and Erie were Carrying freight AZ inat rate
20 Boston and New Aork. and in order e.
help Boston trade. and boston merchants
who had rut iheir money INTO That road.
they carried these irei-hi, 10y good deA-
less than cost irlm ihe West t. tie sea
board, ana made ~ iu some degree tneir
joss Do that respect il charging % u> az
home Who A'e alongside That faiiruad hFt
~ TX tune aS much, az, ten W twenty
time a~ much per nile, a~ ineY charged
these foreign shippers. Now, SIR, tins is
not right, but IL l. matter which cannot
be regulated by statute. Il VIII not be reg