The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-14
DEN0cRArlo.LIBRRAL TICKET
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.

Gen. Henderson has announced that he
is in favor of "the National Government
building comprehensive freight railway
from the West to the Atlantic, the charges
to be regulated by the cost of operation, :"
"a scheme which would place every man.
property and business under the control of
a political ring, no matter which party
might be in power. Here is another an
nouncement of Henderson as to the differ
ence he says exists between his policy and
Gen. Ellotts. 1t is announced in Hender
sons organ as follows:
Gen Henders IN favors the National Cover ment
building comprehensive freight railway fr In TIE
West to the Atant C. GIN. Eli tt would conGne
the relief Afforded to the people by Government ex
usigely to water "ays.
Gen il .nterson believes in the National Govern
ment nrolng railwa. s. while Gen, Elliott be-
lieyes in Stale control,
In discussion of this transportation
question few days ago between Gen
Farusworth and Gen Hurlbut, candidates
for congress in the 4,h district, Gen Farms.
worth said:
On looking over the Congressional Re
cord, | find he Congressman Hurlbut
made speech in favor of bill which |
should certainly have opposed had been
member OF Congress What is the a,ti
tude Of Gen. Hurlbut upon this subject ri
the people of this district is directed? He
advocated bill which provided:
That each and every line of railroad extending
a - = ed
Ia carrying freight or passengers between poi It's or
place. IN different States, or W. Their owned and OPP
Grated by company. corporation. or person, IL
known Dy o'e naae, or own d and operated
by several Companies, cJrpJrai ns, or per
sons, and known by stv raj df.rrnt nam 8,
shall be regarded employed in
commerce among the several states; aud the com
pany or companies, corpo aeon or corpor tions
p'r-on ,r persons "sning or peratins such line Of
railroad shall he both 'inty and seyeriiiy, uabl,
for any Violation OF the provisions "f Ibis at,
TIA I tere shall ne Poi it'd the Prrsi
dent by and with the advice aud consent OF thu
senate, boarl II railroad commissioners. VIII ct
shall consist Oh Dine menbrr-. one of whom shall
be selected from, and b resi- lem OF, each of III,
iudic al circuits OF the United 81 ter.
That the members Of said board shall hold thei
office, for term Of six yea :, and until their sue
cessor' are appointed and qualified, unless sooner
removed by The President; and they shall receive Us
full compensation for their services the of ST.
o1J PER annum each, and their actual and necessary
That said board of railroad commissioners shall
Institute thorough investigate and inquiry into
the rates OF toll and compensation charged for
Transporting freghts aud passengers over each of
euc1 lines OF railroads AS are rein described and
designated, and luto the reasonahlencse thereof;
ana shall as soon Ms practicable after such inycsti
ton aud iHquiry, prepare Tor the aud Upcr-
ators of each of such lines, tcxcept such a. may
be omit d.as hereinafter provided IA separate SEIZED
NE OF reas n 6'e maximum raes Of charges tor
the transp rtaIiOn of passengers and fret INT and
cars, loaded or nnioaded, said lines re-
spectiYely. 4.
1t further provides that the board shall
establish a railroad bureau in the city of
Washington and appoint a clerk with a
salary OF 5000 year; that they may
travel over the United States, having their |
expenes paid /; that they may h old courts |
IN various places. whenever they please, and !
examine witnesses from any distance, the |
witnesses to be paid out OF the treasury of |
the United States the same fee that wit
nesses receive in the United States Courts.
EFFECT OF THE BILL.
You ., my friends, that, in substance
TINS bill transfers to the jurisdiction of
congress and the Federal courts nearly ev-
cry railroad IN the United States. for it .
applies t. every railroad that crosses state
lines. The railroads are chartered by the |
states. They are the creatures of the |
states 10 many instances, TIE state legis |
nature, IN charterlng these railroads. has
put Its owr RESTRICTION upon their tariff.
and made Us own regulation as to their
government
BY the bill which was advocated by Gen.
hurl9ut-the McCreary bill, which passed
the House jurisdiction is taken from the
states aud transferred to the Federal gov.
eminent, am opposed to that kind of
legislation 1t was reported to the House
OF Representatives from the Committee on
Roads ami Canals, | think by Gen. Hurl. |
Dut-at least II received his assent Ii !
provides Tor the construction of u double
track railroad from the Mississippi 70 the
Atlantic ocean He advocates the con.
struc'lon OF that road The bill does nor |
provide that the government shall CON
struct the road, but it proposed to incpr
porate company, and tn pay that COM
pany subsidy out of the treasury of the
United States or, what amounts to the
same thng, that the United States sbonld
guarantee their bonds IL the amount III
SZo,00o,OUO. What becomes of the resi-.
utl0ns Ut the Republican cUnsentions !
against - -T /
SUBSIDIES TO RAILWAY COMPANIES.
which you have been adopting for wears ?
We subsidized a railroad to the Pacific.
both by lands and money. There was
some excuse for that because il was m
BIND the continent together, to deyelop
The Interior OF the continent. and IN nro
vide means for the transportation for
troops aud munitions of war, mails. etc
Dut DO not you know that that has built
up gr;at giant monopoly in this country +? |
hnl 10 not YOU remember the Credit Mo
nh'er tnat was organized under il and in
~, WHICH cost the Government oyer $50
yoV'gOo' Now, IN the face and ewes of
.uis leRisiatloE, aud all the resolutions off
H !oul conventions against subsidies. il is
p.Jpvseu W suosldize railroad COMPANY
auu '"at uiil Which he reported designafes
Tue iucorporators IN the different states.
aud they are mostly old railroad rim, mo-,
zen. Hurlout-l cannot allow VIM 60
make thar mistake, There are NO ~, -" -
and 40 sum provided for in the hin
Gen. Farnsworth-Haye You the h;n2
Gen, Huribut-I have it it is opIv =
sketch. l caunot allow you TO make that
statement
zen. tarnsworth-Does not the bill pro
VIDE Tor the guarantee of the bonds?
zen. Enthusiastically not of any of
tne W the amUunt is not settled VET.
zen. farnsworth-SO much the worse
III the United States is to guarantee bonds
ad libtuu 10 Cod name thai il 49,
than to Limit the amount to S75VnrT1
Applause. have not read the b,lI re-
Gently, and 1 give it substautially,in details
4 may be III error. Ii is really to make
the Government Of the United States re.
sponslble Tor the road.
am opposed to the Government en-
gaeing 10 the construction Of railroads out
81 the Treasury, either directly or throuyh