Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
Interstate Commerce.

~ Interstate Commerce.
~ The Speaker announced the regular
1erder 10 bc the consideration ui the bill
reported last year from the Committee
on Commerce tU regulate Interstate
commerce. The bill makes it unlawful
for any person Orpcrsons engaged IN thc
transportation oi property hy railroad
from one State tu another or Ia or from
any foreign country, Ia receive any
greater or less amount oi compensation
from one person than another Tor like
aud CuntcmperaneOus service. Ii also
makes il unlawful for the per
son =, engaged 10 allow any re-
bate or drawback on shipments
mace bv them, or enter into a cOmhina-
ton with another carrier Ia prevent the
carriage OF property from being contin-
nous, and prohibits the pooling Oi
lreights.
Mr.. Regan explained the provisions
ri the hill and advocated its passage.
Mr.. Potter spoke in opposition, and
said there could not be any gain to the
country hy Congress attempting To regu-
late such things. There was too much
Of il in Congress now, and more of 1t
would, in the long run. be the worse Tor
the people.
Mr. Townsend, al Illinois, advocated
the hill. He referred to the pooling ar
rangemeuts recently made by the Penn
sylvania. the Baltimore and Ohio the
Erie and New York Central railroads,
by which, he said, the cost OF the trans
purtation al wheat from 1T. Louis To
New York was increased by eight or
nine cents a hushrl. The farmers of
the West who had anticipated higher
prices for this wheat, have been injured
by this combination. lie maintained
that the hill was as much in the interest
1T those living at the terminal points a.
those living al intermediate points.
Every " cstrrn producer was interested
ia having the strong hand of the
National Government stretched out To
prevent railroad m0nopolies from levy
my taxes on producers.
Mr. Phillips. 0f Kansas, said hr Sss
in tayur ui some parts al the bIil, but
there we're some provisions ia II that he
could not support. IL the railroad com
panies were forbidden Ia carry loo car
luads uf freight at a reduction from the
ordinary rates 81 freight the great trade
IN western products could not tse car
ried on and the market would he des-
troyed. Thi. was 3 provision inter
fertng directly With legitimate business.
Mr.. Cannon SAIL that part Oi the bill
which prohibited ''panling lac couhi
vote for with great pleasurs II he could
separate il from il- other provisions, but
he couli not vote for the section pro-
hihi,ing the company from carrying the
freight for long distances AZ reduction
from the ordinary rates. The Operation
of the bin would he in effett tu keep
a continual pooling system.
Mr.. Hewitt asserted thst the pending
I bill Ras not wise measure. The bill
dill not provide the true reAmedy, which
| sas a commission OF company OF cK.
perts similar tn the Mass Commission.
! \ commission {" uyeTi6ssk the inter.
Stale eumuleuas, ~ point ogi the Abns..-
! and 10 call public attention IA any viola
ton oi the laE, xould soon rectiis the
| abuses, which he admitted we're yel
I grieIiou- and xbich demanded the
n.os; CAREFUL attention irosn Congress
I and irum all Who were interested IN de
! yeyeloping a great ioreigR trade. anf
vhich sas at last puttiRg the counir!
! oai ii the QuSgmire into which it ha,'
tern plunged by tad financial Iegisls
! ton and an eXtray&gant Government
At the clos 0f the discussion the biiI
Was passed. Itas, lSs; NAYS il3.
. Geneva Award.
4! The Hosse iOok up the tall 10 ProSEt'
/ t.T the further distribution - ;he mone!
received under the Geneva zNard.
The repor; SAs real and the HOG~
adjourned. .-.-....
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