New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-15
RAILROAD TfItGE4IA LINES.
ARG1MENTs Al WASHINGTON.

,f,. P .rFr AND MR.. IoWEtY Pnr, NJ TRi H. RI
SrlCrlvE IDrA~--GkStEAL 80 rLEE 70 SPEAK
ASD Mr. -IN lSro> sCSr FOR.
ICY rTIE.EAFH rp 'IG rriHryE'
WAsnlNGIOV. Feb. li.--lue bearing before the
Senate Committee on the Railroad Telegraph bill
l... been coutinu3d to allow Mr. >imo"t3n, Genera!
Manager Of tho Nrw-Yorl Associated Press. 10 give
bis testimony. On. ~ abe lrgcm.a., made by the
ATTORNEYS ci tho Western Union TELEGRAPH Com
pary. Is that the c1actreu, of tda proposed Jones
bl wou.d taprjy. tuc Associated Press OF some Of
ir-r.ylt, aud materially lessen tho value OF is
franchises. II i, to ascertain from Mr.. SimOuton
the exact uatur. of the contracts OF the Associated
/ Press with the Western Union Company That Le
has been summoned.
Genera Butler VAL speak in favor Of tho bill to-
morrow.
# is evidently the purpose Of the opponents Of the
! Railroad Telegraph bin 10 defeat il. If possible, IL
committee. Senator Jones. Of Florida, who is tie
author Of the bill. Says that tie present hearing
! before the Senate Committee Will not BE- .llpw,d
to interfere with tAe bill proper winch is upon tie
/ calendar. The Lcarug l. proceeding upon gen
ca resolution Of inquiry r,iorred to the coniuIitec
. the bill itself has no, been removed from the cal
cudur and E ready 20 be- called mp Il votes enough
can be- secured - soon as the Chinese bill i, dis
/ posed Of,
/ The telegraph companies hayo the more to fear
! from the Butler amendment 0 the Army AppIOprla-
! lion bill than from the Jones bill. hat amend
! uent passed the House almost unanimously, and
the House will probably adhere to ITS action even
/ on a conference rcpor5. in the Senate tho amend
nelt hasnot yet been 5rougL; up for consideration
and. while il is comprised within three printcd lines,
It substantially give. the ral.roId companies the
! authority which the Jones blll cUuiers wItA more
! specification of details.
Arguments were made in committee today by
/ Nh Rom aud Sir. Lowrcy.
| i General Press dispatch gives the proceed
! i1A, N committee IN detG ~ follows:
j. G. Eeih Of the American Automatic Telegraph Com
! pany spokr Tor twenty minutes IN favor OF tie
| uropospl biz H. SAID thai THIS Is not CUES
! non U, tns Government absorbing aud controlling
the tcegrapL lines under pOst"itecgraph setem, DI
simply OF eusOu OF existing laws ~ make Mr
A. as good as air. r. Dr. Green tId stated that asIce
lro, the contracts which the Western Union had with
railroad c1mpan,e- few OF them have onY TELEGRAPH
upes OF theroa Tue Baltimore ard Onio might lave
,y;ur a, houga he thought tuey might belong 10 Oh"
y stern Union; hut, IN any event, '3at company "dt
NOR, than any other hue aud he df rot suppose that
! nineteen out OF every twenty railroads had s!nsle
I'll - u Wlrc NoS, ~ o1ic Of corporation Ike t.o
| W..tegu Union tult not como down here ana make
/ So munt, Tor tnc purp,sc u misleading
M RIM said he haG giett respect for the E"n Mr.
orion the !Atc plesldcu, OF llat corporation Nj orion
generally know wA4t IL TALKED about ma nc seu'fAIJ
.t.eI cspcrJ ~ when der oath' what was correct
I'm tr src nd session OF tho %LIsE CoHgr"s sr""S-@
Del. 70 e comm tcc 81 tue louise IN regard % press coz
rao,s II. Oltoa SAID hat certain Of those CONTRACTS
:: "a existing contained clause "t1a' the5 Will
NOT IA any way encourage or support any oppo-
-l,.: o.. co.np,t.0x telegraph comVl"y.' on Pare
IS e, the rc,orJ NJ orion SAID " PROBABLY 'or
ever, mile oi telegraph but bY us mic Is Du't az
go, cost OF tho rairoaI company" These uo'auOrs
zee
Dr. Ijr.ru Again Nj. orr had san: " THo Railroads
have special W.cs Ia some c~ses. and have ia in'erest
or a soIt OF proPrtt>suip 10 Tie Inc Ia 8"
-. Il be used Tor tHe Convenience
Il tn railway, and yes Oh Hs revenues
from commercial business accrue 10 the telegraph com
p.uy" In zee onsc ~ wa. Or. Green had said thai
some railroads few miles 81 wire ea1 no po'e'
m might Ie,popd that the PouUsylVGnia Railroad Com
psuy owns line poles from HtU-fotk 10 IA,'Ho wa
Columbus OhIo and from Philadelphia 10 br'e inc
entire length of tie state; also from WASHINGTON 10
Canaudaigul. y. y, over tAs Northern Cehtra'
Railroad. and he sad no believed ths' IL
ma another lire to Cincinnati end 81 Louis.
All the PacIae railroads, aIdod or chartered by Con
sress their nes, and W their chArter'' they
are themse yes telegraph companies ana arc ooisou
to operate their lines for public Dus.hesS in 'He sae
manner their railways The Acts oil lSo@ ana A7oi
aotuay provide penalty Of 800 Tor every refusal 70
transmit a telegram. and yet practically tho western
Union today claims to control them by direct contract
or lease.
The Chairman asked MI Ref TO state what particular
interest any, he lad In tue passage OF the proposed
bill.
Nj Ref replied taot the company he represented had
| sp.ut 100000 ia developing ielegraphe improve
meu, and it proposed unite With the various rail-
road to obtain the results Of this expenditure
The company operated line between Washington aud
SsWYors Transmitting twenty words for 20 cents, and
he undertook TO make al alliance win the
At.ntlc aud PAcinc Telegraph Company asa nucleus by
which th. company bop,s to establish arm opposition