The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. 1870.
RAILROAD TELEGRAPHs-THE WAR ON THE AS
soc1ArED PRESS AND DEFENCE BY ITS
AGENT-coNGREssIoNAL LEGISLATION WANTED
TO BREAK DOWN A BUSINESS RIVAL.
Mr.. Goodscll appeared this morning before the
Senate Railroad Committee considering Senator
Jones' bill to authorize the Of railroad tele-
graphic lines for commercial purposes. He spoke in
behalf Of tho New York Grdpa,c and the National
Associated Press crcsing the relations between the
New York Associated Press and the Western Union Tel
egraph Company and complaining of the manner in
which the National Associated Press had been treated
by the telegraph company. In response to question
Mr.. Goodsell said the bill before the committee
would open the way to telegraph system 80 power.
full q guarantee against absorption and afford
lower rates to the press.
Mr.. J. W. Simonton replied to Mr.. Goodsell. point
ing out that his argument. far the Associated
Press was concerned is that the latter has an ex-
celent and perfected organizations which is valuable
franchise; that its competitors admit their
inability to create accumulate a SIM
liar property. and that. therefore. Con-
gross ought TO intervene and reduce the
Associated Press to the level Of its rival He also
called attention the fact that Mr. Goodsels
ment showed the matter in controversy to be
business fight between rival private business organ
izations. with which Congress had nothing what
ever to do, and that said statement amply confirmed
the Associated Press declaration that all the discrimi
nations made by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany allowed to tho competitors Of tho Asso-
cated Press and that there Determinations in
favor of the latter. He pointed out that newspa-
pers were not missionary enterprises. but were
published for profit. and that newspaper publishers
could be expected to give to their competitors
tho of their own facilities for doing business
with He denied that the Associated Press
monopoly" was restriction upon the diffusion Of
knowledge among men, for they published their
in their newspapers and all the people could thus
obtain the All that they declined to do was to
give these reports for publication in other news
papers not in their connection. and there was no
power in Congress to say that producer Of
reports or Of anything ese shall not sell his prod
uct and deliver it directly to the purchaser con-
gunner instead OF indirectly through other dealers
Replying to the statement that the Associated Press
cut the Washington Post of from its reports in an
improper manner, and that IL had demanded the dis
missal Of Mr.. Buell. from that Office, Mr.. Simonton
said that the Post had been cut of because, after
months Of expostulation. IL persisted in violating
Q general regulation Of the Associated Press
against the service of their reports to parties
who encourage thor competitors by receiving and
using such competitors news. The rule permits the
oil Specials, out NOS tho reports or u rival
theory Of the Associated Press being
That the members of a cooperative organization
should work together for the common interest and
against the common competitor. He denied that he
had ever demanded Mr.. Buells dismissal, and chal.
lcngcd tho production of any letter Of his making
ANY such demand. There was another reason, which
the proprietor of the Post had. In fact himself given
totally different reason, for tho severance Of Mr..
Buell's connection.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing, when Mr. Hubbard will be heard behalf Of the
opponents Of the New York Associated Press and in
advocacy of the bill.
THE ARMY BILL IN THE SENATE APPRopRIA-
TIoNs COMMITTEE
The Senate Appropriations Committee to-day had
two meetings on the Army Appropriation bin. Def
mite action concerning the reorganization sections
deferred until tomorrow. but from the almost
Unanimous expressions of opinion In the committee
to-day 1t IN practically certain that these sections will
be stricken out before the bill Is reported to tho
Senate. the ground being taken that and intri-
cate legislation of this character should not be
brought forward for consideration action as part
OF an appropriation bill.
THE fHEEDMANs DANK-MB. DAYARD's BILL IN
THE sENArE-AS INVESTIGATION PROPOSED.
The bill reported by Mr.. Baynrd to-day from tho
senate Committee Finance. amcndatory Of tho
charter Of the Freedman Bank. provides authority
for the acceptance OF tho rendered designations Of
che present commissioners and devoves their duties
upon tho Comptroller of tho Treasury. with full
authority to compound and compromise the debts
and liabilities of tho concern to sell Its property at
public or private salc and generally TO wind up Its
business.
The bill also DIRECTS him to employ some compc-
tent attorneyatlaw TO investigate tho manner in
which said company has been managed by its trus.
tees and others having control Of tho same and IT, in
tho judgment Of said attorney. tho affairs of said
company have been misnlanagcd or managed frandu-
icntiy aud corruptiy. then he shall cause such
civil and criminal proceedings to be insti.
tntcd in Tho courts against those participat-