, 1879-07-17
TER.STATE COMMERCE.
The Reagan ::Dill---Why tho Railroad
Companies Are Opposed
to It.
futer,jsw will Gen. ParnsUsfth, Hho Repre-
;, .tntel 4 fFestern Road At Washing.
-. ion In Such oppasiiisn.

HHEU HCAtsiA ltea" ~ ""'""b
-. fan IN Such Opposition.
{. Z; ro,4n oar t,suy corrr,rondtnt
wAau,no1or, D. C., Jnly 1a-Rcpreaentattvc |
Reagan, of Tcras, in q recent interview, said
sh,t i, ,,,ou1d orces lns Interstate Comnorco
h,lI nt the regular session Of Congress; mud
Thai, he was yery confident that 1t would rass
thc senate, ns Senator Conklug, who was so
-od,cav optx,se, to Il at the last session, Ia no
, cn,stn,,,ar ~ n, conmerre Con,tni,tec.
longer .AaF'aam l, .. 1o ,on.h.,o1 ,',ssc., I'm
House, utter long discussion, by large mn
nas;or hcfnr, ona of tho scuato Committees,
'uasetun us ..., .n.,i,rorv In which hnyo
s'o asfo'"e'@s "',' ~" r..,o,-o.,,, ., r,u.
,evcr been printed oeo: FaE'S"u.t', VI, y. ~"
no!s, wns tho attorney OF ono OF the western
tot,ront1s.-tle Chicago Il Northwestern. be-
,,"." ~, ranro.srfcd .hnt comnsny hero In
s,,,n., Ness -. H., ,,i,t 5fcotinr linn some time
since, u,c Reagan bill waa referred to, Wneh
Gen. FnEnsworth stated ..---
r,1r oproa,r,o. or TIE HA1IHoAp COMPANIES
A. IN I'm In .nbstauttallv tic form which, fol-
Wv ~ - IT. ns.,,.~.t. ov.r ,ct nnl,trc. nlouc
4,,,, ,.,,, ,,c vt,. oseatton next winter, and Il
TINS "'tl W s.'a1 4.ss. . .,. t"t".,1, ~ r,a
Int inter.st.to commeree III, or Of .ome similar
sesme .ar %ny m the re- rcol % n,,son Of the
'M-s..s I"es' IN o,nn,c. tcn. Farnswortt said:
railroads "no oppoas e. u, ~ ,on,.rs ~.
a. tae sely latssnou " ,,",. s",1 su1' san rar
startling question pFeecntp 'tseli' ehs'! eoh,
rrcss assume Jurisdiction over all the prncinal
roI1roafs of tlIe Unlted 9tateA1 And sl,nll tho
.',a.,.st,,. IN pr,uclpal vfI1cat of all The
leaaqu sc.S M.J ~, ,,a,o, N ,b.; r,itv ~
1vo.n,nx6S whenever Congress Is in scsason,
~. $$y rony lo ncar to TINT boily, vlcro they
.ssTsfnorc easily make their influence felt by III
For, Tug leasu 1,t III ta - ansino int 10 ~
the nnycr al Congress- over the railroads ot tho
en,,ntrvn
,ovi;' nu' !'''' ''o' e'4s'''' '0"N' ~ ''"'' '''
Il II l., claimed fiat tho no,rrr Of Congress- to
n ,,as. ihis Iii resides In That provtsion Of The
Gonstit,,t,on @ whie tecarss ttnt Congress shall
4ntsnrs md amonr ti,a several States. II Con-
nrnse h,s nowcr ,;nfcr that nrDy1stou to enact u
faw ri m he character proposed by this bill, tnen
1. bos ~ ths nowcr Ia ntiont similar laws with
o,ars, %as s. II ironsnnrtatIo upo1, tic riycrs
ial.aa nd b.ah sros' If il NAV prohibit tl!s.
rrG9n,ttn hx 5'a,Iroa Conpanice IN frc!4hts in
fagnr ~: ionp distance. rs Proposed hv tic
fp 1anptb ecctjon n this bjlI.
r. NV pno1t,,,r su1pa
fr,u co-,vno from Nev York To Ltycypoot far
inw"r ri rntra rcr milo linn from New Yorl; 10
Noston II II mas nrohibit ,tc pooling anil
.1in, nuseu ~ frctvhis hy Two or ,ncro i.aiiroad
Gnnn"nes betTcea Chicago aud buffalo; It may
~ ~ sam,a thinT rs tt, TWO lines of vessels be-
:. G tween s: the 1 saino ponts.".
. e,nnnrtcrs nf fhe Renran iii clai,t, tint Con
Frass has ihe power to enact sucll lcgs1atinn1 ~
/" It appears to nc TINT the advocates Ct Lie
1esa'od ,4t soynom ~ carrers If tho Cousti
tmiinr rnntl scutntuon cnrrcr instead o,
scnmmercc,' tlcn tho power might be
conicrrcd, Tic proprietor Of limo ol
nassenrers re Or irct.t Lctvecn Gh!earo, ill.,, mn
MiI,rnuScc Wt.. is Il common carrier; nIt il
Congress has tie power to pnks this bllt, Il in!