, 1879-01-26

INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
ARGUMENTS OF NEW YORK MERCHANTS IN FAVOR
or THE PROPOSED LEG1sLAT1oS.
WASHINGTON, JAM 23.-The Senate Sub-Com-
,,,,t,oo m Conmcrce, consisting Of Messrs-
snencer. Chairman, and Mcmillan ami Dennis,
heor1 arguments tonight on the house ol1t !
-or,,,,+;nn Interstate commerce and prohibit |
;no unjust discrimination By common carriers |
A 1oroe number OF gentlemen from various
narts of the country interested IN 1he measure
were present The Chairman stateu thae nianJ
ne1tiops in favor Of the passage OIL ttlc o'l l'4
hacn recc1yed, Tonight the Committee "ou1o
hear gentlemen in advocacy OF the OH, ann see
asin, n NIGHT to hear arguments Ill oppoSl''on
to it. Chairman
Representative Reagan, OF e1as, onnn" 1nht' ra.
| of t5,r Honse Committee on Commerce, "no t.
ported the bill and pressed it to IT'S an5
the history Of the legislation on !.e
stated that after consulting judicial AUTHORITIES
le mad come to the conclusion ~. t;o ~ thau
vas mora clearly given in the Constitution thaIi
| that to regulate commerce among .ns esee: c,.e
| tho States themselves having no sucn pher. pohhsr
| Thereforr his object and that of other methue1a
| OF the Committee on Commerce was " al'pJI9s pI"
lcoal restraints to secure Justice to the peo,he'
but in no sense to intlict injury TO
| companies. ..,t .o1,a
III. ii. L. Woods appeared to represent some i;
1 of the merchants of New York interested ~
transportation. AS he understood tte ~, ,,,.t -
did not undertake to regulate cna'Rfi, w. ra.1 ~
in SO far that theT may o. un11ot n'1 ,,archan1s
memorial, nu'nerousy slgneu -, ,,ar +he nass.
shippers, and shlpownefs sayli .,.,. rotes
age Of the hill would Destroy lug ,,en 1rcot
OF TRANSPORTATION no" eNaetco' 1,a1 xnad lefters
benefits upon the country. .t"n+s - show-
from California and ne" orr '1 ~ +hn P,
lng that they mao oeeii " t;1a afbcre had
cilic anu otller raflfoaa Auss, @ "h.!J ~ Ia o1sn
been favored oy repaIes OF ur'% oaS1 W.T. ~ Nav
read q letter from Cnal'!uan " =; ar;n;nation
. York, conp!alhlne o. tue ~ ~ @ s,r;cnV to
OF the Pacific hanroau, wy ~ - thn evc1u-
drive meTchahts 1ron stippct s,pn p;,c ,hot ahnut
stye use OIL Tue rallfVauss 1.u . ~ E,1~ ~ those
4oO merchants nave ocen - 49,. io,1ar adj that
companies: 1ne ts;o,, "altea1 T,,r.hcr than that
: they ask 1or ~ p:-~1I t7;ecr;n;natc ouoinst
railroads shall not un]usts a'sct cti'n11"se "s'N3
r commerce. u;u,to
Ambrose SNOW salo nc Apgea ie g. ~ ~ -? dpgate .
capacity as shp-owner' an" also Us T.'s
I OF the New 1oFk boara oL 1rane . ..'a asfant rs
/ ! portaton, to SHOW "hat luc pAesea. t.1e;.'ase
: f1e railroadins system las oGsn "; .raer IN
+ The snlp-o"ners nau teit ous 1.na ~ +hc most
railroading, but now tneF Ionuu natona ~ Nth
+ important routes o. eou11ctgs a nainooI 1rh;ch
extinction BY the Union Iaele ha e.nd +hci,
5 discrmnate5 against 1le' enu.. M", ~ ~ hos as+oh
i goods bY the way OF cape hof, .. n n..o @h1n
lsncd the most aroltlars rss 1851, tace ~ fnct
= Thus the mc1enants e'e ..1 reoa 1orpaiv m
Is with the Carrying tIaoe, VIII n ta1d ha snniec
?, der the control o1 Inose WIZ eo =. Troncn;se
e to the government "t'ten .aho+a onJ drowhar,
II To show how the Syste'n " aiS man mirh
J. operates, n AZ ooo ply" ,oi ~ whcnt in Chj
u engage oGoo'ooo. =; 1u'n rsas,vc rebate of
=, eA@o' th. "tiu ~ the transnortatiou Thi