, 1880-01-20
No Prospect Of Congress- Com,
ing to an Narly Ad- t.
jonrnment.
Con, Fisk Before tho Conmittes
Inuuirlng Into tho Hayt
Charges.
A Batch of Decisions Rendered by
the Supreme Court Yes.
terday.


Bpeefai Dttpateh to The Chtedoa Tribune,
WAatINuToN, D. G., Jun. 19.-Tho House Com,
murco Cntntnlttae resumed its hearing OH ths
noaYnn bill this morning. Mr. J. K. Coweq,
counsel for tho baltimore + Ohio lsailroad, COZ.
nlulod hls argument. Flo confined himself b
tho fnnrth section Of tho bill, wh!oh ptohihtts
the charging Of hEghor ratio over a short thu
nlpng dlistance. Io argued that In all c4ses Il,
result would bo. disastrous to towns which noV
complain Of unfair axaotlon; still tho discussion
would do good. Tho roads would themseva
eurp tho owl. Government intorferoncs
with railroads had failed In EnglRnd. y
It wnnld full hare. Blr Henry Tyler
onoo sud TINT II the State did not own tho rail-
roads the railroads would own tho State. Tius
proves that this, though pretty sNying, w4
mt trtle. In this country, ms the railroads be
come rtotlor, tho country lIkowiac grows richer
and moro powerful. Tho most powerful ralI.
road combinations In tho country to-day, he ar
g,lcd, hayo not dono my injury, but q great deal
III building up md strengthening tho Htata,
Congress has power to
RtIAKE THE LIFE ouT OF 11fR RAILROADS,
but It Is tIno to tnke stops to that end whcR
sumo harm has been done. Aa MI illuatrationot
tho alleged tujuatleo Of tho bill, tho speaker IN.
stancel tho Illinois Central. which, lying wholly
within thnt State, would not be affected, but III
Cairu connections would bo swept away-!a
other words, Its Btato traffic would not h
touched. and Its locul rates might 10 made htat
enough to compensate for It's losa Oh interstate
cOmmnrce.
The Hon. James F. Wilson, Of Town, who
counsel for several Western roads, spoke strong.
ly against tho bill, lie took for an ILLUSTRATION
tho rlvnl lines having for their ter1nnl tho cltlss
Of Council HluFsand Chicago. These roadsarsth9
Chicago, Rock lslnnd T. Pac!Ao and tho Chicaga
ra aHa auai saay 2iy tsta eono p6 6as s4s e
9ainoy n2a To EhieaRo
fntn iioak isiand TO Chicago, which, addod to
THE PnorORr1oxATE nATa
TO tho former point from Council, 1'nts, is
es'ts TO- nopas a loss s,o ths. tso through ,S IT,
per ut Colauil Dut.a delivers ton car -loada q
freight to tho latter Company, requiring u Y
IL e I cscko t. osf ulnRo inS aa oasS sss s
shipment To Chicago. 1iow can the Rock 1sana M
s kltaelfo protect ,.tsoIt under this blIl? ~
fss f II aS ho h nr u RSu
/ cannot meet tho rntD Over the rival route, for
that would G9 tsc1nlnntton ngatnst nll otaei
a ILL., HI pS; securo e this ess treKhts Sesa
EcEe' tE i{h ' vssSton &c " y ds
! required fur change of rate to bo made.
| IT CANNOT CHARGE
9roater proportion Of ts nro%1s1h sate TO- ch
tic ro!1sl chi, do Is 10 A,,bmit to great loss, aud
content itsoif with being a fegdor to the Chcs.
| go, burlington k Quincy Limo. Mr.. Wllsga
which requires nli Interstate roads
| to post up, schedules Of through
ratcs. Ho eaid It gould never wotG
Turts, III, tslr. Wilson'S horne}, to Boston, BE-
would want tl,o through rnto. Another, q lot q
through rnto, Another, Il lot OF something clss
ia Now Orleins. would donland through rate;
and 10 on nd tnflnltnm, until no depot l'i,long
| prehcnsive sehctlu1e, for tho reason that rats
from uvcrywhurp to everywhere else would harS
| to 10 Furnished.