, 1880-01-24
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
app's Bill as Explained by Himself
Advantages Of the Commis.
sion Plan.
Tho Views of "The Tribune"
Approvcd-Tlle Defects Of
tho ltcngnn Bill. p.
From our Oipn Correspondent


From Our Oipn Correspondent.
wAs1t1SoroN, D. G., Jan. 2o.-Rcprcscnta-
4,rc sopp, Of Iowa. In tho course of recent
conversation With THE TRIBUNE correspond
ont m tic subject Of Interstate commerce,
cxptnned ut length the bill which lio has In.
troducc,1 10 provide for n Railroad Conmls-
eton. Being nslscd whctf0r there was prob
ability that sucl, bill could pass, Mr.. Sapp
said:
a1f thore il n general bill passed, 1t will
anply 10 all tho railroads which carry Inter-
late freight. OF course, YOU cannot rcach
by any such general law any barrier 10 State
commerce."
"Upon whnt bnsls conld
FAM AND LEGITIMATE RATES DE EsrAn-
LtsnED?"
"My bill proceeds on this hypothesis: that,
by the appointment Of nine commissioners,
tIe wants and interests of alt portions of tho
country would be represented. These conf
m,ssioncrs, or any subcommittee Of them,
should have authority to mnke fill Inquiry
or Investigation Into tho mode and manner Of
opernting these roads, or Of cnrrying the COM
n,crco betwcon tho States. They arc, by tho
provisions OF the bill, authorized to examine
those engaged in operating railroads, to In
6pect tnelr ooohs' nl'u everything c''e t,',''
will help to inform them as 70 reasonable
rates Of charges, and nlso the charges that
oro cxactcd hy these railroads in the CARRYING
NJ ,n,cr.state commerce. NV bill provides
that, Il, utter they have THUS Informed them:
selves, they shail nS . reasonnoio % 1"te s..td oa
m fof Inc ,, nat rsnado he
cyils complained OF is worth passing.
A. rnofter nf cnurse th{a rDnmis-
Az Az. " ,a""1d na"1' he ohS,naa ~ tote ;nto
snn,asgoon son woa tho be axpese Of these roas
in TRANSPORTING the freight, merchandise, and
nTotlucts Of the country through their Sec
H., IL mi 4hinlr M ln1oxih,c rotc cnn1a
no hon. astoIshc yt ' hccausa what would be- lust
compensation to n line Of roads engaged In
carving freight from Chicago to New York,
,ron1J Ia ncrfccttv ruino,ts tn tho Pacific
roads, OR those of many other portions Of tho
Western country. It Is not possible, In my
nnlnion. for railroad companies to transport
frcieht ns chcaply through Western States
n IS fEom q Chicago sast and, therefore. my bIll
provides that these commissioners. after dhiy
lnqH1ring, Into tho whole subject mnttSS}r q;
ra;ss,, fis, i'''''A ~ vi ''' ''> y"
'"'is lis there any reason why the railroads of
o ho s arb.fary ei1 power Of Of Compelling tho pcopio
to pay their dividends on = val!iatIou. twice.
of j;t tbe y, irt nropcrty p !" - ~ e' -
1T tiiink mol. They aro
1,vrTrn orrAn1y 70 THE ACTUAL COST,
x.I,..t " n,.,atho,tc,I ooat s..n coat thnt Ia
na not u 1SP'1no'''a' eo'' ''''' 10
49, Wha1 nlospec5 Is .S[e huE nsy raH-
tua, na,o 4nS;ia'snso III !" Aeso1"'o ''''oA AA''
'oM9s tht,- t,,,ro ts ornot ,ecessttv md Dr..
eaa on ths P1st Sf ts I. pqbc for seh leg Leg
tfitio .ition ~, % IT. nar af III 1ionso tn Icntslnfo
o., 9hnt ~ e',h}nnt III fnai cnnf3Hont thnt anv
Fatr Xiii hiit ,vii} mass fhe fionsn t1f Rcnresonta-
fivcs with bill IIttlo or no opposition. Every
member Of Congress is applied TO by his. con-
stituents 70 DO something to saya the psSope
porations engaged IN intcr-st@to commerce. e.
! have received letters from nll parts Of tNo
country IN RESPECT to this necessity, 1nd nrE-
;ng me to @ nHke every eiiotf l ~ IN ny po"GF 70
as 9pnGsb bn are ys , II respfs1 TO-
5!on merely f. Inquire into : n methoa =; ,, of
t5nahsEe5bs pahE to 81 oe now others tSnk @
addition e tl,ls, tieFo englt ' 70 te rem remedy y
provided for any OWLS that may DO found TO
exasTI n,a.,,oo,,t .,,,+, F., III, ,a,,,ro t,r
Is la no. S!gfcant e IE 3 bv ca'g hnag 1pE in
!!oaaseal by $ts!e.1is%s @ Ysr5en s $s IL
Eaton, and TINT Neaga,, n re !iouso Should
SEEK to dlvldS 81 !lonors VIII MN .9, r. I'm, 49,.
on, no. Ihat comes @ from @ INC 1ncL !eII tnat
the people ~ osoT tne cnMnsty y mfG nH e!NHmor1lg
tor sonclhlns potGh. inese Thl!roAa cuiN.
panles lave consol!HatcH INTO Q low greaG
srunk lines, ana A. other INES arc convGrMd i t;.e
llf9 feeders. Ihese lntlef INES SEC tnat lhe
ia!lrond Interests arc rapidly passing tnto .
leW hands, nn.i theSe ieW slllse en.eTed 3nto 7
system or pooling tner issues SO as.lo aeleaI
gu colnp0lltlofi nna tho nubi1E L tneteDy iett
% the mercy Or the Iongs. ~ state regnia.
lions nre feeble aug ll1eheGtnal, rs has peeil
realized IN nHm0er Of western States my
own Included"
ITS THERE NOT SUFFICIENT WARRANT IN
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
relative to tile regulation of commerce be.
tween lis States FOR thD passogo Of some such
llll?';
..trhoro Ia m do,ht ~ ,,,o+ Thu srrr,uo
Co1rt n thn III Iinitati Statcs' in Two Weli.cni,.
saarej ~ asos es.v Io ~ "t SM9 ntns H.
no rIcht to reYuiate inter.Stnto com,mGrce.
that is, commerce carried from ono State to
another; that they cannot III any why lay a
tax upon IT; TINT; that power by, the
Constitution Is vested In Congress alone.
IN addition to Tint humber OF
circuit Courts OF tile United States
hnva dGtorn,innd Tint thta rn,uar nvtata in