New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
OPPOSING THE RAILROAD BILL

OPPOSING THE RAILROAD BILL
IMPOSING GAIHERNG oF.MFRCHANTs AND MANo-
FACrUKERs TO PROTEST AGAINST THE PASSAGE
OF THE HEPBURN COMMITTEES BILL AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION IN HREIGHIs-AkOOMENl Di
EX-SENATOR POMERoY.
fRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBONE'l
Albany. March 9.-There was a very re-
rnarkabe spectacle In The Assembly Chamber tnis aiter
noon II was crowded with merchants, manufacturers
grain huyers and farmers from the Interior OF the STATE
who had come Albany to protest against the passage
Of the Hepburn Committee bill forbddlng d>criinlna-
ton in railroad The bills now before the Assembly
Railroad Committee which gave first hearing on the
bill last Thursday. Then their room was overcrO"deu
To-day II was evident that committee ioom' h'"so-
ever lnrge would hold the people WHO desired 10 De
heard before the committee. The Assembly CHanio'r
was acccrdncly taken.
AtA, n, that great room was crowded with mer-
chants and railroad men, Fully 500 were present They
had held meeting in the morning IN Agricultural Aan'
passed resolutions against the Till. resolved upon pau
of action. and selected tleir speakers Every place
along Tie ae Of the NeW-IOlk central a1u INC E''o
Railway was represented
Ex-senator Pomeroy, on the part Of the manufac-
turers was selected as the trst speaker 1he
railroads were represented by Cnauneey NJ DO
pew counsel Of the New-YorA Central ana
james A. Rutter. general freight agent OF the
Central George T. Blaucaald, assistant to President
Jewett of the Erie Railway; and exJudee william u.
saipm;n. counsel for the Erie Railway.
Mr.. PctncrOy said substantially:
The railroads ana the merchants are s3'el i Win tn
things s. tHey We're. The utmost latitude shohd ne
left 10 commercial men. Ihe, Ia" OF ProA'vss
/, the fullest individual oeyeioPmgThe pnUsi ,,,re p
in tic hl undertakes come IN aud ald certain hlei-
Mai n-ll.ie.ted in legislative theory. Tae ori;in OF
THIS OH mere comes from no want OF iue Iue
pIesen IsIiion. The pfSsaui er is one vt oossomuE
keeps Us bands on. Igere IS pe"eI c1,',te s.'e %
affairs existing now between ih7 me In'IVianse' ,r
SThc Xstng system Of special rates mas been cqH.ti-
bis IUicl bY the railways. want no pet'eI ies ..ut
sxccpt 1l tnc agricultural interests. rec before me
the representatives OF every END oi business anu '"oS
all agree that tie present system Is good.
rore, ii,ioa t1at The a. IicuurI glasses cinauJ It.
T9geVo "} tbose , IMMENSE Heat fields in ue West
deprcss Of this STATE. now j. tb1t '' DE-
me1 1s bi proposes 10 DO II ny pHInus oIS az % ~ ~
Uty. vcrpooi makes the market and the kto h,'ef
market tbtr through Ntw-YOrk OF AROUND d. Tie m
those Of tAe railroads aud the nannIaoiufFIs
believe tne correct system is 10 irasc IN X as t
be the rates or truus porting nay good he coming ear
Is question winch is asked by every manufactures AT
mD Fom1loy vas followed by Horace Bsmis; Of
AomcisVl e,' A. q Mulyf r,,I, 5d Et.o" 1TiriI1sfon
A. : Chlis of loo, u. II. COmstock VI Uuoa' ana
~ Y-S,.1St'., Campbell! OF Utica.
rps ts vi he cy aie as crowded tonight as though
q state convention were 30 progress This surprisng
gathe.lu2 OF strangers IS composed almost wholly OF
the 5GJ merchants, manufacturers aud gram oufere
who appeared before the Assembly Railroad COMMITTEE
this af.ein on in opposition Tie bill ioIbodius DIS
crimiua ION il railroad rtjes.
No sues committee meeting was ever held III Albany
before tue universal subject OF talk tonight aud
the demon iration was intended TO impress members
with sense Of the magnitude OF the interests that wlll
be an ed by passage OF the mll lhe
men who e. gineeIed IL have accomplished ther pI-
nos. r.r frcnGs Of measure charging uai Inc
Sev-Y0rk Central ran special train from Buffalo 10
this place, bringing the men VINO poht ny tne ,l'cI4
nati m r.tes fo fhe commit tee On tie other
hand o.. NeWYOrs Central people say thal an the par
they took 20 tHe demonstration was 70 sehd COPY OF
the crnuatIon oil TO Tie recipients Of special raves
and inform them wnen the committee meeting "ouu NC
s"mc Of the merchants who have taken part In the
demon. trdion stated 10 acquautanSes piFatcJ Vie
evening that they hoped that the DIl Woud pas anu
that a,y to Albany merely because ihey were
afraid ihc} would lose their special rates II they osfe
RaYded the implied request OI me IahfOaus
Th.s 1TS' CAS- Of men, however. was small
Iu0ue sDnaplv the mas OF the who attended the
the PASSAGE Of the bill would be cetriucnai 10 Iher
busIness intorcsJs They said that they obtained no
great profit 10y special rates. that the rates merely en-
nDed 10 !heG tan tltue "a CcI." & 'i I'd
m0s the prodi w.nt 10 me men 10 whom they soiu
or fronl whom they bought goods.
The manufacturers were especially Neheheht III tuetr
opposition to the bill saying tnat II II passed tnry
should BE- compelled TO remove nOm the state. Inc
statement made that he men WhO dld appear De
fore III. committee fact delegates OF sui larger
number o: opponents bin; that they bad been Sc
leetsd "A mass-uce;ings OF merchants ana manuidc
turr -, .jr seyera localities Albany and
show he rreanees OF the opposition 70 the measure.
To morrow the railroad Committee VIII hsen 10
argument in OppostOu tne bill from Chauncty M
Depcw of the New-Y0rK Central. aud George K ban
chard agd ex-Judge SnpmaD OF the Erie Railway. Oh
these VII be The Caanber OF Commerce OF Ne"-fOfA
Mr. Hepburn, and the Oswego Board OF Trade
LEGISLATIVE WORK.