, 1880-01-24
should not be moro thnn double what they
nre during tho summer ?"

IntN tnr transporting DfeAflht1LlA anti 1fclRnLs
crty 10 i incfieass or tiInlnisl, thcir RI rates 1t
pleasure. TherC may be some rensnn why
they ought 70 have greater compensation, IN
tho Wlhler than In tho summer. 1t takes tho
or"on 1" a"ft z o sssy or 1 ss s II the was %
tnkcs tho satnc fuel To propcf tho ttnln; tho
sn.1le amount Of Htcnn1, but there inay 10
probably llttlG more wear md tear 10 the
GSn Gt ys1y sS Ilfe EGfsed and machinery In winter
,",yhat excuse cnn railroads ofEer, for such
lakes n1nt thu cntlals ?"
.rle only excuse thcy nye m Is. Is M ther + sS, owa
Of, entl rs these toatIs have TO p!ool tlletr
earnings they can get whntcvcr they REQ
proper to charge. .1'sorefore tho necessity
t scmo Eower eloths To- With nnth23ity 70
cess1aiis casmmisson oelf of so'a rrss k II
"OuRht not rnilroads to hc prohibited
from Increasing !, tl1eir rates within stated
ii thlnk so, for tho reason that uniformity
pers, md especially to men Engaged ~ bliy;
Ing graiM and stock, ns we'll rs merchandise"
"Sh0uld they not be prohibited from
CHARGING MORE FOR \ s1foNTEn THAN A
LONGER DISTANCE,
Or making e !ng 4, qny other unfair discrimination
~ think tho system Of rebatcs operates
very badly, but there may be Bonle clrcuin-
stances at lines when there would bc nn, at'-
parent fairness IN charging more for short
tclligcnt Commission. can be regulated with
reference to oxnct !nsttcn betwein Tic slip
pcrs and the. railroads.. They will be III .ros-
session of all Information necessary to form
so5rsst M}s }s@sn s 6acr A% o m eonrai e5s 81 his
Commission, whether IT .bo for long or short
distances, provided 1t Is interstate COM
'"Would tho creation Of Commits sion
atone, which would bo subject to the power
ful Influences Of tho great railroad conf
panlcs, furnish any adequate relief to t>lo
"ithink u awell-chosen Commission Of nine
by the railroads for ovtl. or course, II de-
peuds upon whether men Of, honor, nnd IN
tcgrity, and Intelligence arc chosen. Whether
this would be tho cnse or not, think Conl-
m!ssion appointed Of tho right afa kfl Of f. msn,
Quato to their lubors, would sEcnro the pco..
ple against my such result. Tho amount nt
salary Of Commissioners named II tho PHI,
49, Ss& & Sas G sdn ii ps'yeTtst &C. " tas t
ado you hear anything Of any
oHGAN1zATloN AMONG THE RAILROAD cont
rAS1ES
to defeat legislation which Is now proposed ?"
~ hnvo heard OF none, and | do not be-
lieve there Is my concerted aetlo1' for that
brought to bear BY, ,tho railroa!ls against
what Is known rs the Iseagan bill. They
place their opposltion OH tho ground that tho
PROVISIONS OF TINT bill WILL operate ptrelndi-
fGy ky tS % Garsods gada n ay spRedsa 1pfoaa cn afs IL
agreed with mo ttat moro good would come
to tho people,, TINT tlo railroad Int
teresss as yell BY tho appoi,n'1tm.;sm En-
claims tlan by my other Legislation tlat call
bo passed by Congress. do not believe
there Is any disposition on tho part Of my
ono In Congress to ruin these enterprises. or
sonabie rate for transporting Interstate com
merce there will not, be ruin or LUXURY, Tor
that Is all they ought In any event to ask"
"ls not the experience q tho various plates,
showing the point whCrcin tho local laws
hayo. succeeded and wherein they havc
"Certaln1y, tho experience Of these States
Stato ea commereo @ With thclr own limits is of
is not tic power Of National legislation
very conlprellenstbly defined In tho several
dye;!si dce!siens 81 Of the United States suprome
"Yes; itapplles to nll commerce Of every
| character that passes from ono State into m
| ntller nylff everything TINT iS ShfDDcu by rail-
rnnG J. "''f "
"Should there not be somo legislation Ia
nrevnnt "
po,sas paunan..n,, ,,o,, 4,.,, ,zr ., !,
eoiefo1A1ioSs FhoA ,r,, st.1a4S" 80 n'iDS 'l'o
| ,....-. -.-.,.. Coa1nAcis
when = new schedule Is adopted :"
doubt very much whether congress
would hayo the constltnttoMn! aaiihio,r2ty TO
ntertere IN contrncs oetwee inigaaas u.
transporting con.neEse, fixinG tag 5ascs. Gtc., s,
4hd t9 provide penalties for ITS VIOLATION, nat
donht very much wnethef they have tle
right to declare tho ra!lronM companies can.
not set aside contrNGts. They (Congrcss)
would nave no authoEttY Tor tl9lt,G So"
"ls it not q fact TINT sllell Is tho practlco
of many railroad managers, and tlat mgr
chnnts submit TO u rather than incur mo ~
VIII OF those Who are III posatlon 10 ols'
crlm1nnto agnlnst them r.
hnye no doubt from my observation that
MmS I,!e!, o1sFh cnHMte Mnas LEY II
~ Ens tt % .. o., ,ot,n t,a ~ b,.,,ns.
Of trnnsportIng @ @ mere morcha,1dlso or commerce oi
nnv EimA ami fnr this rnnson Tia raiiroad
nnmnnnie,s I1 cnn verv m;c,, fnciiitatS or rntard
% hia Iin,nonta % at ttetr nina as,trn y " A~'A
nv e W}.nt otSor Fl ro,nedy il tj,ero tlan Nation,
nj lc0lsIatinn S', 'S N'''>'~A