The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-16
LAST Nights Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Feb. I4-Senator Lamar
arrived to day and will take his seat on
| Monday.
| Henderson's transportation bill. adopted
by the interstate commerce committee as
a substitute for Reagan's bill provides for
board of commissioners with powers aud
| duties similar TO those proposed by the
McCoid bill and the Charles Francis
Adams plan" One OF the amendments
extends the jurisdiction of the commisr
sioGers over the transportation of all
property by railroad from one state or
territory into one or through more states
or territories, or to or from any foreign
country, whether such property be carried
| by one railroad or by several railroads
running ln connection with each other, and
whether such commerce be carried on
roads lying wholly within one state or
more, Another amendment adopted on
motion Of Mr.. Bliss, requires the commIs
sion to inquire into that method OF
railroad management known as pooling,
and to state the result of its inquiry
in its first annual report. and whether,
ia the Judgment of the commission.
aoy, and it SO, what legislation
is expedieDt 10 relation thereto. By the
bill Determinations and rebates are forbid
den. The last section of the bill appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for carrying into effect its
provisions from the date of enactment to
June 80. 1881, and provides that no
pending litigation between railroad COM
pauies shall in any way be effected by the
provisions of this act.
Gen. Henderson says In reference to the
bill that the question is of great impor-
tance, and is SO complicated, that it was
difficult for the committee to arrive az any
satisfactory conclusion. My own opinion
has been that there should be a commis-
sion. with full authority to investigate the
whole subject, that should have the right
to call upon the railroads for information
and reports, and should be able to collect
intelligent Information, and at the same
time submit some general propositions
that, while being just to the people.
should not be uni ust to the railroads. The
commission ought to have authority to
prevent unjust discrimination, aGd to
provide that corporations shall give the
same dates under the same circumstances
to all persons alike, and that rates shall
be reasonable. TIE majority of the com
mittee hopes that ii this is not accom- plish-
ed by this bill, at least an important step
has been taken toward the mpllsh-
ment OF such purpose. The strong point
of opposition TO the Reagan bill in the
Forty fifth Congress and now on my part,
said Gen. Henderson. was directed to
the fourth section, which would have the
effect to Increase the tariff on freights
from the ', est, rather than to diminish
then-a fact which Reagan himself vas
forced to acknowledge Chicago is parti-
ellarly we'll located ito derive advantag,
trou cum pe:ing routes of rail and water
Transportation Mr. Reagan sought, in
portions OF lis bill, by law. 10 create Ia
regions Of country east of Chicago tho
uaturai coDdiiiDu which existed at
Chicago, ana he could not do 1t
lo commenting on the adoption OF the
Commission bill. Mr.. Deuster. Of Wis
consin. said: The objection Western
men had to the Reagan bill, was its
fourth section which 10 effect would have
Disseminated against the West to an
extent almost sufficient to make trade
i'm possible. The location OF Chicago aud
Milwaukee are such that the water CON
petition brings through rates on railroads
down to what is reasonable charge. Make
this through traffic pay the high local
rates, which the Reagan bill would make
necessary, and the water transportation
alone could be resorted TO by those large
cities, and inland towns would be destroy
ed" The bill he looks upon as a com prom
ise measure. and tolerably safe to both IN
terests involved.
The Hon John g. Hawley, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, says be has
noticed the published statement that he
was running for Goyernor of Illinois, as
the candidate of Secretary Sherman, and
that the Secretary and he were to aid each
ether. Mr.. Haw!ey says there is no truth
whatever in such statement. He says
he is candidate for nomination for Gov
eruor on his own account. and has entered
into no CON b;BatiaiI or understanding such
as has been stated, or any other.