, 1881-01-18
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.

nlIttcc that ienttrOn.i4 Charge Utrcn.
sutmhln Khtrn, ptrerIni1,tatc. Mater
st"r1s+ n,ssf Tnkn Hand ~, Politics.
JAS. II, 1ksl-To the Ij'Str<i n T,z,'c and Truns-
1E"t'fhh: Tho Cotn.nlttch on lthslrnnl Jrnns-
pHrtatfon respectfully submit tho following rc-
lyTt S"ttin9 fUrth thu present, situation, ,pf the
rnllr1Hi1 problem 1T tho Stato of New Ybrk.
Tile nlu.n1ers TT tl,u llenrtl ,tso awurc tint The
fhveAtiKatt0n hr tho Hepburn Conl1ntttcr re.
suited IN thu verdict that tho principal charge.
wcro f'tlY proren"; thut tho Cntntu'tlcn rcr-
osnnIenflctl II series of sovcn hills, dcsfgncd to
rctne1y cvi!s found to exist. Thtso were ~ fol-
lows:
/. Amending tho nonernt 1sa,lronl net Of 1870.
win rulcrencr 70 tiicre!lse Df atock:
consolidation ut ra'roHd cotnpntlIca IN THIS
j. I'' regulate vo,,np By stock and ,,on4, ,od-
rrosy ntsi." e''p''A'''s' 8"'"" u" 'no
I; III regulate the transportation Of frcIeh. by
rrt;sa er''f,tos ; kno"n The A"''pls-
: To- aS sfc' te 's,d n?S Of tasoad Gonnssu-
o. To prescritc thu turin u tn,I,i,ti report
Hia'G hy rnruati ctthspantts.
Z. ~ Prevent the partcuInr methna Of slack
wHtcr!nR by WHICH tho stock Of the elevated
ruaas III New ftIrk City was ~ larKey fntatri.
| IT, WIS found that II majority OF tho sellate
bnd been elected IN the rnroad Interest. and nt,
bill cou1a pnss without Mr. yundcrbllts couseut.
Asa concession to strong public opinion, how
ever, Nos. ]. :. j. mud wuro permitted 10 be.
conc faws. No. ., h,wevcr. WIS 80 ennse1latcd
as To greatly impair It's usefulness No. ,nlx.cd
| the Assembly, but was entirely transformed III
the rulfrond interest by tho Senate, then pnRsctl
and sent buck 10 tho Assembly fur concurrence,
which WIS refused because, Instead Of prohttt-
Ing DISCRIMINATION, 1t tolerated md legallkcd It.
Nus. aud failed to pass either House.
Your Committee lind general sentiment that
the public ahoud never rest Until tho reforms
| recommended lly tho Hepburn Committee ure
eccurei. 1t IL certain tfN there WIS never u,ore
r,,,,r,nis h"., ,,I.oasis,i ., '"s. s1.I no~ i.u
.,..'.,.',a ..a. u'se"ta.a ~ e"ao',oscu
pf'he'p'o taat ch''rges should be 'rcnsonnllo"
ya1 uo t ue'enn a .H psnc.Do ss. .nsy
,Se !n'sTsst e"i.s'y sscoidary. @ IT, 's anis rs Is
In Ii"m,r nte,. ~. ,,a ini Nh, tno sepoFt u
"N", as to , ihn necessits "f It 80 same regulation
IT. MekhasT. M sk %nete @ r. tcs,es @ tt s serxes :
'c!rit H. " ,1s. tfv stTkh"1srs. ,,,,
5a q 'ss{si e stsss .ss
,s!! ss's, 's 'ifss"' as%n s!ss,s ss H.
.rs"aprnt'.; and third tho anwrlttsn w 1t
It ns essi, our policy In this nottcr ,sbt,o
Keepns m A wl'n.n ,. tno stat4to In" M fMr rs knew
ts y, ] 'Ia ,sts,rr;t. :" KNOW H. taat: Wherever
,sith ti,n intnn,v,s ~ t1,n ~, .,' .
Il ~ H.. ~. u" @ n ,s " MNtc
nr 81 ~ ~ W .h.1s H.. i .autt ~ Mehe ~ lnHnr
nt y rsu tn,1r,a, ~ , 70 , c,' , tut tho
trt,mu M t, oieer 30 !nhe Us WIS within tflo writ.
,es IND IL il to % ,tnaasnsnt ] f X our ri tra,iIc u
y.,s,! ~ !1,i .. e, er taen1hoiS' p. 41 s'essfs.
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a ~ n n anc ", X ol rt~ay ue
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ttxsst 1r9't!l sn mt tho same tins simulntc
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III ~. NV 'us u.ri.anenthi W nohtfn
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e"u. 1,af ,,n 'u rast su1, wey nearly !. ppr
sidss all't'g l,rsr,y 10 i,s t cqalnmcat. % Which
rnorin f. VIZ, ~ "prssG ra!, eHpGns9s u y nnW
Of IT, eapsu Il 10 t !' I tr trrfuor to vmia 't ~
ssssnlat11iion @ ,as wi,. tho Lake snare soaa li
storH Wrrs uu Ia rho ~ t.ar;ItnI Y tbo o. S Trk
sna Tn!sh ,an rsIa4r r, Pr Pr esms ssIannds hayo
tSat Ss!es, wi VIII R TIC inseFys. tiessu "'
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.. ,t tisse r ros's -, ~ iss a1la is A. samae1nle
w. wa1gh Ky wou!a havs yo per cent na
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s ~ ] a f sss Ss 1sS's ,ni!s
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enw fnr au H., cpsrso s a OF ls state uo
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aiI tcra ~ ~ un eSu{ % H., 9tHM1' % ut .s
S ~ @ np snf hus nGS Is WI n
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