New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
MR.. MACvEAGHs ARGUMENT CONTINUED.

MR.. MACVEAGHS ARGUMENT CONTINUED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Hon. Wayne
Macveagh continued his argument before the House
Committee Commerce to-day on the subject OF Inter
state and the power OF Congress- TO control by
legislation management Of railroads. For the dement,
OF those members OF the committee who were absent
Yesterday he made brief resume OF the legal points OF
his arpument and added n still further posulate-that
claim of Congress, that they have right to regulate
the business OF Transportation railroads. implies the
right TO regulate and traffic ITSELF that the
TRANSFORMATION of commodities is but one element In
their cost and that Congress has as much right To rcg
late by legislation the final cost of articles OF production
a. this one element OF their II the transportation
rpresents oneten IT, then the other nne-tenhs repre-
scented by the producer, the middleInan etc. should
with equal force of equity be controlled by legislation
Mr. Macveagh challenged Representative Reagan to
state remedy for the evils which had been alleged 10
exist
Representative Reagan replied that he would have a
law DENYING the claim OF the railroads that they are pri-
yate property and therefore not subject to Congressional
legislation: he would have law declaring that 'Hcy
sTonlJ M longer insult INTELLIGENCE Of the people by
pretending that they have rlgtt 10 charge Io trrpo
taon all that a commodity viii bear. lie wGhId nave
law prohibiting Determinations as TO one shipper OF
place against another.
be private in any other sense than in their 0wnTHhp-
wing been built by private money ana INA, Ia' r
by which they created; that the railroad chloI =
tons do NOT desire Ia insult the ntcgehco 81 tn'
nor do they desire impose burdens upon any frame
for which they cannot lind authority III thc charters on
The faitl of which they have invested their money
those people said Mr. MacYcagh who, In obedience 10
the supposed public clam propose the yiril cohsca
ion of The property 4 the railroads by giving to snip
pers the rigt to decide what they shall pay Tor tue uFe
OF lines are in more ,anger oI insulting
The INTEL g.nce Of the country than me ran
road corporations As to ciscrmlnal ms, ne
said the raj roads have no right 10 discriminate
as such II only honn to cary Tor one H. IN or one
MA &c on the for aToihcr when the laHc
i ordered . mr and on the same conditions
lie was opposed TO railroad leg s.atlOn' except If
the creation Il railroad commission WITH authority 10
nNc.tltt all matt in dispute, nud report - '"htt't-
The condition Of thugs found hv them. lie believe
il they -coVcrcd any al grievance the mere phhcN
Wou correct it, Ia illustration % the wise and rcns0h-
able spirit In which. Lee claimed, rail 'ad co"ofai non.
deal wi these qucs ions De nstaIcrd the character"
the men theg have called 10 an them, hhrlcs
Franris Adams, ex-senator Thurran, David A.
Wei q. l.. =. Washburu,, Jude Cooley and others
and Expressed the opinion that If commission oi such
mon ,.tr auuunt-d by co.. ana aftrt nearing t
t.t uig b. SAID bOtu les shOaid rePorl tina ANY
grievance r exist, rdiirund in tnc country "o4h
dare or dcsire 10 continue il for weEytour hours ne
bencycd that impartial person conli fail to a'.noW-
rd that the railroads In The aggregate have not been
rewarded he extent tat the benefits TO the people
derived from them would warrant
The committee VII hearing TOMORROW 10 a dee-
CATION r.UlcscUtIug tuC Now-hOrk Chamber OF TOM
furrcc and on Saturday they will hear MI Alexander,
the Louisville and Nashville system o. ran