The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-27
Washington Now. Note.

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Applause ON the democratic side.
Washington Scws Notes.
WAsuiNGroa, Jan. ~. - Comm lssione
Albert Fink appeared before tho hous,
committee on commerce and made argu
ment In defense OF the railroad pooling sys-
ten.
In 1882, while the capital OF the railroads
was seven thousand millions. the net earn.
ings were onty three hundred millions. Tn,
bondholders thus received about per cent
aud the stockholders about 3 per cent. II
might he said that much Of this capital wa
watered stock, bat even were II half water
ed tho ialerest received on Legitimate
stock only asiounts 20 per cart,
| which was not M excess ve interest
The charge TOR railroad TRANSFORMATION l.
very smAll. It's very small, much sm iller
/ than the profits charged hv The middlemen
sho dealt IA the nrt'clca transported.
/ Congress ought not alln iiHali 10 be made
the tool OF middl men. Tle bill intro
dlceh ny Horr, PROVIDING Tor the estsh.
] li-hmeut OF u board of commissioners
/ OF interstate commerce as bureau OF the
interior department was The only pruCtica.
/ ole M asute 10 be ndoptod a. the time, aud
I Us enactment would be satisfactory 10 rail-
/ rOsd interests and meet tue approval of all
I conservative people. No suCh commission
I
B come ia contact with the shoppers. Hence
/ they could not know their wants. lntor.
/ otlts commerce. bids sought 30 prevent un
reasonable, unjust rates by sections, and IN
proposing TO do this, were IN themselves
I unjust. II congress compelled roads TO run
nj loss. they should be compensated.
/ 10 had the right To regulate railroad prop
er,v, but not to conilscate,
Er Governor Brown made az appearance
/ in behalf OF the Missouri Pacific company
| in opposition to the interstate commerce
bill. He said that by the Reagan
hill railroads would bs placed at n
disadvantage with water ways In
tho competition for carrying the business
ot the country. He dwelt at length on the
service, rendered in tho progress of the
| United States by the railroads bringing tue
producer nearer the markets. He PORTED
out the manner in which tho Reagan bill
would in his ia igment hamper the rail
road transportation services ny restricting
/ conditions and unnecessarily ;cvetc
! penalties Coming 10 the question ot he
! cpnstit nton's authority ot congress, he de-
/ MED that IL was emp iwered by The crusti-
'ution 10 control traffic upon railroads ar
7 Il or Limit tho r4ttl 20 b. charged on such
traffic: and reviewing tho decisions ut the
.uprrI me court cited by irirods oi the nit
%. evidence that The court Hcfunwied 'rd
F .tlsh c1ustiiut oa4l an hIr'v, bee = ~ tne
H.ltlNl4If Elit &c FE' ilfsl LII' 'Ffllf iI'i'
presented 10 u. Some Of iis dcCislo' :
might b. co1stru-i ~ declaring 10y INF T..
/ euCs, Romc justices, delivering the OpinipI
nat tar supreme court Nu-
tuitted such authority be-
Invested ia corgr S., 5ut tn qVes ou b uo
lcgag set hrru Lrs-tn' ed to tuF court i'l
decision. liz believed one ~ ile a ets
r. R-ssan'l bill would be 10 CIwpai roads
now forming para cobutC.i"g at sys.
I m 10 a1audOu the system of through rat q
add give only iocsi bills OF ding.
! So arHa the Gould system, with which b.
/ (Bfowu) Was cpGuec.ed. was conc roc t.
itera Wes very few c1mUlallts Tie
speaker VAS asked as to The linancirl condi
ion aud prliiia Of Lh4 rOa Is ia Texas ana
Arkansas, and replied that business Sas
not prof able.
Judge Reagan bore testimony to tho in
tsgriiy and fairness OF the lending officers
NJ the Could system, including Governor
Browo, and coutended his bill would WORK
no iriuquCc to roads.
Mr.. Harris spoke for the Northern Pa.
citic. He gave IL history of The enterprise
rom the beginning, claiming that the same
wise c nsderatioc tor not declaring grants
fori itel hat prevailed in congress hereto.
lore should be continued as long rs the
Northern psctiS oopaD. display ed energy
III pfusecu;:ag SO and until
the road as originally o'4af.e WAS conf
pleted in good ihiln To tb. .' ''snn4g OF
paraOns who settled anu ar. aOw b. tiling IN
T Puget SnGnd and looking 10 tbH com Ole
tiol oftns Cascade diyisi IN and direct con
nee, on east. IG,, should ne an unIuswrr'
ab e reason why 'nsresj and the o. vctn-
nnDt should 90 nothing toward delaying
tnH work
senator Van WEEK a,ksd whcther my
.ir4uSempnt had b Cn rhtCr,l into V'iH
.ls CrnuH Pacific which prevented lut
competition olr-tea between 5Iu Fra ID, 500
snd tnr east.
Mr.. Niffia gas unsn'o tn answer. He
hrd Gfeu 0uly u .e" dfti pr1st'u, OF iJ'
ra1 and was n9t fully familiar ~un
details.
Ul,ore' Georges G Gray, general coun.e,
ot the N.rtlpru Pacific followed H'ril-
Ire reirrred 10 tue. Language o. tue chtrt-r
pi ,He company, arguing a. no riEht "l IT,
vocation u tho gr4nt bed been inserted
theseil. ma ,uch right lasted IN co.grs
The colris g,1ns could az entries ir f.-
curry Lands and tbsu only upon showing
that the com gNny bal broken their cul-
tract.
A conference.-the bss been ordered 90 NEE
ni San Antonio Eehru try IA Tor t'a trhl
OF Captain A. $. y. Keys, o: the ~ h c.N
airy, GA charges OF Duplicating pay at
coun'g.
J1nn f. Caioe, the delegate in congress
ron Utab, has addressed "a communt alton
tp the general manager Of the Aeerc'a'eu
Prs. Ia regard 90 misrepre srntet"'s rtd
u-ryersiols of trc sn-oe by Governor MUi-
r-v ia bis message ia the icrtuatlrc, cvi'
Joutiv Win 'he purpose ut uecri'in- .Ht
est rn pubic. rur delegate says hat De
rue spvuruof) asks ihc rrpeai Oi lne i.w
.l. kiug asDbcni9 result to the prrpetGAi
rnIisrttiug mud Ihis law wa repealed
4isht wears 500 bv the enac meut % section
fl3 4 the compiled Jaws ot Vtat Whicn
road: II descendant ieaye no husband "lie
or Nldr3d, es,o.e escaoa's 20 the terri
ritery for Cos support Of th7 Gbmm1d
school. This s tha law nO@, and has bee
since 1876 10 misrepreseuts the scoHC
aud effect OF she acI Incorporating me
Mormon church when ne says y Is a law
respeo'ing tslbDiisbed religion. II dli nui
purpose 10 Csia1iish auy retlgioh' Out aim
uiy made the MuruIon Cnurcn oo1y cor
pGfntr with mowers as STATED IN the charter,
not incons stept with or rcDugnHn' 20 the
constitution of ths United States. O.hrr
cnurches, Including the prtsof tefiAn, nave
mean inoorpnrut,d in the territory,
and only 80 much OF the aci IA
cooperating the church az m'Rh' estio'
lish, maintain, pro eci or oonntenhhcs
the prartiCe of polygamy" IVES disagpr"vei
of by COMPRESS. Zoe compilers Of the ter'
riturisl law in 1915, falling 10 iinn fny 'uch
provision IN ID ~ named by Hngress, INC u
deu the entire act In the cOmpilhiloni hnl
no part 81 Il WAS then or eVer ru-ensc 80
by the leg ,ls!urc, where sc =, ip Or ''li",
must he CONSISTENT with the laws u con-
gre.s, else they are nuil aud v'ii. Tvs
statement that this Law vests cci'siasiicti
conris With authority wnicn m'y he "riy
exercised IN the United STATES ~ the cFh
courts Il entirely without tun iaii Dol.
q tact. 40 such powers are ~ lsF clHir +
red upon ecclesiastical courts. They oIy
act a. arbitrator aud r,guiat. ihe fellow
shin of members Of the church ava ihni
siihcat expense ~ the parties. hr com
meats GA the dover uucslnn. z Yes ~ el.
tirely false idea Ut tue proptriy rslt ui
yon,-n iu Utsh Fac fact ia. ffcI arc
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