The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-12
FATE or THE INTER STATE COM
MERGE BILL

FATE or THE INTERSTATE COM
MERoE BILL,
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The votes In the Senate on tho Inter.
State Commerce bill we're interesting
and instructive. Senator Edmunds voted
with the great body Of the Democratic
Senators In favor OF radical measures Of
relief and protection. Senator Beck's
amendment TO more specifically compel
the charging Of the same rates to all
customers, Senator Plumb offered as an
amendment 10 the amendment q provi-
sion that this should DO compulsory on
ly when the two customers shipped
goods under similar circumstances. The
objection TO this was that, no two cases
could BIO absolutely alike, the Plumb
proviso would enable the railroad com
panies To evade the law. The Plumb
proviso was supported by nearly every
Republican Senator, but Senator Ed
munds voted against II. Again, when
the vote was taken on substituting the
Cullom for the Reagan bill, all the rail-
road Senators voted for the substitution,
because the Cullom bill Ia infinitely less
Objectionable TO the railroad companies
than the Reagan, but Senator Eimunds
voted against the substitution. The
substitution was accomplished by q vote
of 30 TO Is. Several Democrats voted
with the majority, namely, Colquitt. Of
Georgia; Hampton, Of South Carolina;
jackson, Of Tennessee Jones. OF Louis
lana; Mcpherson, Of New Jeraey, and
Morgan and Pugh, Of ALBANIA Thrte
Republicans voted against the substitu-
ton. They were Edmunds. OF Vermont,
and Van Wyck and Henderson, of Ne
braska. The vote on the anal passage
of the bill on Wednesday was unimpoTt'
ant, for with the substitution Of the
Cullom bill the efficiency Of the measure
has been destroyed. Senator Beck In
the closing debate characterized the bill
az a cunnlngly devised scheme for ap'
pearlng to do something while doing
nothing, Senator Vancs, OF North
Carolina, In q trenchant speech com
pared the Senate bill with its commis-
sion OF nine 10 supervise 1900 railroads
and $4,000 miles OF lines TO Dogberry's
charge to the watch, We quote on OK
tract which exposes the nullity OF the
scheme.
After the citizen has brought all his
witnesses and employed his counsel and
made bis case known TO the commission,
and the commission decides In his favor
H. n whatp Then the commission can o
him no good. la 10 permitted TO bring
his suit, and no Ia to have the service OF
the District Attorney OF the district for
the purpose Of bringing HIS suit, with oil
penalties 40 10 costs and all the mis-
fortunes arising from failure that he has
now. II these commissioners are invested
with the extraordinary powers proposed
not In extent, but la characterize TO
given them by this bill, | hope that
there will DO appended az their
ingtr uctlons Dogberry's charge TO
the watch when he stationed them
for the night, Says D,gberry, nd.
dressing the watch: you are thought
here to DO the most senseless aud lt
man for the constable OF the watch,
therefore bear you the lantern. This IL
your ch Tge: You shall comprehend oil
vagrom men, you are TO bid any man
stand In tho Princes name. Watch.
How II o will not etandp Dogberry:
Why, then, take no note Of him, but let
him 20, and presently call the rest Of
the watch together, and thank God you
are rid OF q knaye."
These commissioners are charged by
the bill 10 comprehend all yagrom rail-
roads, aud bid them do justice In the
name OF the United States, and how II
they will not do justlcep Well then you
are IN take no note Of them, but lot
them 20 and call the commissioners TO
and thank God you are rid OF O
knAve. That 10 a proposition with which
grave Senator'S expect TO satisfy the
OF the country
On its passage the vote stood l2 nays,
The latter Democrats with the exception
Of Van Wyck, Of Nebraska. The bill
now goes 10 the House for concurrence,
but the Senate amendments will not be
accepted, and as the differences Of the
two Houses are radical, there Ia little
prospect OF reaching an agreement
through o conference committee. So the
question Of curbing railroad discrim-
and other abuses will 20 over TO
The new administration.