Telegram-herald., 1886-04-27
The Inter State Commerce. Bill
ia the Senate
SEmI0a slHfla0 on Iat FLOOR
'' 4 ssH - aegaiafs Carriers Post
once appropriafion 5ili hseortea
The Hiyer and FtarDor sill
30 me House.

GREAT .eug.h discussing rlr Question 70 its
legislative as eea 40 ifs economic aaI mora
aspects. Hs ,hoaaht 30 proper 1n.e for
tie psohlbii.on si-s to assume control u
national partles- .rast of rhe Nepubiean
party Tbat par Mr BLAIR uialniained,
ia conclusion Nu1fd see clncrufrale tfs
ts~ssndous energies and aefiec4 e,lai pneut
af.n THIS <ssnHc national esA anai he
sfil sas destroyed
Toe lufrf--rate Commerce blii sas theu
iaken ap. Ms Aan Myek lus tae doar 10
favor 5i lhe 1lll Zoe fhraugl raiss Eem
the West Sir Van Week saii, uos nearly
amounted te eoauscsLlln. another rise
eould he prohi3H. lasi eag Ae bad -ald
the people l1 some sections 90 Nebraska
see compelled to burn eorn l0r fuel and i-
required lao ou-le.s at slFn % pur .hase
one ton uf hard coal This condition dId
NOT apply fo tle entire state. yet last
sinter in moce thau bali her territory she
people were again compelled t0 burn corn
h-f fuel because of the excessive Rates OF
transportation. The basis 0t charges Was
AL that the trafiie s.ii bear We we're IN
tEr midst 90 depression set al pursuits
lliusl b. lAld Ul9er contribution - that fuh
dividends sUal. he declared rF lhe railroad
COMPANIES "a Waiered stock and nauduient
bnnds As 10 fhe commission features OF
che biii The people Van Nvck said. we're
not demanding COM muissiou, but The cor-
p0ratious acre uec0mlng earnest advocates
81 .t Railroad and telegraph rates vest
ot ihe issouu river we're about t1uf times
greater than the rates east Oi thar river.
For years capital bad been organized. un-
scrupai0us and rapaci0us. moving a. Could
had novel according % his sSoru tesli-
mony. aud a. Huntington accordlog 10 his
own written testimony. had moved On stale
lerstsla ures. che Courts and Governors un-
Dlil-Alngiy pIrclasirg < Judge AMI lesisla-
tofs. Bat the crisis Was coming, their vas
as irrepressinie conflict between right and
wrong Could tle nation b. made % be
li.Sc that the four billions OF watered
stocks and bonds were honest property
deserving protection from courts or
legislatures or thar the three hum
dred millions claimed by Van
derbit and two hundred millions
Ella. saed by Could were honestly obtained
The owners OF these fortunes shOuld accord
decent treatment Co the remainder OF man
kind from whom they expected % force
dividends and interest. The senate Com
mitfee ial eel az the precise point where The
monster evil should De grasped oy the law.
ll The Industries were only required o. pay
TAR dividends 0u the real cost of railroads
the nation would be- prosperous. The Sea
ate could take example from jay Gould
The senate Committee 0u Education aud
worthr a complete history of bis life. prob
ably for the youth of America Co
initiate The Committee had trembhngiy
and beseechingiy impiored him tO ave
minute account Of his daring exploits. and
he unhlushingly consented Early in life.
when hard pressed for dinner, be adopted
his sisters method and went behind the
blacsnith-sh0p % pray The blessing
came n xreaf measure. ln a few years the
fanuirg business in which be was engaged
~as in Enanlisi sres-i go overwhelming
chat hts partner w2s driven % suicide. while
be hlm self bought railroad The wrong
partner bad committed slicide. The COM
miuse was doubtless dazed a. much by
.ioulds recital a. by reading the ex
ploifs of jack the Giant Killer OF
kidd The Pirate. aud mudestv in
ducsd Could % refrain from telling one
feature 1t the history of Dis time ar Kansas
iftv fls vas ange oFerfaSen With another
religious sgaSnl ant TresIIei a second time
in PRAYER telling be people bow happy he
aas tnd that he wanted uo more money
He had purchased the 81 .ssouri Pacific only
Tor ths good of manSind aud should use it
only fir ths glory 90 Good and the benefit ot
The people A. he vas c1ntemplating
another rsil he 'eif the necessity of another
Install meet 0i divine grace. so he vent
short" on the promise ny pretending be
would noe benefit bimseif bv the blessing.
it va to be- hoped be would
NOT indulge BOB third prayer
su earth. should He in the end secure
entrance into fhe NeV Jerusalem he would
soon be ro0srinng there from force of
batit. I1 buv a railroad. aod = heu be- should
have lDrn 1p tha shining avenue the
angels cogIi not restrain hiw from a'iug
the go.fen pafements Fhe strong arm oi
labor. NtnWycx sfid. in conclusion. bad
always projected the rsflon in the day 0i
~
frln the organization nl lannr The rank
~ Tire unian army bad been recruited from
men wio Bad seen teivnE In mines
Nr stanford tner addressed the Senate
uu l1e aiI it eurporfet he said t0 ue an
trt fn regulate commerce between fes
states He bad read f wits a g0od deal 81
esrs euf 3.i not fud anything in "a
that rfguafea comnerce Everything in
f xli- l. 60 fEe carrier enlF l9mmecce
haa a. Nei. defined mearing it meant
trade. barter .uterchau-e ~ commodities.
matters Vith whirh the carrier in the
transaction ~ bis legitimate business bad
no renrarn whatever He thought there
fnre the title af fhe hiii ought fo ne changed
t1 express rs true n1esning. Instead ni
beirs .sIlei A niIl ta regulate commerce. "
ff shonit ne aisi 90 regulate carriers.
Ifu we're hNI .a regulate shippers and
owner whose maferfs. tae .srrier moved
the hi vanid ne mers appropriate 0f
course che Constitution nls.nir gave Con
z~.ss she r'Ehf tn regulate commerce
between fhe sfsias 8uf as fle carrier bad
oafhine .o 81 with the contract far ship
nssut - saodf wares snl merchandise or
tbeir aIenfafa tisrsssl ~ destination fhe
rasG.afing IN 1ini ar feterniI ming be price
he shoHia rereiee .sr his serviees eoHid have
nn -a.aran 90 isfernf intsz t1e commerce he
fTeen rie states p vss perth Wr San
fsri saet CD n4aIre nfa the wisdom ~ thi.