Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-17
Mr.. camden SPEAKS
On cuIIom's Inter State Commerce
Bill in the Senate.
A STRONG AND LOGICAL APPEAL
IN Behalf of His Amendment---An Ar
gument Just to All Con-
cerned.
Spscial o lAs Rsgislsr.

West Virginia with beng IN symPstn.
with the monopolists Of the country Woui,
have had this impression dispelled eoul'
thew have listened to his able and excellen
sDeech delivered this afternoon IN IN
United States Senate. Mr.. Camden oeeu
MED the attention Of his colleagues FOL
mora than sn hour and quarter IN cd
5rsssiny them on the Cullom Inter State
Coumeres bill. he took ground IN
favor of the passage OF the pending bill sno
spoke in favor of his amendment to the
fourth section, which provides that nc
greater charge shall be made for shor
hauls than is made for long ones over the
ssus road and in the same direction. The
sueech was listened TO With marked stten'
ton. 8, its expressions vera regarded o.
tboae coming from u man who occupied a
b;vb posiGoa 10 business circles and one
Who il convsrsaut WITH the wants OF
trade Ssensd to thoroughly understand the
sabieet sud after he had concluded was
warmly cougra,alstsi BY many Of the lead
ing members OF the SsGsts, who said that
the speech proved 20 oe one Of
THE ABLEST,
strongest and cleares: statements Of the
view advocated By MIN sotar IN the present
5i.euss;op. 4, is believed that Mr..
Csmden's amendment will be adopt
sd as his syesch was undoubtedly q
strong one. The speech gss on the general
spbisct ofthe discussion Tbs SPeech was
delivered by examples Applicable TO ~est
virginia, Ohio and Eeu,ucSY aud other
States sim larly situated geographically.
NJ, Camden slso read a very pointed let
tsr hom a gentleman residing Oh the
Soptb Branch valley 10 West Virginia, IL
lustrating hoS toe present system OF ship
meptg works 10 tSht L5ctiou. The Pr'nci
OLes Of the speech Are tbs ssas IS that de-
Tweed by Mr.. Camden i@o years $50 on
the same subiscs, but not the ssme speech.
however, as this oae, is more elaborate and
a much stronger one.
Mr.. CANDENs SPEECH.
Mr. Camden said the bill would in the
usia feature me-; tbs views Of the Senate
and he people, gas Daaiie sentiment OF
,ba cop,rr- WIS daily becoming more and
mora imurssssd si,o the necessity ana
n-onrie,y OF A na,Nnnsi commission 10
regulate inter State CON m"sEce
Mr. Camden thought the o." ueiee I've
however, in the fourth section, VIII u'a,.
with the question OF long aud short hs-
Mr.. Camden suggested an amendment
omiltipg the words from the same orig
iual point of departure and omit
ting any permission TO The
commission to make ,N2epIoos His
amendment. would prohibit any greater
charge for shorter han longer distance,
which includes the ,h1-s'r d's'snce on any
one railroad, the terra railroad TO IN
clude all the roads aldsr tu5 contro! OF
one company, whether OEued or operated
under lease Nc Ctmt"n maintained
that the long aud sho-i nau! Psovision OF
the bill as reported t5om the COMMITTEES,
DID NOT go yNR ESOyGu
70 provide sy.lls. las d.sc.mlus,ions, the
uost complain, OF the shippers. There
should be no Eciiia'loG or exceptions, be
said 10 the application OF the principle OF
the long and short haul Taking Chicago
as the great s,arliag pant Tor shipments TO
the esstern sea1o,r Nir CAnten argued
that undec the bill the rates would be nc
greater 70 intermediate FOln'S thsn to the
sesbasrj blt tia, lh- rllr0hd companies
Rould not ha Vrevyn'td from charging
the whole country outside OF Chicago to
the saaboAyd sn7 ARBITRARY rates thy
might choose Tnls he said, would insure
10 Chicago and other great competing
points cheap and unitoru rates ot trans
por,ion in all directions but wouIi deny
protection 20 intermediate points aud 10
su sections Of Couutry not blessed win
large commerce and competing roadF,
Such Dill might be termed bill 10 IL
crease the wealth aud population OF COM
mercial cities
At The EXPENSE UF TUE COUNTRY
8, lsrye L. Disseminated not only
against producers at intermediate and non,
c0mpetaliye points bat Disseminated
sya:ns, the thcift ami enterprise OF towns,
sg.inst the di4tri5u,,on o! manufacturing
indu,rrip, the value OF real estate aud sll
the other interests Of the country ou'Hee
of large cries and c)mpetstlve shloo'ng
Uoiu.s This feature Of the case afec'ed
spec;ally the State OF West Virginia, whose
n usrsh,n manufAc ursrs aud agricultural
"a, said freight passing through from points
fArlhsr we4, TO points east Of West Nlr-
GINA At gcs half the rA,ss tIr trsnsooIta-
ton which the people OF West Virginia
Sers a,ksi 20 pay for carrisge OF the same
class OF INOis
Mr.. Camden challenged the production
Of sa7 satisfactory reason for such stare
ofthiuys The bill as proposed Wou!o
no. rsn-iv TIA 1.-THE provisions OF the
bill we're limited 10 ship nents from TIE
same o-igiaal points OF psr,ure, It Won
only add 70 VI. evil ot discrimination oy
sanetioniny its uost odious features, Dc
cause /, zouil Gisrriaisate against Tnol'
sections ofeouu,ry and soald give to arg
cities monopoly Of nearly all kinos
business a7 reason OF tha cheaper rates
Such a bill djSc-in mated 10 favor OF dls
no, cover ths most important feature
tds louy aud sbori haul pstneipleT !"
shorld have no limitation OF It. Mr.. Gan
den TnUii make
M VAR oS RAILROADS.
These we're the arteries which 1oHed th
lite blood OF commerce. they were u
means OF civilization aud material pros
ress. &c would be party 10 no unlu'
or oppressive legislation regarding then
de Soald treat them Just aS be would ind
yidusls, bat would require from them equ'
Justice and iair play for sll.
Meoraw's Case.
SDseis! % ~ RsciEiT.
WASHINGTON, D. c, april l0.-John
Sweeney, of Wheeling is among the
rivals here to-dsy.
Ii IA nof thoughF that thara Gill bA ar