The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-22
TWILL HELP WEST VIRGINIA.


A Washington special to the In
teltigenccr under date of May 18th
says that the Inter State Commerce
bill passed the Senate by two ma
jority, Senators Morrill,, sherman
and Edmunds on the Republican
side voting for it. The bill passed
with Mr. Camden's amendment sub
stantially in shape as introduced by
him, but amended by Edmunds as
to an immaterial point. The debate
was very lively, Cullom, Spooner,
Edmunds, Teller, ingalls,, Camden,
Kenna and others taking an active
part. A very strong railroad lobby
has been in the city working against
the Camden amendment, but with
out avail. The bill will undoubted
ly pass the House and prove of I'M
told benefit to West Virginia. MIR.
Camden is entitled to credit for the
strong and determined fight in be-
half of the measure. He fought
against fearful odds. q
III EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT.
The section as it now stands, pro
hibits charging more for shorter
than for a longer distance over the
same line in the same direction from
the same point Of departure, or to
the same point of arrival. There
fore, taking Chicago, Cincinnati,
Columbus, or any other point west
of the Ohio river as the point Of de-
parture, no more can be charged to
Wheeling or Parkersburg than is
charged from Clarksburg. Keyser or
Baltimore; and taking Baltimore as
the point of arrival, no more can be
charged from Wheeling or Keyser to
Baltimore than is charged from
Clarksburg or any point west Of
Kcyser and SO on from any point in
West Virginia to Baltimore. TAX
ing Baltimore as the point Of depar-
ture, no more can be charged to
Clarksburg than is charged to Park
ersburg or any point beyond, and no
more can be charged from Baltimore
to Grafton than is charged to Wheel
| ing or Grafton or any other point
beyond, and no more can be charged
to Keyser than is charged to Grafton
Clarksburg or any other point be-
yond, and for the same reason nc
more can be charged to Parkers.
burg than is charged to any point
west of Parkersburg. Ia
DETERMINATIONS PREVENTED.
Senator Camden says that there
may be few unimportant excep
tions that may not be covered by
the phraseology of the Edmundf
amendment, that would have beer
covered by his amendment with
out the Edmunds' amendment, but
taking the provision as whole, il
efectually prevents discrimination
against shippers in West Virgins
in favor Of shippers out side Of the
State, and prohibits western ship
lpers from reaching the seaboart
markets at any less rates of freigh
than can be had by shippers in Yves
Virginia, and under practical opera
: ton Of the bill, it must necessarily
give the shippers of West Virginia |
less rate of freight ON the same kline
of products than can be given to tn
more distant shippers in the, West
The bill also has provision stat
ing that it shall not be construed al
authorizing a railroad company t
! charge as much for q shorter than I
. Longer haul. 1t is admitted on al
: sides that hefourth section, embrac
!, ing the Camden amendment, con
tains the main features of the bill
end there has been no bill befor
Congress this session that has at
; tracted anything like the attention
! that has been given this bill.
t The Barnum- Forepaagh combine
9 ton in sPhiladelphia last week wa
!, undoubtedly the largest and grand
est confederation of tented exhibi
! tions ever seen at any time in til
/ worlds history, and possibly tina
will ever be brought together sgail
There were 10 performers in th
:. arena, forty-twos hippodrome rider
4 and drivers, sixty one musician
.