Telegram-herald., 1886-04-28
Much Wind But Little WORK
AT the National Capital
IsTn-SIlIl ClNataCt AGAIN
Rafss Ter Short and f0s Lc0g Hours
Discussed ~ the Senate - Sen
afor Conger Opposes the
Amendment "a Fatsi
to Uafer Wafs.

short aai loag balla. hr- beck cited an
instance u 2hleb more llsa twice A. much
BAD been elafsed f1r short haul a. tof
loax haal ou the same road Af Harris
ssid f Mr Bees Eanged 60 stop hat, be
shatid safc flf Camden amendment Mr.
Harsas favored th4i asasndmenL Ar. Call
spoke briefly Gsf 5he amendment Il was
aslerly unreasonable he thought tnat
failroad should BE- allowed lo charge a.
nlaeh .8r Transporting Eosals 0ge mile IS
ons Aundrei mlles TIE BID simply pro-
hibir,,l rs.llaads from charging more for a
short haul sat asa NOT prohibit them from
eharglns 4s nash toe short haul a for
a lons aae Mf guilom defended the
biH IT. whole theory and structure
be said. Werr against eKtorti1ns ai-d dis
ermlnalons therefore rhe railroads could
noe unaer tle bil charge as much Tor one
mile a. f.r one hundred ntles. The com
pany had given thr subject ot long and
short aallsa sood deal ~ consideration,
and had aaf feit DC safe to - farther than
the state 80 Massachusetts, hail gone Ia the
matter No country in the world bad an
aeao!ute ,ang and short haul law for rail-
roads IAere Uas la ibis cOaatry belief
chat ln shurt haI.s the people Nere s~indied
In 8r,ies .o pakoup ior losses on long nauls
The comnlifsr had endeavoFec by this 0iu
30 prevent fhe possibility Of railroads
r-c0upIuE themselves oat % short hauts
people t8r lasses on iong hauls
Mr lorman said he had intended % in
troduce a provision corresponding 20
f.lac of Camden amendment. The
Question was Oi great Importance.
An legislation. n all countries, look
ing e. aosoigte specifications ot railroad
rates had been . failure. Al writers on the
SUSPECT had asserted and proved the sound
ne~s III tie Iong and short haul principle.
bus al bad agreed that exceptional
OCCASION. might arise in which t should
BE- suspended BE believed the great
troubles in fbe country today came
from railroad favoritism and Discrimination
The uudue and unhealthy accumulation OF
x-alfh hq a comparatively few men was
the resalt of r1ilvuad extorti0u and unlust
discrimination Mr. tiorman would not DO
anything that would burt capital invested
Ira raiIrlsds There were seven billion dol
lars invested ln railroads in this country:
anI snvthing that injured railroads injured
The country Bat Tie shOrt-haul principle
should be recognized. There was no reason
why ten million people residing within 40
miles 1f WASH ington sh0uld be made to pay
ioar uniss ths rate per ton per mile that
Nas paid hy the people 0f the Mississippi
valley Mr 0crmsu euloQized the late Mr.
Garrett Who be said. had built his road
without Vaf~rcd stock. and bad recognized
and applied the shorf-haul principle.
NJ sherman could not see how the COM
mittee. having recognized the long and
short haul principle could resist the amend
ment proposed 1v MIR Camden. Without
that amendment dOuble the rate from Chit
catso tlg New I0rs might be- charged from
Pittsburx to New York That would be a
great iniust.ce to Pittsourg. It vas imp0s-
able to stop short 0f extending the long nd
short haul principle 20 interior points on
railroads if ir vas to bs applied 20 great ter
mlnal points 1n the same railroad. IL there
vas any Justice u controlling railroad rates
% extreme points the principle must De ex
tended fo intermediate points But 70 was
said it sometimes cost more Ter short
haul than a long one. lnat was not
go. ffeuuid nos be- So. it had never been
shown to De s0. There VAS no ground ot
equity Tor larger charge on a short naul
than ora q larger one if @e we're TO make A
ruie about 5. as all We could not escape
..1inr the whole wav Any other rule
would utterly destroy all the intermediate
towns and eiHes. one ~ the great evils a.
our time was che enormous concentration IN
our citlss the result at arrangements a. the
EXPENSE - local communities.
ST.. Miller said li Csmdens amendment
were adopted 10 would not accomplished
the purpose far which it was Intended On
tha contrary fusfeid of heueiting the people
if would increase the receipts 81 the rail
rnaH- bg af easf I'D per cent. per annum.
MssSrs Hsrlis and Beck advocated the
amendment Illustrating is sdvao-
rsre bv citing Instances 0f extor-
ti0o whieh ir would prevent Mr.
f'onrer saii rhe hill ~ 10 stood now. WAS IA
favor of the great cities and against the
small towns ~ rl-8 districts He riilcuiesi
the idsa that fhe general provision Of the
bin r-iatiar tu exforti0na5e charges vas OF
anv u-e ssniust corporations II the rail
rusld managers ot rhe { nited states nai
come together they could nor have gotten
up a hiII better calculated to serve their
interests as AGAINST the water routes than
this bill wnud serve them if the OIL
passe,i There w1uld - % further need oi
fnfproVinr our water eum 1lunica-
tions The ri russds would have the
water courses absolutely undei
thair control lie characterized ss bold
men. tbe men who. hs this biii laid theii
bands ON the vsfer courses If the country
Mr. Miller replied with warmth to SOME o'
the r-narss af Conger rrgar ling The repre-
.enttdees ~ fhe rsi roads and II monopo.
hes NJ Miller Wouid naf notice the
innnerfo ar lnsinuansn buf IL The senator
from Michigan meant - say thst ne
Miller represented any interest other than
the general interests of his c3usnsaents he
.Couger sheuid cay sU or~niv and hy name
tAsn ha Miller vonld answer him III
ie~ied th11 .he Bib voud affect the waie'
courses in che way Indicated 1v NJ ConEef
Alter ffris ienafe. fh< Senate a. sd
went inra axeeuf're session. ard st 5.55
when .he foofe we're reugenei adjourned
The aTrrGUre session va occupied in tas
rea,ing 90 sonfe rsporfs 0n unimporfsn
uEur nations
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