The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-28
A WARM DISCUSSION
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Special DipGteh 10 he IalGLligesea,
WAsuNoToS, D, o., April GA very
lively and interesting discussion over
Senator Osmden'a amendment to the
Interstate Commerce bill occupied the
time Of the Senate the greater part OF TO-
day, Mr., Cullom, OF Illinois, opposed
strongly Camdsn's long and short haul
clause, evidently in the interests Of the
railroads and Western shippers, while
Senators Sherman, Conger and German
made powerful speeches in support Of the
CamdOn amendment, Mr., Sherman taking
the strongest ground possible,
Mr., Eyarts, OF New York, sustaina the
West Virginia Senator aud it is under.
stood Mr., Logan will also advocate the
measure. Mr., Camden engaged actively
In the debate to-day aud had q very lively
tilt with Mr.. Cullom. There is very little
doubt thatthe amendment will be adopted
by large majority and that the bill as
amended will be almoat unanimously
passed, No measure Of greater interest
and benefit 10 West Virginia and the Mid.
die States has been before Congress for
many years,
The Eight against it seems to be purely
Of sectional nature. Some Of the rail.
roads even favor 1t, and the question hss
not for a moment taken = partisan turn,
The debate Is attracting great attention
everywhere,
THE INTER.STArE COMMERCE,
Che Fight In the Senate On MIR, uamdon's
- Amendment.
WASHINGTON, April 97,-In the Senate
to-day tho Interstate Commerce bill was
taken up, the pending question was on
Mr. Camdep's proposed amendment to
strike out the words from the same point
81 departure from the long and short
haul clause OF the bill. Mr., Cullom de.
tended the bill. The committee had given
tho subject Of long and short hRuls a good
deal Of consideration and had not felt Il
safe to 10 further than the State Of MaBsa.
chuBetts had gone in that matter. No
country In the world had an absolute
,oug and short haul for a RAILROAD. There
vas In this country q belief that the short
hRul people were swindlsd to make up
ior tho loss on q long haul. The commit.
toe had endeavored by this bill to prevent
tho possibility Of railroads recruiting
themselves out the short haul people for
losses on The long haul.
Mr.. Sherman could not SOC how the
committee having recognized the longand
short haul principle, could resist the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Camden.
Without that amendment double rate
from Chicago 10 Now York might lie
charged. That would be q great Injustice
to Pittsburgh, 1t was impossible to stop
short Of extending tho long and short haul
principle TO interior points on arallroal
Il 1t was TO bo applied to great terminal
points OIL the same railroad. II there was
any Justice controlling rates to extreme
points the principle ought 10 be extended
to intermediate points. But II was said
Il cost mora for short haul than for
long ona; that was not so. 1t had never
been shown to bO so. There was no
ground Of equity for larger charge on
short haul than longer one. II We
Werc to make rule about 1t we
could not escape going the whole
way. Any other rule would destroy
all the intermediates towns and cities.
One Of tho great evils Of our time was the
enormous concentration in our cities, the
result OF railroad arrangements, at the ex.
pense Of local communities. The fight on
The lew words which Mr., Camden had
moved 70 strike out ("from the same
point Of DEPARTURE showed that tho OBJ.
eCt was to keep up the privileges Of
making heavy charges from local points
and making Determinations against Ohio,
Indiana aud West Virginia, and all in.
terror intermediate points.
Mr.. Miller opposed the amendment and
Mr.. Harris aud Mr., Beck advocated 1t,
Mr.. CUngCr also favored 1t.
After IN executives session, the Senate
Adjourned.