New-York tribune., 1886-05-07
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL
BELATED OPPOSITION TO THE LONG AND sHoh
HAUL CLAUSE by WESTERN SENATORS.

RELATED OPPOSITION TO THE LONG AND sHoh'
HAUL CLAUSE BY wEerERN SENATORS
WASHINGTON, May 6 (SDeciah. The adoption
Yesterday OF the Camden amendment to the lnter9''o
Commerce bill In the Senate dd not stop the oiscuss""
on the long and short haul clause The whole qu's'o
ca,ne again to-day and the debate was more anateo
,han before Western Senators look upon TINS aiheh"
ment, which Will compel the same proportoh"'e ia w
be charged for short for long distances as III ' "
forest Of Eastern producers and m'nui"o' ~,
present the trunk lines in the summer IN 'a"'ns ""o
their empty cars from Chicago give low ra'eS o -,
o,horw,so n vould 90 by water But II the Dill sho""
| mass with Mr.. Camdens amendment lno '"l'o ~"
| rates would have to be gwen U" ''0 vV p
cant of their traffic which Is hot 'nio"s"
| 1T oom,ng IN competition with water trans
or,oon The opponents OF the amendment declare that
the roads could hot carry this local freight az 'hiS 10"
rate and the result would be that all through freight
the rates would increased to permit OF paying rates
on the local freight
Mr. Ingalls, IN speaking the subject to-day s'lo IL
would make all Shippers in the West pay shor-haui
rates on all freight to the seaboard and that wouh DO
fatal blow to the OF and other Western
States
Mr. Uoar said that it would strike q death-bloW 10
American foreign as 1t would drive western
farmers out OF the European markets Coming at
time when they are called upon to meet tho competition
of India lie thought 1t "a most extraordin"'! s"o'F
sighted policy.
expepse of living on tho Atlantic slope, as 1T would III
crease the price OF all Western products
Mr. Allison smoke with much earnestness against INC
amendment lie said that it would increase the price Oh
| coal to every consumer In Iowa; and would discrm
mate against their products i'll favor OF 'hoso h'i"s
nearer the seaboard.
All of the southern Senators favored the ameh""oh''
One OF them said that this would compel shippers TO
seek the seapoard markets ana would % tnus
benefit New.Orleans and other SoutheTn Tol.s Tns
/ viii oh lnae
and the East owing to INC low l"t"s w.
Ingalls, inImated that Mr. Camden had personal Inter.
est IN seekn. aid West Virginia at the expense OF
states further from the seaboari Ihls Nr. oanusn u
MED vigorously number OF amendments were ohcreu;
including by Mr. Wilson, Of Iowa. when WAS adopteu
providing that the provision OF the hiil against
Iensrr IIoSs,"s haul sbond not be Construed as
authorizing any railroad company 70 charge ns mucn
for a shorter for longer haul III did this he said
to prevent the companies from holding that tho bill
gave them an implied authority 10 cnarae as Wuch ioi
haul Of 100 miles as for haul OF LOO mics. !, -
An amendment was submitted by MI. Edmunus pro
yidng that whenever any common carrier Snail vlolatc
refuse to obey any requirement OF the comhiiesoh
shall the duty OF the commission 10 apply 10 the
Unued states Circuit Court for hearing on shor, ouco
in the matter complained Of without the loTnRl peau
ings and proceedings necessary IN ordinary rqay as
The amendment further authorizes the court ILL nnu
company guilty OF dsobedence to cause IL 10 Iorcl,
not TO exceed $500 day after day 10 Do hanou
by the court ,.
Mr Edmnnds explained the object of his amendment
to be make 1t impossible for railroad companies 10 e
up complaints against them by legal proceedings ana
delays This amendment is now the pending amend
ment. =. $780,, ,....
conspiracy 1t provides that II two or more persons,
with intent to prevent the movements OF any oconU-
tive train, put In peril the personal security
guilty of piracy. and on victlOn shall he pun
ished by imprisonment for not more than Six months OF
by fine of not more than 300, or BOTH ,.,
1t agreed that vote should be taken on thc pil
next Tuesday. The Senate then adjourned TIL Monday.