The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-06
Debate on the Interstate
Commerce Bill.
OFFICERS PENSION BILL
Speeches OF Beuitt-and York Against
the Measure-General
News.
SENATE.

porteda resolution declaring it to be
the sense of the Senate tina: some ar
rangement should be made with the
government OF Mexico adequate to the
suppression OF the evils growing out OF
crossing cattle over the border line be
tween the United. States and Mexico;
also that a copy OF the resolutions be
sent to the president.
Beck offered 4 resolution which was
agreed ~. directing the Secretary of
State 10 inform the Senate what neces-
sity existed for the continuance for
passports sgainst the citizens OF the
United States desiring 10 visit foreign
countries, and whether IL could not he
reduced OF dispensed with without det-
riment TO the public service.
Mr.. Logan said that early in the SEES
sion he had introduced bill TO provide
a commission for investigating the con-
dition of the colored people OF the south
II was referred to the committee on ed
ucation and labor. but it has not yet
been reported. He inquired OF the
Chairman of that committee as to IL.
Blair replied that it had been referred
TO the subcommittee, which had not
yet reported. He would bring the sub
ject to the attention of the sub-com-
mittee.
Mr.. Loran said he was receiving
many letters about it, and would like
to have some action of the Senate on il.
this being the second session in which
he had introduced such bill.
The Interstate commerce bill
was then laid before the Senate.
The pending amendment was
that of Mr.. Camden, being an absolute
long and short haul clause, applied to
each railroad separately.
Mr.. Spooner opposed the amendment
because il would strike at the interests
of producers of the west, becauseEit was
vicious in principle. 1t would result
not in a reduction of through rates but
in an increase of local rates. 1t would
injure farmers west while not benefit
ing farmers who depended on local
rates. The amendment sought to de-
prive Chicago of its natural advantages
for competition and would put on the
statute books legalized discrimination,
worse than any railroad company had
perpetrated. The west, Mr.. SDooner
said, could not ship its wheat TO New
York. Baltimore or Boston, If through
rates were increased under the Camden
amendment, but il. would have TO ship
by way of Montreal. The present was
no time, Mr.. Spooner thought, for the
people of this country to indulge
in radical experiments. He criticised
the feature OF the bill which would
give the proposed commission authority
TO allow exceptions from time to time,
the rights of railroads to make q
smaller charge for a longer than q
shorter distance. Such suthority Mr.
Spooner would not give TO board COM
posed of anybody but angels. He
would acceptit, however, il it were
coupled with provision which, at the
proper time he would propose as an
amendment. The power of the COM
missioners in the respect indicated
should not be so exercised as to sub
stantially deprive any community OF
any benefit TO which il might be en-
titled by reason OF competitive com
panieS.
Mr.. Palmer spoke against the Cam
den amendment. He vas opposed to il.
because il was unfair to the railroads
and unfair to the people. 1t would dis
criminate against certain railroads in
favor of others; against our own rail
roads in favor OF foreign railroads;
and against our own railroads in favor
Of foreign bottoms. Nobody would sus-
pect Mr.. Palmer of Partially in rail-
roads. but he thought We ought not to
them strong. and then make them be-
have themselves. Some of the
determinations that had been
of were determinations
not made by railroads, but by
the Almighty. Chicago had extra
ordinary elements Of competition. 1t
had the great lakes, it had several OF
our own railroads, and II had the Grand
Trunk Railway going through Canada
These facts had to be borne in mind.
The adoption of Mr. Camden's amend
ment would. as Mr.. Palmer believed.
cover the bill with derlsion. IL would
result in public howl that would make
It's supporters hide their heads.
Camden defended his amendment.
The bill without his amendment, he
said. would discriminate in favor of
10 per cent. OF the business Of the
country against 90 per cent. OF
The business and in favor OF 10 per cent
Of our national territory against 80 per
cent of il. There Was more grain from
the east of the Mississippi River than
was grown west of il. a greater proper
ion of which was grown near the mar
ket and should not be taxed in favor OF
The smaller portion which was grown
ar away from the market.
Mr.. Riddleberger and Mr.. Call sup
ported the Camden amendment.
A vote being taken on Camden S
il was agreed tO-yeas %,
nays %.
The technical form OF Camden's
amendment thus agreed to. is TO strike
but from the long and short haul clause
)f the committee bull the words, " from
the same original point OF departure.
The Chair laid before the Senats an
Drder proposed by the committee on
ioreigu relation making the ani-Chi-
nese immigration bill and the anti
Chinese indemnity bill special orders
Ior Monday, May Sth.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow
he would move to make the Pacific
railroad funding bill the special order
Tor an early day.
On motion Of Mr.. Plumb, the House
bill was passed TO grant the right OF
way through Fort Sildon military re-