New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-13
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
MIR CULLoMs SPEECH ON THE NEW BILL
rrrrcTs or THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW Dis
crs,Ep IN THE sRNArE-RnMEDIEs AND

FFFHCTS or THE 1NTIEsiAih
crssED IN THE ssNArE-REMEDiEs AND
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
r,h,nc,o, Jupc 1o-Mr CHANDLER offered a
resolution referring the credentials Of Senator GIBSON
~ louisiana dor substance Of resolution See another
dspatch.)
Ne sTEWARIss resolution calling on the Secretary
NJ the Treasury for statement OF the ohos anu Pr
chascs of bonds since April, with the names e'c "o
~ without action after considerable discussion, In
-, A. sTrwART was charged with haying at
..oa IN cbarcs misconduct on the Secretary OF the
Treasury. Ar, IN A.,
Mr CTIIOM addressed tho Senate on the Dill 10
amend the Interstate Commerce law JIG specimen
eighteen causes of complaint that had leu UP 10 'ic
massage Of the act The most Important was pase'
upon the practice Of discrimination Inc equAh'y ~
the treatment of persons and places under the law had
,n,a,oIv revoltionized that practice. One Of he
,rmed,ate effects of the law had been the abandon
ment of all POOLS by the carriers lhc eAistine
traffic associations however, still manage 10 coh'o
rates I'm certain Another nouccaDc cuc'' ha'
boen te termination OF special freight contracts uhde
which rebates and drawbacks had been paid TO favored
-. Another important reform had been the
hsrgss IN the classfcatons adopted by the railroads
p,Inent among the past evils had been the secret
crt,g of rates the fluctuations OF rates ana the sys
tenn of special rates. Tho provision oi Ia" naNhs
q unlawful for carrier to charge more or loss thah
its schedule rates had very largely put an eho 10
secret rate cutting.
As TO the transportation Of passengers the law had
,,p,ost comple.ely done away with former evils
while the law did not in express terms prohibit the
granting OF free passes, the provision against uhauo
nrsterences I'm favor OF against any Individual haa
hcen accepted prohibiting the granting Vi passes
for interstate transportation. Many rarosas nave
discontinued giving OF passes entirely thouen most
NJ them issue passes for transportation Withh
single state There was no doubt that the aooh,ioh
Of passes had largely increased the passenger earnings
OF the railroads The termination OF that abuse ngn'
result in a reduction of passenger farcs
Two cases of Discrimination against colored pas
sonqcrs i'm the South had been brought Deiore INC
Commissioners and I'm both instances, the commission
had decided that the accommodations were unsats-
T,orv and the treatment of tho colored passengers
uniust Thanks TO tho Interstate Commerce law, the
colored pcoplo Of the South even IL denied tneir
political rights, could hereafter secure cquah'! VI
treatment from tho railroads at least.
The requirement of the law that rates should DC
reasonable had had It's effect in the framing Oh ran
road tariffs, but there was continual cohiio' Y, "
terest between shippers and carriers In speaking
of Le ceses brought by George Rice against various
Southern railroads based determinations against
him and in favor of the Standard OIL Company, Mr.
CUGLoM said:
"The testimony made 1t evident that the officers OF
! these roads acted in concert, doing Whatever ucy
cold 10 interfere with his business ana the proceeu
these SH"A'S'"'N
servcncy of tho railroads involved TO the cohiaHnat
inc influence of the most INSCRIPTIONS and unconscioh
able combine of the present day-the gigantic STAND
! ard Oh Trust"
| Mr. CULLOM explained what was proposed 10 DC
| affected by the amendments One Of them was 10
require three days notice Of the reduction OF rates
! Another amendment proposed to extend the peh@'y
for unlawful determinations to Imprisonment as wei
as TO fines Another amendment was directed against
the practice known as underbling" by which goods
that should come under classification were entered
under lower classification Petitions and memorials
against the evil had been sent to the senate anu IT,
felred TO the Committee on Interstate Commerce. from
commercial bodies throughout the country and ono IRON
Nov.York business men selling two hundred anu
/ nfty millions worth OF goods annually. The Ieamne
| raroeds of the country had been endcavorihg 10
protect themselves against these losses by system o.
nsuecon at different points. but as no penalty couh
be inflicted the shipper when detected, RAJ, rai
roads had found themselves unable TO stop the piac-
| tfce The other amendments were purely formal
| Mr.. HALE gave notice that he would 10 morrow H3
address the Senate on the resolution offered ty MI
! MORGAN as to the Fisheries Treaty. , -
| Tho Senate was address by Mr.. DoLPH on the SUD
| tect Of coast defences.