The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-13
Amending the Interstate
Commerce Law.
CULL0M EXPLAINS HIS PET
Proceedings in the House Oh Tues-
day-StiIl Debating The Tariff
Bill-Etc
SENATE .

making puOltC luS AdmeS VI puASnoeoAo
of bonds, vas taken up, and after a
spirited debate went over until to-mor-
row.
On motien of CulIom, the bill to
amend the Interstate commerce law
was taken up, and he addressed the
Senate in adVoc ICY of it.
Stewart said he did not want to ex-
pose anybody's hand, but he wanted to
know whether tn re existed a money
trust with the government.
Cockrell modified his amendment SO
as to after names" insert the words
"other than private persons"
George asked Stewart whether ne had
any Information on which he relied that
any lower bid had been received and
any higher bid accepted.
Stewatt-none. whatever that is the
information | want, If | bad the iufor-
nation 1 would not be Offering this res
olution.
CockreN said the Senator from
Nevada would not dare to charge mis-
conduct of the Secretary of tbs Treas
uTy.
STEWART will say this, that the last
cam 1aign was run on the issue of the
books and now they are open l want TO
keep them open.
Cockr ll-rhaJ is very pitiful sub
terfuge in answer to direct question.
The Senator from Nevada has been at
tempting by indirect means, means
unworthy OF the Senator to cast retiec-
tons without having matter or courage
to make direct charge. Every bit OF
information which the resolution calls
for is published in the newspapers
every day and he knows it. It is moth
ing but morbid curiosity that would
ask for the publication OF names. 1t
seems to me the whole process is in the
interest Of the corporations and trusts.
and that the whole object of the reso-
luton is to bring before the bondhold
ers the names and addresses of great
CORPORATIONS and trusts that are offer
ing bonds to the governm- mt so that
individuals may send their bonds
10 them. 1t is cheap. and kind
of advertising them at the
public expense through the Asso
ciated Press. should think
they could sffOrd to pay a round sum
of money for the passage of this resolu-
ton and doubtless if they were called
upon, they would contribute good
round sun to the campaign fund.
Stewart said when he offered the res
olution, he had no suspicion there was
anything to be covered up, but his faith
had been shaken by the yehemence
with which the Senator from Missouri
was attempting to conceal the facts.
Where there was so much smoke there
must be some fire.
Gail argued that the resolution was
an indirect reflection on the high char
acter of the Secretary of the Treasury
and had no practical use.
German dsprecate1 the Introduction
of party politics on such subject and
complimented Senator Sherman for his
remarks yesterday, and for having
aided in legislation authorizing the pur
chase Of bonds. He regretted the sub
ject had b zen brought in as football to
be kicked around with desire to en-
barass the Treasury Department and TO
bring about q financial disaster b3tOra
the Presidential election. If any inVes-
tigation were required in the matter, it
should be made by committee OF the
Senate Ia body organized in opposition
to the administration. He, therefore,
moved reference OF the resolution to
the committee on finance.
stewart said he did not want it re-
ferred to that committee, because he did
not want the resolution to be killed. The
resolution went over until tomorrow.
The appropriation bill for the depart
ment of agriculture was reported from
the committee on appropriations and
placed on the calendar.
On motion, the Gallon bill to amend
the Interstate commerce law was
taken up and Cullom proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate in explanation aud
advocacy of its passage. That act,
he said, marked a new era in
the management of railroad business
in the United States. One i'm
mediate effects of it has been
the abandonment of all pools
by carriers, but by the associations
though, pooling has been carried
on, been reorganized and con-
Quoted under the various member
ship to carry out their objects, but it
was the general belief that div sion of
the business and diversion of freights,
which had been the most Objectionable
features of the pooling system, had
ceased entirely, and that the places
which have been held in thraldom by
pools, had, since the passage of the act,
enioyed the advantages of competition
between rival lines. The long and
short haul sections had together
been effective in relieving the smaller
cities which formerly suffered most
from the blighting damnation OF pools,
but the existing traffic associations still
managed TO control rates on the GER
tain class OF important traftice as
arbitrarily as in the palmiest old days.
The old pooling system cases were
pending before the commission which
involved these ques tons and which
might result in breaking up as the
arbitrary control still exercised by
EYsT1TN linz <os-, 0art O y1f
classes of traffic. If they do not, it
would be necessary for Congress to
strengthen the pooling section so as to |
prohibit combinations among carriers,
to control the traffice. Another notice
able effect of the law has been the inn
mediate termination of a vast number |
of favored shippers. Prominent among
the evils complained of before the pas
sage of the interstate commerce act |
have been the secret cutting of rates, |