Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-22

be denied the right Of trial by
iory on the facts as shown by
esiimonv which belonged 10 the highest
sud Lowest citizen. There, vaa, more
over. 10 necessity for it, The law could
not effect Inter State commerce There
were only two railroads with lines
entirely in the State. the Ohio River and
the Clsrksburg and Weston, and the local
traffic on these roads snd the cases Of in
iustice, Whatever they were, conld not
Justify the appointment OF such commits
son Mr. Archer made an eloquent ap-
peal 70 the committee not to burden the
State with law which would make capi
tal ,imid and prevent the development CT
Oug vast natural resources
Col Crew replied vigorously TO Mt
Archsr's arguments. He stated that the
laugusRe Of his bill was taken almost en-
tirtly from the Inter.S ate Commerce law,
and that law had been commended and
spprov6d by every railroad authority and
by the two men woo were row doing most
10 build no West ViTgiule's material
Both ex-senator Camden and
sx- Senator Davis were on recoEd 10 favor
OF the Interstate law. Lava similar 20
tins measure had bsen adopted in
nearly half the States Of the Union.
Sian of toe States Ind gone
much further than this bill proposed TO
20 Mr Chew then entered into IN srgu-
mcnt % shOE that the State had the right
% exercise all the powers provided in the
bili lie referred 70 the experience Of the
people Who had lived along
THE 80
Railroad for years. The policy Of that
company had beou 20 discourage local in
dustry. Ii had been an incnb1s on local
A low such ss be now pro-
posed would long siece have remsdisd this
evil and compelled the B. 4 o. TO furnish
ample encouragement to the industries
sloug its line rhe people of West Vie
ginia needed short lateral railroads
20 develop the native riches
OF these vslleys. What encouragement
had any man or company to put his money
in sucl roads when be knew tbat az soon
as he reached the c. 90, the B. & o. or
the OHIO River, these companies would
clutch him by tue throat and extort what
ever terms they nigh see fl as the price
of tariff arrangements. To pass this bill
would be to protect these small COM
psnies, to encourage their growth, and,
more than anything Else, would insure the
development Of the State. To defeat IL
wCuld be % give the State into the hands
of a teg large corporations who nOw con-
trole1, asd were 10 position 20 continue
70 control tee entie railroad development
OF the State.
Mr. Chew continved his argument at
sou length, and made very fOrcible pre-
seniation Of the case.
lie vas answered by Col. Easlow, who
bri fy pointed out that the bill could only
affect Stat commerce, and there was not
uffiCisnt local railroad business to justify
The expenditure necessary to create and
support tie Commission designed in the
bill.
Hon W. ". McCorkle also made an ar
gumsnt against the bill
At the conclusion Cf the argument, the
Committee unanimously resolved to report
the bill unfayorably. Thus the most inn
Dcrtant piece Of general legislation recon-
nended in Gov. Wilson's call and message
d killed i0r an iDdtfoite time. There Is
considerable iubilsiion among the oppon-
srts Of The bill over the result