The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-12-12
THE CULLOM BILL
II Will Work Wonders in the Inter
state Law.
Tho %RsoubIieans Are Going to Meet the
Democrats.
pAreNr MEDICINES WILL BE TAXED
A., who Makes or Peddles or
Drinks the Cure-An VIII ray
More for 1t.

W.sUTxCTo., Dec. 11.-[SpecialI-E1
norris gee in the bill which Senator Gull
lom introduced last week for the purpose
o~fananding the interstate commerce law
a clause of the greatest possible interest
20 o~ry,nized labor as well as shippers
and railroad corporations. 1t may not
have been intended by the author 10 De
construed in this way, but 1t is held that
It makes clear the provision in existing
law under which United States Circuit
Judges Kicks and Taft punished the Ann
Arbo strikers at Toledo for refusing 10
deliver goods to another road at the END
Of their run on account Of an existing
strike upon the connecting line. 1t VIII
be recalled that Judges Kicks and TAFT
held hat 1t was a part OF the striker
duty under the interstate commerce law
to deliver goods TO the line at the end OF
his run which continued the t~ransporta-
ton.
Senator Cullom's amendment is pri'
marily intended to enforce the accep-
lance by one railroad OF the traffic OF
another, for the purpose Of making a
continuous line and preventing railroads
from discriminating as between roads in
the acceptance of traffic. 1t will be re-
called by LAWYERS and railroad men that
the only doubt there was entertained as
to the soundness OF the decision at To-
lcdo was upon this point, but when the
United States supreme court dismissed
the appeal from the Toledo decision to
all intents and purposes it confirmed the
decision Of Judges Kicks and Taft. An
other clause In the Cullom amendment
defines this point still further by declar-
ing that the word cline" in the law
means the series Of roads extending
from the point Of embarkation to the
point Of delivery. This clearly would
compel railroad employees TO disregard
strikes and contentious and ~prejudicial
order affecting a line upon which they
are directed to deliver goods in transit,
and make more clear the soundness OF
the decision delivered at Toledo. Few
people appreciate the great care which is
exercised in phrasing Legislation by con,
gress.
The republican steering committee iu
ocrats Of that body that when they COM
to the proposed changes Of the senate
rules which will provide for c~loture, th'
republicans will present a solid front IL
opposition. The republicans say they
are perfectly willing 10 support cloture
but that il must not be at a time when i
Is desired 10 apply 1t to a certain meas
ures in view. such as the federal cleo
tions and tariff bill, which are soOn Il
come up for action. They will supper
the cloturc TO apply to subsequent con
crosses, but they will oppose indefiuit,
clolure for application in this congress
Thus it appears possible for the republi
cans in the senate TO force some modii
cations of the tariff bill. but they all
not offer f~actious opposition To the hi
as whole.
Ii looks As though patent medicine
would be taxed by the ways and mean
committees internal revenue bill about
per cent. The proposition when frs
made Was not looked upon by the com
mittee with favor, as patent medicine
are mostly consumed by poor person
who are not able 10 employ a regula
physician, but it begins to look as thong
the committee in its efforts to find somt
thing To tax would have 10 settle upo
most OF those articles which paid tribut
TO the government during the late wa
The WAYS aud means committee IS striS
ing To determine ali questions in dispui
b.torc Saturday night. The custom
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