Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-14
| ios; nays. HS-so tho amendment
agreed TO.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..

ios; nays. WS-so the amendment was
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
When the appropriation for the Inter.
state Commerce Commission was reached
| Mr.. Cannon asked Mr.. sayers whether or
not the facts that the present Secretary
OF State had, while acting AZ judge OF
the Circuit Court for the Northern Dis
trict OF Illinois. delivered an opinion
which took the vitals out OF the inter-
state law. and that the Ottorney Gene
raj had been criticised by the Democratic
| press for his relation TO corporations
which may be interested In the execution
OF the interstate law. had anything 10
| do with the transfer or control or the
| appropriation for the employment OF coun'
sci to aid In enforcing the law from the
Department OF Justice, where II mas
usually been placed, to the commission IT.
self
Mr.. Sayers responded that the language
in the bill followed that OF the estimates
furnished by the Secretary of the Urea
sury. and he could not undertake to say
what motives actuated him In making up
the estimate. He said he understood That
the Attorney General would select the
| counsel 10 be employed. The paragraph
Mr.. Savers further said, was Intended 10
carry out the law OF the last Congress-
and enable the committee TO employ just
as skilful and able lawyers to enforce the
law as the railroad companies did to de-
feat IL.
Mr.. Morse Republican,, OF Massachu-
sets. moved TO strike out the appropria-
ton for the commission. He said the law
was enforced only In spots, and then the
results achieved were not those intended
BY its promoters. II had given business
to three lines OF road and discouraged the
competition which had formerly existed
to the general advantage of all the peo-
pie. Under recent decisions the law had
been rendered practically imperative, the
| only live thing about II being the salaries
and expenses OF the commission. There
FORE he moved to strike out the appropria-
ton.
The amendment was discussed by
Messrs. Milliken (Republlcan) OF Maine,
| Grosvenor Republicam Of Ohio and
Daniels Uepublican) OF New York. The
last-named said the decision of Judge
Grosscup. I'm Chicago. "A short time ago
was utterly unauthorized and in direct an
tagonisIh with the declaration of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. The
law which Grosscup said Congress could
not pass was passed at the last Congress
pursuant to the decision OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States, that the law
should be so amended as to make the
interstate commerce law more effective.
MIR. WISE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Wise OemocraD. of Virginia, chair
man OF the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce. said Mr.. Morse's OPP
position to the law was based on per-
| sOnal grounds. as affecting his business
as manufacturer, rather than in be-
half Of the public. In support of this
cnarge Mr.. Wise had read from tho
Clerks desk a letter which was unsigned.
Mr.. Lacey Republican), of Iowa, made a
point of order against its going into the
Record, whereupon Mr.. Wise said he
would adopt II as his speech, and TO Mr..
Picker Republican), OF South Dakota,
said he was responsible for 1t, here or
elsewhere.
To one statement in the letter Mr..
Morse objected-that was that he did not
represent his State in antagonizing the
bill. He desired. in rebutting that state
ment to incorporate In the Record clip
pings from the newspapers of Massachu-
sets 10 show that that State was OPP
posed 10 the law, but consent was re-
fused.
Mr.. Morses amendment was rejected-5
to 80.
Mr.. Haines DemocraO, OF New York,
raised the point of no quorum. and the
committee. on motion Of Mr.. Sayers. rose,
after disposing OF twenty-four pages Of
the bill and adding S206.3Gl to its total
Mr.. Cummings. from the Committee on
Naval Affairs. reported back the icsolu-
ton introduced by him earlier in the day,
asking the Secretary Of the Navy for all
the information in his possession regard
ing the reported failure OF the Carnegie
Phipps Company TO furnish armor-plate
in accordance with their contract, and II
was agreed 20.
At $40 the House adjourned until 12
o'clock tomorrow.