The times., 1897-11-10

4 party OF gentiehaen representing the
large warehouse interests OF the country
are III the city, and they are being hea rd
by the interstate commerce commission.
eI in an important fight that they have
begun against the Illinois Central and
sixty other railroads Of the country. The
party is composed OF Mr.. Philip Cooley, OF
Philadelphia, Mr.. H. G. Campbell, OF New
York, tie president OF the Warehuusemen's
Association, Mr.. ] r. Price, OF Cleveland
manager of the Cleveland Storage Com
pany, and vice pr esident Of the association
Mr. s. Bailey. or Pitshurg, and Mr.. Percy
Thompson, OF New York secretary or
the association. The party is taying Mt
the W Wellington. Mr.. T hompson said to a
reporter for Tie Times last night ''The
evidence IN OR fight has now all been
Ia ken by the commission in all the large
cities Of the country. | ha ve been about
with members Of tbs commission and their
clerks 70 New York, Philadelphia Bur
faio, Cincinnati Cleveland, st. Louis,
Kansas City, New Orleans, and other cities.
The hearing VII be the final one ia the
case b1 thu Ia yeFs for both our side aud
the railroads.
Simply stated, the railroads have been
giving II certain large shippers the privi-
lege, over others. of allowing them to
store tneiI goods FREE ii. the railroad lepots.
1t is Il clear violation of the spirit Of
the law prohibiting he giving Of special
rates Wien this was broken up by the
Commission, the railroads looked Al bout for
something 10 substitute in its place, and
hit npo, the idea OF giving their favored
shippers tic privilege OF storing their gooris
free ia tire dpFyjts. ind eftnffaiv
This practice threatens the ruin Of tue
large warehouse business Of the country
II is another step III the absorption Gr
the little people by the corporations and
trusts We don't seek to recover dam
ages nor have any penalty imposed IN
the railroads, bur simply 70 have this
manifcstly illegal practice broken up
The railroads are represented by promi-
nenU attorneys. ,rhe warehousenlen have
on their side J Maynard Harlan, son Of
Chief Justice Harlan; Mr E X summervilIe.
of New York, and Mr.. Thompson, the sec
retary Of the ASSOCIATION.
Sir Vufrcd Baurler, premier Of Canada.
end Sir Louis Davies, Canadian minister
of marine, and theotter Canadian gentle
men wEo viii present the Canadian side
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the city today chey will stay at the
5horcham during their visit 70 the city
Nj. Henry May and Mr.. Lloyd Coils,
a son Of the superintendent CT public
works OF New Yerl, are at the Yelling
ton
Gen James u. Brady, the Virginia pol
liticiar-, nj Hon T. r. Johnston, Of south
Carolina, are at the Ebbtt
Il have just had talk with "a very
prominent Senator" p" said Mr. Walter Lang
thorn, Of California, at the Metropolitan
last night, and he told me that the Sen
ate would be sure To Seat the new man
from Oresou, Mr. CorDett. A you will re-
call, he was appointed To the Senate by
Gov Lord last year, shortly after the
Oregon Legislature failed to elect a sue.
cessor TO Senator Mitchell There was no
action taken on Mr. Corbett's S case last
session because Of the pendeney Of the
tariff bill Republican leaders desired to
keep peace in the political family until
after the revenue bill was out of the way,
and for this reason there was no effort
made 10 get the Corbett case before the
Senate. The matter was referred to tie
Committee on Privileges and Elections and
Senator lIoar was designated as 81 sub
committee Of one to examine into the
case ana report on its merits.
'After some delay he reported to the
committee in favor OF seating Mr.. Corbett.
The chairman of the committee asked that
the case go over until the regular session
and this was agreed upon. The Senator
who talked with me about the Corbett
claim told me tonight that the matter
would he brought to the attention of the
Senate shortly after that body convene, i
n December. He also said that as it
was privileged question it would con.
tinue on the calendar as unfinished business
until finally disposed of.
Mr.. Corbett, it seems to me, has every
claim in the world to the seat. The Iegfs
lature, after balloting fruitlessly for sew
eral weeks adjourned sine die, and the
governor was urged 70 exercise his pre-
rogative end name Senator. 4 fter look
ing over the field carefully, he selected Mr.
Corbett, Hho, by long odds, is the best
ran for tie place. He served one term ia
tie Senate several years ago and made an
admirable Senator. He is one of the
most proIainent and Influential men in his
State, and when it comes down to a
question OF ability he lays as far over
Nv al. Il.