The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-04

pOratton Doing business Entirely IN
Cook County, and That tho Commission
Has no Authority Over 1.-THE Pooling
Bili-Eailway News.
Chicago, June 3.-J. c. Denison, secre-
tary and treasurer Of the Union Stock
Yards and Transit company, blocked
the investigation Of the Interstate Com
| merce commission today by refusing 10
produce before the commission the books
and records Of his corporation.
Mr.. Newlin, OF the Texas Cattle Crow
ers' association. demanded the books
and asked the commission to issue a
| subpoena 10 compel the secretary 10 pro-
duce them. Attorney Babcock claimed
that the Union Stock Yards and Transit
company was an Illinois corporation DO
ing business entirely in Cook county.
and that the commission had nothing TO
DO with its affairs.
Chairman Morrison was Of different
| opinion and wanted TO issue the subpoe-
ma. but after a conference with Com
| missioner Prouty and other associates he
announced that the subpoena would not
| De issued. He said he considered the
| Union Stock Yards and Transit compa-
| ny, although an Illinois corporation do
| ing business entirely in Cook county,
| was handling interstate business and
| hence was subject 10 an inquiry by the
commission.
| He said. however. that his associates
/ did not agree with him and hence no
subpoena would be issued
The object of the effort TO bring in
| the books and records OF the Union
| Stock Yards and Transit company was
| TO show that the railroads formerly held
| The stock and organized the stock yards
! company, and Mr.. Newl.n was DESTROYS
| OF showing the relations of these roads
and this company at the present time.
| Secretary Denison stated that the stock
| yards company had no contracts with
any OF the railroads, and, so far as he
knew, never had any. He said he would
gladly furnish the names of the orga-
nizers and directors down TO the pres
ent, and information in regard 10 cap
| ital stock, etc.
| The railroads, in their defense OF the
terminal charge. filed transcript OF the
evidence submitted by the defense in the
suit brought in the United States curcuit
court by commission men against the
receiver OF the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railrorad.
The Union stock yards case dragged
along through most of the afternoon.
Finally Mr.. Babcock renewed his mo-
ton for dismissal Of the stock yards com
/ pany on the ground of lack of jurisdic-
| ton, but Chairman Morrison again ruled
| the motion out.
| Then came several hours Of work over
cases of comparatively little Importance,
| most of them being continued.
| Ii was after 5 O'Clock when the COM
mission called up the complaint OF the
] American Warehouse association against
the Illinois Central. Wabash, Michigan
Central, and nearly every road in west
ern states.
| The complainants constitute chain
| OF warehouses all over the country, and
they seek TO have the commission enter
an order upon the railroads TO cease from
| storing and warehousing grain, except
| upon unclaimed grain and other COM
nodities. They charge that this serv-
| ice is being performed by The railroads
| for nothing. or next 10 nothing, and that
| it in;erferes with the legitimate business
| of ne regular warehouse men.
Long arguments as to relevancy Of the
| complaints followed. and al o'clock the
commission adjourned until morning,
| without having heard any testimony.
II IS reported that railroad traffic men
have been lodging the subpoenaes OF the
commission in the board OF trade COM
| plant OF discrimination on east-bound
grain shipments.
The deputy msrshais serving the pa
pers admit that they are having some
trouble in locating the men who ought
20 be at their service.
RAILROAD POOLING BILL
New York. June 3.-The Chamber OF
Commerce adopted a resolution today.
recognizing "the Importance OF an early
enactment OF a proper pooling bill. 50
that railroads may exercise the right
which all other corporations and citizens
enjoy. 10 make contracts with each
other
Another resolution adopted declares
that the features OF Imprisonment for
infractions Of the interstate commerce
law is calculated TO defeat its object Of
equality in rates. for the reason that
railroad officers and shippers Will hess
ate 10 iacrimnate their fellows. but will
not hesitate - complain Of A corpora. lion
liable only 20 a pscUniary penalty"
Washington. June s.-The final cOnsid-
Grafton OF ,he railroad pooling bill was
again postponed by the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce today Sen
a:or Chandler moved postp0nemen. IN
I'll after the first ot December, but the
motion was not voted on and a COM
promise was agreed upon pos-poning HE
measure until the rsaE: weekly meeting
In presenting the motion Senator Chand-
Ter read a written statement signed by
himself and Senator TiIlnan giving -hei-
reasons for seeking the consideration OF
the bill delayed Among these reasons
urged was the general understand
Ing that the tariff only vas % receive
attention a: the present session: also
the necessity FOR various investigations
By the committee AM for careful sc-u-
tiny of the recent supreme cour- decis-
!o,s bearing upon interstate commerce
questions. w7ica would n0w bs .u7pos-
si5le- They suggested the importance
q an investigation o. the issuance os
free passes by the railroad companies
20 accomplish their pury-oses. as a yio-
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