The herald., 1897-05-13
RAILWAY MEN
Voice Their Desires for
Legislation
ANTl-scALPERS BILL FAVORED
UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION is
ADVOCATED
ANTl-scALPERS BILL FAVORED
Means Desired for Securing the
Prompt Decision of Questions
Submitted to the Courts
Associated rress Special Wire.

Associated HreSS Specfal WIRE.
ST. LOUIS. May 12.-The national con-
vention of railway commissioners con-
tinued In session today. At the forenoon
session, after some debate, a resolution
was unanimously adopted recommend
ing the passage by congress Of such leg
islation as will effec tually prohibit the
trans pcrtaton eviis and abuses de-
scribed in the annual reports of the in
terstate commerce commission for the
years 1890 to 1885, and disappearing any
modification of the act to regulate COM
merce intended to confer additional
! powers. privileges or exemptions upon
carriers unless recommended by the
commission created by said act
The report of the committee on uni
form classification of freight rates rec
commended that congress be urged to
pass the senate bill providing for the
ests sblishment of national freight classi =.
tlcation by the interstate commerce
commission. The committee report was
unanimously adopted.
a resolution was unanimously adopt
ed indorsing the objects ard purposes of
the measure now pending before con-
gress known as the anti-scalper bill.
The committee on delays attendant
upon enforcing orders of railroad COM
missions by procedure in the courts re-
ported that commissions had no trouble
with state courts but were constantly
subjected to veXatious delays in fed
eral ccurtS more particularly in. the SUI
preme court of the United States, where
it sometimes took five years to get de-
cision. The report concluded with a
recommendation that congress be urged
to enact laws providing that cases in
volvirg orders of state commissioners,
be advanced on the calendar. The rec
ommendation was unanimously agreed
to.
The election of officers followed. C.
L. Dawson of Iowa was elected presi-
dent; H. NJ. LaRue of California. vice
president; Edward A Moseley of Wash
ington. d. c.. secretary.
At o'clock the convention adjourned.
The next congress will meet in Wash
ington on the second Tuesday in May,
1898.
C. B. & @. ELECTION
CHICAGO, May 12-The stockholders
Of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
road held their annual meeting here to-
day. The old board of directors was re-
elected and the end of the fiscal year
was changed, making it June 80. instead
Of December 81, as formerly. The date
of the annual meeting was changed to
the first Wednesday in November, in
stead of the second Wednesday in May.
The net earnings Of the road for the
rast year were 3,2S0, Ill, an increase of
S253. .375 over the preceding year. The
directors will meet in Boston in two or
three weeks for the purpose of electing
the officers. No change is anticipated
among the officers.
KICK, WILL YOU?
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12-Second-
class passengers will no longer be allowed
TO travel on trains II ard IS of the South
ern Pacific company, otherwise known
as the Los Angeles express. At the last
meeting of the board of railroad COM
missioners a communication was re-
ceived from G.. W. T. Carter of Freeno
in which he complained that second class
passengers on the trains in question were
required to travel in a smoking car. The
matter was referred to the Southern Pa
c!fc company, and reply was received
by Secretary Newman of the commits
sion today, to the effect stated.
IT ISN'T TRUE
DENVER, May 12.-The Times, tonight
prints the statement that the reorgani-
zation committee of the Union Pacific
Denver & Gulf road is considering prop
os.tion to lease the Santa F'e track be-
tween Denver and Pueblo for passenger
traffic, using their present line for freight
and local business. The railway officials
derv the = to,.y