The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-30
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Issue Charters
FOR. .LEGlSLATlO
ON .Fl2El CHIT RATES "a.
Congress May Take Some Ac- Al'',.
ton at the Present Session.
The Heads Of Various
Railroads e Hold .3.#
I; 4 Confer
" ence.

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is''. erlce.
(rrom Our Regular corrospondent.)
@3$1YASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2a.--1t Is
j Believed that the President will not adyo-{
cato the enac tment Of Legislation giving
10 tho national government the lpo werI TO
psRer sy 5 he Sams pY stnnx
port Of James r. Garfield who IL al the,
pnnd
II was believed at the time that the Pres
ttdcnt endorsed this method Of cont trolling
Tho r,lsts ind OF curblng he power of
essSs Tho proposlt lion has not been received
\ sfayorably; I; by tho country, jud g!ng from
the reports which have come TO .Nvash!ng;
stOnT II 3is looked upon @ns! q blow at state
Ssqycreignty, 8it doctrine of which 2 great at
DIAL }mp re q wa > n heard In the days .of
Il 81 .,s5 and In the years Immediately pre-.
jesliohsly guarded ,by the States which did
NOT reco ognize II then as Il was |: at that at
1ins adyocated sand fonsl',t for by the
ma rkcd that the Supreme Coar. Z ~
than Jefferson . avis; pe1t IN rec ognlzing
rights. T To tnk q away from the Stat tes the
control Or 8coipor tlons BY equrlng AZ
such which desired 10 do Interstate bus
Federal government Is looked on as vest
Ing; too great poWer In tho gen a'Sl gov
srnment apd s.as tresp'a sslrs s upoenrl the the,
President Against II.
Tho President. Il IS said recognizes i; The I,
would enc onpter from men. oi all parties.
and III he ever really 81 believed the RECON-
lnel,dntIonto OF Commissioners Gar feld to be
lNf I'm L.
Il IS learned today hat III he respects
3of legIslatj ion provid !t,g for tho sregula.s
&c 'Da this essf II e Il
.aSs aSsoue ar'soas ssonspietea ta b
hfe f s aSlas
suited Sat every sta Sc; derstood , y
Commerce es er 9 4 co1nnlisslon bes given author
sItyj to TX railroad .rh tfs. but Il II Ia not
known whe ther It low; raj wa y; to
FONTS, Indeed, railroad men are very
anxious to- ti,ld out whether 4 he plp pose,d ? s,
does hing ENG ;,, III
urged tiem s sha.tns g snrese cn,s @
granting OF rebates TO favored shippers,
IS to allow the pooling OF earnings s..it ~
tat VIA onak The aon
would %regulate the charges rates could
not be- placed so high as to Y be unjust
and densom,ee while u p9Sling.wSere ling Sa re
any motive In cutting rates or in grant
of the two roads would 80 int into q con- 81
Opposition TO Pooling. 81
At is reco ognized. howeyer, that the !. op. !.
ss nsses P29nE fffGas hhHhnF
5itgwollld be wise or even posi- PIE 70 Sc, e;
cure the ofaliaw Ia, Whlsh would " ni
rate con troll In the hands OF the govern
sssoTs sw a sos poosg gaef e
charged exorbitant rates, and the$ e2m com.
petitors re sue only Y, name; Unjust
rates would ;on le ltar
$ihe ahe'y yIoweawliich W 1t is proposed to grant
$it.f'and dtFis4dangerous featuregof8 pooling
would Sbe REM owed .5 I, !. !. !. III,
tbe leglslntion at this session "a ffec ting tlle
control OF railway IA tcsu y, here ls ~ lttle
reason 10 d oubt that ~ bill of. this char- ,
Wien hen { =. gets TO the senate twill haye
iaadmlnIstratlon VIII be exerted TO get L i
il Preside len t Roosevelt made a decided ht
when it he iS urged them 10 get together and
agree on q measure that Would assonL Y.
4 ir,cssa sc, and which would u at lle same
.finc DO satisfactorysto to the e4ninnagement5 4,
ofSthe road The result of this +hns IN DE been en-
! sylvanla who came to tho NN hite liolse
I'D sec the e#lsresldent; Mr.. j. E. !. Morgan. p :,
and Fish resident u O, Or tae ae
washington to tnlk to President Rooso-
volt oLcerning the proposed LEGISLATION, Z
are moving in the matt gof havlng a g.
apssssfsH 5ppssidents o{ TIC country ~ New
a,issng nssir ft the situation and e possible
aSa aaSssessE ssSs uea2pt the sasaads Presaeni
Cassatt Surprises Them.
Il I Much to- tho surprise Of railway men,.
it is sd!d, Mr. Casa tt Is actively IN favor
leglsIatlon pEopiGsed e bs reaaes
posed, posss Y and he wishes 1t done no The
hnis toa Sercs sR caasaa
oRgnasaf a tempe e' aes M eys
there would come, q time when the 1, Con, =,
sress elected would not ;ba SO frlendlY es 70
4iislatioi which would amount tn! eonfisca. q
lion MIR Cassatt has told friends that
now s the time for the ronas, I. 70 nehSitlT
Viii 'be fair and at tho same time give
TIC nublic that for SWhlch i T. Is clamorlng,
such q law as his would toreesIall M9re 9re
radical action lkely TO follow longer f1eT
lay. N 3f IT . 4. . u. II, " ~
intersiats ista 4. Commerce GommlssIon shall ]pee
gIyen the power TO regulate rates { y, as,,Mt
4 Is understood, the Presid bill Wta! ",
Vested sttdsSi in the United States Circuit Court,
sFfls will no proposed by the bill |, whlch l1lIA
Senator Mlkils will sintrodle!e 3n, e genI, q
basincined to pref fers the meas res " lllell
Z viii come froln the hand Of the Az ttorneyr, /,
4 Genera u as,B Il aSfs 5{Si q 8si 55 II IKE
sCONFED RATE { VETERANS
INVITE PRESl DENT
III; Mobile, ii "A IL Az, Dec. rs. -TJon ~
Witheys Camp, No. 675, Cont federate3
Veterans, to day forwarded to President
Roosevelt an invitation TO Visit Mobtte, {, z,