New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-29
AGAINST QUARIES BILL.
Board Of Trade -idopts 4dperse
Committee Report oR 1t.

A. the monthly meeting &C the Network Board
az Trade and transportation held II the headquar-
tiers No % Broadway. Yesterday The report on
The Nesv-York transportation committee on he
former action CT the board or The Quarles-t Copper
bill beasInc ora IRE Interstate Commerce law vas
rcaG by Y. II Parsons chairman OF inc COM
nit:ec.
The rcpor; said in part:
The move We have studied the evils and abuses
oTin.oa that The CuaItss-cooper bll will not in
an desgahe way aed 10 The eIectiNeness Of me
existing lawful .eEnrcE- =
Not SaIl docs il .5a 10 90 many things that
Should he go4e aa 'o, ,..,, ~ ID eor ~ the
oeslablo iha IS nol "a. 10y .U ~ mn
eXistine law " - y. 80 neH Wy seems II To,,i5
.ircsf -cTqiI, aercf,e VOID alter ;he first litiga
dor sraer Il Iad reached me Supreme Court Of the
I5!Iiae thc.o views We ve.cc-le most cordially
Ir.s.aest Roosevelt ana he renewed ana intelligent
os-asslon OF the question he has thus ILecllil11l
rg,t 1racs- and that the near future vii bring
about the enactment Of wise and sound laws.
serious 10 take action At this time IN heha5t
:: me. ~ ~ - 49, ~ m more cornpre-
q es ~ -. 1870 viii SI,}a
oGt - the pending discussion Never in the nisto.y
sent the advantage Il now derives from the atten-
fou and study 81 the President and the wise men
Cooper biIl should be enacted. vit hall its faults
the Of some Of is provisions ana
by its enactment the present aroused sentInenL OF
should cease. We believe it would be most untoEt-
unate and delay the Anal solution Of tho problem
FOR many years
we have Interpreted the Presidents language 70
enforced with reference 10 Determinations ana re
bates and other forms Of preference In interstate
commerce and that If existing law Is found m
adequate 70 remedy these evils additional eSlsit-
ton must be enacted We indorse most heartiy
this sentiment
We recommend that no action be taken at this
ire EXCEPT your committee De directed 10
Jronote far il can the necessary acton by
commission On interstate commerce or such other
flan as VIII bring about action in substantial mar
Srony with The views expressed IN this report
After the reading Of the report. Z. P Bacon OF
HIiwaukee. president OF the Interstate Commercial
Law Convention, who present as guest
arose 10 present mis- side Of the question Inc
Executive committee OF his organization. OF Whch
lie is chairman. framed the bill.
lie believed the report based on miSappre,
fansion Of the attitude of the committee tie SaIu
she QusresCooper bill was not in opposition 10 'he
a1lkins bill.
xtatisticlan the United States Treasury said that
70 case of unjust discrimination hac ever Deeh
proved in court, and that 9. per cent OF cases
FAD been settled without hearing
Waldo Smith said that he objected 10 the
yerence Of without the proper knowledge or
fhe subject private affairs and said that no large
firm this city whose heads had made q lifelong
ttudy Of rates for their goods would allow outside
Interference He also believed that While President
Roosevelt and the next President. Eihu Root
he trusted. in forty fifty years there
snicht b. Debs. and then matters would be worse.
. After NT. Bacon had asked that President Roose-
-relt be congratulated the stand he had taken
End TIE request had been referred 10 the commit
zee the report Of the railroad transportation COM
slittce read before was adopted unanimously.