The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-21
Action Of Senate III Com . \ "
mittee Said 4 .to0be K J ] Blind 8 4 d y
gtOs Get More Tim {. e.
iii EPBl JRN5 Bill u. I. n. II y
LIKEL Y n I Q (: P'' + y ASS. SIS;
vVillAProba be Introd M ucedl ;lt - n
ii ouse T day and Will y, II, be t's 4
Pushed Forward By Ael,dlyio- el,1l, Is
" S$ Gates of u egislatiotf The
Railroads Are Still
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(From Our REC ular CORE
WASHINGTON All. q. senaio 2
COMMITTEES on Interstate Commerce. 2 e ! to-dny 4.
cyinrcl II desre 10 90 at consdersa Y, pig . \
length Into the subject of cor fc1ring ~
4 SsroWer3 of making railroad rates y ron$ a l
Intnrstatn Cornnlcrcc Conn ssl |ol on
Thc question came VI, Iii u hearing given
J-dnyEt the re representat yes of he 3A ~
8BocIation 3of State Railroad Comnlaslo =. il- r
j era, /, when Sennt N Gwlailds iInde rtook r. 70
Saucationf te tnesscs as to he =
now existing bet he s' te cotll q
$si;,ns ana tho Interstate Commerce. Com
4 ssIuissi on ana the method scmploycd by rail-
i$s ,rIoa da SinRubsorbtng other airoa ds. Some
$obiection was made TO this line Of tlueti-
& stionlng on Il the ground $ that i t was not
8nertincnt To tie! Cua rles-C Cooper bi lEWhich
wins being consider by 4 he vi commit
tee $35 Ss5
@ scna tor Ecwl;I,lls Sst lated that he Fsdidsn
understanl the inquiry was being /, coiir
Quoted as9to only one Of III The prooro SEQ set
4 measures and he wished for In formation
upon this poi = VT III
h ~ The i,intter# later came up In 4 executive
& session. Eilnd 8 the commit tee q greed WI 9
! give to railrOad representatives. and 9TH:
ersS hearings on this stibject.% II New, e,
lands asked II IL here Swo uld $be aany oojoc-
5tlon to o8aucstIoning tlien, as to the rssvicws
4 III 8 III national incorporat Ion III act under
Witch tl,c railroads might be brought
moro direclly UNDER the slippery sion OF
Tho Federal government and no objection
I. was expressed. /. lie then moved that 4 he
COMMITTEES req est he Senate for peri
sion 10 sit q during its session, 81 i,icll was
acted upon fslvorably r he conliilittecEt then
dJourned s,i ,1sct tx eca ll8of the CHAIR \,
man, no date for hearing ngs having been
B fixed, u except ti,at atsihea rairoad commits
&a!onels i. Il t,pea red bis "a ornin ptls
req licatcd to re turn n february for fur-
&ti,er hearing. ia nd re nest ed u pre-
sent draft or q BILL in accordance with
their views which dif fferSrcry materially
q from those 4of tile advocates o e the Coop
I. cr-Quarlcs bill. ls53 5,Ss
Hepburn Bill to Pass.
There IS every reason to believe that
tho programme outlined In these dis
patches two weeks ago regarding rutct
( Legislation Will be carried out, or at
\ tempted. }5 *. l3is s. Il 55
The bill which MI. Hepburn will intro
Bduce to-morrow W almost ccrtuinlY.nnd
( which c,nbodies the Views expressed BY
the President in his message. vii pass the
House at, this session. There will not
4 be lengthy discussion in that body. and 1T
y Will be gotten to the Senate as quickly
3 as possible. While tho result In that
branch {of the eglslatIy department $ofs
the government cannot be foretold. Y 1t Is
the wish of the closest friends or the
President that tho bill be-, got through
before the fourth Of March. s 5Ss'
s3&S&$ The speeches made before the House
y Committee on Interstate Commerce laat
week by Samuel Spcnccr.8president OF the
q Southern and by various representatives,
%of he railroads this week, indicat &c very
clearly that the railroads oppose legisla-s
lion OF any character save hat which
y is aimed 10 prevent tho granting Of re-
bates. Tho 1lkins law. cnucted q In 1902,
{forbids the granting of ii lower yrn te to
one shipper than Is granted to another
shipper, and II was Mt first con tended
5#by thc5railroad men. when tho agitation
\ for rate regulation began at this session.,
$that&the giving Of rebates had ceased.
4 This Is &no longer, contended be fore tho
committee. aud 1t Is urged that the flegls-j
lation$which will be enacted should con
5 fine Itself solely to- the nbating5 Of the.
&eyll OF sfavorit ism towards certain ship
$pers. Sij5 53 5i}S ri Al
Question Of Rebates.
Thetlcgslntion proposed for the regula-
x tion ofBratcs does not contemplate. prl-
8 marlly, the Nprcyention&o Of rebates being
u given, rho Iclkins act y is supposed to
cover tllat.f The bill, primarily is de-
p signed TO prevent the charglng OF cXorbl-
Y tant rates, The lcommisslon8w be given
Be the power to fix reasonable rates, ana
63Wllile the roads may grant cheaper rates
Il than those fixed bS55thn commission. the
n shipper vii e he ica asonably certain that
se4llns is NOT N being lfcllurged an unfair rate
Il though some utler8 follow IS getting Il
4 better one. i t is also pointed out that
"A the granting of rebates will not. be 50
8 general under oainew law, for If, as
claimed, rates arc In many Instances too
high, which Is urged as u great reason
+ tho conferring the ate making power
n upon tho government and they arc low
81 cred TO q reasonable point by the commits
\ sion, II Will not bo possbln for tho trans
N portation companies Il Nuke u lower
VI rate without losing money, or course
there arc qualifications tothis statement
( but In the main II is believed 10 be col-
\ rect, i,a ~ ..s K sf
ONLYHA BLIND,