The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
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RA.ILRO NE N 4
STILL FIGHTlN.GlIs
Spencer and Cassatt See PE'reslil--I
dent, and While Willing toi.5s
Cooperate, Announce Op-5Ss
position to Townsend, ii y !; N.
Each Measure Att
z$$ IL tude of Elkins. III
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VIII CFron,3 Our r cgtlnr Gorrespon dsnt.
v WASHINGTON, Feb der ocrats and
Republicans alike express the opinionkgs
that the action OF tho Rcpubll lean caucus
yesterday invotilg to ssupport the lss o-8
rate resulat Ion inea sure Ewes
d tremendous impetus to the movement
tor ntion 1T he prescrl sesslo and
that the chances are hat some bill for
tho regulation Of rates will be enacted
into law before the fourth OF March .ss3fss
Action Now cry likely. VI;
Eli a special rule for the cons era ton Of
-the rate bill Will be ntrod uced W. u tie
tIIouseSprobably on Nlorlda u. y Is itnougttss%
this rule viii provide for the Sconsid dora
ton Of the bill Tuesday Y or Yedne sday,Sx
and for q vote on n ont Yednesday o. ter
.1,oon Tho vote will DO ken first on tho
{DaVey BILL which is the Den tic SUBJ
istltute for tho moi o ity ~ inca sure This B
billwill be course, IND then
send BILL whtchtwtl probably pass vi th--ssSS
;o,lt dissenting vo &c. sSSF T he min yss
will accept It gas the next lest thin Nj
the DaveyS bill. ss9ss
Republicans claim that Il here y IS N clear ss
majority OF eighteen In: tho Senat 3iliS
1T Is possible that some of the senat oIs|ssaa
who have been "A n Il favor Of post po1ing5s
action II next wi nter vii line IN III
favor iof lmmed date Il egisla ton. since the
Republi Of the TInus to-
stives have declared 4 hens e YES 50 ems
sphat and 50 rs unea vocal
course. ii SO long as any sen tor
to speak on 4 the bill a vote an not be-
taken. The bill cannot be consld cred until
Sit has been reported from the Commerce.
comrnl It ee. q OF Which II Sem tor DIX sins ASH
|5chairn to all ell
|ylegisIati ooti EoV
|snlent lie powe tea, snl'tslle 8
declares openl " lie Is posed sto Sta On
at St he present; session. Flo IS 8 rnngss
In West Virginia by reason OF y !s rltlTSs
lions Invested tpar ilroad and coal prop.
critics In that Stat that hpa CO MI g noitl9
Ito wi tbs tand public ntiment m nid@
out against action unit til neSt whit teri The
Senate could call n for al port from thas
committee. and TIL S ma Y be q one ls Ss
bel ieEed some mr. cd ding may he ssary8
in order 70 Induce Senator - ms Sto al5S
low the bill Ito be- re ported In time for
action before I he fourth of M rcll. gs
1T Sisgsan unmista lsabl e " fact tina the.
prospects Of legislnt ion for the resIila tion
sof rates have mat ernlly improved b by: by
reason of tho caucus action of tn o. rs
tpubllcans, md the chances are thai such
a. law viii be enacted at the present
session. i5 81, 31s3
3 Oppose Cornnr ornise Bill. NJ
President a, j Cnssatt OF the Penn
sylvaniai Rail road. u and 2 restden Samuel 5S
Spencer, OF the Southern Galway. allied 81
at The White House to-day at3 the illYi--s8
alton OF President NJ Roose Vet. and dis
cussed the proposed x leg Station looking IA
to the regulation OF freight rates. It may
be stated on authority tina the two rn "
road presidents expressed q perfect vii
IL. $tor 1nrs.fE
jlislntion that protects both sides. h but
Etheyismade known to the E'resid en- & tina
L inlther opinion the Townsend -Eisoh bill,
which will come up for consi deratto y ms
1.-The HOUSE on Tuesday next. furnishes "
practically no protection to the raj az a
| Interests. a9i III i5 S = A59333 5g
#s5 When asked f those interests intended
I to fight tho proposed leg islat ton one ~ 58
the officials said that lie did not know N
| that there was any movement Of thatssss
kind on foot, "of course lie added d
"congress will do what IT thinks hes r.
After. their Interview lIessrs5 Casa
| and Spencer were among the Presidents
guests at luncheon. 1. s8s
Cassatt's Opinion. s;
Considerable attention has been 4 q w
5tmcted 10 an official Interview, In which
Mr.. Cassatt expresses his opinion on $theJf
ratio question The Interview as nu thor
lied by Mr. Cassatt himself. Is as follo VI ;Gt
III response to inqulr RES. Mr., Ca ssatt s5
said that tho mana cement Of th 10
II Pennsylvania ailroad 4 Company nae nae
for some years past recognlzed. the
relsonableness Of legislat ton proyi ne
for the governmental regulation OF E#a
rates under proper safeguards 10 the 5ssE
owners Of railway properti es. Il,
While these views had not at tirst I.
been shared by SOME OF the leading
railroads, who naturally had y good IA
deal of apprehension ms TO the rest $3
of comforting the power to deal ri "a nav
the very complicated questions lnr.ggfss$8
volved upon any body composed q of
men without special training and e -a }3sfl
! perience In such matters,sSet MT. l&hS $E}s
sntt believed there was now n general
disposition TO asquiesce ~ proper le !; SS55
islation upon this subject. is
Mr. Cassatt said that the qIestoa sSs
of preventing d,scrlmina items or pre- n
erences between shippers by the NJ,
ment of rebates or pg any 2, J, hs y w w
vice seemed to be confpunued ~ sii 's a
minds Of the public wit y at OF SOW
ornamental regulation Of rates, igs "a 4s
Right Of Appeal.
The former subject was already deal.
With nv the Federal statute known 70
the Elkins act, passed IN lels, IN y = fi ~
fectiye3a way as possible by any le
| islativa enactment, unless, per NAYS, y,
| the onse az private car lines. whore St#
l,iT ,esislat,on3 might possibly 20
needed Ia brns them under tina pro @
visions Of the plkins act. and that th y,
| would he mai By the ovefstrent 1is
which Is now on Its passage thropsA
Congress. (, b.
Mr. Cassatt did not care 20 DISCUSS ~
the details Of a bill, but WIS elear N ssf
| his conviction that ANY leEt aaSion
which would deny the right accorded
| 10 every other corporation and V
every priyate citizen to appsal 70 Y
II existing courts In the ORD III course s
~ buslnsds for, tho aeeernnna tspM s II ~