The Washington times., 1905-10-15
.CULLOM OUT FOR
RATE REGULATION
Veteran Senator From Illi-
nOis Stands by President.
is PIONEER ADVOCATE
Remedial Legislation by Congress the
Solution to Problem Is His
Theory.

I'VE may have a busy session." said
Senator Cullom, OF Illinois last night.
But l do not think it will be so
crowded with matters OF first import
ance as now seems to be the general
opinion.
'Of course. the first matter which
we VIII consider and the one the Presi-
dent VIII put forward most prominently
In his message. and which will take
our best thought, Will be the question
of railroad rate regulation.
Everyone knows where 1 stand
on that proposition / am heartily
with the President, and was with the
proposition he is now urging so strenu-
ously before he espoused it
My position as chairman of the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce. now
held by Senator EIkins, gave me an
insight into the question Last sum-
mer l attended all the hearings and
added much to my store of information.
II am but confirmed in the position
have always taken that there can
be valuable remedial legislation by the
Congress.
Ready for Work.
Senator Cullom expects to visit his
the preparatory work of the coming
session of Congress. He finds the pres
sure so great here that he will be un-
able TO be present at the installation
this week OF the new president of the
University of Illinois
Until now the Senator has been en-
gagged in work connected with the great
marble Senate office building which the
Government is building near the Capitol,
as he is one of the three members OF
the Senate committee having that
structure in charge.
The Senator has also become settled
for the winter in the house on Massa-
| chusetts avenue. which he has oc-
cupied every season almost since he
entered the Senate.
Doubts as to Tariff
al very much doubt whether there
will be legislation dealing with the tariff
question" he said The disposition of
the people in all parts of the country
seems 10 be to let the question alone.
Conditions in both city and country are
| splendid. and no one is looking for a
legislation program which will radically
| upset them and give US a period of un-
certainty and commercial doubt There
is no great and crying evil which tariff
! legislation could and should cure.
ut is possible we will have To take
some steps in the direction Of enIarging
| thes powers given the President TO deal
! with the foreign powers with whom our
1 trade relations are getting into unsat-
! isfactory shape
Il have in mind our relations with
Germany. That country has Just adon,-
ed a maximum and minimum tariff svs-
TEN. IL proposes To give US the maxi
mum rates and other countries the mini.
mum. unless we give some substantioI
and. perhaps impossible. concessions 10
/ her In the way of entrance into rhis
country. IF we had TO deal with Cor
many alone I'm this matter. the matt,
would be much simplif1ed. but we ais
have to consider our vast trade l,ei4-
| tions with Great Britain.
, I'VE have trade with that country
| which Is far in excess of that with Ger
many. Great Britain gives US entrance
\ into her m2rts without restriction: VIZ
! cannot give to Germany, which Is moi
| nearly so gooa a customer. what we
| withhold from Great Britain, who +
| asking nothing OF US. 1t seems to be
we'll established that the Senate viii
not approve reciprocity treaties.