The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
PROTESTS AGAINST RATE BILL
REPt BLIClN MEMBERS NEAR
IRON THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
Many Members Declare The, win Not He
Hound by the Action OF the Caucus
n u Decides 10 Rush the Hill Through
-Ueyoit start ed Against Townsend Blll

n n Decides TO Rush the Bili Through
-Weyoit sta ed Against Townsend Bill.
WARRINGTON, Feb. Harmonious sup
port by the House Republicans OF the Town
send or Administration railway rate bill
Ia not as certain to-day IA il appeared to be
Yesterday Many Republican members
who were ready TO be bound by the action
of the party caucus on Friday have been
receiving kilograms from influential con-
stituents who protest against any surren-
der to the dictates Of the party managers
on such an important industrial question.
These kilograms nave como by the score
and are much TO the point. Some OF the
members who have received them are not
80 sure now that they will vote Tor the Town
send measure. while others are declaring
that they won't be bound by the action OF
the caucus if the proposed plan OF rushing
the bill through the House next week Is
decided on
Two embryo revolts among tho Republi-
can Representatives have been started. one
BY Representative Davis Of Minnesota.
who il not opposed to rate legislation but
holds that the Townsend bill il unsatis-
factory. In that It would lead to endless
litigation Members from Pennsylvania, TO
whom many kilograms came to-day. are
also stirring up spirit OF opposition OH
the ground that the great business interests
involved require the most careful con
sderaton.
People in my State have $1,000 900 oo0
invested in railroads and property OF that
kind. said Representative Mahon OF Penn
sylvania. IT'S ridiculous TO undertake to
,,,.,,, .b;. ouaation after we hayp had
r,a ouly two weeks TO consider it.
Won't be bound by the action Of any caucus
il the bill Endorsed does not safeguard the
interests of Pennsylvanians
Representative Castor Of Philadelphia.
sho has been too III to give attention to the
subject. declared that if the Townsend
bill was as radical as represented to him
he would not be bound by caucus indorse-
ment of it, Representative Dalzell OF
Pittsburg. one Of the House leaders has not
committed himself on the Townsend meas
ure. but his idea * that bill which will
make the granting OF rebates Improbable
* all that j. needed TO meet the issue
The utterances Of these and other Penn
sylyania Republican Representatives in
dicate the possibility Of an instruction
against the plans Of the majority Of their
party in the House.
Representative Schley Of Pennsylvania
made speech in the House to-day adj
yocatng the appointment Of n Joint Con-
gres. committee 10 consider the rate regtla-
ton question He said that the present
deplorable condition OF New Zealand,
which was laboring under all the evils that
could result from Government ownership
and single income taxation. was due TO the
appointment Of board TO revise railroad
rates which started the whole trouble Of
unhappy experiments
Hundreds of kilograms of protest against
the Townsend bill have been received by
Republican members from influential men
in the Northwest. where the rake regula-
ton movement Is supposed TO be popular.
This one from T.. :. Hovt. presi dent of
the Minnesota Stone Ware Company, is
sample
Referring to agitation regarding railroad
legislation. wish TO record NY objection
to legislation giving the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission the rate-making power.
| believe the business Interests of the coun-
try will be better served if this power il
left in the hands of the railroad companies.
However, the commission should have the
power 10 adjust cases of discrimination;
also to enforce maintenance OF published
tariff rates. thus putting shippers on an
equality
The Shackeford Lamar wing of the
House Democrats, which thought the rate
bill Endorsed by the party CAUCUS was
inadequate. has given up ia fight 10 get
another caucus Of the Democrats It was
announced this evening that the fight was
STONED at the request Of W. r. Hearst, in
behalf OF whose bill it was started. This
wing has not members enough 10 force a
caucus. To do that viii require twenty
five signatures