The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-13
ASKS HEARING
ON RATE BILL
Shippers President Desires to
Add to Evidence Already
Submitted.
SENATORS WOULD CLOSE CASE
Members OF the Committee are Deslr-
ious Of Ending the Inquiry In Or
der TO Devote Their Time to Study
Of the Testimony.

bington special: The shippers
OF the country DO not propose 70 per
NIT the senate committee on inter
state commerce 20 formulate any
measure for presentation 20 the SEN
ate which shall sultlfy the wish OF the
people for an equitable adjustment OF
the railroad rate question.
Senator Elkns. chairman OF the
committee has determined 70 bring
the hearings to n close with the ter
miuation Of the testimony Of the rail
road officials and attorneys. believing
the country to he so saturated with
their views II might forget the inius.
tice suffered by shippers. He has
been talking informally with members
OF the committee as Go the advisabiiiy
" calling the executive meeting OF the
committee. when will be discussed the
question ~ stopping the hearings and
determining formally upon the pro
visions Of the measure % be presented
70 the senate.
Shippers Demand Hearing.
Now the shippers have stepped In.
and Senator Elkius Is fearful that his
well laid plans are IA danger Il =,
Bacon Of Milwaukee. president Of the
shippers national organization, has
written the chairman OF the commit
tee asking an opportunity 20 present
further testimony on the question az
rate discrimination and rebates He
efn fFN tfr a.. fafV f,s.s
Of prominent shippers from various
parts OF the country TO furnish evil
dence 10 that given at the hearings
last spring
Without regard, apparently. for the
universal denial that there shall be ef.
fectlye legislation, some OF the com.
mitteomen are impatient over the In.
tmatlon that the demands of the ship.
pcTs may proloug the hearing and
they are raising an kinds Of ohjec-
tons the strongest OF which are that
the shippers have made out a formid-
able case, and that II more people tes
tify IL will not DO possible 20 study the
evidence properly because OF the guam.
tity.
II IS expected that IN order to pre-
vent criticism, Bacon may be given a
chance 70 appear. but this will be only
In case he can show he had additional
evidence Of importance TO presene
Injunction Foe to Rebates.
George r Peck, general counsel Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railroad was again before the senate
committee He declared that the most
effective instrument against rebates
was the injunction that the latter was
better than criminal proceeding. be.
cause IL was speedy and summary
Private car lines. he said. were not
common carriers, but were necessary
70 carry ON the commerce IN perish.
able articles
Mr. Peck made several references
20 the Esch.Townsond act in answer
ing questions OF Senator Cullom. and
the latter rcmarCd that he did not
think the committee was disposed to
hold TO the EschTownsond bill. and
that the measure at most may be used
as a basis for discussion
Hugh l.. Bond. second vice president
and general attorney OF the Baltimore
a Ohio railroad, criticised the Esch.
Townsend bill saying Il would result
in endless litigation and require az
least two or three supreme court lie.
clsions TO determine what IL meant
He declared II would be unwIsc 20 de-
part from law which was eighteen
years old and had been construed over
and over again. and which business
and railroad men understood.