Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
ASKS FOR MORE FACTS
Investigation of Alleged Penn
sy|vania Merger Demanded.
GILLESPIE'S RESOLUTION
Declares the Interstate Commission
Reply an Insult.
POINTS TO BE COVERED
General Debate on the Railway Rate
POINTS TO BE COVERED
General Debate on the Railway Rate
Bill to Be Closed Tomorrow
at 4:3O Pm.

way rate bill in the House this after.
noon decidedly lively remarks were made
regarding railway mergers by Mr. Giles
pie (Texas), author of the resolution an
swered by the interstate commerce conn
mission yesterday, concerning an alleged
merger OF railways. with the Pennsyl.
vania system as the important factor
MFR. Gillespie declared that that answer
was an insult; that with the great ma
chinery at hand complete investigation
of actual conditions should have been
made. He said such an investigation
would show: That the railroads carry-
ing bituminous coal to the Atlantic ports
are the Pennsylvania. New York Central,
Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and
Ohio, Norfolk and Western and the Read.
ing.
He recited the facts developed concerns
ing the relations of four of these roads
which were named in his first resolution
in regard to their having the same stock.
holders and directors. He asserted that
an investigation would show that there
had been an allotment to each coal-carry-
ing road of certain territory to prevent
competition in markets by means of rate
adjustments. agreements and combina-
tions; also that the Pennsylvania and New
York Central. be means of their stock own-
ership arrangements, have prevented coal
from the territory of the Norfolk and
Western and Chesapeake and Ohio being
offered anywhere above the Virginia capes:
also that the Pennsylvania company has
the power to curtail shipments from terri
tory served by the Baltimore and Ohio and
Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western; also that the Raltimore and Ohjo
heci,mes to inas 10 alot fair proportion of cars
pendent companies to open up new mines
and become shippers on the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio.
Also that investigation would show
that the pennsylvania railroad and its Off.
ping over its lines.
Investigation pronosad
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COMMISSION 10 make an immediate inVcsti.
CATION. OF all these charges
The investigation provided for in the reso.
lrtion consists of eight ouertea 20 he ,,,aas
by the Interstate commerce. comn,iss,on.
First Whetber The roads carryfno co,t
hove ary ourrarsbi,s ~ g., go; ,s 80
nnires. Second y,hatbor ~. nt,soera s 90 .,,ase
roads ara sntarastad narsnno,i,s u -, ''. 49,
mines. third mhathar thpr. ;s o.! .l.,.ree ene
ha,,,o., .h 49,. 80 .i 20 any =
tsa. -. 'ne l,ss anu .ne ioaus ag.oui
oui, r,e W g. hi.,,,Ino',s ~ oe 49, " sea.e t,nye
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tne ooy,ission 10 roomrnd ~ ra,sort .na
.he me Sohti'Ission - ~ IeIui gu 10 Iepoit ..io
oetaiis OF .he e-doiohslhp anu SET ioith .iIo
~ a,o ef.l os iho,opois ,., or ., -.
ershp interests, lltn, the coniiiissIon - W
report as " 'he system Vi codi Cal uis.,. So
button: sixth, IL Is 10 Suggest remeoy:
seventh 10 report Iacls anu Sonciusiohs ~
may deem pertinent, ana eishth, 70 mas
the inVestigation at lts earliest opportunity.
To Close Debate Tomorrow.
After reaching an agreement 10 ciose seh'
eral debate on the rate bill at 4:3O o clock
tomorrow. the House entered on the dis
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eus'. ~ r,a.arro,,,
and ten-mihu'e speeches aheao. IoihofroW
four long speeches are to be made. Mr.
Bourke Cochran of New York is TO lead,
.ha ,,,nority ,sader Mr. Williams will >oIs
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iow' ano MT "ahn VI Aihohois win DIV
cede Mr.. Hepburn. In charge OF the Dill
who will close.
Preceding the dicussion today, fifteen
minutes was consumed in disposing of a
resolution of inquiry which, under the rules.
called on the Secretary of State for the re-
ports of Herbert ii. ID. Peirce regarding
Aeracan s sr IN, i 'ne ,n,,,.e. ama tn .
sien affairs asked that II he declared Va.
Gated and copies of the resolution destroyed,
giving as his reason that 1t purported to
nave peen in.roduced IN .ne house nl oy Mr:
ssr W., me- had r,s hea,, =, ,ha ~ uo,,a
since the Christmas boli6ays The mates
n,as comnronnisad NV unanimo,s ronsant
that nofhine shall he done until the retnrn
of the Nevada representative.
-Four sneeches on the rate hill followed In
the next ten minutes. The speakers I'm each
Instance were given uerntssion 70 .axtend',
their remarks in the Record. All favored
the bill. They were Burnett (Aiao. Lewis
0Ga.1. Gudger IN. CT Dickson 0liyl
Mr. Stanley Rentucky1 asserted that tha
men who came to the defense of the rail-
roads in the House were all from the east.
men me Of the eastMccail H I sibleV as ana Ttse iite
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