The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-13

eIh 10 the Senate He Says
81, Greatest Evil Is
n in Rebates.
sUESTION SECOND
SkIY TO FINANCIAL ONE
' Disposed of Railroad
stk Before He Began
His Inquiry.
: sxeroN, Feb. 12.-The Senate
Q ,fed a joint resolution reported
: E,,rnan from the Senate Com
I,,,erstate Commerce. which d.
srierstate Commerce commits
{ ti-ssstIgate the charge of dis
ond combination In restraint
40 against the railroads, The
"a fhe resolution was preceded
II by Mr. Tillman. In which
Lily charged that the admins
l-s moi proceeding in good faith
J sT<ailroad legislation, because he
/ LNs6ed with the Presidents ad-
hese he mentioned Secretary
/Senator Knox. the former of
j aid wnS an adviser OF tho
resnonsible for the dcvilment,'
latter OF whom had been for
SLIney for tho Pennsylvania Rail
any.
knox Denies Charge.
~ eontradicted the charge rela-
Tmself saying that he never
sttorney for the Pennsylvania
! IT, also spoke at length on the
iooestIon. He delivered a care
<ared speech. in which he took
i. for Governmental regulation OF
n advised the utmost caution
IL radical action. He expressed
1bn that the giving of rebates
]fIcally the only evil existing In
with the railroad systems OF
y.
Inator Lodges Speech.
.hre announced his support OF
i for the control of railroad
s,ng the lines Of the ESch-
bill OF last session, and said
belIeved the practice OF giving
be The most serious OF all the
,plained OF. He expressed the
Il that only by legislation along
d suggested could Government
Il be prevented. He said that
terlng upon the investigation OF
lon he had disposed OF his rail-
rests In order that his Inquiry
free from bias.
essed the opinion that the rate
,k second only as an economical
10 the financial question. and
,e most important ever before
= All were agreed, he said, as
Fe as a people desire 10 do, but
cnccs arise over the method of
Evils to Remedy.
convinced that there arc evils
nedied In connection with the
Alton system. but the problem
In hnding fair and just means
i with them.
sed over as an established fact
.jof Congress To legislate for the
i OF the railroads. The griev-
hinst the roads he divided
fe classes, as follows Re
\ Discrimination between per
fsslve rate, discrimination be-
'Elities.
Ited statistics in an effort 10
4 freight rates arc lower I'm the
lates than In any other country.
|cded that II no other grievance
tnied there would be no cause
Zion, and that in the matter
hinatlon between localities It is
Cult To interfere In behalf OF
Y without doing injustice to
put that the only way TO
ID anything is for the Govern
assume supervision of rate-mak-
uishment for Rebaters.
fessed the difficulty in dealing
problems, anG said the fixing OF
INC government would not cure
and concluded that that could
fnected by a provision for the
~ OF those who violate the law
rebates. Regarding rebates he
epates have been a wrong and
70 tne people. and a serious in
~ railroads themselves. ] don't
y IL would be- possible to pass
100 drastic for the purpose OF
rncsc determinations between
we have a law now upon the
PoSs which, so far as prohibition
lougnt to be sufficient IL un-
has largely circulated rebates.
hol stopped them entirely. To
F law thoroughly efficient we
aoo' III my Judgment. three pro-
sesloFe the Penalties.
eulo restore the former penalties
'srsiate commerce law, which
~ nave been repealed. and
secret cyaslons OF the
lAtes punishable by imprIson-
no men who perpetrato these
uellance OF the law suffer but
mne even II II be a heavy one.
uIees arc too large to make
psnaity a serious one. For this
IN, ~, uiere are persons who would
~ punishment by imprison-
u'at penalty ought to be pro-
.y iaw which we pass"
se reviewed the experience Of
.erDments, including most of the
souhtries, Canada and Aus
government control of rate
Aooiish Discrimination.
smlnation shows us that it is
r,,riureiy possible to abolish all
~ Lrsous between pcrsons-that Is.
ihs pr Undue preferenccs-b
IbeS zen actually and effectively
III other countries II Is
i6naa TO dlflerentiate between
g. employed In the several
~ whether as I'm England.
hssulation has been effected
establishment of n railway
.Vurt' or. as In France and
nv .ne simple operation OF al
Io,nent control. the conclusion
I'm Is the same. IL IN nrovcd
III .nat personal dlscrimlna-
l<en IL utterly cNtirpated. and If
n by p,her countries. IL can be
4 " suitable legislation.
Would Lower Wages.