The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-14

ATURDAY, April. Il, 1905.
possible discrimination between local
North Ssss pss a tns 3. s. g IS ;ss
s ssaa50r from ioya Just one ..Sr ..
a9Mss 81. &ccumber. csrts.sis1y.i
Mr.. Foraker. In the interstate.com-
mer ssa bill az T. Y called prsssntsd
they should have jSrisdictio n'I not only only
to determine maximum rates. but min
When the Bill Which Is now. under con.
when 1t came here. that had been taken
oo% YER serms nss ssricnen
egs f The be S fore ssG saN S. the
mission 70 Ak slsersstiais. '1 That on Is
w9 M p 90 N viii say frankly that
that it would be quite Impossible. and
GUS to the eommercial peace Of the
country. to clothe the Interstate Conn
m nla CGmmission With the poWer
Senator from North Dakota g con
tsndRg staaed Carefully that
shey anderfoek n to e exese3se this "9 asrn
'ritorial jarisdiction. weighting one mar
ket against another and one railroad
for separate communities; and upon a
study of the question. running over a
very long space sec Of time, BECAME con
not to be conferred upon the Commits
sion: That snggestion Of ,.i the Inter
omitted in the Bill Which 7 had T tas
honor to introduce, IN the Senate be-
cause l recognized the force Of what the
in relation to this matter. and did
not desire to be put in the attitude Of
seeking to clothe the Commission with
market places . Of the United Sp States.
Mr.. McCumber. The Senator mdoubt-
e' Mr., spooner. win the Senator al
low me for moment7
Mr.. McCumber. Certainly.
ator from Iowa for his opinion H He s has
given the bill careful examination. In
h t SPni S,1 would It work NO change
that it is not the Intention 81 o this
bill and 1t shall not be construed to
a aanam,,.,. the Commission to fix DIFF
Mr.; Dolliver II the word "differ-
emit has s, fixed and technical defini
Certainly would p have no ob3ectie est TO-
the proposition in such general psr Ssae
a as y ase %Sra It. sy
testimony before our committee the
", word I'd seemed to be used indiscriminate-
the rates of different railroads ana be-
tween points on the same railroad; and
there evidently was some confusion in
so far as this bill is concerned-and
do not know whether anybody agrees
It was to narrow the tsrisdiction Of
the Commission to simple business Of
REDUCING rate which was found to be
along the lines OF carriers interested
in that rate.
NJ Me- R Rss pre Ma bess -.
ator from Norsb DaEota sield sAs to sf she
Senator from Gkorgiaf
Senator from Iowa aaesf,o - ask the
from North Dakota has not H Yet s ssesdea.
": Mses%be.. wou,a II ! had
frS Mn i RScon to a Tneg sqss, nof
tn Mr. t Mgco% fo iet fSs I'll! Z,sla
from North Dakota yields.
Nh tie Ss sss{
far as he should. and desirs. 70 con
quiry at some other time. While I
appreciate Il. will not take advantage
Mn sne safas,1Is soa1fes sHank the SEM
Mr.. President, do not think that the
the p pS desilo to make sen IN
case. " vi, it, snRsc.s ssst he s1 aersse
on the western coast. lower on a Ger.
SsSFss 10 ssatt r. ,ss w
that the. Northern Pacifc would get
that business. 1t would get all Of the
rule that was laid down in the North
be the duty Of the Commission when
the case use is brought up before It? They
of the sa pu she ta ss t. the n
from the other. They have said that
fGs People aas sse q re as p ssas
ness They have given that-and with
las 5- the very foundation 81 their hold
when. the commission pass upon the the
reasonableness Of the rate Of the North
ern Pacific from Minneapolis OF st.
the logic Of the Situation. in order 70
will be for the benefit Of the public.
effect upon the other roads Of lower
Ing the rate to certain amount. I
am not only defending them upon that
unless we have absolutely Chaotic CON. con-
ditions. with respect to our railways
that will be absolutely necessary. The
necessary in order to continue the busi-
ness without a continuous rate warfare,
and aI,st,d ! 6elieye the Commission win BE-
particular contention.
Now. MT President, wish to go o
little further ~
|, The Vice. President. Does the Sem
| ator from North Dakota yield to the
senator nat from Nevada?
Mr.. McCumber. Certainly.
Mr.. New lands. That is. whether
nG to nefs4 10 the sn ssse
Of rate from Minneapolis to Tacoma
by the Great Northern and from Min
nea a to Seattle by the Northern
~. Kean. Just the reverse.
NJ ". MMcCnMber. Just the reverse.
he assumes that one rate-the rate
in that way Seattle would absorb ali
assume that these two roads were In
ia. under shfs bin i thai aea Prefer eass
would be made under this act tom Bnt Il
the two roads are in separate owner
ation do n nos see Of
Commerce Commission could be called
upon them to determine the ouestion
f Si1, the hsr% only COMPLAINT II the Senator
Mr.: Mccumber. will make that
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