The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-02-23
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
HOW THE RATE MAKING QUBS.
TIOy STANDS BEFORE
CONGRESS TO-DAY.

Interstate Commerce Commlssil
Bili - ADMINISTRATOR Ncasure-T
Foraker Bim and the Elkins Bili a
ternativess
After Is usual lt.le furry q bl'
ness aCflge CHRISTMAS followed ty Q.
holiday period. CClEr.ss ~ rev Tta.
60 settle -usu 90 tte s-s.'is N.7A
the session. PROBABLE ID. a'a .' e.
CO .a--g on 'Ee Panama tA-.. t..
aion. the Ta.r.a- Fate issue ED -
eArf ~ these t-e .a-...-l 4.--...
O. undoubtedly .ae most .-.I -.-a' d
least 30 .s The L.H.st s--..-. a.
While 90 'r--..' "- Ray .. -.--.
OF TIE n'EeT issues . q .-..-.-. "a.
bil a % De r-ss ~ s. .ae q.
nCu-cel desire q ,-e leaders AIS %
Prcs.4s-t. F-l-- -a..y infinite o.. d.
Wil srsge 4; has lvs- STATED '--
the House sr-.1 .El,y ag. .-r'.g
g. q ID Jas. 3 ar. "a. g IS --t.-.-s
q . problem as 90 vLat ". Dc 20
rroceGure u lie Senate Tie later
gfase Commerce Cons. ss.-- -l'F T. .
apI-fars 20 have taken tie place .. ;-s
EFch.Tovrsend b.N q last session.
Tech nically there = % be 20 Admins.
tratiOn bil. which designation was 40
ccraed the Esck.TCwrsert measure.
tut with tie members O: the Inter
state Commerce CJ=E.ss CT ~ hearty
accord Nth tie P-ts.4s-t. q - -.
de7stoo4 that The Cc-=.ssl--s b.I
contains TIE basis @ the A-G.-1-st.a'
tions demands.
on the cher hant. the Foraker rate
BIZ and ;ke E,klus t4ll are re T-.-'
cipai alternative measures bt.cTe
Ccrgrcss
The issues. thea. would Be thus
tclned. and tie 40 houses w.141
hkely strugElC u!.h . FOR large po7.
tior % TIE session. With TIE pTc5abL.
~ that IN the end a cC13rcl!se
Wculd be reached. Lh!s cC-ts= plates
some ncE.Eca' .--s q tie Presidents
measure. ~ .ck VII Tot necessarily
near defeat - In o.. g.ye k.= cause
fcr eUt1-rlssEtC- ], .s CONCEDED :.
eFeE - those VIC are l~- ws! ,y sup
Eor-irE Pres.tr-- Reservoirs rl-rca-
rate Tr..r-. -.-- .. 3D. s'-'.-
partisan 90 e.. g.. ls party 10 ia1.
gs-c-s s--.ta ~ '.H VS. .. -.-.--.
Co. E-Cs ..-l. ,...- "tl' --. -e
fra--A; va --Gsra. importance %
ether Tu--.-s v-.t- i-- l..-.-t--
kta--'y desires s-...- o. c--... ...
e. a -.-.stsa.. u g. .-s--.s Lac. P. .
Q practically sod = ...ca- slTTp-'. .
Tl-.d sea 90 rts-. ts'---. .
a. one @ g.. S. Il..r.ss vt--a IS sac .
90 D. else - '-s Pr s.-c-'z. heart.
ara a rev sd rrac. ca. assertion q
The Niece Docs-.re. il-..c-.a-.y
With rt.at.ca % such Threatening
mud l.-s as "a; u Sl-.o plE.Lg0. Is
sAil % % zlo.-tT.
Protests From Shisoers
A rather rrc-'.ar Development CO
ETeaf Numbers Z arse shippers vEo
should fayor str.u-. ~ rate j gislz;lon.
bat Who are vigorously expressing
themselves as adverse % rll.-al &C
tion. s-ce Goa gress net, ETCat Run
bers % letters Ak protests have beCa
received from shippers al ever tie
ecu- ~. Gtc,ar.zE thai they are a.
verse 70 g.y.rr the Tats-uak.ng power
&c the laiers ate Commerce CoEE-ss-
sion. or % aly other political tr.s uaal.
Tie protests Cr-lEg fr5l shippers %
members % Coagrcss are vc-y e.
sective, s!nes The shippers are Usually
anong TIE most ineRsEiial Eea IN
ConEress!cnal districts. 4
The situation II full q possible
Ard changeG tie only
Apparent Developments thus Ear beng
. iess radical public view q railroad
mAfters. which Is being reflected IN
Tie more Conservative attitude On tie
pAri q the thoughtful Members q
co1Eress art Senator's. Thcre Fcczs
10 be . growing recogriuOa o. the
laef that the subject is oEe fan q
Intricate aEd complex conditions
Which make aral action iEa8yisable
without q very fall undertaking CO
what the practical eject % any pro
posed legislation would Be. not oaly
IpOa traaEpOrtAtioa interests, Tut up
D. the hundreds % Thousands Of peo-
PIE throughout the country who Goa
Itituie The shippers.
DenOerats 90 SEppOrt Presicsnt.
There las teCa such \ stampede q
D. mcCratlc Representative a-i SER
aio-s 20 tie support q any rate b.!
which tie Psls.-lz. nay va-t' -
the grouzd that zIy T1.e b. - seed !
DeuocTatic Goctr.Ee, that r-a-y G; ne
Presidents pc.t.c-l aly.s-ss are
VaTning hlz tat ls Ray be IN tke
position q having 20 dolse a. a..-a-ce
With he D. Ecc-a-s. which Is tL@Csly
WhaI the P:ls.ltlt loes rot vast.
While Go D. ctEC-z,.y believed hat
TIE House y.I promptly pass TIE
. Adm .n.strai.O b-l. yet Speaker
Canroa said TX l--s ag0 that wlle
4 vas impossible % say wkai Ccz.
Ercss wCE.G G.. he fllt ccayl1ccd that
the House vua.- ret s-a.E pass the
Esch- TONEEtll l..- Yet the Inter
state CCmneFCe C5nmiss.ul bil q q
much acre radical MEASURE ant IN
every way Is mere f2r'roaehing.
Whether tbs IS - ke uatc the b&sis
q q cox pEo--lse % vhsthtr tie Pres
i4s-i MI lEEst that a commission
APPOINTED - hin shall te Invested
MA tbs Eielary power % co1s'it3-
tlcual roytrrEcE:--legis lat!ye, judo
"a a. sxecst!ye-ls matter q s01s /
n ccnnecfioa VITA the f0reiga And .
6c-ts.ic policies above ueztio1ed. u 4
Is fala alike BY frierts act critics CT
tn PRECEDENT tha: Re 10 facing cru /
ca. rericd. net orly q his oWn career. /
but also n that 90 his OWn pary. /
Party hSrnc1y. 20 TIE eld q eo1-
tia1ed rarty c0Etroi, 10 k1SEl 20 BE |
-. = g~awf~9wu a mrfiNa VIII Frra~ A