The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-07
FIND FAULT WITH
THE RATE BILL
Maine Congressman Declares
the Measure Goes En-
tirely Too Far.
GR0SYEN0R OF OHIO
THROWS HOT SHOT
House Sets Aside TOwnSites in
Flathead Reservation
i'm Montana.

| WASHINGTON. Feb 6-Before tho
railroad rate debate began In the House
| Monday two bills were passed One pro-
vlded for setting aside townsites In the
| Flathead Indian reservation in Montana,
| the other authorizes the further eXpcndi
lures OF 10000 for county improvements
from the sale Of town lots In Lawton.
! l. T.
An hour to oppose the railroad rate
bill was yielded to Mr.. Littleheld (MeD.
Opposes Rate Bill.
Developing his contention that under
| the bill the commission could regulate
| the dinerential between the long and
short haul Mr. Littlehcd said he was
unwilling that a political commission
| should say whether or not the New Eng
land cotton manufactures should or
should not be wiped out. He would he
said. demonstrate from their own record
the utter incapacity Of tho Interstate
Commerce commission to administer
rates.
Mr. Stevens OF Minnesota said the
huge and awful" things which had been
depicted would not result from the en-
toLcement OF tho legislation The com
unanimous that II would not work hard
ship.
Says Bill Is Defective
on the other hand. there was every
indication by the popular demand for
Telet tnat conditions now arc not salts
factory. Tho bill he said was n compro-
mise and was not perfect
Mr.. GrosYenor OF Ohio criticized the
claim that there was any popular de-
mand for the legislation, What there
was had been manufactured out of whole
cloth in Congress Theme never had
been such fake Issue launched. The
question of rebates constituted tho only
legitimate complaint being made
And yet he continued the gentle
men who reported this bill have abso-
lutcly lodged every question Of the
slightest importance TO the shipper Of
this country
Grosvenor Is Sarcastic.
What they had reported he said. not
one OF them could tell exactly. Every
one thought IT meant different thing,
ard tho whole thing was to be left TO
the construction OF the courts.
And yet II was born at tho dawnIng
OF political millennium in this House
All the angels sang together on the day
tune"
Mr Grosvenor said he should propose
mn amendment TO correct what he regard.
ed as the real evil. His amendment would
prevent railroad companies or officers
from owning productive interests along
their lines.
Bill Would Kill Competition.
The bin in operation. he said. would kill
all competition and the result would be
exactly tho same as the effects of the
old pooling bill-with uniform rates He
said the center OF the country would not
suffer but that It would be the extremi-
ties OF border States Having expressed
himself on the bill Mr.. Grosvenor CON
cluded.
And / shall aid in getting 1t out of
this House as speedily as possible"
Mr. Davidson of Wisconsin advocated
the bill.
Debate Until Wednesday.
At the conclusion of the day Mr.. Hep
burn, In charge OF the measure said IL
looked now as though debate would con
clude at o'clock Wednesday The read
ing OF the bill Will begin at once and he
thinks 1t can be concluded. all proposed
amendments disposed OF and the bin
passed that day before adjournment
Those favorlng tho bill during the day
we're Stevens OF Minnesota Lamar OF
Florida, Underwood OF Alabama Gaines
OF Tennessee, Harwick of Georgia, David
son OF Wisconsin Rhodes of Missouri
Pou OF North Carolina, Webber OF Ohio
and Riyes OF Illinois