Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-08
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, Feb. S.--There was a
larger attendance I'm the senate gall
leries today than usual. owing evidently
to the expectation that there would be
some revival of yesterdays scenes over
Mr.. Pattersons caucus resolution.
Mr. Tillman opened the proceedings
of the day by referring to a petition
vigorously presented by him from the
Red Rock Fuel company of West Viz
ginia, complaining that the Baltimore
and Ohio company had refused to per-
nit that company to connect it's tracks
with those of the Baltimore and Ohio,
thus, as Mr. Tillman expressed It.
"bottling up the company" He said
that at the time Mr.. Elkins had said
there was a remedy under the state
laws OF West Virginia. He then pre-
scented letter from Gov. Dawson of
West Virginia, complaining Of the DIFF
feulty IN administering the laws. The
governor added ut may be that the
Pennsylvania Railroad company does
not legally own controlling part
OF the Baltimore n Ohio Railroad
company or tn. Chesapeake * Ohio
Railway company. or the Norfolk
Western Railway company, but have
no doubt that an investigation will
chow that the Pennsylvania Railroad
three great trunk lines which traverse
West Virginia and which are the only
means whereby the products Of this
state, including coal. can be shipped
to either the lakes in the west or other
markets in the east Hence II Is \ fact
that West Virginia today is In the
grasp Of a railroad trust which prac-
tically says what part OF the state
shall he developed and which shall not
he developed. how much coal shall be
shipped out Of the state, to what points
or ports II shall be shipped and when
II shall be shipped. OF course II makes
it's own rates and We are helpless
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad IL very,
largely interested In the production OK
shipment of bituminous COAL II Will
naturally look after its own interest
and the interest Of the people along Its
lines IN Pennsylvania and elsewhere
first OF all and therefore the interests
OF West Virginia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 10
the interests OF these others and our
railroads upon which we are dependent
are controlled by a national cor,'ora-
ton practically I'm competition with US.
MIR. Foraker expressed the hope that
there would be an investigation along
the lines suggested by Gov. Dawson.
He said the governors complaint went
10 JHe UedTl VI NHc ihlilVou ti"uui' u'i
over the country.
The railroad rate bin was received
from the house OF represen tatives, but
;he senators generally were not aware
of its arrival. The bill was referred to
the committee on interstate commerce.
Mr.. Scott addressed the senate at
some length in support of the bill plac-
ing telegraph operators OF the civil war
on n pensionabe status. He paid a
nigh tribute TO these men, saying they
had been subjected TO many OF the re-
quirements OF soldiers aud granted few
OF their privileges. He stated that
while they had necessarily been en-
trusted with all the important secrets
of the great war, not one OF them had
ever Keen known TO betray the conf
dence. or the corps engaged in 1875
only $50 SURVIVE
At the conclusion Of Mr.. SCOTS
speech the bill was passed.