Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-07
Would Remedy Evils

outset his desire to secure legislation
that would secure to the people
prompt and adequate remedy for the
evils, injustice, abuses and wrongs of
every kind practiced by the railroads,
or in any way growing out Of their op-
Grafton" but he said that while he
favors the pending bill, he wants to
make 1t better and stronger.
Would Serve His state.
II stand first for the interests Of the
people of my own state" he went on,
"and after that for the interests Of all
the people Of the United States. l
have no interest that can affect my
Judgment or prevent my doing my du-
ty as senator as I see it. Because of
my supposed interest in railroads it is
charged and believed that / favor the
railroad side of this question. This
has been SO often repeated that am
sure 1t will be pardonable If say, in
Justice to myself, that my interest on
the side of the shipper is ten times
greater than on the side OF the rail-
road and that my interest in rail-
roads is confined to those of my own
state"
House Bill Too Weak.
& He declared his principal objection
to the house bill to be that 1t does not
go far enough In remedying complain.
ed Of evils and expressed the opinion
that II enacted into law 1t would prove
q general disappointment. He said he
was in hearty accord with the Presi
dent on the subject OF rate regulation
and then indicated the respects in
which, according to his opinion. the
bill falls short Of accomplishing all
that should be accomplished by rail.
road legislation. Among these were
the following:
Suggestions As to Charges.
Prohibition against railroads produc.
Ing. selling or shipping their own coal
and other like articles in competition
with other owners.
A requirement that switches shall
be built where needed to accommo.
date business.
A requirement compelling interstate
roads to make connections with con.
Meeting lines.
A requirement for fair and Just dis.
tribution OF cars among shippers.
He said he would introduce amend.
ments covering these defects.
Rainey Attacks the Tariff.
Representative Rainey, Of Illinois,
Immediately after the house met. re,
called his speech pn the alleged ini.
quitfes Of the protective tariff. Using
the watch trust as an object lesson to
show how the protection Of works in
behalf of nonopolies the lone demo.
crat from Illinois in the national legis.
lature set up what he called kinder.
garten school for the stand-pat repub.
licans. Rainey displayed a number OF
watches OF American makes which he
said had been bought abroad and are
now being resold in the Uniter States
DoIIiver slaps at Senators.
In the senate yesterday there was a
re-echc Of the White House conference
Of last Saturday relative to the pend.
ing railroad rate legislation and while
the discussion ended in good feeling
there was a time when the feeling was
quiet intense. The incident occurred at
the close Of speech by Senator Stone
which was devoted largely to discus
sion Of that conference. Mr.. DolIiver
tool. the floor and in a brief speech
devoted to a defense of the right OF
senators to confer with the President,
charged that other senators had been
in consultation with the presidents OF
railroad companies. The intimation
contained in the charge was resented
by both Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Foraker
I..,.n = 49, 0,v.s-
senator's referred to. These Mr.. Dol.
liver refused to give, but he justified
his course in making the charge by
saying that he and other senators who
had participated in the conference had
been sneered at and ridiculed in the
discussion of last Tuesday. This
avowa1 of his motive brought about an
explanation from Mr.. Foraker and the
incident ended pleasantly