The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-23
Congress Discussing
Railroad Question
Georgia Senator Speaks in Favor of Rate
Regulation by Interstate Commerce Com
mission n---TakeS Issue With Foraker.

The railroad fight in Congress is be-
gIning 10 take form and the various
Senators anu Representatives nnlns
up On one SIDE or til eolner anu soale
definite acllon - IooAeo Tor wItnin tne
nexl lew weess. President isooseveil
1neie can DC out nttie aouD1
VI lue uilllnate oa.coIne lor tie masses
% the people are WIN lne tresldSnt. IAe
raliroaus are putting UP "a great hshs'
ana. alaea Iney are Dy otner trusts.
the patlle between the peopie and cor
porale wealth. Oh the country VIII be a
nard one.
In the senate yesterday senator Clay
the Interstate Commerce Commission
snoulo DC permitted 10 regulate railloaa
rates.
lie contended that the railroad COM
the first instance ia preparing their scneu-
uies. Out said tnat wnen tnese are once
promulgated there should be a body with
authority TO moalry ana revise upon
complaint.
TAKE ISSUE WITH FORAKER
lie took issue with statements made
earlier In the session " Senator tora-
ker OF OHIO IN opposition 10 tne CONSTR
tu4onai right OF Congress 10 delegate Is
authority TO regulate Interstate COM
of nf.
VAST number of Complaints liable 10
arise IL would DC impossible for Congress
with its other pressing business TO give
anything like adequate attention 10
them. mir. Clay added.
CONGRESS MUST PASS ACT.
If Congress should remain in session
from year TO year, devoung its entire
time To this WORK. it would be impossible
10 pass upon one-twentieth OF these va
rious complaints filed by the Americail
shippers against the different railroad
systems four country. / repeat. If
Congress cannot pass act providing
that ali Interstate rates shall be reason,
able and just. thus liking standard and
delegating to the commission the power
to hear the facts and carry out the legis-
lative will of Congress. then the Amer
roads,
A FRIEND OF RAILROADS.
lie declared himself friend OF the
railroads. but said that because OF their
should be compelled 10 furnish 10 The
public transportation of persons and
property that is both reasonable and
Just, and power ought to be lodged IN
ed tribunal to pass upon the diiic: ene.s
between the railroads and the shippers
and render substantial justi 2 10 hoin
And, he added, III Congress cannot
exercise this power through = commission
then lam alta loss to know the people
can expect proper rel,ef
He declared that the laws granting sp-
thority to State commissions to revise so
upheld by the courts.
The presumption is thatan intelligent.
broad-minded commission will be impair
tial and seek diligently to do justice TO
both sides. Why presume that the COM
mission win decide adversely to the
roads? Why presume that narrow-nind-
Ell partisans. easily influenced by public
clamor. will be appointed to discharge
this duty? 1t will not be a difficult task
to secure honest, intelligent upright men
to perform this work. and no other kind
ought to be appointed.
Senator Clay limited at possibility OF
al agitation of the question of govern
ment ownership of railroads il attention
10 not given to the demand for regulation,
saying:
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP NOT
WANTED.
'The sentiment has been growing in