Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-08
Governor Of West
Virginia Says
That Road
CONTROLS STATE PROGRESS
Tillman Gives Facts Of Re.
fusal of Company to Give
Coal Road Outlet.

dSHlnSCOL, req 0.-Inefe was a
larger attendance in the galleries of
the Senate today than usual, owing ev-
identity to the expectation that there
would be some revival of yesterdays
scenes over the Patterson resolution,
Senator Tillman opened the pro.
ceedings by referring to petition Wig
orously presented by him from the Red
Rock Fuel Company, OF West Virginia,
complaining that the Baltimore &
Ohio Company refused to permit that
company to connect it's tracks with
those of the Baltimore & Ohio, thus, as
Tillman expressed it "botting up the
company"
Governor Dawson.
He said that at the time Elkins had
said there was remedy under the
state laws Of West Virginia. He then
presented letter from Governor Daw-
son, of West Virginia, complaining of
the difficulty of administering the laws
Governor Dawson added: 1T may be
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany does not legally own the control
ling part of the Baltimore & Ohio or
the Chesapeake & Ohio, or the Norfolk
4 Western, but / have no doubt that
an investigation will show that the
Pennsylvania Company practically con.
trolls these 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 il is fact that West Virginia
today is in the grasp ofa railroad trts.t
which practically says what part Of the
state be developed and what part shall
not be developed; how much coal shall
be shipped out of the state, and to
what points or ports it shall be shipped
and when it shall be shipped. Of
course it makes it's own rates and we
are helpless"
Foraker expressed the hope that
there would be an investigation along
the lines suggested by Governor Daw.
son. He said the Governors complaint
went to the heart of the railroad trou
Bile all over the country.
smoot inquiry.
In the investigation OF protests
against Senator Smoot before the com
mibtee on privileges and elections,
Professor Walter M. Wolfe was sub.
jected to severe cross examination
by counsel for the senator, who will
call a large number of witnesses to
discredit Wolfe.
On redirect examination the names
of a number of residents of Provo
were read to the witness and ten of
them he said were living in polyga.
nous cohabitation.
William j. Thomas, the next wit.
ness. said he had gone through the en-.
dowment house in 1869 and had taken
the oath to "avenge the blood of
Prophet Joseph Smith upon the ma.
ton and to teach the children to do
so down to the third and fourth gen.
erations."
No Free Passes.
Senator LaFollette today introduced
bill prohibiting federal officials from
asking for or accepting railroad or
other passes and prohibiting the rail
roads from granting them. 1t i'm
poses penalties for the violation of
the law.
Nominations.
The President today sent the fol.
lowing nomination to the Senate:
Collector of Customs, Myron H. Nc
Cord, District Of Arizona.
Mccord Nominated.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. S.-Former
Governor Myron H. McCord of Ari-
zona. has been nominated for collec-
tor Of customs at Tucson, against the
vigorous protest Of Delegate Mark A.
Smith, whose objection to Ex-Governor
McCord was based upon the fact that
the latter Is a staunch advocate for
joint statehood.