The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-10
Says UNCLE. SAM
WILL OWN ROADS
This Is Senator Morgan's View
of Railroad Rate Bill
Results.
DOES NOT LIKE TO
VoNTEMPLATE SUCH END
Holds That Proposed Measure
Will DO Away With
Sacred Rights.

WASHINGTON. April 9.-Mr. McLaurin
ond MIR, Morgan addressed the Senate
TO-DAY on the railroad rate question tho
former advocating legislation and the lat
ter opposing
The Mississippi Senator announced b,r
intention to support an amendment pro-
wang Tor court review OF the decisions
OF the Interstate Commerce commission
ana also stated his adherence TO the
Bailey act prohibiting the temporary sus-
pension or the commissions orders by the
interior courts. He criticised what he
characterized as an effort TO inject poll
Ties into the consideration Of the bill.
Advocates Competition.
Mr- Morgan took tho position that the
proposed legislation was an Interference
with the rights OF the States TO control
the corporations created by themselves
una salu that the best way to cncck cX-
orbitant railroad rates was To keep the
waterways in such condition as To insure
competition
Repeats Sacred Law
Mr.. Morgan. I'm addressing the Senate
on the railroad rate bill saiu that he was
opposed TO the bill under consideration
Known as the Hepburn DolliveT oill be-
cause II created National commi sslon
that would ultimately come under the
control OF the railroads He said that the
bill repealed a law that was sacred to the
Englisn-speaktEg people, the right of Jury
trial and vested In commission the
right to determine the reasonable OF
n rate. He said that the bill took away
from the States the right to determine
what was a reasonable rate and vested
the power of determination in q National
commission,
Government Will Own.
In the end" he said "the United States
Will own all tho railroads q condition
which he did not like to contemplate He
spoke Of the dangers OF the management
OF the railroad systems OF the United
States by nifty magnates, and predicted
"a cyclone Of socialism," with consequent
wreckage OF values, as the result of their
unbridled control OF this great power He
believed the States could control the
roads single-handed. but II aid from the
National Government was necessary il
could be granted by a few simple enact
uents without entering upon an effort TO
regulate rates.
Constitution Violated.
Mr.. Morgan said that the proposed en-
actment was intended TO secure control
OF the railroads by a process OF constric-
ton, and he declared that inasmuch as
the railroads were private property this
was a violation OF the constitution-the
taking of property without due process OF
law.
THE people OF the States that have
built the roads refuse to submit them to
the control Of Congress" he said. "The
United States cannot control the roads
because they have no proprietorship In
them: the States can control them, be-
cause they have proprletorshlp in them
through their charters"
Would Restrict Privileges.
Outlining the Congressional legislation
he would support he said he would deny
TO any railroad, the majority OF whose
stock was controlled by another company
or held In another State than that In
which the road was owned the privilege
of doing an interstate business. He said
also that he should not favor policy
that would prevent a judicial review of
the findings OF a railroad commission,
The Senate adjourned a i25 p m after
an executive session OF five minutes dura-