The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-14
SENATOR CLARK
ON The RATE BILL
Montana Statesman Presented
New Features for Consid-
Grafton of Senate.
SOME POINTS WELL TAKEN
SPEECH AIDED IN DEFEATING
AMENDMENT.
SOME POINTS WELL TAKEN
lsneeial to The HeraldN


Washington. d. C, May 13-During
discussion of the railway rate bill in the
was made by Hon. ". A. Clark Of Mon
taua:
MIR. President have listened with
great deal Of interest to the discussion OF
the measure now before this body. 1 have
followed the discussions from day to day.
but have never heretofore participated in
them, as they related chiefly to questions
Of a legal character. concerning which /
preferred to listen and 10 learn. / am
support a reasonable rate bill. and / am
confident that will be fairly satisfactory
20 all the people.
Favored Restrictions.
Il am much In favor Of the regula-
ton and restriction OF the railroads OF
the country in all of their efforts to deal
unfairly with the people as any senator
in this chamber. I am particularly in ia
Vor Of the prevention of rebates and dis
examinations against individuals, com
cipaI evils complained of, and will go as
Tar as any other member of the senate to
adopt a penal provision for the punish
meHt Of such Offenses.
I'VE have now reached the considera-
ton OF some practical questions involved
~ this great discussion. and feel it my
duty to myself and TO my constituents
and 70 the great west, which I i'm part
represent in this chamber TO submit some
observations upon the pending amend
"As l understand it. the suggestion of
ruanded by the senator from South Caro-
lima (Mr. TiIlman) concerning the opera
tons Of railroads in West Virginia.
TiIIman's Explanation.
Mr. Tiuman-Mr President
The Vice President-Does the senator
from Montana yield to the senator from
South CaTOlina2
MI Clark of Montana do.
Mr.. Tillman-If the senator will permit
me J viii correct him in that particular.
The investigation now being made by the
interstate commerce commission deals
With the general subject of coal monop-
oily and OF the merger or pooling of rail
roads i'm dealing with coal. But this par
tculdr issue Of diVClC cling coal production
ana transportation grew OUt of the pc
Utions sent in from the Red Rock Fuel
company and a half dozen or more other
private cECrnUors in Pennsylvania and
West Virginia ] have possibly twenty
more ny at my committee room, which ]
horc. cac every morning. But the expo
SitlCu of the iniquity and the outrage OF
%enS ana corporations ana having the
roads mcnoDOliZe the production and the
transportation and thc marketing OF coal
resulted from these memorials and not
from the INVESTIGATION which is going on.
when We get tho facts which that in
VeStiCation will doubtless give UG, tins
try for relief VII be so loud and strone
that the senate cannot put il off. and
do not say that the senate is now desir-
ing 70 put il off. although some senators,
realizing the difficulties. appear to want
10 postpOrc action. | myself would be
glad To nave immediate action lf II taxes
US a month 10 discuss AND so limit it that
NC viii not do any section or any interest
harm. while giving protection and relief
10 those interests which are now being
squeezed to death
Mr.. Clarl. OF Montana-I stated Mr.
President, chat I believed the amendment
offered bV the senator from West Nir-
ginia (MT. Elkinsl grow out Of the com
pIaints that we're sent from West Vir
ginia. So far as ] know, there have beer
no complaints from any other part of th'
country.
Mr.. TilIman-If the senator will permit
me. 7 have just had complaint
Mr.. Clark of Montana-As my time II
limited will ask the senator to wait unit
] get through.
Mr. Tillman-I beg the senator's pardon
Outside the Rate Bill.
Mr. Clark Of Montana-So far as that 10
cahty - concerned and possibly in othe
localities in the eastern coal regions, Their
are grievances which are properly com
planned OF and which should be dealt witt
promptly in some other manner. but il
properly belong in this rate bill. The diff
ficulties referred to are local in thei
character, and legislation of a genera
character like the proposed bill would no
entirely different, as ] will endeaYor 1
show
Z am fully in accord with my colIeagu
tMr. Carter as to what he stated concern
ing the operations of great mining com
pauies in the state of Montana ] wis
10 say further there was not a transcon
tinental railroad constructed across thi
continent that was rot obliged TO ope
Up coal mines for its own use. and no
only for its own use. but for the use O
he people settling along the lines O
farms and mines. 7 know il was i
Montana. and in Montana today three