The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-30
sENTR|Es or
PENNSY WERE
TAKING A NAP
When They Awoke Their
ScalpS We're Dangling
From Texans Belt.
GILLESPIE'S SLICK
MOVE FOR VIRGINIAS
Resolution Adopted BY House In
curing Into Control Of Three
Railway Lines.
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BEEN OPERATED AGAINST
vlRGINIAs' COAL INTEREST
Dalzell Awakens Too Late to De-
feat Object, Which is to Show
That Pennsylvania Rail
roads Methods Are
Unlawful and
Unfair.
Resolution Adopted By House In
quiring Into Control Of Three
Railway Lines.
BEEN OPERATED AGAINST
VIRGINIAS' COAL INTEREST
Ct'r6m our Regular Correspondents

tFrdrn Our Regular CorrespondentD
WASHINGTON. d. c., January a.
The country and the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will be as surprised as was Con.
gress to-day, when resolution was got
through the House calling ON the Presis
dent for information regarding the con-
troll of the chesapeake and Ohio, the
Norfolk and Western and the Baltimore
and Ohio. all parallel. coa-carrying
roads. Representative Gaines. of West
Virginia, introduced a resolution Of this
character two years ago, but it was not
pressed, and nothing came of 1t. AS a
matter of fact nothing was expected of
it, The influence of the Pennsylvania
in the purlieus of Conrgess, with the
present party in control. is SO well re-
cognized and has been demonstrated ON
so many occasions that it was not be-
lleved to be possible to get the resolu-
tion through.
1t Wasn't Dream.
But Representative Gillespie, OF Texas.
got it through today, and SO slick was
he about it the House sat up and rubbed
its eyes when Ii was realized that Ire;
had accomplished the apparently im-
possible. Al, attempt was then made by
Representative Dalzell. the lieutenant
floor leader for the Republicans, and
recognized as one of the best friends Of
the Pennsylvania Railway. the steel trust,
the sugar trust, the leather trust and
any other old trust that exists under 4
protective tariff, ever had or ever can
nj .1,.,H Gtic
cceded in having done. But he failed and
for the first time In this Congress, tho
organization was turned down and the
resolution will go to the President.
Representative Stevens, of Texas, tried
to call up his resolution calling on the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
information regarding alleged high rates
on cattle shipped to market from Texas
points.
1t had been introduced Il week before
and Mr.. Stevens claimed that 1t was priy-
LEGGED. as 1t asked for information But
the Speaker ruled that it was not privi-
legged, as it was not addressed to the head
of department.. when must be the form
of privileged resolution. Objection
made to its immediate consideration
caused it to be referred to n committee.
Uncle Joe" Was With Him.
Representative Gillespie got the eye
which was addressed to the President, as
the logical head of the Interstate Com
merce Commission 1t appeared to mect
the objection of the Stevens resolution
and was adopted without a voto in tho
negative.
a moment after the vote was taken.
Representative Daizel, who had appar-
emily been paying little attention 10 the
proceedings, sprang to lissss feet He de-
clared that a resolution which was not
privileged could not be made such by
merely addressing 1t to the President.
but the resolution has been adopted"
said the Speaker.
Then I move to reconsider the vote
by which 1t was adopted said tho
Pcnnsylvania Representatives lie was de-
termined if possible to get that rcsolu-
tion In committee pigeonhole.
Dalzell Gets Excited.
There was some doubt as to whether
the resolution had been agreed to, and
the stenographer had to read his notes
to make certain. Mr.. Dalzell then in
sisted on his motion to reconsider He
was evidently excited ii not angry
Mr.. Gillespie moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table, and the Dal-
zell motion was tabled by "a vote of la2 "A
yens to 90 nays,
The resolution will go to the Prcsident.
who will refer ii to the Interstate Con,-
merce Commission Tic commission has
a mass of facts relating to the control OF
tho three railway lines by the Pennsyl-
yania, and it is believed a reply will be
prompt.
1t is alleged that the control Of tho
Chesapeake and Ohio and THE Norfolk and
Western by the Pennsylvania has worked
enormous harm TO Virginia and West
Virginia interests
Virginians Sidetracked.
The Virginia roads had formerly done
much to unhuild the sections through
which they ran, and had accomplished
almost miraculous results in the Develop
ment of the coal beds OF Southwest Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, But since the r
Pennsylpani,l secured control of the roads
all interests have heen sl,bortnated to
tic interests of tho territory through
which the PENNSYLVANIA ran,
The ninors of tho Pncakontas ana t'iat
Top District gsheraily met hero last #
spring TO protest against the discriminta-
ton in rates by tho Pennsylvania In favor
dt the Pci,hsylyani,s mines and against
tho mines on the Norfolk and Western
and tho New River and Kanawla mines
olGthe Chesapeake and Ohio, Tho protest
was so strong that the railway company
yielded, aud che Nslfsinia end West yir-
Gtnia miners were gwen q show. though 4