New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-04

successor is nominated and eOnarmed NSI az az az
He 70 be- and II the tine S tbat thsn WON'T
confirm his appointments OF won't agree Win niI M
Tbe 80 ms 1o eomsson left No new appOintees
can enter In place OF those dismissed by an aEol-
lis judgment doesn't think It right TO confirm the
pSmnss N SSd e sa Be- very greatly Surprised
IL II gets out OF this committee without some
1 think the O. commissioners should be appointed
with the consent Of the Senate H. think mere ere
cause they had been unfaithful 70 their duty and
SSteT fair TRIAL e sTest ~ hs Commission That
would DO like going back 70 electns luagsssc ,b,,
bill vests in this body power final and absolute.
that IN most ps Eases S faTt rvved they inlet ali
the burdsn OF Il upon the rairYad companies until
review has declared that the order GoPaineG 70, OK
iat!on OF the Constitution Of the state or OF the
any order made by this commission. for I don't
sseys order 9 Ts sss 6 6aT man. Il seems
20 me, can object 20 altering the phraseolosy os
meaning OF the Interstate COmmeree Commission
biIi with which. I say. although granting much'
I wouldn't be satisfied.
dated Gas Company Of New York City. poured
forth the objections or the gas ana electric light
companies 20 the bill
He agreed generally with the objection advanced
they suggested. but had many special faults he
wanted corrected. He objected TO the provision
Of the bill which reads. THE commission SHAH
not Be bound by any technical rules OF evidence.
He desired the commission bound by the usual
rules IN taking and considering evidence He wanted
the bill amended in many details affecting gas and
electric meters. and asked that the following
clause be inserted:
An electric meter shall be deemed correct for the
purposes OF this section II II appears from such
examination or test that i does noe vary more tnsn
board. such test TO be made on the consumers
premises. and gas meter shall be dee med correct
STANDARD approved BY the board such examination
Mr.. Mathewson added:
do not propose in behalf OF the companies I
represent 20 argue as to the adysabity OF passing
- Sotsl'S.Ol OaI, tbj,, Sii HnrSa 1hjU - .
very poor thing. Unfortunately. perhaps, we are
already in the hands OF the adversary; we are sub
feet 20 a commission and whether you see az to
substitute another commission 20 have control is
me SS-' You introduced bin to abolish this com
W6 a AT moi see 10 me n % eprce t
the commission does not enamour US OF &C. but IL
mission bin we can only say. as we say about a
man who Is about 60 be married for the second
90 Your way without any further word nom us.
desire 6 70 can SSTT a S 70 two 9Gds9Hs
By steam roads. In the printed record which
gested Sy counsel for the gas ana eiectric co
panies The provision I'm reference 60 electrical
Than railroad or street railroad cooperation.
s L., e s,os tSers 81 tbst = raiiro5S 20 srs, III t
way corporation. not being an electrical corpora
81 no power 10 control the rates for eseey
furnished by such corporation: and there sew
road corporations and which also furnish light and
he private Citizens and Il would leave such cor
pOration without control as 70 rates. because IL
as 70 the rates for electricity as the Section Would
not apply 70 This kind Of corporation and there
only foT PrOpsHs for Hg9ting, or heating IFS cars
own use on the premises or rights OF way owned or
n has been said that the people want the act
The people do not want the act. You are entirely
OF your life There is not one person in thousand
In the state who knows what the details Of the bill
az this b but they 10 not know anything aboS
e. Not one in thousand has read Il: and let me
people OF state any proportion OF the people
S SfoS Is for the soGsideraton OF measur ths
Basis OF the enactment OF !he measure Is not, "po
and is Il reasonabls; and lee me say further that
when just and is ana so5a h ss are expSned
know the terms OF this 9et by their representa-
Senator LsmsT some years svs at a the sms % the
the Legislature TO vote in favor OF an expansion
act and he declined and returned 20 his cOnstitu-
showed Sau them that they ala not know what thsy
were talkng ebous and that justice and rght and
ought people,
not 70 be pushed forward as autonatons, " any
thing Is presented you In the name OF the people
which you find 20 be unfair or unreasonable or
unjust"
W. N. DYCKMAN SOUNDS WARNING.
William n. Dyckman. representing stockholders
OF tho Brooklyn Gas Company. warned the COM
mitt-e Ito be wary OF false guides
This distinguished Mr.. Hughes and Senator
Page showed they did not know the constitutional
law last year. and II they didn't know Il them they
don't know Il now he shouted. ~ will force
Senator Page TO acknowledge that he does not
know the constitution this year. I win force him
to acknowledge that he Is wrong" Senator Page
smiled broadly at this. and Mr.. Dyckman failed
to "show UP tbs Senator's ignorance"
Mr.. Dyckman urged that the part OF the bnl re-
ferrins to charges for gas and electricity be
just and equitable or" said he. 'have II read Just
reasonable and fairly remunerative"
Another objection advanced the prohibltion
OF the companies from issuing pTOmissory notes lie
sad
Instead Of trying TO show that the act Is IN
constitutional or trying 10 make the act unconstit1-
constitutional Now, YOU have got 20 put In there
something like the clause Mr. Mathewson suggests
70 show that the tolls shall be just and reasonable
remunerative."
The words Just reasonable and fairly rernurera-
tive We're the words adopted IN the United States
congress after six months debate. 1 have my
authority for II here In Senator KnoS's specialize
last speech on the sub3cct-which carried the day.
Further than that. say TO you that there Is an
other reason IL was the intention of this bin. al
Trainer OF this bill, to prevent any review by the
courts said, In the second place. that the bill