The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-10-27
SENATOR P|TTMAN
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country. The building of factries
has been induced in these sections
because they were favored in the
matter of transportation rates al
tn. expense of the interior country.
1t is these great administration lead
ers from the populous cities along
the coast who have compelled this
very discrimination, who have main
tanned this discrimination, and there
fore, it is absurd to plead with them
to remove it.
Is there any wonder that these
western republican senators have
given up in despair?
Long-And-Short Haul
The only bill now pending in con-
gress. to my knowledge, looking to
the removal of this discrimination Is
the bill introduced by me and now
pending before the interstate com
merce committee of the senate. |
have no doubt that my conduct with
regard to this bill has been annoying
10 the leiueTS III the bHlteu otattS
senate. Ii is even possible that my
rude persistence is designated by
some as thorn in their sides.
Senator Henderson of Nevada,
supported by myself and other west
rem senators, obtained an amend
ment to the Esch-Cummins bill on
the floor of the senate absolutely do
ing away with the power of discrimi-
nation under the so called long-and-
short haul provisions. This amend
ment was stricken out by the confer
GO committee between the two
houses. When the question was on
the adoption of the conference re-
port on Esch-Cummins bill | attack
the conference report and urged
its. rejection on 1ne grounds. among
others, that the Henderson long-and-
short haul amendment had been
A Thorn in the Flesh
The administration stood for the
Esch Cummins bill. Poindextel
thought more of his loyalty to thu
administration than he did of hi.
duty to his state. | would have beer
willing to defeat any railroad bill /
such action was necessary to insur,
the passage of legislation protecting
any state against unjust discrimina
ton My insistance that PoindeXte
stand by his state might have bee
thorn in Poindester's side. II sc
then | am glad of it, and it did no
do any harm to the west. 1t is thi
blind following of a disinterested o
antagonistic leadership that we fin
the greatest deterrent to the advant
ment of the west.
The great leaders of the admin!
tration live on the rivers and harbol
of our country. They want the none
appropriated by the governmer
spent there and that portion Of
which is spent on the arid lands
the west cannot be spent on the ri
ers and harbors. 1t is an unpopul;
thing to offer reclamation bill ;
an amendment to the rivers and ha
bors bill. 1t is very annoying to a
ministration leaders. Such an act
a thorn in their side And yet this
the way that Senator Newlands az
ed for 10 long years, and il VI
through such a fight that he final
won reclamation for the west.
was in the minority all the time.
was in opposition to the administr
ton at every session, and yet Fra
els G. Newlands, through his pers
tance-yes, through his interferen'
possibly with other legislation, fol-
ed consideration of the Newlan
reclamation act.
My bill to absolutely elimint
the power of discrimination by ra
roads against our state is pending
fore the interstate commerce co
mittee. The chaotic condition
transportation in this country alb
lutely necessitates railroad legis
ton at the coming session of CT
gress. No matter what bill may
introduced for this purpose, my
will be offered in the committee
part of it, and if it is not mad,
part of it, and if it is not made a p
OF it in committee it will be propo'
a., an amendm on the floor of