Speech of Hon. John H. Reagan, of Texas
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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. John H. Reagan, of Texas: Made in the House of Representatives, on the 1st Day of June, 1880; Discussing the Problem of the Regulation of Railway Transportation of Inter-State Commerce The House being in Committee of the Whole, and having under consideration the bill (H. R. No. 4748) to establish a board of commissioners of interstate commerce, and for other purposes; and the proposed substitutes for said bill by Mr. Reagan and Mr. Mclane - Mr. Reagan said: Mr. Chairman: These bills relate to the most important questions before Congress. They are pressed on our attention by numerous petitions from the people of every State in the Union, and by the people and the press of the country, demanding action at our hands. The Legislatures of New York, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Iowa have passed resolutions favoring such action by Congress as will restrain the monopoly powers of the railroads engaged in transporting interstate commerce, and as will restrict and control their power to levy discriminating charges and unjust exactions on our commerce. Political conventions of a number of States and of all political parties have passed resolutions for the same purpose. These bills relate to the freight rates and charges, directly or indirectly, of the whole internal commerce of the United States, amounting to about thirty billions of dollars worth annually. They are intended to influence and control the action of the railroads of the United States, now aggregating about eighty thousand miles in length, and constructed at an aggregate cost of nearly five billion dollars in money. The broad extent of our country and the great diversity of its climate, soils, productions, and fabrics create a necessity for a large commercial interchange. The grain and meats of the West are carried to their markets in the East and South; the cotton, sugar, and rice of the South are carried to the East and North; while the manufactures of the East are carried to the West and South. Our articles of export are carried from the interior to the sea, and our imports from the sea to the interior. Much of this commerce traversing long lines of transportation, our whole people are interested in cheap transportation and steady rates of charges. Our vast railroad system is controlled by those interested in high rates of transportation and, as I may show further on, in unjust discriminations in their charges both between individuals and places. The great question which arises in the consideration of these bills is whether our vast internal commerce shall remain subject to the absolute control and grasping avarice of these railroad corporations or be placed under the protection of just and wise laws, which shall protect the interests of the people and at the same time conserve and protect the railroad interests of the country. The first question which arises in this discussion is as to the constitutional authority of Congress to pass laws for the regulation of commerce among the States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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