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Show COMMISSIONER MORRISON. U Talka or Intrr.stata Work and tha Political Pudding, Fix-Congressman William R. Morrison, Morri-son, of Illinois, is at the Walker. He is a member of the Inter-State Commerce commission and has returned from the northwest, where testimony was heard at Portland in the case involving the Union Pacific and the Northern. The case was that of long and short hauls, aud tho right to make an even rate for tho coast and sound customers. It is cue that effects all roads and the intermediate inter-mediate points of the trans-continental roads. "It wili be some time," continued the ex-congressman, "before tho full eff ects of the work of the commission will la'come general. Already some improvements have been made, matters mat-ters evened up and just discrimination inaugurated. The work is laborious and the committee is kopt busy. The other commissioners. Messrs. Brasrs. Veasey ami Knaff, will bo hero in a few days. Our next formal for-mal hearing wiil bo at Topeka anil afterwards Kansas City. These cases will by important, as they embrace em-brace transportation rates. From Salt Laku I shall go to Leadvillo and Denver. Den-ver. This is my first visit to Salt Lake since '40. O. U. Barrett of the city at this point stepped in the room and greeted Commissioner Com-missioner Morrison. "I would like to Lave you speak iu our democratic headquarters head-quarters tonight," said the caller. "I would bo pleased to do so," replied re-plied the ex-congressman. 1 shall leave tonight for Leadville. I am out of politics just now, kind of side-tracked. Iv term as a member of the commission will expire this year. 1 understand that you aro having a movement hero to get on national party lines. 1 desire that my party shallsticceed as in all its undertakings. "I have met a number of your democrats demo-crats Judge Jndd, Frank Dyer, Colonel Col-onel Mi'ritt a, ni others. By tne way, there's an old fi nd here, General Connor, whom I v gind to sec. 1 first met him at th" battle of Retina Vista." "How about the presidential out-lookr" out-lookr" asked tho interviewer. "I only know :is niuch about it as other people. Nothing positively can be said about tins subject, ail is guess-ifig. guess-ifig. The tleiii,erats are familiar with Ilr. Cleveland's ra.ne. made an BCiM'ptiJdc record, line, i vet" the sliver quest inn and ot her i, tatters of national H'gtii.'ic.'tlice wiil have their effect, iu the ii'sii!c:i:ial campaign. It's hard to tell what will happen In a country that grows :;s f nt as t his." |