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Show Morgan Opposes Rate Bill. Washington. Mr. Morgan, In addressing ad-dressing tia sennto on tho railroad rato bill on Monday, said thnt ho was opposed to tho bill under consideration, considera-tion, known ns tho Hepburn-Dolllvcr bill, because It created n national commission com-mission tli.tt would ultimately undertake under-take tho control of tho railroads. He said that tho bill rcpcnlod a law that was sacred to tho English-sponklng people, tho right of Jury trial, and vested in & commission tho right to dctcrmlno tho reasonableness of a rate. Ho said that tho bill took away from tho stnteti tho right to dotcrmlno what was n leasonnblo rato nnd vested tho power of determination tn a national na-tional commission. |