The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-20
Martin
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That III Dcn1oesrtia,t As Is.
I,ikcly3 u Oppose The
MOI YETs oU o THE WOODS
Jamestown l3i IL 1 I:l'l Better.
szz8ass On Chances Now Than s5
3lLEct.
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fF&S Senator Thomas s. n1aktltl arrived 4 in
tho City last night from Washington, hay
" Ing come down to argue n \ cnse before
II tile Supreme Court nf Appeals of Vir-,
Mt Daniel 1Inrman, OF charlottesville,
ID iii tho cnse. Il III \, il \ #
I'M S 81 The senator stated that he had nothing
.s5& to say as Ito politics and his Il campaign
Ss for re- elect ion. and TINT lie was % busy
WI "a think al Or. discuss thing else but
n tlietB business before Congress 88s ct t,ls
sii tinieS We are III the inidstSo & short
u session, and i IS crowded witt work,
HI and cverybodySls busy trying to dispose
ssss Of Som d Bof this mass Of business. VI N #
9s Senator Martin stated last night tina I! he
was heartily in favor ~ measure con-
I ferrit1g tho rate-making power on the
ssInterstateS Commerce Commission. M lille
Ss4 "a was not certain that there would be
iSS rat 8 eguln ton bill got through tho
IA Senate ut this session, he4E had come to
NJ believe & u was the Intention of n the Re-
ssf2 p,,lblicans TO a orcc such @ a h measure
sSs through the House, and to try get t
through the Senate a the present ses-
slo on ss5i VI ,3s .8
II do 4 not know Of any Democratic
senet tor who Will oppose tho bill ifi i
s does what it processes to dos and gives yes
ssssSst lle Interstate Commerce Commission
Ft Tho authority to regulate IA tes, by giving
S&,ft tho power to name a ra to, " sai the
is5 ecna Tor. @fft.Jf there is opposition or obs
IN struction 4 It will have to come from Re-
84publicans, ana I have said as much to
Y Republican sena tors ~. 3a3i
Doesn't Favor a COURT.
5883 Senator Martin has 4al along taken q
4 keen Interest In he efforts being ma de
Az Is enact rate legislation. and - I is mot
unlikely that he vii 9offer some Important
ia q men1dmcnts To- tho bill which the Rcpub-
gs leans Will Introduce. provide ~ til is 9 {
he character which has been outlined
lsa 3 Senator Martin said yesterday 1t he
$s$s VA = opposed TO tle creation o la special
SS court for the purpose OF hearing appeals
q from the decisions of the Interstate COM
nerce Commission. III II o. thinks that q
court created for the purpose $ot5 hearing
fs$ IA te cases exclusively would be inclined
to srende r decisions - Il q ccordance with
what the public expected q them. 81. 1
Il Senators Martin IS llsogtnclined To think,
Stliats the Intersta te Commerce. Commission
Should lie larger, composed of pro bnloly "
i Hire mem bcrs, and that these should be
i a appointed from d ifferen t. sections Of he
III coin try, q and not taken indiscrlm lnately
50 that the majo N tyS could come from one
section Of H the country. ! 4ff act, the:
sjsena tor8we1t even further, and suggested
the subdivision ofSthe United States Into
districts for commissioners, so that each
s district so constituted should he entitled
Il to- al tmember6of the 5colnnissi sion
I He expressed himself in favor Of p-5
5&peals from decisions of the commission:
t9sto$ the regular circuit courts oftthe United
S states. and {$f from these to K the circuit
D court of appeals and the United States
y Supreme Court. liz certain cases. Ills
n plan would providetthat$ifsth the commission
ii decided a case its decision should be
4 made operative from the date 4 XIX was
rendered until reversed by the courts.
u I'M other words, AZ Sappeal from the com
Il mission to the courts Should not stay the
II operation OF the commission s decision
d but thatsit should become operative and
Y. remain so unless reversed by the courts.
" HE thinks that a case arising In q judi
Il cial district should lie appealable to the
K circuit court for that district. If the
n existing circuit courts are not sufficiently
& numerous, they should be Increased. 6
~! Still in the Woods.
Asked II as to the statement attributed
Ito, him that the Jamestown, terGentenary
Il bill$was now III better shape and better
n prospects than ever before, the senator
sscorTohorated that publication stating that
slleH and Senator Daniel had recently gone
& to SEQ Representative Tawncy III the In
terestg Of the measure. II t {is inotgout Of
NJ +; the woods YETI added tho senator.
"a sked as to the prospect 6of$an nddl-
S1ional appropriation for q nublie build
ing for Richmond at this session.. the
senator stated that there was small
chance Of getting any additional appro-
Il prlation at tho short session. Every eff
y fort IS being made by the ma1ority6to
keep down appropriations, which have
& already reached an unusual figure,
GREYS AT. INAUGURATION