The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
M CALL Is STRONG AGAINST MEASURE Says Court Decisions Favor the
 Party in Power OPPOSES FREIGHT BILL MT. shakelford Says That President Roosevelt's Words are But Re-
 iteration of Those of MT.
 Bryan.
OPPOSES FREIGHT BILL

Washington, February 7.-The feature Of the debate ia the House today on the lIeisht Dlll was the speech of MT. Me CaH or Massachusetts who is opposing tHe proposed legislation. lie declared that u was not to be imagined that the su- PreHle court would stand between the government and its victim, following that utterance up with the statement that the courts usually reflected the policy of the party in power.
 The views of the speakers as to legisla- tion heded We're many and varied, but With the exception of Mr Mccall and MT. sibley of Pennsylvania all were agreed that the time had arrived for the granting of relief
 MT. Shakelford of Missouri said the words of President Roosevelt in his mes- sage on the subject were bold ones. spoken in behalf of the people, but they were but a reiteration of those of Mr. Bryan and of the declarations in three democratic platforms.
 MT. Shakelford then referred to the recent remark of Mr Williams of Mss issippi, the minority leader. that the dem ocrats would toe the mark with the ffesident on this question. It was not. ne said with some emphasis a question of toe marking with the President.
 It Is a question of marching shoulder to shoulder with the President so long as he is toe-marking the declarations of the three last democratic platforms
 Tt also was a question with the demo- crats of President Roosevelt marching shoulder to shoulder with the great Ne braskan who has taken the lead in this great question 9
 Don't Lag Behind.
 He urged his colleagues not to lag l..1a aff,I IL. ed for correction of all the abuses, and he added. we are toe-marking the President when we are not including or incorporating within our bill. one-third of the remedies he has demanded "
 The first voice raised against rate legis- lation was MT. MaeCall who maintained that it was incompatible with the funda- mental principles of private property. The granting of authority to the interstate commerce commission to fix rates. he said was crossing the line between regulation and conhscation in a manner that out ragged the most patent principles of jus tee. and he inquired if anyone could imagine a more ideal method for the destruction of private property, and one more likely to corrupt the American peo- pie. The powers vested by the bill, he said. were too vast and dangerous to be wielded by any political government, ana were llhtly To iedd 10 the ueSlTutllOn of cities, and to government ownership of railroads over the pathways now pri- Vately controlled.
 mpugns Supreme Court.
 The very air vibrated with the demands of aroused public appetite. But who imagines," he inquired that the su- preme court of the United States will stand between the national government and its victim?" He declared immediate ly afterward, unfortunately there was a disposition on the part of the courts tc uphold the policy of the party in power.
 Further opposition to rate legislation at this time came from MT. Sibley, Pennsyl- vania, who called on his eo.eagues to pause and ponder before they acted He reiterated his views heretofore expressed that there should be larger opportunity to gather information as the basis of in- teligent action.
 Mir. Lamar, Florida, charged that Mir. McCalls views were those of the most complete reaetonaries against regulating the railroads
 Mir. Lamar while speaking of the Hearst bill was interrupted by MT Sullivan, Massac chusetts. with an inquiry as to why Mir. Hearst did not explain his own bill. remarlSlng that he failed to note any elucidation of 1t. MT. Lamar tartly replied that he was unable to furnish elucidation and comprehension at the same time. Immediately thereafter. MT. Lamar was forced to admit, in answer to MT. Williams that neither himself nor his minority colleagues on the interstate and foreign commerce committees at any of it's conferences. had proposed to put private car lines in the bill they were trying to report
 After listening to message rom the President recommending board of sur vey for the Philippine archipelago, the House at 503 D. m. adjourned until to- | morrow at Il a. m
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