The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-08
Democrats Fathered Ef'
forts to Regulate Rates
DEBATE IN THE HUUSE
Mccall Strikes a Discordant Note
Intimating That the Supreme
Count Reflects in Its De-
cisi0ns the Policies of
the Party in Power.
CBy the Associated Press.

Washington, d. c., Feb. THE
feature of the debate in the House to-
day on the freight rate bill was the
speech of Mr.. Mccall, of Massachu-
setts, who in opposing the proposed
legislation declared that it was not 10
be imagined that the Supreme Court
would stand between the government
and its victim, following that Ltter-
ance UP with the statement that the
courts usually reflected the policy OF
the party in power. The views OF the
speakers to legislation needed were
many and varied, Dut with the eA-
ceptIon of Mr. Mccall and Mr. SID
lev. of Pennsylvania, all Were agreed
that the time had arrived for the
granting of relief.
Mr.. Richardson (Ala.'. discussed the
legal points involved. 1t was. he said
in the Federal courts that the rail-
roads get their protection. The spe-
cial court proposed by the Townsend
bill he characterized as a fifth wheel
in the judicia, wagon, with no neces-
sity for il except to embarrass the
movement for edualizing rates.
Mr. Adamson (Ga.-, took issue with
the statement of Grosvenor yesterday
and said all the world would giye the
Democrats credit for forcing action,
whether they claimed ii or not Ii
the Republicans did not complete the
legislation now ne predicted that the
country would damn them for tri-
fling. with so important matter anC
preventing action
Both parties want it," he said. "the
President now wants it. The man VINO
ought 10 have been President for the
last eight years wants it. All whe
wish to be President want il. and
Il. nj
and are invading the capitol, White
House and public pr~xs TO make knowr
their anxiety"
II, urged his colleagues hot to stoI
al Speaker CannonS adJurat1on Il
pass some kind" of a bill only. bu
10 pess the substitute OF the minor
iiy.
The Sentiments OF Bryan.
Mr.. Shackleford Ao.) said the
words of President Roosevelt, in nj:
message on the subject, were bolc
ones. spoken in behalf Of the people
bur they were but reiteration of the
sentiments of Mr.. Bryan and of thu
declarations In three Democratic plat
forms. Since then, he added. ther'
had come on The decree Of siren
ucus executiys.
Mr.. Shackleford then referred L
the recent remark of Mr. William
Democrats woulQ toc-mark tn
President on this question. II wa
not. he said. with some emphasis,
question OF toe marking the Presi
dent. ut is question of marching
shoulder to shoulder with the Presi
dent so long as he is toe marking III;
declarations OF the three last Demo
cratic platforms. 1t was also
question with the Democrats of Presi
dent Roosevelt marching shoulder T.
shoulder with the great Nebraskan
who has taken the lead in this grea
question.
The first voice raised against rat:
legislation was that Of Mr.. Mccal
fMass.) who maintained that IL Wa
incompatible with the fundamenta
principles of private pTo1erty. The
granting OF authority TO the Inter
State Commerce Commission 10 fl
rates hc said. was crossing the line
between regulation and condscatioF
in a manner that outraged the mos
patent principles of justice and he in
quired if any one could imagine
more ideal method for the destruction
Of private property and ono more
likely To corrupt the American people
The powers vested by the bill. he SaIi
were too vast and dangerous to h'
welded bv any political govcrnmen
aud were likely TO lead to the destruc
fiCn of cities and TO government own
ership Of railroads over the pathway
Of coniiscation. The very air. n
said. vibrated with the demands .
an aroused public appetite: But whc
imagines.' he inquired. that the Su
preme Court OF the United State
viii stand between the national gov
ernmcnt and its victim He de
cIarcd Immediately afterward that IN
fortunately there was Il disposition on
Tho part of the courts 10 uphold tn
policy of the party in power.
NCCalrs Words Condemned.
The expressions Of Mr.. Mccall me
with condemnation at the haiids o
MI Lamar ff'la.) who charged tina
Mr McCalls views We're those of tn
uosi complete reactiouarics OF tn,
Government against regulating tn,
railways. Mr. Mccall ne said. ha.
suokcn iIt scarcely anything but vii'
contempt for the voic" of the peopl'
when bc asserted that they did no
know What. they wanted.
Discussing the proposition itself
Mr.. Lamar claimed FOR W. j. BrvaI
aud the Democratic party the credi
Tor first stirring the people To action
an. question OF regulating freigh
rates into Congress like bombshell
H. Inserted, the Housc would hayi
sai for twenty years To come withoD
action upon it. Mr.. Lamar va
sneaking of the Hearst bill and va
Interrupted By Mr.. Sullivan (MaSa.
with an inquiry as to why Mr.. Hears
did not explain his own bill, remark