The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12


S Journal Special Service.
81 Washington, Dec. 12.-Some people
where are Beginning to wonder whether
NSenator Foraker Of Ohio Intentionally
,Lhas set himself to the task Of defying
1.-THE administration and the party man
iIagement generally.
Il He introduced resolutions in the SEN
ate Yesterday and made a threat that
;Iunless they were adopted no statehood
i4bill could be passed, the inference being
sdthat he himself would hold up any meas
1fure passed by the house, even it it
atshouId be adopted by the republican
fcaucus in the senate.
d Gossips Are Aroused.
4 This fact, taken in, connection with
k&he celebrated speech of Senator For
Saker in Ohio, in which he took direct
n Issue with the president on the railroad
drate question, has given rise to an i'm
nmense amount of gossip at the capitol,
9as well as among the crowds that throng
1 Senator Foraker's attitude on the
-1gtatehood question was we'll defined dur,
Hing the last congress. He did not act
ewith majority of the party, but he had
Sso many republican assistants that moth
ding was thought Of this tact rms ms year.
oSAASSoNA A>~e
,Inounced his opposition to the two state
ihood bills and is quoted on authority as
4sayine that unless, Arizona and New
,,Mexico are separated entirely from the
statehood propositiol- and permitted to
vote by w oh nof perm any leg
atslation If he can prevent 1t in the SEN
oRte. ,.,4
9 A. tho Same time Senator Foraker
tiumped into the arena with persistent
ATTACK on the railroad rate policy OF
the president. There was no necessity
~~ for such debate. The subject was not
properly before the senate, but was
omerely up incidentally owing to the
introduction of a. rate bill Of his own
fby Senator Tillman of South Carolina. :
Neither the pronunclamento in regard
ITO statehood nor the formal speech in
uthe senate in opposition to the railroad
rate bill, which never has been consld !,
-eered by the senate at all, was at al
enecessary at this time, so that this led
Vito the belief that Senator Foraker in
attends to cross swords openly with the
epresident and his administration. There
lare all sorts Of political gossip afoat IN
rthis connection, and it centers about
tthe presidency and the Ohio senatorial
succession. Ill.,.
- Will Fight Rate Bills
A noticeable thing was that Foraker
was the open opponent of the legisla-
ntion suggested so strongly by the presi-
, odent and soon to be passed by the
1house. backed up by a nearly unanimous
4 F!vote Half a dozen southern, senators
took issue with the Ohio leader on ques-
Etions of law and these same men init
port the president, while Mr.. Foraker
fannounced that he proposed to fight
orailroad rate legislation and that he
hwould speak on it at much greater
rlength hereafter.
Senator Foraker's term expires
.eMarch 30, 1909. This is a year after
hthe next presidential election. The re,
4nmakes the state, for the time being at
qleast, a doubtful one. Political leaders
ION both sides recognize that it would
snot be extraordinary if che candidate
of either or both parties should be an
eOhio man. For this reason the attitude
aof Senator Foraker in opposition to the
Settled policy Of the administration
message is good deal of mystery.
The Senate Debate.
Railroad-rate regulation was dis
beussed at great length yesterday in
the senate. 1t was viewed both from
1.-The ground of necessity and constitu-
ationality. A large number of senators
were drawn into the debate, which fin
ally settled down into technical argu-
Lment between Senators Bailey and For
"a Y ker on the right of a state legislature
sto delegate. the ratemaking power to a
Estate commission.
{ The rate question was brought up by
eSenator Pillman, who explained bill
che introduced empowering the inter
Estate commerce commission to fix a
maximum rate, to take effect within
thirty days after the rate charged has
been found unjust and unreasonable
this rate to remain operative until
changed by the commission. His bill
samends the organic act Of 1887 creating
ethe interstate commerce commission and
deals with but the one proposition OF
fixing maximum rates.
Mr.. Tillman said his purpose was to
get at the concrete idea involved and
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