The Washington times., 1905-11-30
Rate Measures Details
Are Far Worse Than
They Expected.
COMMISSION DOMINATED
General Opinion Is Its Voice
Was Powerful at
Conferences.

Statesmen. politicians and lobbyists.
of every shade of opinion and repre-
senting every interest. have found their
one topic Of political discussion since
last evening in the provisions Of the
Administrations railroad rate bill, which
was give publicity first and exclusively
IN The Times
Despite that considerable effort has
been devoted to making this bill APP
pear as merely tentative. II can be
stated that the conferences which re-
suited in its draft. as given in The
Times, Included the closest advisers Of
TIE President in the Senate committee.
and the two great lawyers OF his cabi-
net. Attorney General Moody and Secre-
tary OF State Root.
The bill, while thus representing the
consensus Of opinion OF a most infiuen-
tial group Of men. is not. on The other
hand. te be understood as IN any way an
uitimatum OF the President TO Congress.
Composite Work.
The President and his advisers have
little pride OF opinion in the matter
there has been from the beginning a
manifest disposition TO reach a determi-
nation as 20 the most effective method
Of securing the desired result. and then
uniting IN support OF this plan. Thus
lhe DIE that has been prepared IS no
man s measure. Probably the President
anu Secretary Root are more nearly. sat
isiied with Il than any 0f the Others
Who were concerned in its Drepara ton
II y the most common opinion that no
construction can be put uDon the meas
uHe which would Justify its characterl-
@ition as compromise In fact. fl Is
more vigorous ana straightforpard
Ai'f tiian was eNpected to come ont Of
i = series Of conferences AS was held
ineldent 10 It's preparation.
For this there are several reaso,s
0ae Of the significant ones. II is be-
i5fee on The authority oe members Of
me senate committee. is that the mem
pels oi the Interstate Commission were
gwen n msich larger part i4l ,3rafti,.
lie measure than was generally expaef-
ed would be accorded them.
Commission Stands Better.
IN this connection ii may be said with
knoFieese that the Admfnistra tom . !, >
t.sede toward some influential peonIe on
the commission has decidedly clare,a,l
- laie. ana that instead OF looking Tor
excuses TO rid that body OF them on
ne ground OF their alleged undue ga,5i-
eaHsHa he IS rather inclined 10 s.iy,a
iiief copnsels weight that was NOT
ANTICIPATED
nus i comes about that the tnvaI-
nabie experience which the sor,,,r,t.st.,--
t' hso ~ handling Interstate com
1'iei g cases has come into use IN NIL
As Tie now measure. Tho bilI - -
sa.uea as primarily "a commission b5lj /
,ta "en and lawyers who know /
.ti1 NiS"a or the commission. and ot,blf /
i7tS VINO nave followed the rar,ortg- - /
tite commission and the vriti-ss -
magazines and elsewhere Of ffe r,o-s
80 in recent years. were NOT SLOW, -
',,ili1s That the commissioners, vre,,s
lHe the bill % snap
The feelings of TIE oprone,,ts .s,
latios WI not be oversta+ed v-,.-Is- SIS
s<tiH that they received rbe s3ef.fi y I
ne piiI as shock. IL was 49, i,s 80. ol /
sllt5 hao expected Tbes- b-d ian 1
oIoe6ht 20 realize that fheiy Zen Zen
.ttli5lh ln the Senate, where mo- 80 - 1
i.opel 70 tie up the. measure. was r,le, l-s1u
- Ht' tlti ana now 10 have added -
tAeir troubles a bin which mo-, 20 /
eeterile as radical, Increased ne t-,.si ,.ls,i
~ -" WIN which they entered ,ipo1 I
a ahe festivities OF q rather lnsefIi,rf,oIIiIl !
lthkssivlng season. 4'
Await Congressman.
Willie there IS already in town = Iaree
NUMBER 81 Congressional leaders. fbe
-~' t-ttt-f NAii iiDt take place till after
today By The end OF the week Congress
viii practically be gathered here for
the opeEipg Of its sessions. and opinio,
on this and other issues Will be rn,,ch /
clarified
President Robert Mathcr. Of the Chi /
eseo. Rock Island aud Pacific road /
came 10 town yesterday TO discuss rafe
legislation with members of me con- /
nittess.
Mr @ather is one OF the great rail- 1
Ioaa lawyers OF the country ha.-t.=l
been made general counsel of the Rocl.
island system when ne was vel = ,,o,,,,,-
man He continued in tbat yoslffl.s,
"Aftns ile period of the wonderf,I ~
l'elsieH OF the system from less than
asvs1 miles 20 its TTfseuf r,,iiaae,. -
more than four times ae f,,,1.t nj "a n 81
makes H. In point OF mfIeaee ~. sr..Li. eLieii
est system ~ the collufTs- ~ = - -
eitsstea 70 tie presidency ar fbs /
sIsater HoeN Island, which is his orss-
Nj. Aiatbfr called today ON e,,,. !
lllzins Tor discussion Of M rsc5t.e 9slicie OF
legislation. Yesterday he So. lung lls
siderable time with Senator T0iIfs.oee IN IN
the same mission. When 500, tsyst ~
morning ne declined 10 discuss ne f,.t,.te
had lot had time 10 give il ne s3,,lI lie
necessary u enable him 10 pass of,s,S
ion on it. Jun
sT.zs to Baltimore and Return. srax
Pennsylvania Railroad. satsiras.. -.
sunday: tickets good on all trains es
cept Congressional Limited ana go
for return until Sunday night-Adv.