Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-08
CONGRESS DEBATES
FREIGHT RATES BILL
Mr.. Richardson. Of Alabama, De.
livers Strong Speech.
BUREAUS REPORT ON COTTON
Senator CuIIom Says the Senate Will
Pass the Esch-T ToWnsend Bill as Pre-
pared by the House-Luke Wright
Governor General of Philippines.

pared by the House-Luke Wright
Governor General of Philippines.
/ Washington, Feb. I'm accordance
with the rule adopted yesterday the
house today in committee of the whole
convened one hour earlier than usual,
the exclusive business for the day
being debate upon the bills regulat-
ing freight rates. Mr.. Richardson
(Ala) continued his speech begun yes
terday
Several points were involved 1t
was said, he said, in the federal courts
that the railroads get their protection.
The special court proposed by the
Townsend bill he characterized as a
fifth wheel in the judicial wagon, with
no necessity for it except to embarass
the movement for equalizing rates.
Mr.. Richardson denied that the Da-
vey bill embodied any of the provi-
sions of the so-called Hearst bill.
Mr.. Rainey Qll) vigorously assert
ed that it would not have hurt the
Davey bill if the Democrats had in
corporated in it every provision Of the
Hearst bill, because it represented
"the present radical and progressive
of the Democratic parry" He support
ed the Townsend bill, because it was
more in harmony with the radical ten
dency of the Democratic party and Op-
posed the Davey bill because it did
not provide for a special court.
Mr.. Adamson (Ga.) took issue with
the statement of Mr. GrOsvenOr yes
terday and said all the world would
give the Democrats credit for forcing
action, whether they claimed it or
not. If the Republicans did not COM
plete the legislation now, he predicted
I that the country would damn them for
trifing with so important a matter
and preventing action.
Both parties want it," he said. THE
president now wants it. The man
who ought to have been president for
the last eight years wants it. Then
those who wish to be president want
it, and even the railroad presidents
want it and are invading the capital
White House and public press to
make known their anxiety"
He urged his colleagues not to stop
at Speaker Cannon's adjuration to
pass some kind" of bill only, but to
pass the substitute Of the minority.
In the Senate.
| Senator CulIom, formerly chairman
of the senate committee on interstate
| commerce favors the passage of the
Esch-Townsend bill for the regulation
| of railroad rates and says the senate
will take it just as it comes from the
house and enact it into law without
| amendment of any kind. He also eX-
pressed himself today to the Illinois
congress. nal delegation and the mem
bers of the Illinois Manufacturers as.
| sociation were here urging rate legis-
lation. Senator Cullom says time does
| not remain for satisfactory amend
ment in the senate at the present ses-
sion, and it is better to take the judg-
ment of the house than to call con-
| St6SS UdCh IOL du SALlc oS00IOA W CLA'
act railroad legislation.
Under the agreement previously
| reached, the senate entered upon the
consideration of the amendments of
fered to the joint statehood bill imme'
diately after convening at noon to-
day That agreement provided that
the entire day should be given to the
consideration of the amendments to
the bill under the ten-mInute rule,
and that vote should be taken upon
all the amendments and upon the bill.
itself prior to the adjournment Of the
days session.
The first amendment to the bill pro-
hibits the sale of liquor in Indiana Ter
ritory for ten years. Mr.. Gallinge1
offered an amendment as a substitute
to the committees provision making
the time 81 years and extending it's op
Grafton to the entire state.
By a vote of SIS to 20 the Gallinger
substitute was adopted.