The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
PRESIDENT
 AND PULLMAN Big Stick and Pitehfork
 at Work. cARMAcK SPEAKS ON RATES Says He is Ready to Help the
 Administration.
 
cARMACK SPEAKS ON RATEs
The Tenneasee Senator Does not Be- neve That Court Review Amend mens to the Measure Is
 Essential.

Washington, March 29.--The senate today listened to speeches on the rail- road rate bill by Messrs. Clay, Car mack and Newiands and then debated and passed bill which provides for the reorganization of the medical de- partment of the army by authorizing the appointment of officers to take the place of contract surgeons
 All the senators who spoke on the rate bill indicated purpose to sup port it, but Mir Clay expressed the hope that 1t would be so amended as to afford d limited court review of the interstate commerce commission.
 MT Hale criticised 4ae military med- ical bill as showing tendency of in- crease in the army which he said was not desirable in time of peace.
 Mir. Ellxins like Mir. Aldrieh assert ed that the friends of the bill do not agree in It's interpretation.
 The trouble is not among the friends of the bill" said Mr. Nelson. but among the enemies One class opposes on high constitutional grounds; an- other contends for the right of review. while third class, like Mir. Elkins, stands out against any regulation at all
 Mir. Elkins replied by declaring that he Is the best friend the bill has and that his only reason for desiring to have the bill amended is to make 1t strong. He declared that he Is even a better friend of the measure than eith- CT MT. Deliver. Mir. Nelson or Mir. Till man.
 Mir. Clay took the position that Con- gress and the power to fix a standard of rates giving just compensation; that both the carrier and the shipper should have authority to go into the courts to determine the question of just com pensation; that the power to issue in- functions should be hedged about with all proper restrictions and that car riers should be confined to their own business.
 Big Stick and Pitch1orA.
 When the big stick keeps cofnpa- ry with the pftchfarK. surely the haI- cyon days of politics have come" said Mir Carmack. when he took the floor to speak on the rate bill. He declared that the bill was the legitimate out come of Democratic demands and call ing attention to the fact that the Re- publican platform had made no de- mand for Legislation. said the Demo- cratic party had triumphed even in it's defeat As for himself. he was con- tent to stand beside the Senator from South Carolina as The guide. coun- sellor and friend of the administra- ton.
 He then entered into argument to show the necessity for railroad legis- lation and said he knew of no better way of providing the necessary re- straints upon the roads than through a commission.
 Referring to the lack of agreement on the pending bills MT. Carmack ex- pressed the opinion that 1t is better than 1t will be after amendment He did not consider court review pro- glslon essential
 The bill providing for the reorgan- ization of the medical department of the army was next taken up and MT. Hale again voiced his opposition to the measure. He repeated his argument against the present Increase of the army
 "I do not believe that the people gen orally want the army augmented in time of peace" said Mir. Hale. "On the contrary, they want 1t decreased and it Is not good legislation to increase the force. either in detail or in the total"
 The bill passed by vote of 42 to 5.
 At 4:35 D. m. the Senate went into executive session and at 4:40 adjourn ed until Monday.