The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
DEMOCRATS ARE
MORE HOPEFUL
Consideration Of Bill in Commit
tee Of Whole Has Materially
Improved It.
(rrom our Regular Correspondent. 5

(From Our Regular Correspondcntoa 49,
WAslIINGTON, d. G., May l2.-Iho
ndvd,atcs of detective legislation folt
the governmental regulation Of railroad
charges are hopeful of the results which
have been obtained in the Senate this
week. The rate bill is now practically
complete. The House will almost GER
tainly agree to the bill as It passes the
senate, and the president has made
it very clear that the PHI will receive
his approval.
' The opponents ola strong law on the
subject, giving the Interstate Commerce
Commission anything ike absolute power
over railroad rates. are pleased. Their
delight is manifest on every hand, and
their pleasure Is written on their faces
In, capital letters, Iteis somewhat dis
concerning to the advocates of effective
legislation on the subject. this pleasure
manifested by MI. Aldrlch and his
friends. The sincere advocates of rate
bill would prefer that the opponents Of
tho bill should be more cast down.
More Satisfactory.
The result OF consideration of the
amendments to the bin In committee of
thc whole of this week has been to
improve it very materially. Tie outlook
on last Saturday night was anything
but reass,ring to tho Democrats ana
few Republicans, who wanted enacted
n law which would really regulate rail
way charges Tho President had given
his adherence to the so-called Allison
amendment which was not drawn by
Mr.. Allison, and which he absolutely re-
pudiatcd on the floor of the Senate on
last Monday. This amendment gave TO
tho Circuit Courts OF the United states
absolute jurisdiction over rates, Without
tho slightest limitation. Federal Court
could suspend by injunction any order
of the commission MS soon MS entered
and cause the order to remain IN ABBEY
ance until the case was finally passed
on by the court.
The bill now provides that this jurls'
dictiou, while not limited In such il way
rs to violate the constitutional inhhitior
against taking private property for pup
lie uses without due process OF law
shall in effect be limited by requiring
that cases from the commission shal
take precedence over other cases on tht
docket, when the review and Injunction
are sought, and the hearing on the appli
/ cation for tho same shall be had before
| the rate goes into effect,
| This Is u compromise, but IT Is ono
which Is far more satisfactory than any
hoped for by the Democrats week ago
IT is sincerely believed by honest advo
|
| will be fairly satisfactory TO the ship
rers. 1t is said to lie satisfactory to th'
carriers.
Other Features,
Senator Daniel said to-day he though
this amendment was the solution Of ar
| ncuties encountered when the Senat
took up this feature OF the suo1ecl
| While Senator Martin voted for the BAL
| lev amendment to limit the jurisdiction
OF the courts In the matter of granting
/, lnterlocutoyy degrees suspending the or
ders of the commission, Senator DAME
voted, against It,, holding that Congres
could not under the Constitution Unit
right which lies at the basis or our sys
tom of equity. The senator believes WA
4 the amended bill will, In effect. preven
the evils which We're feared BY, the al
vocates of rate regulation by the gov
! ernnent. The feature allowing a hear
ing on the subject Of the order OF n