Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
DRAWING THE LINES
Significant Vote Cast in the
Senate.
CONSERVATIVES, RADICALS.
Bailey Amendment to the Railway.
Rate Bill
DEFEATED, SO NAYS TO % YEAS
Proposed to Restrict the Courts
Course Of the President Strongly
Criticised by Texas Senator.
CONSERVATIVES, RADICALS
Bailey Amendment to the Railway
Rate nill
DEBATED, 52 NAYS TO % YEAS

The vote in the Senate today on the Bal
ley amendment to the railway rate bill dis
closed the factions in the Senate, The line
was clearly drawn between the conserva-
tives and radicals in both parties and
showed the conservatives to hold the whip
hand by large majority. Only three re-
publicans voted with Senator Bailey,
Messrs. La Toilette, Hale and Burkett al
though the radicals have been claiming all
kinds of strength in the Senate.
On the other hand, eight democrats voted
with the conservatives, namely Messrs.
Bacon. Clark of Montana, Culberson OF
Texas. Daniel, Morgan, Newlands Pettus
and Taliaferro.
Senators Slow in Arriving.
Notwithstanding the anxiety professed
by senator's to expedite the consideration
of the railroad rate bill, there were not a.
dozen present today when. at ii o'clock
an hour in advance of the usual time-the
Vice President raped for order. The alb
sentees came In in rapid succession how
ever, so that when the rate bill was taken
up, at 11:40 o'clock, there was an average
attendance.
Senator Allison was prompt In presenting
the first of his compromise amendments
but the consideration of them was DELAYED
ioF SoHle minutes Wnfle various senator's
gave their views on the pass question. This
first amendment strikes out the words
fairly remunerative" from the fourth sec
tfan of the bill as descriptive of the rates
which the interstate commerce commission
may prescribe. The amendment was adopt
ed without debate or division.
Senator La Toilette made objection to the
second amendment, limiting to two years
the continuance of the commissions orders.
He moved to strike out the limitation and
spoke in support of his motion, saying he
could see no reason for the provision.
In response to this objection Senator Knox
said that the interstate commission had rec
commended limiting to one year because of
the rapidly changing situation in this coun-
try.
But the Wisconsin senator was not con-
vircea, and he proceeded by declaring his
conviction to be that if the provision Is to
stand the public will receive little benefit.
Mr.. La Follette's motion was voted down
and the Allison amendment was then
adopted.
After two Of the Allison amendments to
the rate bill had been adopted Senator Bal
ley presented his amendment prohibiting in
ferior United States courts from issuing
temporary injunctions against the orders of
the Interstate commission.
The President Arraigned.
Senator Bailey charged President
Roosevelt with reversing his own posi-
tion on that question. He quoted from
messages and speeches of the President
upholding, he claimed, his contention that
the President was once in favor of the
Bailey position.
Senator Bailey said that the President.
in one announcement, had twice declared
his position to be in favor of the commits
sions rate standing until reversed by the
courts. He declared that so scholarly a
man as the President would not repeat
himself in one statement except that he
understood what he was saying.
Referring to the Presidents speech at
Raleigh Senator Bailey asserted the
President then added the maximum rate
proposition to his program, but stuck to
his original plan for no suspension. Sen
ator Bailey said he had every right to as
sumo that the President would stand fast
for the proposition, but the President has
committed both himself and friends
against a proposition that might fairly
be described as his own Mr.. Bailey said
he Joined the Presidents friends in de-
ploring that he did not keep his face
against emasculating this bill.
Whether it was that the President was
weary of the contest and surrendered. or
whether he yielded to appeals, for party
harmony he will find 1t difficult. Senator
Bailey declared, to explain to the Ameri-
can people why he raised their hopes and
fulfilled them in such slight manner
He said the so-called Allison amendment
was the work of the President, and de-
clared that he had failed to justify the hope
he had aroused. He then renewed his argu-
ment In support of the right of Congress to
restrict the power of the ordinary federal
courts. He said: THE rates fixed by the
commission are the law of the land and the
inferior courts should not be permitted TO
negative them.
Bailey Amendment Defeated.
On roll call the Bailey amendment was
lost, % to "a, as follows:
Yeas-Bailey, Berry, Blackburn, Burkett,
Clarke (Ark.), Clay, Dubois, Foster, Fraz-
Ter, Gearin Hale, LaFollette, Latimer, Nc
Creary, McEnery, McLaurin Martin, Over
man. Rayner, Simmons, Stone, Teller, TIL
man-23
keny. Bacon. Beveridge, Brandegee, Bulke-
ley. Burrows Carter Clapp. Clark (Mont.h
Clark (Wyo), Crane. Culberson. Cuilom,
kins, Flint, Foraker. Frye. Fulton, Gal
linger, Gamble, Hansbrough, Hemenway.
Hopkins, Kean, Kittredge, Knox, Long,
McCumber, Millard Morgan. Nelson. New
lands, Nixon. Penrose,. Perkins. Pettus'
Piles. Platt. Scott, Smoot, Spooner, Suther-
land, Taliaferro. Warner. Wetmore-54
Senator Culberson presented an amend
ment to the rate bill requiring that lnJunc-
tions should not be granted without hear
ings, and also imposing other conditions.
The provision was opposed by Senator
Carter not because of It's requirements for
hearings, but because 1t covers SO many
other subjects Whlch nad not received con-
s.deration. 1.-THE closer we remain to the
original text of the bill the more certain
we are to secure logical legislation" he
said.
The amendment was voted down 20 to %.
q strict party vote, except that Sena tor
La Toilette voted In the affirmative with
the democrats.
Mr.. Bacon's Amendment Lost.
Senator Bacon offered an amendment re-
quiring hearings on injunction proceedings
and requiring also the presence of two
judges, one of whom shall be a circuit
Judge. at such proceedings Mr. Bacon
spoke in support of his amendment.
Senator Allison replied to Mr.. Bacon by
saying that further along he would offer
an amendment covering the same ground,
and he believed In a more effective way.
He said that under his provision there
Judges would be required.
Senator Dubois supported the Bacon
amendment, saying that he would favor any
provision Increasing the difficulties In the
way Of interference with the orders OF