New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
Votes to Place Pipe Lines Under
Interstate Commerce Commission.
ITrOn Ths tribune Bureau

Washington. May 4-The President won q
great victory In the Senate to-day when that
body by unanimous vote adopted the Iodgs
amendment placing the Standard Oil Company
under the supervision OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission The disclosures regarding
the methods Of this concern had hardly been
revealed by the reading Of the Presidents
message and the submission OF the special
report on the operation OF the Standard ON
Company prepared by Commissioners Garfield
OF the Bureau OF Corporations. when the SeuatA
took favorable action on the Lodge amendment,
This amendment Is regarded as aimed esDe-
cially at the Standard Oil Company, and win. it
Is believed. operate largely to check the monoD-
oily hitherto enjoyed by this corporation. with
the slight amendments made by Mr. Lodge vheu
the provision was under consideration TODAY. fs
provides that "any corporation or persons en-
gagged IN the transportation OF oil or other com
modify except water, or natural or artificial
gas. by means Of pipe lines. or partly by pipe
lines and partly by railroad or partly by pine
lines and partly by water shall be subject to
the provisions Of the Interstate Commerce Law.
The Senate. after hearing the administrations
report on the operations OF the Standard on
Company. adopted this amendment by a vote
OF 75 too
Working under the agreement reached last
week. the Senate rejected two amendments
offered by Senator Foraker whereby A y,1e
sought TO eliminate from the provisions Of the
Interstate Commerce act all corporations en-
saged in the receipt. delivery and elevation
OF property transported and the ventilation. re-
frigeratiOn or icing OF such property. An
amendment offered by Mr.. McCumber prOvidine.
explicitly. that refrigerator. cold storage or other
freight cars. whether owned by the carrier or
by other persons. shall be subject to the Drovi-
siOns OF the Interstate Commerce act was re-
1ected and the consideration OF an amendments
offered by Senator Tittredge providing thar
companies or persons owning. leasing, manae-
ing or operating cars used in the transportation
Of livestock and other property shall be deemed
common carriers within the meaning Of the act
was begun.
On the whole the days proceeding was per-
functory, being rendered. so by the general
knowledge OF the fact that the Republican Sem
ators were on the eve OF an agreement that
would determine the character Of the bill. There
was an evident general disposition to await that
agreement. and an adjournment over tomorrow
was taken for the purpose OF permitting Il TO
be perfected
The Senate began its session by listening TO
the reading Of the Presidents message On
motion Of Mr. Foraker. the message was ordered
TO lie on the table.
In making the motion Mr. Foraker said: 1t
covers nearly all the questions under considers
tiOn In connection with the pending bill"
This action was followed by the adoption or
a resolution offered by Mr.. CulberSOn directing
the Secretary of Commerce TO forward TO the
Senate a COPY Of the full report Of the COululis-
siOner OF Corporations. a summary only OF which
was transmitted in connection with the Presi-
dents message