The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-08

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cent San Francisco disaster, He said the
much-abused railroads had done greater
charity than any other person in that
connection.
Mr.. Gallinger endorsed the suggestion
saying that the railroads have issued
So. 100000 worth of free transportation in
connection with the earthquake.
Morean's Amendment.
Mr.. Morgan's amendment was agreed
to.
Mr.. Culberson then offered as SUBJ
stitute for Mr.. Foraker's amendment a
provision simply prohibiting the issuance
of free transportation to any one except
Officers and agents of the roads, minis
ters of the gospel, etc.
Speaking again to the amendment, Mr..
Foraker said that he had heard much
complaint from the south that the negroes
do not have transportation equal to that
given whites. He did not, he said want
to compel the carrying of negroes in the
same cars with whites, but would have
them given the same accommodations for
the same pay.
'Can it possibly be the design of the
senator TO incorporate this subject of
discrimination with that of free transport
tn ton, in order to strengthen it? asked
MI. Bacon, referring 10 lut StpdldtS Nthi
system of the south for negroes.
The provisions, he said, touches upon
a matter of vital importance to the south
There could be no question raised or
more vital Importance to that section.
he said. He insisted that the two mat
ters should not be coupled together,
Does the senator object to equal ac-
commoda tons for the same pay? MI
Foraker asked.
NO responded Mr. Bacon, but [ do
object to giving the interstate commerce
commission supervision over the matter.
And that l insist upon" declared Mr..
Foraker
I'm view of the fact that two-thirds
of the Senate is republican, | presume
that he can make good his boast said
the Georgia senator with warmth.
"Fire Alarm" Foraker
Mr.. Tillman deprecated the introduction
of the race issue into the rate subject.
At the same time he had no objection to
the enforcement of the law. He well
coined the recognition of southern condi-
lions by a senator who at one time had
been given the sobriquet of Fire Alarm
as had Mr.. Foraker, because of his posi-
ton on race questions.
Mr.. Bailey also accepted the amend
ment as a recognition of the state laws
on the separate car system, and therefore
welcomed II.
Mr.. Money took the opposite position.
eontending that under the proposed
amendment unless it is made mandatory
the state laws would be subordinated to it.
Mr.. Money said that the southern peo-
pie were prejudiced against the negroes
and were willing that such should be un-
derstood to be the fact. There are many
who are willing to ride with the ne
groes," he said land we are willing
that they should do so; there Is no ac-
counting for tastes
Further on he said:
IF anything could kill this bill think
the instrument has been found for do
ing so. l won't vote for rate bill having
a race clause in 1t, and | am sure there
are many on this side who will not"
The vote was then taken of Mr.. Gull
berson's substitute for the Foraker
amendment, and 1t was adopted by vote
of IS to 50, as follows:
The Vote.
Yeas-Bacon, Bailey, Berry, Blackburn,
Burkett, Clapp, Clarke of Arkansas, Clay,
Culberson, Daniel. Dolliver, Dubois. f os-
ter. Frazier Frye, Gearn, Kittredge,
Knox, LaFollette. Lattmer, Long Nc
Creary. McEnery, McLaurin. Martin,
Money. Nelson, Nixon, Overman, Pettus
Rayner, Simmons, Stone, Sutherland,
Taliaferro, Teller Tillman, Warmers.
Nays-Aldrlch. Alger, Alice, Ankeny
Brandege, Bulkely, Burnham, Burroughs,
Carter, Clark of Wyoming, Crane, Gull
lom. Dick, Dillingham;. Dryden, Elkins,
Flint, Foraker, Fulton, Gallinger, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hemenway Hopkins Kean,
Lodge, McCumber, Willard, Perkins Platt.
Piles, Scott Smoot. Warden, Wetmore-35.
Twelve republicans voted with the
democrats in the affirmative.
Mr.. Elkins then offered his amendment
preventing common carriers from engag-
ing in the production or selling of coal,
or coke, or any other commodity in COM
petition with shippers.
The discussion of the provision began on
technical lines. several senators contend
ing that as presented the amendment
would not accomplish the result desired.
and a number of amendments were pre-
scented to cure the deficiency.
The principal point of difference was
whether the paragraph should be so
worded as to prohibit carriers from en-
gaging in interstate commerce
At $40 o'clock the Senate went into
executive session. and at 5:25 p. M adj
journed