New-York tribune., 1906-02-24

| OF the refusal or failure on the part or suon
| carrier TO provide proper switches for shpPe,s > ?
and IN make proper and suitable connections
udtb Connecting lateral branch lines, through
| rates snd division of the same and just anu
fair allowances for orlgnauns tsa dIrferences
| between the parties shall pc deterHiIeo py or -
Interstate Commerce COMMISSION aea sros ssu 1h de-
rier shall abide by and carry INTO enect the us
cieion or determination of the commission anu;
failing to do so, the commission Is auIiio. das
10 compel said carrier TO comply with lls OF - .
g. ,ha nrer,ises by proper proceedings In tne
crcuit Court of the United states IN uie JuGi ;d
cJsI district through which the railroad OF saio
carrier may run
Senator I,lkns declared that he would oner
.pts .r,.rd,,ent in the Senate and obtain rec
ord vote in the hope that it would be aoop'eu-
He believed that the coal question had been set
tied to a large extent by the recent decision OF
the Supreme Court He pointed out that whle
he was earnestly in favor of provision ior d
court review, and would have supported the
bill if that amendment had been made 10 IL, aI
the same time he believed good results would
have been achieved by the adoption OF ms
amendment relating to lateral lines.
COMMITTEE CONTEST LONG.
The contest in the Senate Committee over the
railroad rate bill is a memorable one II was
started & year ago when the Esch-Townseno
bill came from the House. That measure had
hostile reception IN the committee. and after 1t
became apparent that II could not be reported
TO the Senate arrangements were made for an
investigation of the whole subject OF govern
nnent regulation of rates. The committee was
in session practically all of last summer ana
the investigation cost In round numbers $4,000
Nearly a hundred meetings were held, and these
extended into the present session or Congress-
without any report having been made
The House took up the subject again at the
present session and passed the BILL which bears
Representative Hepburn's name Senators Cul-
LON. Dolliver and Clapp became its sponsors in
the Senate. Owing TO the illness of Senator Cul-
lom. the burden OF the contest fell on Senators
Dolliver and Clapp, who defeated all amend
ments in a determined fight made by some Of the
strongest men in the Senate. Several times
there had been efforts to bring the bill to vote,
but these were fruitless until to-day.
Before the session to-day the result was in
doubt The division Of the Republican Senators
on the question Of judicial review of orders OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission left the
Democratic members IN absolute control. 1t was
apparent that If they divided the court review
amendment would be adopted. The minority
members after vainly trying to get together last
night. held a second conference early this morn
ing. The expression at the conference was TO
report the bill without recommendation OF any
character, but the agreement was not binding.
With that understanding the Democrats went
into the meeting. II not until the second
conference. in the recess of the session, that
they decided TO stand together for the Hepburn
bill. and the resolutions finally adopted