The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12
COMPROMISE WILL 5S
BE PASSED TODAY.
Elkins Getting Much Praise for
Amendment Originally Pros
posed BY Senator Daniel, 8#
of Virginia-Anti-Pass S
Provision Likely MI
Be Modified. 5.8s III
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# WASHINGTON, May Ill. - Sel1ator{g
Balcys n-suspension amendment, IL III
Grlylng to orders Of the Interstate CONF
4inerce Commission as covered by the raj l-5gE
read rate bill, which has occupied SO I
much of the attention of the Senate I'm
connection with the bill, was adversely ysss
disposed Of by tile vote of q to %, pract i--ssS
&cally q party vote. The debate on the6@
provision was limited to q brief pol teal lSs
sroecll by Senator Bailey, SIS in which A hes
said the President has changed his attt- W
tudc on the question or maintaining the eS3S
rates fixed by the commission until the 8g
courts reach a final decision. s.s
An amendment offered by Senator 1aaY-SSS
Sncr. confinnG the court e. revi ~ to 60
stitutlonal questions, 81 wns lso 5IivotetSyysssA NM
down, bit not Until after specclles had S SSS
been made by Messrs. Rayner8and Bailey ySgs
fin&ndvocacy. and Messrs. Allison, Fulton
and Cuom IN opposition The cebat te,ss33l
was In anticipation Of tho dlscussionSt that's
Is expected to occur upon n the "a u lsoll5sS
court rev low provision to -lnorr al cs
5Rayer and Bailey contcnded tha tllaqSSSaa
Allison amendment authorizes the broa -SS# .fS#
est possible court review, and the NIarSfi-7sls
land sena tor urged that In ! t SENATOR
sAldrch had achieved Ia signal vic ctorys$
Senator Fulton stated that he had flrstSE.
suggested the language Of the a lllsonas$
provision. 9ssS S,&
Lafolette Amendments Lost.
III "A nuaber of otler amendments. OF --Bs@
5tered Ia the mainSby Democra IS and 5bySa ySass
Senator La folette, were rcjec TED. Tho 1
Votes were generally along party q llnea SSS
during the entire day, but the w Wisconsin, s3S
senator voted wi lth the Democrats In llSsM
PROPOSE tions. and NTessrs. Nc Emery nm
Morgan. Democrats, voted with tho Re-Ss#
fpublicans on most them. gaF#
The amendment of Senator Lafo etta gss
provided for sending back to the InterssSs3ia
state Commerce Commission for i tss con-
sideration any case III which sIsn CIV Yitsss
dence lis presented tosthe co,lrt
Ing the case, thp% cohr Us act on
while the commission Is cons dering lrtAaS2
l%testimony. Thej5Ente5 on$ the amen dlnents&
was &c toiA9. a substitute for the entire
section four was offered by Mr.. La folette:.S#
In addition to giving authority to-. flx
n minimum rate, the provision uthoI.sssi
lied the fixing OF a. minimum IA tc and 5&a
also gave the commission authority over
I ha classification OF freights. ss&$
q. 1t WIS rejected after a. debate on thei#
maximum rate question, In which Sena,8g
tors Lafolette, Doiver and Bailey pnr-ss&
stcpnted. Mr.. lnfolette and Mr.. RaileyitS
agreed on the wisdom Of an absolutnssss
rate. There was a sharp ntroversySsSsaf ySsSsf
between Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Dol liver q s5s85
Z to whether the latter had not originality
favored tho fixing OF a minimum rato.S
The Texas senator contended that the
Iowan had said that he agreed with tho
position taken by him in his four holirs';sSAA
sreech and Mr. DolliverS replied that 4 fg8
4 lie had attempted to agree with IN that
entire delivery hof would be greatly
bewldered.i' to which Mr., Bailey re-44S
spondcd that that was his antagonist'st@
usual condition" @5.& ifi1#
Anti-Pass Provision.
Section &, the court section OF the bill ,3sR
was then read ana the amendments of S@
Mr. Allison, striking olt the 3s3 3Irnyl-3$
sion regarding tho time when orders OF
the commission shall 55 take effect. and mi
providing that the Interstate Commerce Sss
Commission shall be made the defendant
In suits brought to set aside the orders s ss
OF that body, were offered by Mr. Cul-98
lon and adopted without discussion. n s8ss@
The amendment comforting 1urlsdlotionf Il
upon the Circuit Courts to hear and de-,gsI
terlnine suits brought against the com-5E
mission was read and that, with an
amendment which Mr., Rayner offered
3 to tho amendment, will be considered5E 5E
when the bill Is taken Up to-morroW.
Tho nnti-puss provision heretoforSY
adopted was again discussed. 1t is8eYt-N
dent that 1t will be modified.
The Senate began at II a. M. and closeit
at $3.50 p, NJ. 1t will meet at II a. NJ
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