The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-05-25
BIG MAJORITY
FOR RATE BILL
Senate Passes Measure BY Vote Of
Seventy-0ne to Three.
NEW LAW IS ASSURED
Gives Greater Power to the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Re-
fleets Popular Desire.

After seventy days of almost con-
tinuous elaboration, by vote of II
to the senate late Friday afternoon
passed the railway rate regulation
bill, thus placing upon the statute
Docks the law strengthening the hands
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
While this new law is the embod-
iment of democratic principles, its
passage is in large measure due to
the activities and energies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. With but sever
votes against it in the house and bu
three in the senate, this new law ca
not be construed as partisan iegls
ton in any sense. 1t reflects the D
ular desire Pr
Supplementing, as this does, a..
original interstate commerce law
der which many abuses have beer
ulated, and the anti-rebate law, -
which so many successful D.,
" r,;+i5jn ~ 100 90. l'' special
conducted, this new law pl'
the hands of the federal at, 49, ~, -
full power for the regulate 'Aoi i'ig W
abuses in interstate Ieonn23 III Dr.
has been complainev ofB that
now the power to fix and eludlng
just and reasonable rate$tablish
new law represents an iHnd this
vance in legislation tant adj
Under it, the interstat
commission is given fgommerce
regulate such discriminpower to
terstate commerce as ms in in
of the country, have Id shippers
planning, and justly, f6been COM
power to fix just without the
rate-the railroads raj reasonable
investigation, been foiaVing, upon
unreasonable - the unjust and
been helpless. omission has
AS it passes the
in 50 far as it rebate the bill
making power of TIL to the rate
practically unchangbommission, is
has, however, adde The senate
features. BY amenIome important
moved doubts whents it has re-
it has safeguard \ they occurred.
atty of the mea4he constitutions
portant particulars in several inn
visions aimed at it has added pro-
owning and DEALT evil of railroads
products; it has in coal and other
press conpaniesut pipe lines, ex-
companies withihnd sleeping car
act, it his restothe purview Ct the
penaltis, which the Imprisonment
out blythe ElkiIhad been stricken
ed additional law; it has provid-
upoTconsignersd severe penalties
for5 or take md consignees, which
rods, this proJbates from the rail
thlarly at thsion being aimed par
tandard Oil great trusts such as
ission the pot has given the com
put in swier to compel railroads
le private trlches to connect with 2
'oyided thatcks Of shippers; it heAot
I'D up the c the courts shall 4 ex-
rte observation-disclosures rates oary IN
or IL but no tempor.ee shall
granted bterlocutory dec days no
,e to the sntfl after FIVE Ind after a
airing befJcommission ,ages, this DO
g the Ba ,ro three ju4afee house win
IL is eXpson amendEte amendments
eept theSeted tqa they all tend to
I : 1lss 11etber inc bin as it came from
he house
witb tho final passage Of the bin
" III senate, peace and happiness
as been restored in that body
I'll the factionaI differences and
1tterness developed in the heat Of ne
otiation and debate have been forgot
en-.
The three negative votes were cast
" Senator Foraker, republican of
)hio, and Senators Morgan and Pet
US, democrats, Of Alabama.