Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Several Talked With the Presi-
dent on Rate Legislation.
SENATOR CULLOM'S REMARK
The Amendment Agreed to Should
Have Some Limitation.
ANDREW CARNEGIE'S VISIT
Called With Mr. Root, but Did Not
Disclose His Business-A
Talk on Subsidy.
SENATOR cULLOM'S REMARK
DREW :cARNEGIE's VISIT

Rate legislation, In different forms. occu-
pied much Of the time of the President to-
day He discussed all sorts of phases of It
with many people. Saturday Is usually a
day OF callers, and this was no exception.
Many OF the callers accompanied by their
congressman, showed that the dominant DO
hticai question In their minds was the rate
problem. and when they talked to the
President he Joined in discussion. At least
one caller helped to make some history He
was M. Newman, an attorney of Wahoo.
Neb He was introduced by Representa-
tive Hinshaw Of that state The latter told
the President how well his message on the
Standard OIL had been received. especially
In the House, and Mr.. Newman joined in to
say that the people OF Nebraska felt the
greatest interest in the President and his
efforts for rate reform.
The people Of Nebraska like you so well,
Mr.. President, that many of them are look
ing ahead to your candidacy for President
two years from now" added the Nebraska
visitor
mo. sir; positively no, SIR" was the an
swer the President made, as he went
talking about affairs and expressing his ap-
probation Of the good will Of the Nebras-
kans.
Another caller with whom the President
mad quite talk on rate questions was
Frank T. Hawley Of Buffalo. grand master
of the Switchmen's Union. He called with
Representative Ryan of Buffalo.
Our organization is the only railroad or
ganization in the country to support you on
railroad rate legislation" stated Mr. Haw-
ley
The President said that he appreciated
this, and entered Into an argument to
show that the enactment Of rate legisla-
ton will have nothing to do with the reduc-
ton of wages of railroad employees He
said that he could not why legislation
to compel the roads to stop discrimina-
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railroad problem. an dhe did not believe 1t
would do so.
Conference With Senator Cul1om.
Senator Cullom Of Illinois, who has been
one of the principal supporters in the Sem
ate OF administration propositions bearing
on rates, talked for some time with the
President. When he went away the Illi-
nois senator did not show the heartiest
assent to the amendment upon which the
republicans of the Senate are said to have
united unless there were some changes In
it along the lines Of what Is known as the
Long amendment for limitation of appeals
to the courts.
The various callers showed great va
riety Of views as to the proposed amend
ment to the Hepburn bill. The fact that
the President had fully acquiesced in 1t,
and had felt that 1t represented what he
had been fighting for. helped remove the
suspicion many entertained that it was not
in view Of the support accorded it by the
senators known to have been demanding
wide review by the courts. Even where
suspicion was removed, however, there was
almost unanimous tendency to assert
that the proposed amendment undoubtedly
provided for the widest sort of review IN
stead of limited review. This view was
taken by Senator Cullom himself in his
cautious remark that it might be advisable
to add to this amendment some of the fea-
lures of the Long amendment, which limits
the jurisdiction Of the courts to the two
questions of authority of the commission
and Of constitutional rights.
The President is understood to entertain
the opinion that II limitation to the juris-
diction of the courts is made 1t may result
In hostile action from the courts. There.
fore he prefers the neutrality-suspicious.
amendment, which Is said to have been
drawn by Senator Fulton of Washington
and not by Senator Allison
Mr.. Carnegie's Visit.
Andrew Carnegie visited the President to-
day on business that he did not disclose He
was. accompanied by Secretary Root of the
State Department. When he was asked the
object Of his visit he laughingly stated that
Secretary Root would not let him talk.
'oh, he just came over to get rid of the
inheritance tax" suggested Mr.. Root.
mo, l am In favor of that. put in Mr.
Carnegie. as he walked away with Mr.. Root.
According to Major w. M. Palmer OF the
Senate committee on enrolled bills this Con-
gress will pass more laws than any Con-
gress In the history of the country. Major
Palmer went to the White House with some
bills for the President
over 1900 bills have already been passed
by both houses and have become law" said
Major Palmer. and the number will run
into several thousand more The House has
passed $4,000 bills Haw many of them
will get. through the Senate no one. Of
course; knows"
Talk on Subsidy.
Representative Humphrey had short
conference with the President this morning
about the ship subsidy bill. Mr.. Humphrey
is one of the leading advocates of the SUBJ
sidy bill, going so far to say that 1t
means the salvation of American shipping
on the Pacific coast. The ship subsidy bill
will hardly be taken up until the rate bill
has been disposed of. The friends OF the
measure are not SO sanguine now they
have been. and are working harder than
ever to bring about the necessary influences
TO pass the bill
The President received a delegation of
dentists this morning from the Social Dem
tai clubs OF New York. Philadelphia and
Baltimore. There were about thirty in the
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