Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-26
T|LLMAN SUBMITS
THE RATE BILL
Great Debate in the Senate
Expected.
FORMAL REPORT NOT READY
South Carolina Senator Has Not Di.
gested Testimony Taken.
MR.. ALDRICH'S STATEMENT
FORMAL REPORT NOT READY
MR.. ALDRICH's STATEMENT
Irritation Over Representations Re.
garding the Wishes of the Execu-
tive-To Stand on Its Merits.

The President has performed his full offi-
cial duty In connection with this BILL He
has nothing more to do with It until 1t
comes before him as an act of Congress for
his approval veto.
The Senate alone has the say now"
This remark by Senator Tiilman referring
TO future proceedings on the railway rate
bill, voices the thoughts Of many senators
on both sides of the Senate chamber, ana
blurts out. in the kings English. expression
of widespread feeling in the Senate For
two weeks or more intense Irritation has
existed among senators over the alleged
subordination of senatorial prerogative TO
executive domination in the negotiations
upon the bill in committee
Not a move was proposed il was COM
piained, but somebody had to 60 to the
White House and submit It to executive dis
section and analysis, resulting nine times in
ten in executive disapproval. Affairs grew
SO bad that finally the President last week
! found 1t expedient to declare that he would
thereafter keep hands Off" while the bill
remained in COMMITTEES.
Many Senators Irritated.
But by that time he had ii was stated.
rubbed the wrong way" nearly every
leading republican in the chamber He il
represented being almos, completely at
odds with Senator Adrich, with whom at
least the relations Were of the kind diplo-
matically called strained" as having NOR
tified and exasperated Senator Knox his
former Attorney General and in whose
Judgment he was said TO be reposing conf
dence; as having stepped violently on Sem
ator Lodges toes-f4odge whose very pulse
was thought to beat IN unison with the
Presidents; as having tsntaiized Senator
Crane almost to distraction-th.s Crane who
once had TO absolutely fight against being
roped and corralled in the cabinet As for
Foraker. his earliest supporter I'm his presi-
dental career, and John Kean of New
Jersey, they had. it is represented quit the
game altogether, not being able TO stand
the hands that were dealt them.
All these things have been freely dis
cussed in senatorial circles. but not gen.
orally published.
Fight to Be Made in the Open.
However, things will be different now
The fight will be made in the open. Sena-
tors will have TO stand up and say things
out loud and executive policies or al
legged executive policies VIII have to be
voiced in the hearing of the official ste
nographer. appearing next day in cold and
inexorable type.
There is some speculation as to who Will
voice these executive policies. Lodge VIII
not 40 IT, Aldrich VIII not be allowed, and
would not comply If he should be asked;
Knox, with all his wonderful command of
good English and his facility for express
ing himself clearly, will hide his light un-
der a bushei. And so on down the list OF
republicans who do things in the Senate,
Tfllman viii not do 1T. He has already
taken his stand in opposition to what he
views as executive interference and he
will be followed by other senator's ON
both sides of the chamber who have been
nursing a growing inclination to assert
the senate's prerogative in shaping legis-
latlon. Indications are that they Will be
very touchy from now on.
Senator DoilfVer will probably be the
Presidents spokesman in the senate IL
will be rather complicated situation
There Will be Senator Tillman In charge
of the bill. who viii not go TO the White
House and does not want to hear from
that quarter anyhow; and Senator Doili-
YER. who will have to transmit second
hand to the man captaining the measure
the wishes OF the commander-in chief of
railroad rate legislation.
Senators think there will be much fun
In the situation to Offset the prosaic de-
bate on rates, rebates. through rates,
connecting lines, judicial review and the
like.
A Memorable Debate Expected.
The initial scene in what is likely to be
one of the greatest debates that has ever
been entered into by the Senate was today
witnessed by a large assembly. The gall
leries were all filed with interested specta-
tors. Nearly every senator was present on
the floor. Hundreds OF persons were watt
ing in the corridors in a vain hope that
they might be able to get within the gall
lery in order to see this beginning of the
great debate on railroad rate legislation.
There was feeling of expectancy when
the Vice President called the Senate to or
der. The fact that Senator Tiilman. famed
far and wide as likely to be the cause OF
an intense scene" in which passionate
report the Hepburn bill to the Senate from
the committee on Interstate commerce
gave rise to a feeling that this might be a
day to be remembered In the Senate But
all those who entertained that expectation
were disappointed. Senator Tfllman was
dignifed and his statements We're confined
TO a matter-of-fact report Of the bill which
he announced was reported with recon-
mendatfon for It's passage, but with resor-
walton on the part of all members of the
committee that they might offer and vote
for any amendment to II they might see fit.
Mr.. Tillman's Announcement.
Piled on Mr.. Tillmans desk were copies
OF the printed report of testimony taken
by the committee on the subject of rate
legislation. These books were over foot
IN height. being FIVE large volumes. He
said synopsis of this extensive report had
been made In a single volume for the use
of the committee, and he left it TO other
senators TO suggest whether they would
want printed for the Senate anything more
than the synopsis.
There was at once an evident desire to
have all of II, and after short discussion
as to the needs os the Senate IL was or
dered that 10000 copies be printed of all
the testimony and of the synopsis.
Mr.. T1Ilman then announced that in view
of the intense interest that exists In reia-
tion to having this Congresf act this
rate legislation he would take occasion as
soon as the statehood bill is disposed OF "or
before, IL It hangs on the hoolt too long, to
ask the Senate to take this bill up and press
1t to a vote al soon az possffhe-" He said