The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-12
CHANGE OF BASE
BY PRESIDENT
Senator Rayner Declares That
AIdriCh Has Won Victory
on Rate Bill.
BAILEY TALKS BRIEFLY
SAYS PRESIDENT HASN'T JUSTI-
FLED HOPE HE AROUSED.

Washington, May 11.-Senator Bal
ley's nOn-suspension amendment, ap-
plying to orders of the interstate COM
merce commission as covered by the
railroad rate bin which has occupied
so much of the attention of of the sem
ate in connection with that bill was to-
day adversely DISPOSED of by the de-
cisive vote of % to 81, practically
party vote. The debate on the pro
vision was limited TO a brief political
speech by its author. in which he said
the president had changed his attitude
OF the question of maintaining the rates
fixed by the commission until the
courts reach a final decision.
An amendment offered by Senator
Rayn,\. combining the court review to
constitutional questions. was also voted
down. but not until after speeches had
been made by MessrS- RaynOr and Bal
ley in advocacy, and Messrs. Allison,
Fulton, Long and CullOm in opposition
The debate was in anticipation of the
discussion that is expected to occur
upon the Allison court review provision
tomorrow. Messrs. RaynOr and Bailey
contended that the Allison amendment
authorizes the brO9 dest possible court
review. and the Maryland senator urged
that in it Senator Aldrich had achieved
a signal victory. Senator Fulton stated
that he had first suggested the lam
guage of the Allison provision.
A amendments
fered in the main by Democrats and by
Senator LaFOllette. were rejected. The
votes were generally along party lines
during the entire day. but the WiScOn-
sin senator voted with the Democrats
on all propositions. and Messrs Meme
~ and Morgan. Democrats. voted with
the Republicans on most of them.
Allison Amendments Accepted.
The only amendments accepted dur
I ing the day were those offered by Sen
ator Allison striking out the phrase
/ fairly remUnerative" in the provision
allowing the interstate commerce COM
mission to fix rates; limiting the opera
lions of orders of the commission to
two years, and making the interstate
/ commerce commission the defendant in
suits challenging the rates fixed by it,.
/ The antf-pass provision heretofore
adopted was again discussed. 1t is evil
/ dent that it viii be modified The SEN
ate Will meet at II a m tomorrow.
When consideration of the railroad
rate bill was resumed Senator Allison
was prompt in presenting the first of
his compromise amendments, striking
out the words fairly remuneratiVe"
from the fourth section Of the bill as
descriptive Of the rates which the inter
state commerce commission may pre-
scribe. The amendment was adopted
without debate or division.
The second amendment, limiting 10
two years the life Of the commissions
orders was next adopted.
Senator Bailey presented his amend
ment prohibiting inferior United States
courts from issuing temporary injunc-
tons against the orders of the inter
state commerce commission.
Senator Bacon offered an amend
ment requiring hearings on injunction
proceedings and requiring also the pres
ence of two judges, one of whom shall
be a circuit judge, at such proceedings.
The amendment was rejeCted-24 to 81.
Senator TiIlman offered an amend
ment prepared by the interstate COM
merce commission. extending the au-
thority of the commission over joint
rates and through rates partly by rail
and partly by water
The amendment was voted down but
when subsequently offered in modified
form by Senator Lodge, was adopted.
Failed to Justify Hope.
Senator Bailey said the sO-called AL
! EsOn amendment was the work of the
/ president and declared that the presi-
dent. had failed to justify the hope he
! had aroused.
On a rOllcall the Bailey amendment
was lost. % to "a.
Senator Culberson presented an
amendment requiring that injunctions
should not be granted without hearings
/ and also imposing other conditions The
! amendment was voted down. % to so a
| strict party vote except that Senator
LaFOllette voted in the affirmative with
| the Democrats.
Before Senator Allison had had time
| to complete the presentation of his
amendments Senator Rayner took ad-
vantage of an opportunity to present
his constitutional court review amend
ment- 7 wish the president had not
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