Arizona republican., 1906-03-19
The Consideration of the Bill This Week
 More Expressing Than Ever
The Set Speeches Threatened With Frequent Inteup tions in the Process of Getting the Merits of the Pending Measure.

Washington, Mar. 1S.-The debate on the rate bill will continue in the senate during the present week. The prospect is that this bill will more completely mOnopolize attention this week than it did last week, while under the original arrangement. but it will not be taken up until o'clock each day. and it's consideration can be now entered upon under MT. Tillman's present policy ev- cry day as soon as the introduction of bills and the presentation of resolutions is concluded. MT. Tillman has announced his pur- pose of pressing the consfd- eratiOn of this bill to the exclusion of everything else when any onessfs pre- pared to speak on it. And" he said. when there is no one ready to speak. ] shall ask the senate to proceed upon the measure
 That, however, he will not be un- reasonable in this respect is shown by the fact that he agreed on Thursday t0 take a recess until Monday because, notwithstanding there are many sena- tors who will ask to be heard on the bill before a final vote shall be taken. no speeches had been prepared. It1fs his intention to give every one who really wants to speak and opportunity to do so. but if, when all the speeches are made, there seems to be disposition to delay final action, such effort will be antagonized-
 Speechmaking during the present week will be inaugurated on Monday by an address by MT. McCreary. of Kentucky. 4 number of other sena- tors will be heard during the week in formal speeches, but the order of de- livery has not been determined. Among those who are preparing speeches arc
 dessrs. Elkins, SpOoner, Lodge, Foster and McLaurin- MT SpOoner will dis cuss the legal aspects of the subject dealing especially with the question of the review of the finding of the inter state commerce commission by United States courts. MT. Lodge will devote himself especially to the presentation of his reasons for desiring an enlarge ment of the committee as outlined In his amendment In all probability most of the speeches will precipitate running debates, as did MT. Rayner's address last Wednesday. Indeed, the disposition is to question most of the statements made on the floor of the senate, and from this time forward very few speakers will be permitted to escape without interruption. Though much attention is being given to tho presentation of the merits of the ques- ton pro and con. still large number of senators are devoting themselves even more assiduously to the prepara ton of amendments to the bill.
 Republican senators who do not ac- cept the house bill are concentrating their efforts upon the review provision and they have practically agreed upon the fifth section of MT. KnOX's substi tute for the pending bill as the basis of their amendment. This section au- thorizes the taking of any matter de- cided by the interstate commerce com mission to the United States circuit court and requires companies to de- posit the difference between their own rates and the rates fixed by the com mission pending the final adjudication of ecch particular case.
 MT. Spooner has an amendment along the same lines. but it goes into greater detail. and the indications arc that much of his phraseology may be accepted.
 The democrats are working in thu