The Washington times., 1906-03-13
DOLLIVER
NAY AMEND BILL
Considering Court Review
Scheme.

Senator Dollyer. Joint author OF the
DOlIiyer-Hepburu rate BILL is said 10 De-
considering the aGyisabilIJy OF makius
MS own cOuTt-reVicw amendment. Ev-
eryDCCy else has been trying To draw
q review amen 5ueBt that vi . suit some
body besides It's author. and 2ObOty sue
Ceeded.
II has been the general contention Of
Senator DOllIVeT, Chairman Hepburn
and others, who believe iT. the House
bill. that it Is good enough Just as II
stands, ana that agreement on l. with
cut change viii be just as easy as on
some amendment looking &c review
Guarantee for Railroads.
Senator Dolliver thinks that the re-
view provision should be Just as care
fully drawn as possible 20 guarantee To
the railroads the measure of protection
to which they are entitled under the
Constitution He would make the cir
cult court the nisi Drius tribunal with
appeal to the Supreme Court. He
doesn't believe in the Bailey theory that
all right O. the courts sIboI innate 10 the
Supreme Court, TO issue a-'y restraining
order, can be withdrawn by statute.
Senator Tillman, who has been COM
missiOned TO make the majority report
from the Committee on Interstate Com
merce on the rate bill has not Vet
completed his task He says now that
he expects 10 present the report to the
Senate on Thursday during the morning
dense as briefly as possible the salient
facts developed in the extended inquiry
made by the committee. aud the argu-
mentS for an extension OF Ire powers Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission. so
as to enable IL to change q railroad rate
of which complaint is made
Senator Tillman says he wants TO make
his report so brief that Senators viii
read the whole of II, and yet cOmpTe-
hensive enough to cover the subject As
he has it now mapped out. It contains
little more than 5.0o0 words.
Pending the presentation Of this re-
port, the debate on the rate subject VIII
continue on the Democratic side Sen
atoT simmons speaking this afternoon
and Senator Rayner tomorrow.
Democratic Campaign.
Realizing that there is scarcely a Sen
ator on their side of the chamber shat
does not think the pending bill should
be amended in some particular there is
a disposition among the Democrats to
get together for the purpose Of deciding
uDon the amendments they viii support
They DO not propose to hold = caucus.
as they know there arc 2 number of
their members who would not be bound
by caucus action on Iiils subject. But
they are trying 10 arrange Tor an IN
formal conference at which there can
be q free interchange of ideas as to
what changes each Democrat believes
should be named in the pill
amendment which viii afford both ship
per and railroad broader rights of ap-
peal to the courts for review of the
commissions decisions than are pro-
Vided in the pending measure. but they
want TO put q reasonable limit on these
court proceedings In the matter of time 1
They also desire to limit the power of
the courts to issue injunctions to sus-
pend the rate fixed by the commission /
during the time of the litigation.
Mr.. Scott of West Virginia introduced
in the Senate today an amendment /
which he viii offer to the railroad rate
bill. providing for ample track facilities
for transferring cars from one inter
secting line to another, at crossings. /
etc. providing for equal |
and reasonable facilities for interchange /
of cars and traffic: providin- for switch /
and short road connections, providing
against discrimination in rates or
charges in such interchange and fixing |
the compensation at a reasonable figure |
The Interstate Commerce Commission |
is given power to adjust differences and
parties are permitted to secure review |
in the circuit court.