New-York tribune., 1906-05-04
RATE AGREEMENT MADE
NEW COURT RETTEW PLAN
Allison amendment ApprOUed by
President and Senate Leaders.
MN ma rrihuns Rursau.l ]

Tgrom The Tribune Bureau.l
washington, May 3-The President ana the
esDublican members Of the Senate have reached
an agreement on railroad rate legislation so that
,bs court review amendment which will be
added 70 the Hepburn bill VIII be adopted by
a practically unanimous Republican vote. To
Senator Allison belongs the credit OF having de-
vlsed the amendment which has commanded
The support OF virtually all the Republican Sem
ntors and which has received che approval OF
shs Chief EExecutive.
Senator Allison. who throughout the discussion
of q court review amendment has held himself
more OF less aIoof from both factions. has now
devised a simple amendment, extremely brief
"a form ana remarkably efficient in effect, which
commands the admiration OF his colleagues, and
all the Republicans except Senators La Toilette,
DoIliver and Clapp have already signified their
intention OF voting for the provision to be Of
fered by the astute senior Senator from Iowa,
while the indications are that Messrs Dclliver
ana clapP VII come into line before many hours,
SEr. Allison has rejected every court review
amendment thus far offered and has drafted an
entirely new one, which provides that the twelfth
paragraph Of Section 16 OF the Interstate Com
merce act. as amended by the Hepburn bill,
shall read:
The venue Of suits brought in anv Of the
Circuit courts Of the United States against the
interstate Commerce Commission 70 enioin set
aside, annu or suspend any order or reo11iye1,ev+
II the commission shall be in the dfstrict here
me carrier against whom such order or reolIire-
ment may have been made has fits principal
operating Office, and jurisdiction 20 hear and
courts. ~ 0"S'
The words IN boldface type constitute the
Allison amendment.
II is regarded no small compliment to the
Egacity and wisdom Of the senior Senator from
Iowa that, despite the fact that an agreement
has been reached, both sides in the long con-
iFoversy over court review are now claiming
victory. and that the President is declared to
be entirely satisfied with the proposed change in
1he bil. Mr.. Allison has been I'll to-day. and
fhiS prevented his introducing his amendment.
out It is believed that he will be able to do so
On Monday and the leaders then expect to he
able to announce the entire agreement Of the
administration and the Republican Senator's on
The Allison amendment.
Il is admitted that there is bare possibility
o. hitch, even in the agreement reached to-
cay but everything points to its success, and
only the most Unforeseen complication can pre-
vent the long sought and desired result. In ad-
dition 10 receiving solid Republican support. the
Allison amendment will receive the votes of a
large proportion of the Democratic members of
the Senate
In the light Of this agreement the leaders are
confident that the final vote on the rate bin
can be taken next week, probably Thursday.
and this viii mean, in their estimation. that
Congress can complete its labors and adjourn
zinc die not later than June -.
As soon as the rate bill is passed Senator
Lodge viii ask the Senate to discharge the Phil
ipplne Committee from further consideration Of
the Philippine Tariff bill. and if his motion is
adopted it will doubtless precipitate considerable
debate, but few well informed members Of the
Senate believe that the motion will prevail.
There may be some debate on the Free Alco-
hOl bin. which Senator Aldrich expects to re-
port from his committee. but it is not believed
that even this win materially delay hnal adj
Sournment