Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-02

Washington April LIN making h,
latest move IN tho railroad fight President
Roosevelt has struck q blow ut his best
friends and his hittercst enemies
Mr. Roosevelt has io,tled Senator Knox
as badly as he has losilod Senator Aldmch
lie has thrown "a fichmud into an August
clearing lie has the whole Senate hl
the ears. Where all was decorum. al
now is confusion and anger The brick
bats and bouquets are ilNiug once more
The Senate Is lining up for the final stur-
gle as 20 whether the President or the
Senators shall control There IS more Re
publican war paint IN the National Capital
than would have served TO decorate 90
national convention in the "cightic-.
IL j, all because of the conference 90 the
Wmto House Saturday. when Mr. Rousc-
welt, Senators Allison Dollivor Long Gull
lom and Capp, Atlomcy-Goncml Moody
aud Commissioner Knapp and pmWy
agreed ON an administration amend
ment' 90 the rate bill providing for
limited court review The President sur-
rendered ON the question of having the
Hepburn bin amended but Doe. perhaps
consciously used high explosives when
he did so.
The damage 10 Dis opponents in the
Senate may be as great as that which was
done by his opponents 90 him. when the
bill, ON motion of Senator Aldrlch was
placed IN the hands of Senator lillman OF
South Carolina Tho noise has been Just
as loud and its domomlzing effect has
perhaps been greater
Judged pumly from q technical stand
point the President has succeeded ia sopa-
rating Senators Allison OF Iowa and
Aldnch of Rhode Island and getting
Senator Allison ON his side These two
Senators WELD the greatest individual iu-
ilucncc in the Senate Senator Allison
has been there 33 ycan, Senator Alduch
25. Senator Allison j. chairman of the
committee on appropriations. Senator
Aldnch Is chairman of the committee ON
finance
The combined influence of these two
men cam easily sway tine Senate They have
never been divided on any question app
preaching in importance that of the rail-
road rate legislation. But they are ccr-
tainly divided and each appears to- be
| doing his hest 10 have the Senate adopt
the particular form of review amend
ment ne invors
There was some doubt expressed as
10 whether Senator Allison was really
committed 90 the limited form of court
review provided for in the administration
amendment. This doubt however. WAS
dispelled by Senator Allison himself
who said.
"ln my opinion this amendment conlers
sufficient jurisdiction ON the court IL
goes far enough. although some changes
ol details may be required 20 make the
amendment hnmoni1e with the remainder
OF the bill The effect of this amendment
should be 90 minimize debate. As / under
stand IL. il will be acceptable TO many Of
those who have been opposed 20 any
amendment whatever
Against the views of Senator Allison are
10 be placed the emphatic opinions of Sena
! tors Knox and Spooner the greatest two
constitutional lawyer. ON the Republican
| side. who have declared that the amend
meni accepted by the conference Saturday
| Is clearly unconstitutional standing by
itself and would be held 90 be- unconsti-
tutionai by the Supreme Court Senator
I Spooner, when asked about the amend
mont merely said.
ain the light in which see this amend
ment it viii not do at all. ! do not caro-
20 say anything more at TINS time.
Senator Aldnch was called 20 Rhode
Island on Friday. He returned in hurry
tonight and was very busy this evening
in the Arlington Hotel, where ho had "a
series of conferences with prominent Re
| publican Senators.
Mr. Aldnch refused 10 make any state
ment for publication but Senators who
talked with him declared be is quite as
emphatically opposed to the administration
amendment to the Hepburn bin as he is
to the bill in the form in which it is pend
| ing in the Senate He Is depending ON
such lawyers as Senator Knox SpOoners
and Foraker for his advice II is also
said some of the best lawyers IN the cabinet
agree with the view taken by these
! Senators
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