The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-27
RATE BILL LAID
J BEFORE SENATE
Z T1llman of South Carolina, Bourbon
Democrat. Presents the Man
date Of the People.
REPUBLICANS DOUBTFUL
DEBATE WILL BE FORCED TO A
CONCLUSION.
REPUBLICANS DOUBTFUL


Philippine tariff bill. which is still =
being discussed in the Philippine =
committee. Republicans who are =
> standing for the passage of the =
rate bill without a court review =
amendment. il Is said, are pledging =
= their support to Democrats and =
Republicans from the sugar states
= who are opposed to the Philippine =
bill TO aid in its defeat
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Washington, Feb. 26.-The Hepburn
railroad rate bill was reported to the
senate today by Senator Tillman in
accordance with the action of the SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce
last Friday. Large crowds assembled
in the galleries. anticipating a field day
OF debate. but were disappointed. There
was little of interest in the proceed
ings regarding the bill. A brief state
ment from Mr.. Tillman, with the
necessary arrangement for printing the
report of the hearings before the COM
mittee and a promise that a formal
report would be made later was fol-
lowed by a few remarks from Mr..
Aldrich showing the position of the
five Republicans who opposed the bill
as reported. Mr.. Aldrich indicated that
there would be no unnecessary delay.
but that the bill would be discussed
in accordance with its Importance.
Mr.. Clapp called up the bill to dis
pose Of the affairs OF the five civilized
tribes in Indian Territory, and the pre-
liminary discussion showed that there
was much opposition: also that there
was to be criticism Of the disposition
of the coal lands owned by the IN
dams.
Mr.. Dick occupied the floor during
the afternoon, continuing his speech
in support of the joint statehood bill.
A number of bills of local import
ance passed just before the senate ad-
journed.
TiIIman Recognized.
As soon as the vice president called
for reports Of outstanding committees
a number of senators arose, but Mr.
Tillman was recognized. He an
nounced that he had been instructed
by the committee on interstate COM
merce to report House Bill L. 9S7 with
out amendment, and he read the res
olution adopted After a discussion
concerning the printing of the testi-
mOny taken by the committee, an or
der was made for the publication OF
10000 copies.
Mr.. TiiIman gave notice that he
would press the bill TO the earliest
consideration. He said that much OF
Ahe testimony taken was irrelevant
land that the committee had employed
two experts. Messrs- NewcOnib and
Aadsm. and they had made an cpl
Tome of the testimony. which also
would be printed.
Mr.. Tillman announced that as soor
as possible he purpOsed to digest the
testimony and to submit a formal re
port upon the bill He said that with
in two weeks he would move TO make
the rate bill the unfinished bushes:
and to displaCe the statehood bill i
that measure was not disposed of be
foer that time The transCendent i'm
portance of the rate measure and thu
wide interest in the subject through
out the country. he said, made it de
EirabIe that the bill should be con
sidered without delay
Statement by AIdrich.
As soon as he had concluded, Mr.
AIdrich was recognized and said;