Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-17
REPUBLICANS FEAR TO FORCE
THE COURT REVIEW QUESTION
Committee Adjourns OstensibIy Be-
cause TiIIman Is Sick But
Friends Of House Bill Are
Badly Worried

Washington. Feb 1--we have
heard as many opinions on the rail-
road rate question as there are mem
bers of the committee, and each man
is afraid to bring the court review fea-
ture to vote" said Chairman Elkins
today when the senate committee on
inter state commerce adjourned until
next Thursday without having taken
vote on bill or considered an amend
ment for judicial review of orders OF
the interstate commerce commission.
This statement was made in the pres
ence of Senators Dolliver and Clapp,
who are contending for the Hepburn
bill I'm the form that 1t came from the
house 1t was said in jest, but 1t is be-
lieved that It more nearly expressed
the situation than any previous alleg-
ed authoritative announcement. The
committee agreed that important
amendments will not be voted on until
Friday of next week.
Ostensibly the committee adjourned
because Senator Tillman was suddenly
taken Ill with what threatened to be
pneumonia and could not be present
and because Senator Cullom will re-
turn from Florida some time next
week and cast his vote in the commit
tee The real reason for adjournment
is believed to be the attitude of certain
democratic members in not disclosing
their position on the court review feat
ure. Neither republican faction in the
committee was certain of the outcome
and a vote therefore was not insisted
upon today. Supporters of the house
bill were encouraged, however, from a
telegram received today by Chairman
Elkins from Senator Cullom asking t"
be counted against amendment to the
Hepburn Dolliver bill II vote were
taken today,
Many Amendments Considered.
without taking up the question of
judicial review of orders of the com.
mission, the committee considered
many amendments offered to other
sections of the house bill. Senator
Carmack offered an amendment in
creasing the Interstate commerce
commission from to members. This
amendment was adopted by vote OF
6 to s, as follows: Affirmative. Elk
ins, Aldrich, Keane, Carmack, Foster
and Crane. Negative, Foraker, Dolli'
yer, Clapp, McLaurin and Newlands. II
was agreed, however that Messrs. Cul'
lom and Tillman may have their votes
recorded on this amendment and this
may change the result, though this IL
not believed likely.
NJ nffarnn
ator Carmack to fix the liabilities o
common carriers, railroad and trans
portatlon companies for negligence
was adopted unanimously and will b'
Incorporated in or added to the bill
as a new section. The amendment i
as follows:
THAT any common carrier, railroad
or transportation company receivini
property for transportation from
point In one state to a point In anothe
state, shall issue receipt or bill o
ladlng therefore and shall be liable t
the holder thereof for any losses, dam
ages or injury to such property cause
by the negligence of any common car
rier. railroad or transportation com
pany to which such property may b
delivered, or over whose line or line
such property may pass; and mo con
tract, receipt. rule or regulation sha
free such common carrier, railroad o
transportation company from the liza
bIlity therein imposed
Provided. that nothing In this sec
ton shall deprive the holder OF sue
receipt or bill Of lading from any rem
edy or right of action which he no
has under existing law.
"That the common carrier. rallroa
or transportation company issuln
such receipt or bill of lading shall !
entitled to recover from the commo
carrier. railroad or transportat'o
company through whose negllgent
the loss, damage or injury occurred
II may be required to pay to the owl
ers OF such property.
Express Companies.
Several amendments We're suggests
providfng for both inclusion and e
.clusion Of express companies and pr
prIetary cars under the bill, but