East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-21

to secure the amendment to the rail-
road rate bill, but l am simply hand
ing out the records of the senators
who opposed me-" he said. 81 tell
you right here that the country is
more in danger than 1t was in the six
ties.
Rate Bill Incomplete.
THE bill has many good provisions,
but 1t Is far from being complete. The
bill withholds the essential authority
to make all rates reasonable. My
amendment had for its purpose to
remedy that defect. It would have
clothed the interstate commerce COM
mission with the authority and appro-
priation to employ experts to ascer
tain the value of railroad property.
without which information the rail-
roads can never be regulated as they
should be. The value of the railroads
can never be regulated MS they should
be- The value Of the railroads of the
United States is $4,000. 900. 900. yet
they are capitalized at $4,000. .000,0 900
twice as much as their real value.
Railroad companies should receive
penses. maintenance of property and
a fair rate Of interest on their invest
ment and no more. My amendment
would have saved the people OF the
United states $435, 100000 annually,
which the railroad companies now re-
cG,vc and TO which they are not enti-
tied = ~-'
81
Amendment nearly all Of my col
leagues got up and went out | then
stated that many of those who had
vacated their seats temporarily might
find that the people of the country
would rake them vacate their seats
permanently. I meant 1t when I said
Il. and II brought some Of them back.
Senator La Toilette then went on to
relate that his amendment was laid
on the table by "a vote of 40 against
p. and that % senators did not vote.
He proceeded to read the list Of those
who voted against It, and the first
name he gave was that Of Aldrich
He then read carefully down the list
until he came to Fulton, and then he
paused. Leaning out over the plat
form. his face glowing with suppressed
feeling and every muscle tense, he
uttered the name of Fulton" He laid
great stress on the name Of the United
States senator from oregon. and pro-
pounced it with decided emphasis.
Kisses for senator Fulton.
Instantly there swept over the as
semblage deep groan which was
Immediately followed by storm of
Kisses and cries of shame" He
then read the list of the senator's who
voted for the amendment and when
he came to the name of Gearin there
was great and enthusiastic outburst
of handclappings.
This was not enough and Senator
La Toilette told Of his attempt to pass
another amendment that provided
that Judges who held stocks or bonds
or passes issued by the railroad COM
panes be disqualified to preside in
their judicial capacity over cases in
which the railroad companies were IN
terested. He read the list of the sem
ators who voted against this measure
and when he pronounced the name OF
Fulton there was another outbreak of
Kisses which was more violent than the
first manifestation. Senator Gearin
was among the few who voted for 1t
and he got another burst of applause.
Senator La Toilette appeared to be
greatly pleased over the applause
given Senator Gearin. In speaking
OF him he said: "If Gearin voted
wrong on any question where corpor-
ations were on one side and the peo-
ple on the other l haven't any recol-
lection of it."
In speaking of the political boss,
whom he declared was working to de-
feat the peoples choice for United
states senator, he said:
'I am informed that You have
progressive constitution and a pri-
mary election law. l understand that
the people of oregon have declared
themselves against the election OF
limited states senators by the legisla-
ture. I have been reliably Informed
that there is movement on foot to
undermine and destroy that declara-
ton of the people of this state, and
that there Is a political boss In Port
land who Is Intervening the senators
and representatives to influence them
not to abide by the will Of the people
and that the petitions will be circu-
lated to be signed by constituents re-
leasing their senator's and representa-
tiyes from their promises. Beware, I
say II you strike down this great prin-
ciple. Be on your guard. do hope
you will permit Jonathan Bourne to