The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-26

Will Be Kept Before the Senate Until
Final Action of Some Sort
Is Taken.
STATEHOOD BILL SHORTLY
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS IN THE
HOUSE THIS WEEK.

From the time that Senator Tillman
presents his report on the railroad rate
bill today until the measure shall have
been finally disposed of by the senate,
the bill will actually, If not technically,
occupy the foremost place on the cal
endar. From the beginning OF the ses-
sion the rate regulation question has
received eager attention whenever the
subject has been approached. even
though in an informal way, as has been
the case on several occasions, and the
formal reporting of the measure will
necessarily intensity the interest in it.
There is no prospect of Immediately
displacing the statehood bill, but there
have been many intimations that such
q course might be pursued II that bill
continues to be Enacted on when, few
weeks later, senators generally find
themselves prepared to enter what all
believed from the beginning would be
the real conflict OF the session. All
senators. whatever their individual
view. unite in considering the railroad
question as the most important before
congress, and friends and opponents
Of the Hepburn-Dolliver bill alike unite
in the desire to have il taken up as
promptly as possible. There viii be
luH. however. after the formal report
is made, because all who expect to par
ticipate in the debate feel the necessity
for sufficient time to prepare for the
conflict. With this preparation once
made, ii now looks as If no other sub
ject less seriously considered would be
allowed TO stand in its way
VIII Be Much Discussed.
Even during this period of prepara-
ton the rate question will not be per
mitted to remain in complete OBSCURE
-. TO frrTr
time to time, and If the future may be
judged from the past, every mention
Of il on the floor Of the senate Will pro-
woke discussion 1t IS not at all i'm
probable that the presentation of the
report tomorrow will develop debate,
and it is quite well understood that
several members Of the committee on
interstate commerce. by which the bill
has been under consideration. VIII take
This opportunity to explain their votes
in committee. This line Of proceedings
will not be permitted to go beyond
o'clock however, for at that hour the
statehood bill viii have the right OF
wav and cannot be replaced except
with the consent of its friends.
On Wednesday Senator Foraker Will
take the floor with a prepared speech on
the railroad question His viii be the
first formal speech on the subject sub
seduent to the reporting of the bill.
So far as announcement has been
made. the Ohio senator stands alone in
oDposing all railroad legislation along
the lines Of the Hepburn-Doiliver bill
He has heretofore announced his posi-
ton. and it is understood that his
sreech is intended to be legal ex-
Dcsftion of the reasons for his atti-
tude Many interruptions of his ad-
dress will undoubtedly occur and 1t is
very doubtful whether he will be able
to conclude in two days. There is al
ready much speculation as to the pros
poets Of the rate bill The most gen
erally accepted view is that 1t viii be
amended by the senate in some partic-
ular.
May Be Changes.
Nest of the democratic members of
the interstate commerce committee, as
well as other democratic senators have
expressed. the opinion that there should
be changes in the bill, and it is prob
aEIe that they will alter their minds
simply because consideration of the
measure has been transferred from the
committee room to the senate floor.
The same may be said of the republic
can members of the committee who
voted against reporting the bill and
other republican senators. 1t is al
ready apparent that the crucial amend
ment will be the addition of esn appeal
clause, ana over that there will un-
uuestionably be a determined conflict.
Friends of such a modification claim
thirty-three republican senators favor
able to the addition Of this provision,
and some of the democrats have in the
past stated that they would regard
such a clause with favor.
Senators BeVeridge and Nelson, who
have the statehood bill in charge, will
not admit the possibility of dispIace-
ment even in the remote future, and
they will do their utmost to press its
consideration.
Mr.. Beverage is temporarily absent,