The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-27

a majority of the Republican MEM
bers Of the committee did not join In
the favorable report which has just
been made by the senator from south
Carolina. for the reason that In their
judgment an attempt should have been
made by the committee to remedy Dy
proper amendments some of the OBJ
vious and admitted defects and omis-
sions OF the house bill, and that clear
and adequate provision should have
/ been made for subjeeting the orders Of
/ the commission affecting rates TO Ju-
diciAl review. They believed that these
amendments were not only necessary
/ to protect the rights OF all the parties
/ in interest, but that they were essen
/ tiaI to the vitality and efficiency OF the
measure. With these amendments the
minority members with the exception
/ of the senator from Ohio. who is op-
! posed to all government rate-making,
I were ready TO give their support to the
house bill"
/ port made by the senator from South
/ Carolina. he noticed that certain MEM
bers of the committee reserved the
right 10 offer appointments.
| THE senator IS not entirely correct
| in his statement" Interrupted Mr. Till
| man. The resolution was adopted by
! the committee and all members have
]
/ ing of amendments"
well. then" said Mr.. Culberson, I
/ take it that in a large degree the COM
/ mittee's action to be no more or less
/ than a transfer of a controversy from
! the committee to the senate chamber.
/ Therefore I offer a substitute for the
| bill Just reported. This substitute is in
effect the bill upon the same subject
which [ previously introduced.
! The bill was ordered printed and to
| lay upon the table until the rate bill
is taken up.
Mccumbers Views.
Mr.. McCumber offered a resolution
setting forth his views as to what
| should be embodied in a railroad rate
! bill, and gave notice that he should
| speak upon the resolution later The
/ resolution declared that a bill on this
| subject should contain the provisions
/ to prevent all determinations, rebates
or preferences. benefits to certain per-
sons through the ownership of Tefriger-
[ ator. cold storage and other private
cars. and provide that all charges paid
for rentals to such cars is sufficient to
prevent determinations in favor Of the
/ owners and that on and after Jan. 1.
/ 1909. all railroads should own all spe-
cial cars for carrying all kinds or mer-
| chandise: that railroads. furnish icing
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ing of freight; provide for free and full
| competition, and prevent pooling and
other evils.
! Mr.. Clamp asked for immediate con-
/ sideration of the bill for the final dis
position of the affairs of the Five Civ
ilized tribes, and argued that unless
the bill was passed before Sunday there
would be embarrassing complications
for the reason that the tribal relations
an and q that time bV exist
ing law.
Mr.. Foraker objected on the ground
that it would interfere with the state
hood bill.
Mr.. Bailey said there were amend
ments made to the bill in the commit
tee which overruIe opinions of the
courts and the views of the attorney
general, and that it would be impos-
sibIe to pass it by March T. He thought
that enough of it could be passed
however, to continue the tribal Tela-
tiCns temporarily. AS an objection tC
the bill that would have to be debated
Mr. Bailey mentioned the provisions il
relation to the disposition of coal lands
and ne thought legislation should bt
E adopted to prevent these lands iron
passing to the railroads, which haC
. been given grants for their rights OF
wa. across Indian Territory. He est
mated that thelands involved millions
of dollars that would be saved to {
! 1 school fund with the proper legislation
, Mr.. SpOoner said that he had dis
: Cussed the bill with the secretary o
the interior and had gained the i'm
preston that the limitation, on tn
, time for the sale Of the coal land ha'
> been placed in the bill from some sin
= lister motive"
Objections to this statement wer
D promptly made by Mr.. Clark of .Wyo
; ming and Mr.. Teller of Colorado.
z Mr. McCumber said it would be nee
: essary to extend the tribal relations il
order to protect the coal lands anC
p other grants from passing from the In
= dams TO railroads and other corpora
- lions.
After these statements had beel
made it was agreed that the bill shoul,
be considered daily during the morn
ing hours until disposed of.
The amended Gillespie-Tillman reso
luton, requesting the interstate com