Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-19
T|LLMAN MEANS
TO HURRY BILL
RATE MEASURE M0N0P0LlZES
SENATE
When Speakers Tire Senate Will Be
Asked to Vote-Statehood
May Be Disposed of on
Wednesday
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON. March 1S.-The de-
bate on the railroad bill will continue
In the senate during the present week.
The prospect is that this bill will more
completely monopolize attention this
week than it did last week, for while
under the original arrangement the
rate bill could not be taken up until 9
o'clock each day, it's consideration can
now be entered upon under Senator
Tillman's present policy every day as
soon as the routine business, such as
the Introduction of bills and presenta-
ton of reports, Is concluded Mr.. Till
man has announced his purpose of
pressing the consideration of this bill
TO the exclusion of everything else,
when any one Is prepared to speak on
it. "And," he said, when there is no
one ready to speak, shall ask the
senate to proceed to vote upon the
measure"
That, however, he will not be un-
reasonable in this respect was shown
by the fact that he agreed on Thursday
to take recess until Monday because,
Notwithstanding that there are many
senators who will ask to be heard upon
the bill before the final vote shall be |
taken, no speeches had been prepared /
1t is the intention to give every one |
who really wants to speak an oppor-
tunity to do so, but if when all the |
speeches are made there should seem |
to be disposition to delay final action |
this effort will be antagonized.
Mccreary Will Lead
The speech making during the pres
ent week will be inaugurated on Mon
day by an address by Senator Nc
of l,a,- If
other senators will be heard during the
week in formal speeches. but the order
of delivery has not been determined.
Among those preparing speeches are
Messrs. Elkins, Spooner, Lodge Fos-
ter and McLaurin.
Though much attention is being given
to the presentation of the merits of
the question a still larger number of
senators are devoting themselves even
more assiduously to the preparation of
amendments to the bill.
The Republican senators who do not
accept the house bill are concentrating
their efforts upon review provision
and they practically agreed upon the
fifth section of Senator KnoX's substi-
tute for the pending bill as a basis of
their amendment. This section au- ;
thorizes the taking of any matter de-
cided by the interstate commerce com
mission to the United States circuit
courts, and requires the railroad COM
panies to deposit the difference between
their own rates and the rates fixed by
the commission. pending the final adju-
dication of each particular case.
Senator Spooner has an amendment
along the same lines but it goes into
greater detail. and the indications are
that much of his phraseology may be
accepted.
Democratic Amendment
The Democrats are working along the
lines to secure an amendment which
shall prohibit the lower courts from
rates fixed by the commits
sion. Senator Tillman is giving special
attention to notifications which will
prohibit the railroad companies from
owning the commodities which they
carry.
The national house of representatives
will begin the week by disposng of
the bill abolishing the grade Of lieu
tenant general in the army, over which
n filibuster was in progress when ad-
journment was taken Friday night.
Thursday has been set apart for the
passage of war claims. The other four
legislative days Mr.. Tawney. chair
man of the appropriations committee
predicts, will be required TO complete
the consideration of the legislative bill
which was before the house last week.
Should this bill pass sooner, Chairman
Overstreet will at once bring in the
postoffice appropriation bill which has
been completed by his committee and
make it the order of business.
Although the program has not been
it is expected the state
hood bill will be brought into the house
on Wednesday and disposed of. {
Bituminous operators to the number
of about 600 are expected to arrive in
Indianapolis today to confer with the
United Mine Workers of America. The
in the threatened coal strike
appears to be unchanged, the outcome {
now being in the hands of the miners
Miss Roosevelt Confirmed