Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-04-11
With THE LAWMAKERS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.
Tillman Reports Rate Bill.

OF the railroad question by listening
to the reading of a report on the
House bill by Mr.. TiIlman and to a
speech on that measure by MI. Nell
son.
Mr.. Tillman's report was read at
the request Of Mr.. Aldrich, who said
that he was curious to hear the opin-
ION Of the South Carolina Senator.
Brief attention was given to the
message OF the President transmitting
the letter to the Secretary of War
relative to the recent Moro battle.
Mr.. Bacon spoke Of the killing of the
Moros as ''slaughter' and Nj. Lodge
deprecated criticism until the facts
should be known.
Fhe House resolution giving the in
ter-State commerce commission au-
thorlty to administer oaths in con-
n@ection with its investigation of char
ges of discrimination made against
railroads was adopted without resort
ing to the %formality Of requiring its
reference to committee. Mr.. Stones
resolution directing an inquiry into
the Postofice Department rulings on
the admission of college publications
to the mails as second class matter al
so was adopted.
A large number Of private pension
bills and some other semi-private bills
were passed.
MR.. TILLMAN'S REPORT.
The report of Mr.. TiIlman embodied
the first clear and concise statement
OF the differences concerning court re-
view features and other proposed
amendments that had made a unani-
nous report from the committee i'm
possible.
Without hesitancy, the Senator de-
clared it to be his belief that the bill
should be amended, but that amend
ments should not be OF il character to
impair or prevent the accomplishment
OF the objects Of the legislation, which
are set forth best, he says. in the
President S message to Congress. He
emphasized the need Of regarding the
measure as non-partisian, but predict
ed that the issue created will be para
mount III the next presidential cleo
ton.
Mr.. Tillman prefaced his report by
speaking of the peculiar circumstan-
ces ruling the committees actions on
the House bill, which made it an m
barrassin@ task to submit views that
would be concurred in by the COM
mlttee as a whole.
AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUA-
TION.
"Instead of being amended III COM
mittee as is usual the report said
$50 as to command as a whole the
endorsement and support Of Il MAORI
~ Of its members, the bill was brought
into the Senate in a form not entirely
satisfactory to more than two MEM
berS.
"This lack Of harmony mon the
supporters Of the bill-it would be
speaking with more accuracy to say
the supporters OF the policy involved
in the bill-brines about the anomal-
GUS situation in which a member Of
the minority party in Congress is put
in charge in the Senate of proposed
legislation which is generally regarded
throughout the country as the cherish
ed scheme of the President, with
whose general policy and principles
that member is not in accord. Al the
same time the bill is designated to
carry into effect his W long
cherished convictions and the thrice
reiterated demands Of the party to
which he belongs
Emphasizing the claim that this
condition is without precedent IN leg
i~slativc history, Nj. Ti!:man says it
brings into prominence the fact that
the legislation is n%on-partlsan and is
so recognized as a result Of the un-
animous support given it by the mi
nority in the House and the few OPP
posino-onIy seventh that entire
body.
PUBLIC DEMAND PASSIONATE.
There would follow Il "cyclone Of
passionate resentment SAID Mr.. Till
man. in predicting what would be the
result Of failure on the part Of Com
eress to meet the widespread demand
for railroad rate legislation. He de-
clared that ''Woe will be the har-
vest Of amy member Of the Senate
OF House whose work i'll formulating
a bill to regulate railroads lacks earn
estness or honesty Of purpose and who
shall seek to belittle the question OF
kill the bill by subterfuoe and decep-
ton. The constitution gives to Con-
eress the power to regulate the rail
roads, he contended and there are
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