The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-02
RAILROAD PROBE

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out reaching any conclusion, the Dal-
Zell bill to give a federal charter to
the Lake Erie & Ohio River Ship Ca
nal company, the house today adopted
resolutions of sympathy to the fam.
lily of former Speaker Henderson, of
Iowa and adjoaTneG out Of respect to
his memory.
The opposition from the Democratic
side to the Lake Erie & Ohio River
Ship Canal bill resulting from the
fact that it is believed congress should
not establish the precedent Of giving
national charters to Independent com.
panies to take charge of any water
ways, kept the bill from coming to
vote today. A roll call upon its pass
age will be the first business OF to.
morrow's session.
Representative Hughes, Rep, w.
Va), today offered the bill he gave
notice of Saturday, which makes it
imperative on railroad companies to
furnish cars to shippers.
TILLMAN'S RED LETTER DAY.
This was red letter day in the
senate for Mr.. Tillman, of South
Carolina. He had the honor Of report
ing favorably from his committee on
Interstate commerce the Hepburn
rate bill, which has already passed the
house. Upon his motion later in the
afternoon the senate conCurred in the
house amendments to his resolution
directing the interstate commerce
commission to investigate at once
what railroads were directly or indi
rectly interested in coal or oil lands
The resolution now only requires the
signature of the president to start the
investigation probe at work. While
the phraseology is general, the reso-
luton is particularly aimed toward
the Pennsylvania, Baltimore e Ohio
Chesapeake e. Ohio and Norfolk g.
Western railroads.
Mr.. Tillman gave evidence of realiz-
ing the responsibility of his position
He reported the bill, accompanied
with great volumes Of testimony, and
after announcing that in two weeks
time he would put in written report
he gave notice that he would ask to
call the bill up for consideration with.
in reasonable time.
ALDRICH EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Aldrich, (Rep., r. ID, and Re
publican leader, who had Mr.. Tillman
chosen to manage the administration s
measure, was recognized.
The majority of the Republican
members of the committee did not join
in this favorable report" he said, for
the reason that in their judgment an
attempt should have been made by
proper amendment to remedy some
of the obvious defects of the house
bill, and that some clearer and ade-
quate provision should have been in
serted in the, measure that would sub
ject the orders of the commission to
judicial review.
"Ne believe that these amendments
are necessary, not only to protect the
interests of all parties concerned but
that they are essential to the vitality
and efficacy of the measure itself
"The other majority members" con-
tinued MIR. Aldrich, will give their
support to the house bin when these
amendments have been made. The op-
ponents of the measure in its present
form, will ask for no unnecessary
delay in the disposition of this bill.
But we believe that with bill of this
character, the closest examination is
necessary and with that given there
will be no attempt to prolong the de-
bate"
ELKINS AND CULBERSON.
Mr.. Elkins, tRep., w. Va), an
nounced that the Republicans who did
not join in reporting the bin would
later submit in minority report in
writing.
Mr.. Culbefson Of Texas, after de-
claring that the reporting Of the meas
ure simply transferred the controversy
from the committee to the floor of the
senate offered a substitute which
placed back in the house bin the pro
vision giving the interstate commerce
commission power to fix and enforce
Just and reasonable rates without re-
gard for the effect ON the stock and
bonds of the road Affected
Mr.. McCumber also offered an am.
endmpnt h11t undpr tho r.ulac tho hin
went over and after a short discus
sion of the bill to wind up the affairs
of the five civilized tribes of Indians,
the statehood bill was taken up and
Mr.. Dick, of Ohio, finished his remarks
in advocacy of the creation of two
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