Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
WRANGLE OVER
HEPBURN BILL
SENATORS DIVIDED AS TO WHO
SHALL MAKE REPORT
Majority Favor TIIIman, Democrat,
and Final Vote Gives South
Carolina Man the
Preference
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-By a vote
Of s to the senate committee on in
terstate commerce today agreed to re-
port the Hepburn rate bill without
amendment. but the resolution re-
served to the members of the commit
tee freedom of action concerning
amendments offered in the senate.
BY vote of to 3, Republican pre-
vailing, Senator Tillman, the leading
Democratic member of the committee,
was authorized to make the report on
the Hepburn bill. 1t is stated that
other mem bers of the committee will
submit reports, one of which will be
by Senator's Cullom, Dolliver and
Clapp.
The vote for the favorable report
was to 5, but the Democrats, who
composed the majority, reserved the
right to vote for amendments. Neither
Senator Cullom nor Senator Carmack
were recorded in the vote. Mr.. Aid
rich made a motion that Mr.. Ell1ins
should make the report and this was
carried by vote of to s. Mr. Nc
Laurn voting with the five conserva-
tive Republicans.
Mr.. Tillman said that a friend of L
Aldrich then moved to amend his mo-
tion so that the report should be made
by Mr.. Tillman. In this form the mo-
tion was finally adopted.
The resolution follows:
Contents of Resolution
"Resolved, That the interstate com
merce commission report favorable
house bill 1887 as it passed the house
of representatives. it being understood
that members of the committee have
a right to vote as they choose on
amendments or to offer amendments
in the senate on consideration of the
bill.'
Senator Dolliver Offered the first part
of the resolution and Senator Aldrich
made a motion to amend by adding the
restrictions concerning amendments.
The Aldrich motion prevailed, the af-
firmative votes being Elkins Aldrich,
Keane, Foraker, Crane, Tillman, Fps-
ter and Newlands. The negative votes
were Dolliver, Clapp and McLaurin.
After the meeting, however, Senator
McLaurin said that he had Intended to
vote for the change and a change was
made in the committee record, leaving
only Dolliver and Clapp for the reso-
luton as offered by Senator Dolliver.
The vote for the resolution as amended
was:
Administration, Doliver, Clapp,
Tillman, McLaurin, Carmack, Foster
and Newlands.
Negative-Elkins, Aldrich, Kean
Foraker and Crane.
DoIliver and TiIlman Protest
Senator Aldrich then moved that the
bill be reported by Chairman Elkins,
but Senators >Dolliver and Tillman
protested that some friend of the meas
ure should make the report and SEN
ator Aldrich amended his motion, pro-
viding that the report should be made
by Senator Tillman. He stated that
the Democratic members furnished the
majority of the votes of the bill, and
that it was proper to have the minority
father it," This was taken by Sem
ators DolliVer and Clapp as an effort to
humiliate them, but they remained
silent
Chairman Elkins suggested that the
report should be made by Senator Dol
liver, who had been one of the men who
helped draft the Hepburn bill and a
leader in the fight to prevent the adop-
tion of amendments. Only Senator
Clapp supported the suggestion, which
had been made informally.
A vote was then had on the question
of who should report the BILL resulting
as follows:
For Senator Tillman-Aldrich, Kean,
Foraker, Crane and McLaurin.
For Senator Dolliver-Elkins, Clapp
and Newlands.
Not voting-Dolliver, Tillman and
Foster.