Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
ON RAIL WAY RATES
Voting on Amendments in the
Senate.
STATUS OF PRIVATE CARS
Proposed Inclusion of Owners Within
Definition of Carriers.
DEFEATED WITHOUT DIVISION
MI. Williams Resumes Filibusterinp
Tactics in Behalf of the
Statehood Bill.
DEFEATED WITHOUT DIVISION

When the Senate met today a communica-
ton from the Secretary of Commerce ana
LABOR was read. stating that the full report
OF the commissioner of corporations on the
subject or the transportation of oil Is now
IN the hands or the public printer and that
as soon as received from that official it
VIII be transmitted to Congress as requested
by recent resolution
Inc report OF the committee on finance
recommending the indefinite postponement
OF MT Newlands' resolution looking TO thu
granting of government aid In the rebuild.
ing or San Francisco was read, but IN the
aosence OF Mr. Newlands consideration Of
the resolution was postponed.
Messrs. Clapp, McCumber and Duboi.
were appointed conferees on the Indian ap-
preparation bill
The Rate Bill Taken Up.
Consideration of the railroad rate bill was
then resumed. Mr.. Kittredges amendment
including the owners of all private oar.
within the definition OF carriers being first
in order.
MI Clapp opposed the provision as i'm
practicable at this time He said that as II
STANDS the bill makes the railroad COM
panles responsible for these cars whether
owned by them or not and expressed the
opinioh that the provision would prove eff
iective. Furthermore he was of opinion
that the adoption of the Kittredge amend
ment would have the effect of legalIzInr
the private car line and would thus render
further legislation on the question dlficuI,
Stating that the Illness of his colleague
AR. mallory would prevent that senator's
attendance on the Senate during the f,lr-
ther consideration of the rate bin Mr.
Ialiaferro presented n statement by Mr.
Mallory giving his views. In that Statement
MT MI Mallory announced his support of the
piii, but expressed the opinion that II should
be so amended to prohibit minor United
states courts from granting preliminary in
JuiftionS against the operation of the or
ders OF the commission.
In reply to questions put by Mr. Hop-
kins and Mr.. Beveridge. Mr.. Kittredee
expressed the opinion that the bill as it
stands does not reach the question of the
relation between the railroad companies
and the private car combines
Mr.. Beverfdge expressed surprise over
THIS declaration and appealed to Mr.. Till
man TO know whether using private car
lines would be compelled under the bill
to deal with more than one company
The South Carolina senator gave 1t as
his opinion that as the bill stands il would
be necessary to deal with only one COM
pany, and he and the Indiana senator
united In the opinion that in that view of
the bill 1t would be unwise to adopt the
amendment and thus compel dealing with
two com panles.
Mr. Knox took the position that private
cars are already properly included in the
bill as instrumentalities of transporta-
tion.
The amendment was voted down with
out division.
Rebates and Drawbacks.
The next amendment presented was that
suggested by Mr. Foraker prohibiting re-
bates, drawbacks and special rebates as a
discrimination, and at Mr.. Beveridge's sug-
gestion the author of the provision agreed
to include passes in the inhibition.
Mr.. McCumber objected to the amendment
calculated n in hn nf 10
transportation Of laborers into the north
west In the harvest season at greatly re-
duced rates, saying that such action would
be most disastrous. He also thought It
would have a like effect in other directions.
A number of senators engaged In a dis
cussion OF special phases of the bill and
Mr.. Bailey suggested that the objection
could be met by supplying. is generally
done In such cases, a different class of ac-
conmodations for labo-ers engaged IN such
circumstances as those outlined by Mr.. Nc
Cumber.
Reduced Rates for Workmen.
Mr.. Gallinger offered an amendment per-
mitting reduced rates TO be given TO labor
ers, agricultural or otherwise. en- Route TO
fields of labor.
Mr.. Nelson said that tho amendment
| would have the effect of putting local and
interstate transportation on the same foot
ing, and therefore Of practically establish
ing mileage basis.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the provision
was not capable of such construction, ana
said that the principal objection TO the bill
was on the part of those who object TO the
abolition of passes. In order to meet ob1ec-
tions about the so-called Jim Crow cars, he
said he had provided that the compensation
should be the same to all for the same or
equally good accommodations" He would
have equally good accomnioda tons for ALL
whether white or black" He took excep-
ton to Mr.. Nelson's treatment of the
amendment, saying that senator had
charged that the amendment In the
interest OF the railroads.
81 charged nothing of the kind" respond
ed Mr.. Nelson sharply. land 1 don't want
the senator to make a personal matter OF
this"