The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-16
TILLMAN'S FIGHT
FADES FROM i; VIEW
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mus. Of course, unless the bill should
be amended, this company would pc
prohibited from carving its own oil
in it's own vessels and from having the
exclusive use of it's pipe line on the
isthmus.
Senator Beveridge Of Indiana is also
much interested in this amendment, as
it seems to affect some of the natural
gas companies of his state which have
pipe lines This whole question Of pipe
lines, therefore. and whether it will be
best to make them common carriers,
will be threshed over again in the SEN
ate this week, and it is also possible
that the question will again come up as
to the wisdom of prohibiting common
carriers which are engaged in manu-
featuring from transporting those man
ufactures in interstate commerce. t.
May Increase Expenses.
There is a movement on foot to have
the number of conferees on the rate
bill five for each house instead Of
three, the latter being the usual num-
Der. This movement grows out OF the
fact that the senate feels 1t will have
the short end Of the conference stick,
provided it is compelled to intrust the
rate bill, with the important senate
amendment, to the three mon who, un-
less the number is increased, WILL un-
Senator Elkins, as chairman of the
committee which had the bill in charge
before 1t was brought before the en-
tire senate, will be the chairman Of tins
senate conferees. His inability to grasp
the important questions of the bill is
a matter Of common knowledge. The
ranking member Of that committee is
Senator Cullom of Illinois, whose age
disqualifes him from the arduous work
15ls oh
The ranking democrat on the COM
mittee,, and who, as such, will be a
conferee, is Senator Tllman. He, while
honest and well-meaning, is 50 cratic
as, in the Judgment of many senators,
to make it unwise to trust to his keep
| ing, without assistance, the important
questions that the conferees are to
| consider.
| Would Put Aldrich On.
Should the conferees be increased
from three to five for each house, the
republican conferees for the senate just
named would be reinforced by Sena.
tor Aldrich, and the sole democratic
conferee by Senator McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi. 1t is but fair to say that
this movement in favor of thus
strengthening the senate conferees by
increasing their number does not origi
|
McLaurin, but with members Of the
senate indiscriminately, who fear that
unless this additional strength Is given
the senate may get the hot end Of the
poker in the conference conclusions.
The house conferees will be led By
Representative Hepburn, chairman Of
the committee which considered the
rate bill in the house. That committee
originally referred the matter to a sub
committee. and it Is from this latter
that the other house conferees will b,
taken.
With Hepburn there will probably b.
some such man as Sherman Of New
York or Mann of Illinois, while tn
democrat will be Richardson Of Alaba
ma. Whether the senate will succeed
in having the conferees Increased from
three for each house to five will depent
entirely upon what action the hous
may take.
Goes Back to House.
The parliamentary procedure will b
for the senate, after it has passed tn
bill, to send 1t back to the house. Tha
body, on motion, will refuse to assen
to the amendments to the bill propose
by the senate, and will ask for cor
ference between the two houses. A
this point, the conference being agree
to, the speaker will announce the cor
ferees on the part Of the house, an
that number will be three and not fvt
viously made for the increase.
In this connection, it may be sal
that there is no danger Of diferenc
between the conferees on any of tn
vital features Of the bill. The senat
has made very few changes in tn
house bill. Its work has been COZ
fined almost entirely to additions t
the bill. These additions, it Is under
stood, are. not on the whole viewed wit
disfavor by the house, and so an earl
agreement of the conferees may be re,
, sonably hoped for, but at the sam
time, in the event that there should b
serious differences between the tw
. houses, the senate obviously wants t
r have it's conferees Of character tia
!, will enable them properly to supper
!, the senate position.
g week. The senate ought to conclud
:, today its consideration Of the bill
committee Of the whole. The bi
h will then be reported to the senat
:. where it, will be open to further ament
> ment, and further debate. This, hov
ever, it is believed will not last longt
a than a day or two. ~..- -.
Wars on Prouty.
! Senator Lodge tried for more tina
- an hour yesterday to have incorporate
" Ein the rate bill a provision .whic
y would legislate out Of office judy
I Prouty Of the present commission, WI
" has recently been in Minneapolis on o
. fetal business.
g Some months ago Judge Prouty mao
n an address in Boston regarding railws
matters to which Senator Lodge toe
serious exceptions, and to which
made formal and elaborate reply
the senate during the general debate {
the bill. It is well known that he al
:. PrQuty have had a falling out.
II The Lodge amendment yesterds
a provided that the commission shou
J. be selected by judicial distr riots, sol
n member to live In each district. No,
Y. Judge Knapp, chairman of the COZ
,e mission, and Judge Prouty, both a
r New Englanders,. and live in the san
It,, judicial district, and had the Lod,
O. amendment gone thru. one Of the
it would have been compelled to reti,
re probably Prouty.
~ The senate, however, did not ado
the Lodge amendment, but later on
adopted a provision under which
81. may still be possible for Prouty to
al removed. It adopted an amendme
d; to the effect that the commission shou
ID be as fairly as possible distributed ov
"a the country. This would probably pl
vent New England from having t.
- members. .rsa. III. ..-al 5s.--&