Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-18
Fifty-nintb Congress.
Washington, May Is.
SENATE

SENATE
When the railway rate bill was taken
IN ia the Senate at IL o'clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Hale insisted that the chair
strictly enforce the rule limiting debste.
"The Senate aud the country is becom-
ing tired of this bill" he declared, "Aud
| hope that early today we may reach
that point where proposed amendments
are no longer in order.
He called attention TO fact that bad
been overlooked that under the existing
agreement general debate was 10 order
when the bill! WAS being put upon its third
residing
Mr.. Hale contended that the limita-
ton upon debate had been pretty much
failure and that rs during the general
debate 10 committee OF the whole, the
time has been consumed by half q
dozen Senators.
He said he thought the Senate was
entitled TO a rest.
Senator Long said this afternoon that
if the words Gin its judgment were
stricken out from the provision OF the
railroad rate bill that allows the Inter
state Commerce Commission to fix what
in its Judgment is just and reasonable
rate such action would destroy the ALI
son compromise and the hight would
again be 10 the open.
The Senate this afternoon struck out
the words Gin its judgment" 10 the
provision of the rate bill. which author
ICES the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to fix iast aud reasonable rates.
The vote was so to "a. This upsets
one of the features OF the "Allison COM
promise.
When the Senate reached the court
review amendment of the "AllisOu Com
PROMISE" it was adopted without de-
bate or division.
The remaining sections OF the Allison
compromise we're also adopted, includ-
ing the provision against inlunctlons
without due notice and hearing.
Shortly after the adoption of the AL
lison amendments this afternoon Senator
Tillman sent to the desk aud had the
clerk read newspaper account OF the
bearing OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission 10 Philadelphia yesterday.
He interrupted the reading to say tina,
he only wanted it to go into the record
TO show chow the whole PennsylVania
system from Csssalt down is pefmeaied
with rottennesg, with bribery sRd all THAT
sort of thing
At As all amendments having been
agreed TO-, the railroad bill WAS ordered
engrossed aud read third time In the
Senate.
The question was put "5hall the bill
pass"
Senator Bailey thereupon rose to make
his speech.
He started by saying that be was 1rm-
" of the belief that tue President would
again change his mind before this con-
lroyersy was over, aud that ii the Speak
er of the House OF Representatives would
nominate q man on the conference CON-
mitlee who had the courage Of his con-
yiclions aud who would not waver upon
the question OF constitutional review,
the President would abandon the Al ison
amendment aud 6, back again to the
Long amendment, the place that he
started from.
Mr.. Raincr spoke with irony and sa:
tire TO the heart of the subject. He said
that Addison had once made the re-
mark that a woman who deliberales
is lost, aud that while there WAS no
chance of anybody ever losing the
President there was 40 telling OF
within the next few days "some new
Chandler to fortune aud to fame uu-
known, might not get possession OF the
President aud tide hin over the break
water of the Allison amendment back
to his original terminus. Mr.. Rayner
said that he would not pretend to
make ary assault upon the President
or pretend to charge hlm wilA selfish
or dishonest purpose, but that the pro.
cesses Of reasoning through which he
reached conclusion we're so change
able that il was impossible 10 follow him.
Mr.. Rsyner, turning to the friend OF
the bill, concluded: "In one of the para
graph you have animated the Commits
sion with life; 10 The next paragraph,
with the assistance OF the President, you
have strangled it and sentenced 1t to die.
In one section, you haye conferred npor
it the rate making power, aud il the
very next section, you have winged the
shaft that quivers In its heart.
HOUSE.
Claim bills occupied the time Of the