The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-19
BATTLE ROYAL
IN THE SENATE
Leading Republican Senators Deter
mined to Amend the Presi.
dents Rate Measure.
LIVELY DEBATE EXPECTED
TILLmAN WILL PRESS THE
HOUSE BILL.

The debate on the railroad rate bill
will continue in the senate during the
present week. The prospect is that this
bill will more completely monopoIize
attention this week than it did last
week, for while under the original ar
Tangement the rate bill could not be
taken up until . o'clock each day, its
consideration can be now entered upon
under Senator Tillman's present policy
every day as soon as the routine bust
ness, such as the introduction of bills
and presentation of reports, is con-
Guided Mr.. Tillman has announced
his purpose Of pressing the cOnsideFa-
ton Of this bill TO the exclusion OF
everything else, when anyone is pre-
pared to speak on il. And" he said
when there is no one ready to speak,
j shall ask the senate 10 proceed TO
vote upon the measure"
TiIman Not Unreasonable.
That, however, he viii not be unrea-
sOnable in this respect was shown by
the fact that he agreed or Thursday to
take a recess until Monday because
Notwithstanding that there are many
senators VINO VIII ask 10 be heard upon
The bill before the final vote shall be
taken, no speeches had been prepared.
il IL the intention TO give everyone who
really wants to speak an opportunity
To dc So, but if, when all the speeches
are made, there should seem 10 be d
disposition to delay final action, this
effort viii be antagonized.
The Speechmaking during the present
week viii be inausuTated on Monday
by an address by Senator McCrcary of
Kentucky. \ number OF other senators
viii be heard during the week i'm formal
speeches, but the order of delivery has
not been determined.
Speeches Being Prepared.
Among those who are preparing
Speeches are Messrs. Elkins, Spooner,
Lodge. Foster and McLaurin. Senator
SpOOner will discuss the legal aspects
of the subject, dealing especially with
the question of review of the findings
of the interstate commerce commission
by the United States courts. Senator
Lodge viii devote himself especially to
the presentation Of his reasons for de
string the enlargement of the commits
sion as outlined i'm his amendment. In
all prOba bility most of the speeches |
will preCipitate running debates. as did
Mr. Rayners address of last Wednes-
day. Inded, the disposition is to queS-
ton most of the statements made on
TIE floor of the senate. and from this
time forward very few speakers Will
be permitted to escape without inter
TuDtiOn.
Working on Amendments.
Though much attention is being given |
10 the presentation of the merits of the
question pro and con, still larger
number of senators are devOting them
selves even more assiduously to the
preparation of amendments to the bill.
The Republican senators who do not
accept the house bill are concentrating
their efforts upon review provision,
and they have practically agreed upon
the fifth section of Senator KnOX's
substitute for the pending bill as the
basis of their amendment. This sec
tion authorizes the taking of any mat
ter decided by the interstate commerce /
commission to the United States circuit
courts, and requires the railroad COM
panies to deposit the difference be- |
tween their own rates and the rates
fixed by the commission pending the |
final adjudication of each particular /
case.
Senator Spooner has an amendment 1
along the same lines. but it goes into /
greater detail and the indications are
that much of his phTaseOlogy may be /
accepted
The Democrats are working in the /
main along the lines to secure an
amendment which shall prohibit the /
lower courts from suspending rates
fixed by the commission. Senator Till /
man is giving his especial attention to |
which will prohibit the /
railroad companies from owning the
which they carry.
Programme of the House.
The national house Of representa-
tjVes will begin the week by disposing
of the bill abolishing the grade of lieu
tenant general in the army over VIII ch
a filfbuster was I'm PROCESS when ad-
,ournment was taken Friday night |
The balance Of Monday will be given
TO the passage of minor bills under Sus-
pension of the rules. Thursday has
been set apart for the passage of war
claims The other four legislative DAYS
Mr.. Tawney, chairman Of the appropri-
atoms committee. predicts viii be re-
uuired to complete the consideration of