New-York tribune., 1906-05-01
RATE VOTE in SIGHT.
AGREEMENT IN SENATE.
Toting OF Hepburn Bill Ameud-1
ments to Begin Friday.
ITson No Tribune Bureau. !

eaS' beginnins Friday, the bin will be read fo-i
amendment the amendments to each ssctioui
being considered as that section is reached. and,
all debate conducted under the fifteen minute
rule. Only the single and unexpected objection
or Senator Morgan prevented an agreement to-
take the final vote at O'Clock on Nay 10. Thsi
leaders on both sides or the chamber attamutsI'
70 carry into effect the agreement announced ex-i
olusively In these dispatches OF April q ana
ok the date for the fnal vote to-day.
Senator Aldriehs on the one hand. and Senato-i
Iillnan, on the other. agreed on May 10 a. a.
mutually acceptable date for the hnal vote. ana
it was not supposed that anything would inter-
feres but many Senators offered suggestions 80
70 how the desired epd could best be accom-
piished' II being sought to avoid the massing OF
amendments 20 be voted on under pressure a.
the last moment. Finally, when an ao-reor,.-si
had practically been reached. Mr.. Morgan inter-
posed an objection to the fixing OF a date for ~,
flnal VOTE and, as such agreements can he ha.i
N the senate only by unanimous consent thsi
lone protest OF the Senator from Alabama serveal
70 upset the plans Of the leaders.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS MADE
The conservative Republicans insiz, mi, -,
ing thar they have ample votes to carry IN.
broad court review amendment. ana tbe,- -
iievs tnas the Senate win succeed in amendinr-
ana passing the Hepburn bill on Nav 1O or 900
arteFward. They say they have 80 RepubHcan
and IL Democratic votes for the broad rs,,,s-,
amendment, which thsy assert win embodv IN,
provisions Of the KRox and SDooner amend-
ments' although they have not determined
"hetner 20 ADOPT these two as drafted or to
sFaft their essential provisions on the Long
amendment. The Republican leaders declare that
they have hitherto refrained from agreeing to q
date for the final vote with the hope thar q
unanimous agreement between the Republicans
in the Senate which would have the approval or
the President might Be reached. whereby tho
Hepburn bill might be so amended as to rende-
ft IN their Judgment constitutional Now. how
ever the general debate Is about finished. and
there seems 90 be no excuse for further deIayine.
the VOTE especially as they are confident that q.
considerable majority Of the Senate favors a
court review amendment sufficiently broad to
obviate the danger Of the whole measure being
declared unconstitutional
Opposed 20 the conservative Republicans %
the little group Of Senators who stand for the
Long amentment. perhaps fifteen IN all Most
of these men uuss soon stand Tor reelection,
and they feel that they cannot agree 20 any.
amendment which is not approved by the aa-
ministration. Whether they Will maintain their
solidlty TO the end q is impossible To SoratsIl
Those who have shs bass interests OF the parsy
at heart stiu hope that some agreement can b
reached before che day for votins On q court
review amendment arrives whereby the Repub-
Ncans win be able 90 stand tossther On thtsl
question, and when that g. disposed OF there
will be little ground LETT for serious differences
OF opinion. Is s. doubtful Il there WIN be any
votes cast against the bill itself on it's AnaEi
passage save those OF the Senators nom Ala
bama. and IL fs nOt,eertain that 1Tr. Psttus Wiz
vote against IL Mr. Morgan viii. as he regards
the entire measure as an Infringement os state
rights.
When, finally, after much discussion and after
Messrs. SpooneF and Aldzich had expOstuIatsf
with Mr. Morgan 90 no purpose. the Agreements
ebove outlined was reached Senator Frye who
had assisted in bringing about the understand
ing, uttered q fervent "Thanlz the L.ordP' which
viii be omitted from ''The Congressional REQ
ord, but which was clearly audible in the gaI-i
lsries and doubtless found an ardent echo In the
breasts Of many Senators. The Senate has
grown weary OF the debate. and there is little
reason 20 believe that any dilatOry tactics VIII
be adopted to prevent reasonably expeditions
consideration OF the amendments now pendinx
and the casting OF the Anal vote.
THE PENDING AMENDMENTS.
While there are seventy amendments pending.
there IS no likelihood that anything like that
number win have TO be considered Many Oe
them conflict, and In numerous instances tho
adoption OF one will completely dispose Of q
number OF others. This Is especially true OF
the court review amendment. The adoption Os
any two win effectually shut out all but per-
haDs. one other amendment TO the same section
OF the bill The court review amendment Win
be inserted In Section Of the bill, and when
that Is disposed Of the rest win be plain sailing
Senators Crane and Kean said unQuaIidedly
to-day that they have the votes to amend the
bin. but that no agreement had been reached
as 20 what the aulenduene will be They said
however that In every sense IL would be
broad judicial review. The pride OF authorship
is said 70 interfere with an agreement on any
particular amendment but preference would
have to be voted for one OF half dozen. any
one OF which would be satisfactory TO the con-
servattve faction. Several other Senators favor
ing such a review amendment expressed similar
views.
Contrary opinions expressed by Senator'S
Dolliver and Long. two OF the men who have
fought for the bin as it was passed BY the
House or with some such court review amend
ment as was agreed on at a conference az tho
White House by friends OF the bill. They said
after the adjournment Of the Senate to-day thas
they did not believe there were votes enough in
the Senate TO put broad review amendment
into the bill. and that they were not sure thae
the Senate wanted any change at all. even such
a limited review as was proposed by Senator
Long after the White House conference.
IN some quarters Il has been said that thoss
who have sought to amend the bill have be -oms
satisfied that provision for a broad review al-
ready exists. and that this Is much broader even.
than the friends Of the measure have thOught
Most OF the time OF the Senate to-day was de-
voted TO listening 70 a speech by Mr.. Clarke. Os
Arkansas. in which he criticised the pending
bill as Intellectual 20 remedy existing conditions